Chelsea slay Saints to go atop!

Timo Werner fired Chelsea to the top of the English Premier League as the Germanrsquos late goal inspired a controversyfilled 31 win against 10man Southampton on SaturdayThomas Tuchelrsquos side ended a frustrating week on a high note thanks to Wernerrsquos contribution to a dramatic finale at Stamford BridgeAfter successive 10 defeats against Manchester City and Juventus the Blues were in danger of another disappointing result against the Saints with just minutes remainingChalobah on targetTrevoh Chalobahrsquos early opener for Chelsea had been cancelled out by a James WardProwse penalty in the second half But WardProwse was sent off for an ugly lunge on Jorginho and Chelsea took full advantage as Werner restored their lead with six minutes left before Ben Chilwell wrapped up the pointsChelsea sit two points clear of secondplaced Liverpool with Jurgen Klopprsquos side able to regain pole position if they beat champions Manchester City on SundayAlso Read Champions League Juventus beats defending champion Chelsea 10Failure to defeat the Southampton side still seeking their first league win this season would have raised serious questions about the European champions So it was a huge relief for Tuchel to get back on track heading into the international break as Chelsea put one of their rare blips of the Germanrsquos reign behind themMan Utd held by EvertonMeanwhile Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he did not regret resting Cristiano Ronaldo after Manchester United let two more EPL points slip away at Old Trafford as Everton emerged with a 11 draw on SaturdayUnited missed the chance to move top of the EPL and needed a late VAR call in their favour to avoid a second consecutive home league defeatYerry Minarsquos late winner for the Toffees was ruled out by a review for offside after Andros Townsendrsquos excellent equaliser had cancelled out Anthony Martialrsquos opener for United Solskjaerrsquos decision to start Ronaldo on the bench will be questioned as the Red Devils have now won just two of their last six games in all competitionsBut the manager defended that call and his sidersquos start to the season as they moved level on points with Liverpool and one ahead of champions Manchester City before those two teams clash at Anfield on Sunday ldquoYou make decisions throughout the season yoursquove got to manage the playersrsquo workloadrdquo said Solskjaer ldquoThe decision was for me the correct one today We have started better than last season but it is still not what we wantedrdquoBenitez unhappyldquoWe can be happy with one point but it could have been betterrdquo said Rafa Benitez who has made a fine start to life as Everton boss ldquoDavies saw the position of Yerry and he thought it was a better position You cannot blame him for not taking on a shot he was in the right position it was unlucky for some centimetres it was offsiderdquoAlso Read Chelsearsquos NrsquoGolo Kante out of Juventus clash with Covid19This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever