After a difficult recent run, Enzo Maresca’s side got back to winning ways. Re-live an easy win with the best facts and Opta data in our Chelsea vs Southampton stats page.
Chelsea ended a run of three successive defeats in all competitions as they eased to a straightforward 4-0 Premier League win over rock-bottom Southampton on Wednesday.
Enzo Maresca had started to come under a degree of pressure having won just twice in the league since mid-December, a run of form that had seen their top-four hopes take a knock.
But Premier League cannon fodder Southampton offered little resistance to them at Stamford Bridge, providing the ideal tonic to the Blues’ recent woes.
There was to be no end to Cole Palmer’s goal drought, however, with the England international goalless since 14 January.
Saints managed to hold out for a whole 24 minutes until Tosin Adarabioyo flicked on a corner delivery to the back post and Christopher Nkunku stooped to head home.
It was the Frenchman’s first Premier League goal for nearly three months, thus earning him some respite after coming under significant scrutiny.
Nkunku then turned provider soon after, showing great poise before feeding Pedro Neto into the left side of the box, the Portuguese winger subsequently slamming home to continue his purple patch.
That goal stemmed from a wayward pass out from the back, meaning it was the 19th error Southampton have made leading to a goal this term, six more than any other team.
Levi Colwill headed in a Neto free-kick on the stroke of half-time to put the game beyond Saints – if it wasn’t already.
And Marc Cucurella put the seal on victory deep into a second half in which Chelsea coasted, the Spaniard slotting in after fine work and a precise cut-back by young substitute Tyrique George.
Palmer might have put his difficult spell in front of goal behind him late on, only to see his free-kick palmed away by Aaron Ramsdale.
Nevertheless, Chelsea got the result that momentarily moves them back up to fourth.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Chelsea vs Southampton stats from their Premier League meeting at Stamford Bridge.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own post-match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Chelsea vs Southampton Stats: Post-Match Facts
At 17 years 128 days, Shumaira Mheuka became the fourth youngest player to appear for Chelsea in the Premier League, after Ethan Ampadu (17y 89d), Callum Hudson-Odoi (17y 85d) and Jody Morris (17y 44d). Tyrique George (19y 21d) became the youngest Chelsea player to assist a Premier League goal since Callum Hudson-Odoi against Newcastle in October 2019 (18y 346d). Chelsea have won three consecutive Premier League home games for the first time this season, keeping just their second clean sheet in 14 league matches at Stamford Bridge. Ivan Juric has won just one of his 10 Premier League matches in charge of Southampton (L9), the lowest points per game (0.30) of any manager to oversee 10+ games in the competition’s history. Chelsea have scored three or more goals against Southampton in 16 different Premier League games, only against Tottenham (17) have they done so more often in the competition, while only against West Ham (10) and Spurs (9) have they won more Premier League matches by 3+ goals than against the Saints (8).Enjoy this? Subscribe to our football newsletter to receive exclusive weekly content. You should also follow our social accounts over on X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
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