Southampton 1-4 Chelsea: Blues climb to fifth after comfortable win
Maya Yoshida was unable to prevent Tammy Abraham's early strike from crossing the line
Tammy Abraham scored his eighth league goal of the season as in-form Chelsea swept aside Southampton at St Mary's to climb to fifth in the Premier League.
Chelsea dominated from the outset and took the lead when Abraham's looping finish from Callum Hudson-Odoi's pass was adjudged to have crossed the line before Maya Yoshida's intervention.
Mason Mount doubled the Blues' lead from close range, before Danny Ings poked home Yan Valery's cut-back to reduce the arrears.
The visitors restored their two-goal advantage five minutes before half-time, N'Golo Kante's strike from the edge of the area taking a wicked deflection off Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg on its way past Angus Gunn.
Two second-half substitutes combined to set up Chelsea's fourth, Michy Batshuayi slotting home Christian Pulisic's through-ball to put the seal on a comfortable victory for Frank Lampard's side.
The result leaves struggling Southampton in 16th place - just one point above the relegation zone.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Southampton
28Gunn
43Valery
35Bednarek
3Yoshida
21Bertrand
16Ward-Prowse
14Romeu
23Højbjerg
22RedmondSubstituted forBoufalat 81'minutes
9IngsSubstituted forAdamsat 81'minutes
7LongSubstituted forObafemiat 73'minutes
Substitutes
1McCarthy
5Stephens
10Adams
17Armstrong
19Boufal
20Obafemi
38Danso
Chelsea
1Arrizabalaga
28Azpilicueta
15Zouma
29Tomori
3Alonso
7Kanté
5JorginhoBooked at 12mins
10Willian
19MountSubstituted forKovacicat 80'minutes
20Hudson-OdoiSubstituted forPulisicat 80'minutes
9AbrahamSubstituted forBatshuayiat 84'minutes
Substitutes
4Christensen
8Barkley
13Caballero
17Kovacic
22Pulisic
23Batshuayi
24James
Referee:
Paul Tierney
Attendance:
31,473
Match Stats
Home TeamSouthamptonAway TeamChelsea
Possession
Home44%
Away56%
Shots
Home10
Away13
Shots on Target
Home3
Away7
Corners
Home3
Away4
Fouls
Home8
Away15
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Match ends, Southampton 1, Chelsea 4.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Chelsea 4.
Posted at 90'+4'
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
Posted at 90'+1'
Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+1'
Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Southampton).
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
Posted at 90'
Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Posted at 90'
Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal!Posted at 89'
Goal! Southampton 1, Chelsea 4. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a through ball.
Posted at 86'
Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
Posted at 86'
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 84'
Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Tammy Abraham.
Posted at 83'
Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
Posted at 83'
Yan Valery (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 81'
Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Danny Ings.
SubstitutionPosted at 81'
Substitution, Southampton. Sofiane Boufal replaces Nathan Redmond.
Posted at 80'
Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
Posted at 80'
Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 80'
Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
SubstitutionPosted at 80'
Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Mason Mount.
Posted at 79'
Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
Posted at 77'
Hand ball by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
Posted at 75'
Attempt saved. Maya Yoshida (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, Southampton. Michael Obafemi replaces Shane Long.
Posted at 71'
Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
Posted at 71'
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
Posted at 68'
Foul by Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea).
Posted at 68'
Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 68'
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
Posted at 66'
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
Posted at 65'
Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Posted at 64'
Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
Posted at 64'
Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 60'
Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount.
Posted at 59'
Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Posted at 57'
Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
Posted at 57'
Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 56'
Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
Posted at 56'
Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 55'
Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Source: bbc.com
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