CHELSEA continued their run of fine form with a huge 5-1 win over Southampton under the lights at St Mary’s.
Axel Disasi broke the deadlock with a close-range headed effort in the seventh minute.
Saints midfielder Joe Aribo then equalised for the hosts following a brilliant piece of skill from Kyle Walker-Peters.
But Christopher Nkunku, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho added to Chelsea’s tally to seal three points on the road.
Here’s how SunSport’s Emillia Hawkins rated the performance…
FILIP JORGENSEN – 8
Made a fantastic save within the opening two minutes to keep Joe Aribo’s close-range shot out.
Also made a great stop in the second half. Many Chelsea fans are now calling for him to become the club’s No1.
MALO GUSTO – 7
Won more duels and made more tackles than any other Chelsea player in the first half. Provided a great assist for Sancho’s goal.
AXEL DISASI – 7
Scored Chelsea’s opener with a fairly simple header at the front post following Fernandez’s delivery from a corner.
TOSIN ADARABIOYO – 5
Appeared to switch off when Southampton scored, almost leaving Aribo on his own in front of goal.
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Rattled the post with a rocket of a shot in the second half.
MARC CUCURELLA – 6
Left Southampton fans furious after going down following a hair pull from Jack Stephens which resulted in a red card. A solid performance, both acting and playing-wise.
MOISES CAICEDO – 7
Made some great forward passes at times, including one outstanding trivela through to Felix in the box which almost resulted in what would’ve been an impressive team goal.
ENZO FERNANDEZ – 6
Assisted Disasi’s opening goal with an inch-perfect corner kick but got absolutely humiliated by Kyle Walker-Peters in the build-up to Aribo’s equaliser.
NONI MADUEKE – 7
Did well to capitalise on a howler from Joe Lumley before assisting Nkunku. Scored Chelsea’s third with a composed strike into the bottom-left corner.
Had a few chances in the second half but was fairly wasteful with those.
COLE PALMER – 7
Had a a quiet game until he latched onto Nkunku’s attempted pass/shot to fire home Chelsea’s fourth. He was hooked immediately after getting on the scoresheet.
JOAO FELIX – 6
Looked lively throughout but missed a great opportunity late in the first half. Also missed an open header just seconds after the break.
CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU – 7
The Frenchman put Chelsea 2-1 up with a relatively easy shot in the opening 20 minutes. Aside from that he was fairly quiet.
SUBSTITUTES
JADON SANCHO (FOR MADUEKE, 72)
Scored his first Chelsea goal shortly after coming on for Madueke.
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RENATO VEIGA (FOR CUCURELLA, 79)
Didn’t have too much time to make an impact, especially with Chelsea so in control of the match.
KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL (FOR PALMER, 79)
Didn’t have too much time to make an impact.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
