Southampton 1 – 4 Chelsea — 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.

Southampton 1 – 4 Chelsea | English Premier League – Match Highlights

17′ 0 – 1 Tammy Abraham chips it in. Chelsea lead and it’s that man Tammy Abraham again. It’s a bit of a mess from Southampton but a good finish nonetheless. The England squad member latches onto a long Callum Hudson-Odoi ball forward and beats defender Maya Yoshida too easily. Goalkeeper Angus Gunn comes to the edge of his box for some reason and Abraham chips him. Yoshida tries an acrobatic clearance off the line – he almost succeeds but the ball had just crossed the line first.
24′ 0 – 2 Mason Mount blast it in. Chelsea double their lead and – guess what – it’s another English youngster on the scoresheet. Saints defender Jan Bednarek heads the ball to a Chelsea player, before Willian feeds Mason Mount to blast past Angus Gunn.
30′ 1 – 2 Danny Ings turns it in. Suddenly the Saints are back in it. Yan Valery takes a throw-in and dances in between about five Chelsea defenders – most of whom should stop him. The Frenchman whips in a low pass to Danny Ings, who just gets there before defender Fikayo Tomori and turns it past Kepa.
40′ 1 – 3 N’Golo Kanté deflected shot goes in. Chelsea’s two-goal lead is restored. Marcos Alonso flies down the left and crosses for N’Golo Kante. The French midfielder hits a shot from outside the box, which deflects off Saints captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg into the back of the net, leaving Angus Gunn no chance.
89′ 1 – 4 Michy Batshuayi scores. It’s all over at St Mary’s now. Michy Batshuayi latches onto a through ball and beats Angus Gunn at his near post.

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