Chelsea experienced a thin 1-0 loss to lowering part of-the-table Southampton in the Chief Association on Saturday, heaping more tension on director Graham Potter.
Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse scored a free-kick not long before half-time which sufficiently demonstrated to edge his transfer-undermined side to triumph at Stamford Scaffold.
Azpilicueta required almost 10 minutes of treatment on the contribution of the last part after he got a kick to the head in a goalmouth conflict. Physios from the two clubs hurried to his guide and the Spaniard was ultimately taken away on a cot.
Chelsea looked more energetic in the last part when Raheem Real and Kai Havertz came on and they held the Southampton guard under tension.
Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu was kept occupied and in the perishing seconds of added time created a fingertip save from substitute Conor Gallagher.
The outcome – – leaving Chelsea still with only a solitary triumph in 10 games this scheduled year – – stops an unfortunate week for the west London club that likewise saw them tumble to a late away loss to Borussia Dortmund in the principal leg of their Bosses Association round of 16 ties.
Chelsea is moping in the tenth put on 31 focuses from 23 games and are 10 focuses hapless of the main four.
Potter passed on Brighton to supplant Thomas Tuchel in September however has attempted to resuscitate Chelsea’s fortunes, despite expenditure vigorously in the January move window.
In the meantime, Southampton stays in the last spot yet moves to three focuses from security and is driven via guardian mentor Ruben Selles after Nathan Jones was sacked seven days prior.
“It has been an extreme season for us,” Ward-Prowse told the BBC. “We have missed the mark on a piece of consistency in all parts of our game. Ruben has come in this week and has been awesome. He has steadied the boat and quieted everybody down.”
