2016 Premier League 2: Monday's U23 Scores, Latest Tables and Updated Schedule

Chelsea completed a superb comeback win over Southampton during Monday's 2016-17 Premier League 2 action, with Michy Batshuayi netting twice in the 3-2 triumph at Cobham.

The Saints twice took the lead, but Batshuayi hit back each time, and Marco van Ginkel scored a late winner. The result saw Chelsea climb into the top four of the Group 1 standings, but Sunderland pushed them back out during the late matches.

The Black Cats beat Manchester United 2-0, with Seb Larsson and Jan Kirchoff scoring.

Here's a look at Monday's results:

Newcastle Utd U23	1-1	West Brom U23
Chelsea U23	3-2	Southampton U23
Aston Villa U23	1-2	Norwich U23
Manchester United U23	0-2	Sunderland U23
Swansea U23	1-0	Brighton U23
West Ham U23	1-1	Blackburn U23
Wolves U23	Postponed	Stoke City U23

The current Premier League 2 standings:

Group 1	Team	Pl	W	D	L	GF:GA	Pts
Group 2	Team	Pl	W	D	L	GF:GA	Pts
1.	Everton U23	10	7	1	2	23:8	22
2.	Manchester City U23	10	6	2	2	18:11	20
3.	Liverpool U23	10	6	1	3	23:13	19
4.	Sunderland U23	10	4	3	3	15:17	15
5.	Chelsea U23	10	3	5	2	17:13	14
6.	Southampton U23	10	4	2	4	14:15	14
7.	Arsenal U23	10	4	1	5	12:14	13
8.	Manchester United U23	10	3	4	3	9:12	13
9.	Leicester U23	10	3	3	4	16:17	12
10.	Reading U23	10	3	1	6	16:24	10
11.	Derby U23	10	2	2	6	14:23	8
12.	Tottenham U23	10	2	1	7	11:21	7
1.	Swansea U23	10	8	0	2	19:11	24
2.	Wolves U23	9	6	1	2	22:15	19
3.	West Ham U23	10	5	3	2	14:9	18
4.	West Brom U23	10	5	1	4	15:13	16
5.	Fulham U23	10	5	0	5	16:13	15
6.	Newcastle Utd U23	10	4	2	4	15:18	14
7.	Aston Villa U23	10	4	1	5	17:15	13
8.	Blackburn U23	10	3	3	4	8:11	12
9.	Norwich U23	10	3	1	6	7:14	10
10.	Brighton U23	10	1	6	3	5:7	9
11.	Stoke City U23	9	2	2	5	9:13	8
12.	Middlesbrough U23	10	2	2	6	8:16	8

Here's the schedule for the upcoming Premier League 2 fixtures:

Date	Home	Away
Saturday, Nov. 26	Stoke City U23	Aston Villa U23
Saturday, Nov. 26	Manchester City U23	Chelsea U23
Monday, Nov. 28	Arsenal U23	Leicester U23
Monday, Nov. 28	Blackburn U23	Newcastle Utd U23
Monday, Nov. 28	Brighton U23	Wolves U23
Monday, Nov. 28	Derby U23	Liverpool U23
Monday, Nov. 28	Fulham U23	West Ham U23
Monday, Nov. 28	Norwich U23	Swansea U23
Monday, Nov. 28	Reading U23	Manchester United U23
Monday, Nov. 28	Southampton U23	Everton U23
Monday, Nov. 28	Sunderland U23	Tottenham U23
Monday, Nov. 28	West Brom U23	Middlesbrough U23

Recap

As shared by the Blues' official Twitter account, Chelsea started a star-studded squad on Monday, featuring a lot of veteran talent and a handful of stars of the future:

Chelsea controlled the ball early, and Ola Aina threatened with a cross Saints had some trouble with. But out of nowhere, the visitors took the lead. Olufela Olomola cleverly fired a strike into the bottom corner, giving goalkeeper Eduardo Carvalho no chance.

The Blues answered almost immediately, with summer signing Batshuayi showing his incredible talent by using his strength before slotting home to tie things up. Here's a look at the goal, via Chelsea's official Twitter account:

Josh Sims restored the Southampton lead shortly after, however, as his shot took a major deflection off John Terry, wrong-footing Eduardo.

Van Ginkel couldn't guide a low cross into goal, and Batshuayi was furious when he was pushed over in the box and didn't receive a penalty. Unsurprisingly, Chelsea's official Twitter account didn't hesitate:

Dominic Solanke tested goalkeeper Harry Lewis with a powerful header, and Kurt Zouma fired the final chance of the half wide.

Solanke went close to equalising early in the second half, firing a shot off the upright after a solid combination inside the box. Here's a look at the chance:

Zouma, Van Ginkel and Cesc Fabregas all peppered the goal with shots and headers, as the Blues dominated after the break. But somehow, Lewis wouldn't be beaten. Saints even turned a header off the line at one point to the disbelief of the Chelsea players.

Solanke should have made it 2-2 after a great cross from Fabregas, but he missed the goal entirely with his header.

Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images

Chelsea's late push was finally rewarded with minutes left to play, as Batshuayi bagged his second goal of the afternoon. The Belgian showed excellent vision to curl a shot beyond the reach of Lewis, with Fabregas picking up the assist.

And things got even better for the Blues, as Van Ginkel found a late winner with a stunning strike, momentarily firing Chelsea into the top four of the standings.

In Manchester, the Red Devils slumped to a disappointing loss against Sunderland, who dealt with the adverse weather conditions best. The Manchester region was hit by a major storm on Monday, and as shared by Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News, it had an obvious effect on the match:

Regan Poole almost gave the Red Devils the lead before Larsson struck with a deflected effort. United kept giving away the ball in midfield, and when Kirchoff made it 2-0 with an easy finish, the match was all but over.

The match between Wolves and Stoke City was postponed.