Southampton 2-3 Chelsea: Three match takeaways

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Olivier Giroud of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his sides third goal during the Premier League match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary's Stadium on April 14, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 31: Mark Hughes, Manager of Southampton looks on prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and Southampton at London Stadium on March 31, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /

Improvements are there, but is it too late?

Southampton have been, if anything, impressive on the whole against Arsenal and Chelsea. Granted, they were poor against West Ham and Wigan in the first half, but they have definitely improved.

Sadly, this kind of improvement would’ve been helpful around Christmas and the new year, but with just five games left this campaign it might just be too little too late.

Even with wins against the likes of Leicester and Bournemouth, the Saints would still need results to go in their favour in order to get out of the drop zone. The performances are definitely better than that under Pellegrino but the move should’ve definitely been made sooner.