The hosts dominated the match for long periods but their only breakthrough came via Marcos Alonso’s long-range free kick in first-half injury time. "When you do not score the second goal, you have to suffer,” Conte told Sky Sports. “We dominated the game, shooting 24 times, hitting the post, and we needed to score the second goal to be relaxed. Chelsea have now won eight of their past 10 Premier League matches, with their only defeat in that time coming against West Ham United on Dec. 9. Southampton, meanwhile, have gone five league games without a win and have fallen to 12th in the standings.

Source: The Star December 16, 2017 18:33 UTC