Chelsea had been on fire in their Premier League in shape away to Southampton. Thomas Tuchel's guys have been zero-4 up after just 31 minutes and Werner and Mount netted again to make it zero-6 with fifty four mins at the clock. The Blues also hit the woodwork on three activities whilst Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster become forced into many brilliant saves. The result may want to have very easily been zero-10 or 0-11.
Timo Werner struck the post after just 3 minutes after which header in opposition to the crossbar from factor blank range moments later. Chelsea subsequently were given their deserved lead after 8 minutes while Loftus.Cheek located Mount, who controlled along with his chest earlier than laying off to Alonso, The Spaniard then hit past the goalkeeper to make it 0-1.
Mount got at the scoresheet himself eight mins later while Loftus-Cheek's pass broke to Mount and he struck one past the goalie from outside the container. Timo Werner so nearly got the 0.33 moments later after Alonso fed the German, however he turned into denied by using a remarkable shop by using Forster. The Blues did no longer need to wait long for a 3rd goal although.
Midway thru the contest, James Ward-Prowse headed the ball returned toward his personal half, Werner picked up the ball and got away from Bednarek before going round Forster and tapping into an empty net. Chelsea were not achieved and Havertz got the fourth after Werner dispossessed Salisu, pretty within the eyes of the referee, and then struck the put up with his shot. Havertz turned into alert to the rebound and tapped in. It could have been five earlier than the wreck has Forster and the defenders not made amazing stops and goalline clearances on three occasions in the closing stages of the first 1/2.
Havertz was taken off at half of-time and Pulisic got here on, but Chelsea remained hungry for extra and in the 49th minute, Werner scored again. Kante's chip turned into nicely stopped through the keeper and Werner was there to choose up the pieces. Then, with fifty four mins at the clock, it turned into six. Alonso and Werner were each denied via Forster and Mount tapped home from much less than six yards out.
It regarded just like the desires might keep on coming, however Chelsea took their foot off the gasoline inside the last half hour and they declared at six. Southampton had a clean possibility themselves through Che Adams which Mendy needed to shop while Ziyech hit huge in introduced time in what changed into otherwise a rather uneventful final third to the contest.
Chelsea made their mark and sent out a clean message to Real Madrid ahead of the Champions League quarter-final second leg in Madrid on Tuesday. For Southampton, they still take a seat conveniently in mid-table, however it become not the primary humiliating defeat the Saints have suffered in recent times.
