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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24086841" data-attributes="member: 158020">Chelsea 0 Southampton 0: Toothless  Blues held and lose Willian to injury   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/01/02/20/8061776-0-image-m-5_1546460872417.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Chelsea produced a toothless display as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home  by struggling Southampton and lost Willian to injury in the  process. Maurizio Sarri reinstated Alvaro Morata to the team with  Olivier Giroud ruled out, yet the service to the Spaniard was poor as Saints dug  deep to hold on for a well-earned point.     A tame first half passed with few flashpoints, though Chelsea did see Willian  forced off on the same day the club announced the signing of Christian Pulisic,  who will arrive at the end of the season.    The home side had a Morata goal controversially ruled out for offside late in  the second half as they failed to win at home for a second successive outing,  following on from a shock 1-0 reverse against Leicester City on December 22.   It took Chelsea 33 minutes to craft their first meaningful opportunity, Eden  Hazard finding space in the left side of the area and firing an effort which  came back off the face of Premier League debutant Angus Gunn. Willian was forced  off after a collision with Maya Yoshida a few moments later, further decreasing  Chelsea's depleted forward options.    And while Sarri will no doubt wish Pulisic was available immediately,  Willian's replacement Ruben Loftus-Cheek looked lively.The England international  set Morata up for a chance 12 minutes from time only for the former Real Madrid  man to shoot straight at Gunn from a tight angle, shortly after he was adjudged  to have strayed offside when finding the net.   Chelsea's desperation towards the end resulted in Marcos Alonso going  down easily under pressure from Shane Long in the area, but referee Jonathan  Moss correctly ignored the protests, allowing Saints to hold on.</blockquote>

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