Chelsea suffered a touching 2-1 loss to their hosts Southampton in their Premier League matchday 5 game on Tuesday night.
Chelsea seized the initiative thanks to their new player Raheem Sterling in the 23rd minute of the first half.
But the hosts managed to turn their backs on victory, scoring two consecutive goals through Belgian midfielder Romeo Lafia and English striker Adam Armstrong in the 28th and 45th minutes respectively.
The Chelsea team suffered a second defeat in the new Premier League season in exchange for two wins and a draw, and their score stopped at around 8 points, and they dropped to eighth place in the league standings, waiting for the results of the rest of the matches of this round.
And Southampton achieved a second victory, also with a draw and two defeats, also raising the lead to 8 points, and moved to seventh place in the table, overtaking Chelsea on goal difference.
Source: RT