Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse insists there's positives to take from defeat at Chelsea.

Saints lost 1-0 through a Marcos Alonso free-kick.

“It was an important reaction to Wednesday night, which didn't go the way we wanted it to go, but I think to a man we worked very hard today," Ward-Prowse said.

“It's always difficult coming here, but I think we're a bit disappointed we didn't nick something towards the end.

“Against a few top teams now we've kept them quiet and we can take positives from that, but today the most important thing was the character we showed after a disappointing result in midweek."