Southampton's Graziano Pelle reacts as he leaves the pitch after a 1-0 defeat by Burnley during their English Premier League soccer match at Turf Moor in Burnley, northern England December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Yates
LONDON (Reuters) - Southampton suffered an embarrassing 1-0 League Cup quarter-final defeat at third tier Sheffield United on Tuesday while Chelsea powered through with a 3-1 win at Derby County.
The sparkling early-season form shown by Southampton now seems but a distant memory after a second-half goal from Mark McNulty inflicted a fifth straight defeat on the Premier League club who were reduced to 10 men late on when Florin Gardos was sent off.
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