Chelsea’s chase for top spot hits bumpy patch at Bridge

Chelsea 0 Southampton 0

It was Chelsea’s sixth consecutive home clean sheet, but despite good chances falling to Gianfranco Zola and substitute William Gallas and Marcel Desailly in the closing stages, the Saints deserved a share of the spoils after matching their opponents all afternoon.

Both sides had gone into this match on the back of unbeaten runs, Chelsea’s now stretches to 11 while Southampton’s is six, so perhaps a draw was inevitable.