Southampton fought back superbly to salvage a 2-2 draw with Chelsea who looked in control of their Premier League game after leading 2-0 at half-time last night.
Goals by Demba Ba and Eden Hazard put Chelsea ahead but substitute Rickie Lambert and Jason Puncheon struck in the second half to stun the European champions at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea stayed third in the standings, six points behind second-placed Manchester City and 13 adrift of leaders Manchester United but used up their game in hand.
Southampton remained 15th in the standings, three points above the relegation zone.
Standings
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Man. United
22
18
1
3
56
29
55
Man. City
22
14
6
2
43
19
48
Chelsea
22
12
6
4
45
21
42
Tottenham
22
12
4
6
39
27
40
Everton
22
9
10
3
35
26
37
Arsenal
21
9
7
5
40
24
34
West Brom
22
10
3
9
31
30
33
Liverpool
22
8
7
7
35
28
31
Swansea
22
7
9
6
31
26
30
Stoke City
22
6
11
5
21
24
29
West Ham
21
7
5
9
24
27
26
Norwich
22
6
8
8
24
34
26
Fulham
22
6
7
9
33
38
25
Sunderland
22
6
7
9
24
29
25
Southampton
22
5
7
10
30
40
22
Newcastle
22
5
6
11
27
39
21
Wigan
22
5
4
13
23
40
19
Aston Villa
22
4
7
11
17
42
19
Reading
22
3
7
12
26
42
16
QPR
22
2
8...
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