
Southampton Give Chelsea Fresh Case Of Home Blues
Southampton bolstered their hopes of top-flight survival with a 2-0 victory at Chelsea on Thursday as the Blues lost consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since 2011.
Frank Lampard’s young side kicked off on the back of a tactically inspired victory away to his mentor Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur that banished temporarily the bad memories of the home defeat by injury-ravaged Bournemouth.
But this Boxing Day clash saw another south coast side in Southampton enjoy success at Stamford Bridge.
Michael Obafemi put the Saints ahead in the 31st minute with the second Premier League goal …