Chelsea returned to form with a 6-0 Premier League triumph over Southampton at St Mary\u2019s Stadium on Saturday, thanks to two goals each from Timo Werner and Mason Mount, as well as goals from Marcos Alonso and Kai Havertz in the first half.<\/p>\n
Chelsea took the lead in the eighth minute when Alonso pounced on a clever flick from Mount and smashed home his first league goal since the start of the season. After Southampton\u2019s fragile defence failed to deal with Ruben Loftus-cross, Cheek\u2019s Mount, Chelsea\u2019s top scorer in the league this season, equalled his tally of nine goals from the previous campaign with a fantastic strike from outside the box. Southampton\u2019s demise continued as Werner made amends for his earlier errors by outpacing Jan Bednarek, turning Fraser Forster, and finishing into an empty net. After Werner hit the post again, Havertz swept in Chelsea\u2019s fourth goal. After the half, a tenacious Chelsea was rewarded when Werner knocked in a rebound from N\u2019Golo Kante\u2019s shot, which had been saved by Forster. In the 54th minute, Mount sealed the rout with another straightforward finish.<\/p>\n
It was the perfect comeback for the European champions, who were beaten 3-1 by Real Madrid in the opening leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday after being thrashed 4-1 by Brentford last weekend following the international break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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