Southampton 0 Chelsea 6 - Chelsea hit six to crush Southampton to ease pain of Real Madrid defeat

Chelsea bounced back from two consecutive defeats as they demolished Southampton 6-0, to strengthen their grip on third place. Thomas Tuchel demanded a response and he got just that with four first-half goals.

Ad/> Marcos Alonso fired home the first of the afternoon and then Mason Mount got the next, both with powerful low shots. Football‘He’s ready to win the Ballon d’Or!’ – Spain reacts to sensational Benzema07/04/2022 AT 11:28 Mistakes then creeped into the Saints team, James Ward-Prowse’s header accidently set up Timo Werner who rounded the keeper and made it three, then it was Mohamed Salisu, who tripped over the ball leading to Kai Havertz netting the fourth.

In the second half, Werner and Mount both got their second goals with simple tap-ins as Southampton were completely embarrassed. Premier League table Premier League fixtures / results Premier League top scorers MORE TO FOLLOW Champions League'We will get hammered' — Tuchel fears Real Madrid return leg if Chelsea do not improve quickly06/04/2022 AT 21:54 Champions LeagueChelsea’s era-defining month off to worst possible start – and only gets harder06/04/2022 AT 21:17