Late, late show sees 'happy and relieved' Chelsea go top of Premier League

It took two goals in the final few minutes, from Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell, to see Chelsea over the line
Late, late show sees 'happy and relieved' Chelsea go top of Premier League

Chelsea's Ben Chilwell, right, scores his side's third goal. Picture: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

Chelsea 3 Southampton 1

Chelsea went back to the top of the table and got back on track after two successive defeats with a hard-fought win over battling Southampton, who had James Ward-Prowse sent off shortly after the Saints skipper had equalised Trevoh Chalobah's early opener.

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