Mauricio Pellegrino felt his side would have got something at Chelsea had they produced some clinical finishing.

Saints were beaten 1-0 at Stamford Bridge with Marcos Alono’s free kick in first half stoppage time proving the difference between the teams.

Charlie Austin had two second half openings that he was unable to take as Saints failed to get anything from the game.

Pellegrino said: “I think it was a difficult game.

“We were a little bit unlucky in the way that we concede.

“Chelsea create clear chances but our idea was to be in the game until the end and I think we were there and tried to change something at the end to have our possibilities and we were really close to equalise.

“It was a pity because against Chelsea you will have not too many chances and we had the two Charlie chances and Manolo got a one-on-one on the first half.

“We were a little bit unlucky the way we concede and we have possibilities and in this type of game you have to be really clinical to try to get something.”

Conceding right on the stroke of half time was a major blow for Saints and Pellegrino added: “At the end of the first half for me we were unlucky because it was the last second of the first half.

“Obviously we have to improve in this type of situation, in the way the free kick Alosno was really good from him, but maybe we can do something more.”