Chelsea continued their recent impressive spell with a commanding 4-1 victory at Southampton to win back-to-back Premier League games for the first time under Frank Lampard.
Young England duo Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount put Chelsea in charge, before N'Golo Kante sent them in 3-1 at half time after Danny Ings had pulled one back for the Saints.
Chelsea were well worth a three-goal victory though, which is what they ended up with as substitute Michy Batshuayi finished off the game with a goal in the closing moments.
It was an energetic start at St Mary's from the hosts but Chelsea struck first after just 17 minutes as the returning Callum Hudson-Odoi put Abraham through and, with Angus Gunn charging out of his box, the new England call-up lobbed him expertly.
Maya Yoshida produced a superb effort to clear the ball away but goalline technology confirmed the ball was well over the line.
Mount then lashed in a second after good build-up play from Willian and Jorginho set-up the on-rushing Englishman who left nothing to chance with his emphatic finish.
Ings reduced the deficit from close range as he bagged his first ever goal against Chelsea, but the Blues moved back into a two-goal lead when Kante's fierce drive took a deflection on the way into the bottom corner to send the visitors in 3-1 up at half time.
Chelsea were in cruise control in the second half, and managed to add a fourth late on when substitute Christian Pulisic set up Batshuayi to finish off a nice move and a fine day's work all round for Chelsea.
Southampton 1-4 Chelsea Opta stats
- Southampton have lost three consecutive Premier League game for the first time since October 2018, under Mark Hughes.
- Chelsea have won each of their last four games in all competitions, equalling the longest win streak of Frank Lampard’s managerial career to date (four games in August-September 2018 with Derby).
- This was Southampton’s heaviest defeat in a home Premier League game under Ralph Hasenhüttl. Indeed, the last time they lost by 3+ goals in a home game in the competition was also against Chelsea (0-3 in October 2018).
- Chelsea have scored 3+ goals in three consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since August 2009.
- Southampton have won just one point in Premier League home games this season (P4 W0 D1 L3); the fewest in their opening four home games of a top-flight campaign since 2001-02 (also one point).
- Tammy Abraham has scored nine goals for Chelsea across all competitions in 2019-20; the joint-most of any current Premier League player (along with Raheem Sterling).
- No player in the top four tiers of English football has scored more league goals than Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham in 2019 (20 – joint-most with Sergio Agüero, Teemu Pukki and James Collins).
- Chelsea’s Mason Mount has scored three goals in four away appearances in the Premier League this season, as many as he managed in 20 away league games under Frank Lampard at Derby last season (inc. play-offs).
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