Match ends, Southampton 0, Chelsea 3.
07 Oct 2018
Hazard scores again as unbeaten Chelsea win at Southampton
Chelsea extended their unbeaten start to the Premier League season by comfortably beating Southampton at St Mary's.
Eden Hazard opened the scoring for the Blues, who temporarily go top of the table, with Liverpool and Manchester City set to kick-off at 16:30 BST.
Ross Barkley added their second, tapping in Olivier Giroud's acrobatic cross, before substitute Alvaro Morata netted a third, chipping over oncoming home goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.
Defeat for Mark Hughes' side means they remain in 16th, and their run without a win against the Premier League's 'big six' is extended to 26 games.
Chelsea started strongly, and almost took the lead after seven minutes when Willian's low shot hit the bar via a deflection off Wesley Hoedt.
But the in-form Hazard was on hand to break the deadlock on the half-hour mark when he slotted past McCarthy from Barkley's pass.
And while Danny Ings and Ryan Bertrand spurned fine chances for the hosts, Hughes' side could not put Chelsea under any sustained pressure.
The Blues have now won nine of their 11 games across all competitions this season, with league draws against West Ham and Liverpool the only blights on their record.
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- Line-ups
- Match Stats
- Live Text
Line-ups
Southampton
- 1McCarthy
- 35BednarekSubstituted forRomeuat 45'minutesBooked at 61mins
- 3Yoshida
- 6Hoedt
- 2Cédric SoaresBooked at 59mins
- 18LeminaBooked at 54mins
- 23HøjbjergBooked at 66mins
- 21BertrandBooked at 45mins
- 20GabbiadiniSubstituted forLongat 78'minutes
- 22Redmond
- 9IngsBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 4Vestergaard
- 7Long
- 8Davis
- 10Austin
- 14Romeu
- 28Gunn
- 33Targett
Chelsea
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 28Azpilicueta
- 2Rüdiger
- 30David Luiz
- 3Alonso
- 7Kanté
- 5Jorginho
- 8BarkleySubstituted forKovacicat 81'minutes
- 22WillianSubstituted forPedroat 75'minutes
- 18GiroudSubstituted forMorataat 68'minutes
- 10E Hazard
Substitutes
- 4Fàbregas
- 11Pedro
- 13Caballero
- 17Kovacic
- 21Zappacosta
- 24Cahill
- 29Morata
- Referee:
- Craig Pawson
Match Stats
Home TeamSouthamptonAway TeamChelsea
- Possession
- Home35%
- Away65%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away21
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away6
- Corners
- Home4
- Away12
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away11
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Chelsea 3.
Goal!
Goal! Southampton 0, Chelsea 3. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a through ball.
Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Lemina with a cross.
Booking
Danny Ings (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mario Lemina (Southampton).
Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Álvaro Morata (Chelsea).
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mario Lemina following a corner.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ross Barkley.
Delay in match Wesley Hoedt (Southampton) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a through ball.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Willian.
Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Cédric Soares (Southampton).
Foul by Álvaro Morata (Chelsea).
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Álvaro Morata replaces Olivier Giroud.
Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
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