Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Chelsea 4th with 69 points, Southampton 20th with 12, 57 apart. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Chelsea ran at 1.68 scored and 1.13 conceded, Southampton at 0.68 and 2.26.
Chelsea had been beaten in three straight games. Three consecutive defeats weighed on Southampton.
35 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Chelsea 20, draws 8, Southampton 7, at 3.23 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 31% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Stamford Bridge in London (capacity 40,341). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Chelsea led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Chelsea: Pedro Neto (36'), Levi Colwill (44'), Christopher Nkunku (24'), Marc Cucurella (78')