Chelsea 2-2 Southampton: Blues stunned by Saints comeback

Oscar, Ramires and David Luiz all started as Chelsea were stunned by a second half comeback by Southampton to force a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. The Brazilian trio all enjoyed a rare start together as Demba Ba’s third goal in as many games and a Eden Hazard strike sent Chelsea […]
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2013-01-17 00:45:00

Oscar, Ramires and David Luiz all started as Chelsea were stunned by a second half comeback by Southampton to force a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

The Brazilian trio all enjoyed a rare start together as Demba Ba’s third goal in as many games and a Eden Hazard strike sent Chelsea racing into a 2-0 lead before Southampton’s Ricky Lambert and Jason Puncheon completed a comeback.

Rafa Benitez’s side were unruffled for much of the game but crumbled as soon as Lambert pulled Southampton back into the game.

Ba opened the scoring with a acrobatic volley from Oscar’s cross before Hazard doubled Chelsea’s lead just before half time with a neat sidefooted finish.

Lambert struck back for the Saints at the hour mark with a header from a Nathaniel Clyne cross before Puncheon lashed a superb volley past Petr Cech and into the net for the equaliser.