Chelsea consigned Southampton to its latest humiliating defeat in the Premier League, with the 6-0 thrashing on Saturday proving good shooting practice ahead of a must-win Champions League in midweek. (More Football News)
Mason Mount and Timo Werner both scored twice ✱while there were also goals for Marcos Alonso ♈and Kai Havertz for Chelsea at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Southampton has been beaten 9-0 in each of the past two seasons and a💃 similar scoreline looked likely when Mount scored C💎helsea’s sixth goal in the 54th minute.
The visitors stepped off the pac൩e in the final half-hour, though, perhaps saving some energy before the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal matchup against Real Madrid on Tuesday. Madrid won the first leg 3-1 at Stamford Bridge and Thomas Tuchel took the opportunity to withdraw Havertz, Thiago Silva and Mount early.
It could easily have been a heavier 🥃loss for Southampton, with Werner striking the⛎ goal frame on three occasions in the first half.
Chelsea consolidated third place in the leagueไ and moved 10 points behind second-place Liverpool.
