Chelsea 3 Southampton 1: Fringe players Werner and Chilwell score late double to give Tuchel welcome selection headache

CHELSEA score two late goals to seal a dramatic 3-1 win over ten-man Southampton.

Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell both netted in the last six minutes as the Blues avoided a third straight game without victory.

Timo Werner scored a late strike as Chelsea beat Southampton 3-1Ben Chilwell also netted late on as Chelsea returned to winning ways

James Ward-Prowse was also controversially sent off as Chelsea moved top of the table.

Trevor Chalobah opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge before Romelu Lukaku and Werner both had goals disallowed.

Ward-Prowse then equalised from the penalty spot before receiving a straight red for a dangerous foul on Jorginho.

But with the game heading for a draw, Werner and Chilwell both popped up with goals in the last six minutes to seal victory for Chelsea.

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James Ward-Prowse was sent off for a dangerous foul on Jorginho

The Saints skipper was shown a straight red after Martin Atkinson consulted the VAR monitor

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