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| Zola chips the ball for the onrushing Tore Andre Flo |
Southampton players had a week to celebrate their time as English Champions, which included being Champions at Christmas. Boxing Day however brought the visit of former Champions Chelsea to The Dell.
The Chelsea side of 1998-99 is often overlooked but they really were quite good. They would finish 3rd in the table and only lost three league games all season. The problem was they drew 15.
No problems for the Blues this day. In the first half, Gianfranco Zola lofted the ball over the Southampton defence for Tore Andre Flo to side-foot Chelsea ahead.
Chelsea doubled their advantage in the second half. Saints goalkeeper Paul Jones was unable to keep a hold of Dan Petrescu's cross and Gustavo Poyet poked the ball into an empty net.
A fourth English Championship for Chelsea made for a fine late Christmas present.
For trivia fans, this game also saw the Premier League debut of one John George Terry.
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