Chelsea secured a much-needed win as they bounced again from a three-game dropping run by thrashing Southampton 4-0 at Stamford Bridge to go fourth within the Premier League.
Three first-half targets in 21 minutes from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Levi Colwill put Stamford Bridge relaxed after a nervous begin on an evening when a small group of followers protested the membership’s possession earlier than the sport.
Chelsea by no means seemed again after that with Marc Cucurella including a fourth purpose, arrange by academy graduate Tyrique George off the bench, on a near-perfect night time for Enzo Maresca as outcomes went for his group elsewhere within the race for the Champions League.
Not solely do his facet now transfer into fourth, with fifth at present sufficient for Champions League qualification, however two of their rivals, Bournemouth and Aston Villa have been additionally overwhelmed on Tuesday night time, to provide Chelsea an added enhance.
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Sky Sports activities Information’ Gary Cotterill provides the most recent outdoors Stamford Bridge as a piece of Chelsea followers show their unrest with the possession as they really feel there’s a ‘lack of course’
Cole Palmer’s struggles in entrance of purpose are a lingering concern, nevertheless, with Chelsea’s talisman now with out a purpose in seven matches in all competitions and with out an help in 14, after lacking two superb first-half probabilities. Confidence is seemingly a problem.
For Southampton, the specter of changing Derby because the worst group in Premier League historical past looms giant with 11 video games to go. They require three factors to keep away from setting a brand new file for the bottom factors tally, which will probably be a wrestle going by this collapse.
Maresca wanted this victory, simply Chelsea’s third of their final 11 league video games, in any other case the stress would have ramped up. However with per week off now and Leicester their subsequent opponents within the league, issues are trying up for Chelsea, for now no less than.
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