Southampton vs Chelsea player ratings: Branislav Ivanovic scores late winner but was he the star man at St Mary's?

Chelsea come from a goal down to win on the South Coast

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Chelsea came from behind to win 2-1 at St Mary's and end Southampton's seven-match unbeaten run.

Southampton were much the better side in the first-half and eventually took the lead through Shane Long.

The Irishman pounced on an awful Baba Rahman mistake to dink over goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois just before half-time.

That error cost Rahman his place at half-time, with Guus Hiddink replacing him with Kenedy - a move that helped change the game.

An injury to Shane Long also helped the Blues, with Southampton no longer able to press and harry the Chelsea defence as they had done previously.

Cesc Fabregas' equalising goal was a touch fortunate, with Fraser Forster's momentary hesitation seeing the Spaniard's cross nestle in the far corner.

There was nothing fortunate about the winner, however. Branislav Ivanovic, captain for the day in place of the injured John Terry, powered home an unstoppable header that sees Chelsea remain unbeaten under Hiddink in the Premier League and move up to 11th in the table.

But who was the star man? Scroll through our gallery to see the ratings:

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