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Now Chelsea can be given a couple of yellows, just so ref can say he was 'fair'.

The authorities will be happy. Bonus coming the ref's way.

Gabbi coming on for Bednarek. Blimey!

So, Chelsea can now play with more confidence knowing they've got the ref on their side. Watch them get 2 or 3 more, plus probably a penalty. Another legitimate goal chalked off for Saints at Wembley.

Commentators saying that was never a foul on the gk. I agree (for once). Chelsea got lucky (and a friendly ref).

Yep got one a couple of mins ago, just before the corners. Got the biggest cheer of the game.

Nice forward play, but what a $hite cross at the end. Has Lemina woken up? First time I've seen him run. Corner Saints... ... and again... ... Nah, cleared.

I don't understand the players coming off. Is Les Reed calling the shots on subs?

Erm, ref? Push? PEH & Long off. WTF??!!

Ok, so who's coming off? Lemina and....

There was one straight after the goal - to be fair it wasn't really handball (though I thought it was initially). Hit his chest/shoulder. When is Lemina getting subbed? Please? Get JWP on. Or even Tadic or Redmond.

Lemina's playing like a teenager who's been asked to clean his room.

Smug self-satisfaction & arrogance. Watching PL players 'celebrations' over the years illustrates this. No joy.

Umm, handball from Hazard?? Crap defending, but...

£80??! Not exactly family-friendly prices. Cup games are normally family fare, so no wonder they're empty - that'd be nearly a £350 day out for family of 4.

Ah. Well, there's not enough time left in the season for divas & tantrums & I get the impression Hughes has no patience for that kind of behaviour anyway, so no surprise really.

Lots of criticism happening online for that. Must say I'm surprised there are so many empty seats. Ticket prices? Protest? Expecting defeat? Cba? Or do we not have that many fans?

We have to get some serious possession under our belts. Push up & give them some pressure. Maybe even get a shot on goal.

I thought so at first - replay shows it was a foul.

Just noticed no Boufal in the squad. Probably discussed on another forum, but ... injury or illness? Back to the game - Willian & Hazard are energetic; need to contain them. Yoshi. What a tackle!

Romeu ffs! But where was the cover? Length of the field break there - can't let that happen.

Big occasion players need to step up to the big occasion. Our players, that is.

http://ripple.is/football/2551-chelsea-vs-southampton-2

Basic skills innit. Hoedt in acres of midfield space, jumps & heads ball back to Leicester instead of chesting it down and looking for a pass. Very poor. And we can't manage 2 passes in sequence.

Ndidi leans into Hoedt. Hoedt steps out of the way. Ndidi falls over. Ndidi cries. Ref has a chat with Hoedt!!