CHELSEA thrashed Southampton 6-0 at St Mary’s thanks to goals from Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount (2), Timo Werner (2) and Kai Havertz.
The Saints were 4-0 down at half-time and 6-0 down with half an hour to play, but the Blues eased up as they secured a vital win off the back of defeats to Brentford and Real Madrid.
- Kick-off time: 3pm
- TV/ live stream: Sadly this game will NOT be televised in UK
- Southampton XI: Forster; Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud; Romeu, Ward-Prowse; Elyounoussi, S Armstrong; A Armstrong, Adams
- Chelsea XI: Mendy; Christensen, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Alonso; Kovacic, Kante, Loftus-Cheek; Mount, Werner, Havertz
Match stats from St Mary’s
Southampton did finally manage an shot on target but they were simple blown away by a Chelsea side that bossed possession, the passing, the attempts and touches in the opposition box.
Full time – Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
Kevin Friend blows his whistle and calls time on the south coast.
What a response it’s been from Thomas Tuchel’s team after the disappointment of the past week.
His side were four up at the break, and six to the good within an hour as Southampton had no response to the attacking onslaught.
The visitors were able to ease off in the final half hour and make changes with Tuesday’s second leg at the Bernabeu in mind.
As for the Saints, they were just grateful it wasn’t nine.
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
90. Ziyech strikes wide just as the fourth official holds up the board to signal two minutes of additional time.
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
86. Timo Werner sniffs his first Chelsea hat-trick but is denied by a last-gasp block inside the box.
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
84. A pitch invader holds up proceedings, but the Chelsea fans don’t mind. They’re enjoying every minute of this trip to the coast.
”Are you Gerrard in disguise?” they sing as he slips over on the pitch.
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
80. Into the final ten minutes and it looks as though as the visitors have settled on six.
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
75. Two efforts in as many minutes for the visitors.
Ziyech and Alonso are both off target, however, and fail to add to the scoreline despite the travelling supporters’ chants of ”we want seven!”
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
73. Tino Livramento has had an afternoon to forget against his former club but at least he’ll get an early finish.
Will Smallbone is into the action.
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
69. Chelsea make their final change with two-goal Portsmouth fan departing to a hero’s reception from the travelling fans.
On comes Hakim Ziyech for some minutes.
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
67. James is immediately among the action with a shot that flashes just wide of goal.
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
61. The Blues make their second change of the game with Reece James coming on for Thiago Silva.
Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
54. It’s utterly astonishing!
Fraser Forster denies Christian Pulisic on the end of Marcos Alonso’s cross, and then reacts to deny Timo Werner.
However, it’s third time lucky for the Blues as Mason Mount follows it in to score again.
The England man has his second, and Chelsea have six!
Goal! Mason Mount makes it six!
Southampton 0-5 Chelsea
52. Stunning stop from Edouard Mendy!
The Senegalese goalkeeper makes up for his howler in midweek with a briliant reflex save to deny Adams.
Southampton 0-5 Chelsea
49. Well, that didn’t take long, did it?
Timo Werner is the man on the mark again with the simplest task of rolling the ball into an empty net.
Alonso started the move, sending Kante through on goal, and when the Frenchman’s chip was saved, Werner was in the right spot to convert.
Did you think Chelsea were going to take their foot off the gas in the second half? You were wrong.
Goal! A second for Timo Werner!
Kick-off – Southampton 0-4 Chelsea
46. The action is back underway at St Mary’s.
It would take one of the Premier League’s great comebacks for Southampton to get anything from this – and it’s one I can’t see materialising.
Both sides have made a switch at the break. Ibrahima Diallo has replaced Adam Armstrong for the hosts, while Christian Pulisic gets a run for Chelsea with Kai Havertz making way.
First half facts and figures
The bad news for Southampton fans is that they’re 9-0 down again.
The good news is that’s only the shots on target.
The bad news is they have conceded four of those.
Half-time – Southampton 0-4 Chelsea
Well. Rumours of Chelsea’s demise may have been premature.
The Blues have blown Southampton away here in the first half, and lead convincingly at the break thanks to goals from four different scorers.
Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz have all found the net, and the Blues are warming up for their Real Madrid return in some style.
There is a LOT of work for Saints to do here to save themselves from another horrorshow.
Southampton 0-4 Chelsea
45. Nearly a fifth before half-time!
Loftus-Cheek gets up highest to head goalwards, and forces Forster into a smart save.
In fact, that might have taken a nick on the way through. It’s an even better save that first thought.
Southampton 0-4 Chelsea
42. A half-chance for Havertz.
The German takes on Kovacic’s clever flick first time, but sends his effort straight at Forster.
Southampton 0-4 Chelsea
41. Is it all about damage limitation now for the Saints? Ralph Hasenhuttl’s tactical tweaks would certainly suggest so.
The Austrian coach is an emotional man who wears his heart on his sleeve. You’d really feel for him if he was subjected to another crushing defeat.
Southampton 0-4 Chelsea
37. Some respite for the Saints defence as they get the ball up the other end of the field for Adams to have a shot blocked.
Southampton 0-4 Chelsea
36. Ralph Hasenhuttl is making a change, and it’s no surprise.
He could take any one of his outfield players off, but opts for former Chelsea man Romeu. On comes another defender in Valery.
Southampton 0-4 Chelsea
32. It’s now the earliest any Premier League side has taken a four-goal lead away from home in 11 years.
On that occasion, it was also Chelsea when going four up at Bolton in 2011.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
