Southampton vs Chelsea player ratings: Ross Barkley enjoys his best performance as Eden Hazard scores
Man-for-man marking from Chelsea’s 3-0 victory at St Mary’s
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea temporarily went top of the Premier League after a convincing 3-0 victory over Southampton secured their eighth victory of the season under Maurizio Sarri.
The Blues are unlikely to stay top of the pile as Manchester City and Liverpool, the two sides ahead of them at the start of the season, meet at Anfield, but they at least strengthened their claims to being in this season’s title race with a comfortable win.
Eden Hazard continued his impressive run of form this season as he netted the opener when given a sniff of goal with a clinical finish from close range, and while Saints were able to see out the half at a goal down, Chelsea were only just getting started.
Ross Barkley added the second with a well-worked free-kick that saw Willian chip the ball to an airborne Olivier Giroud, whose acrobatic volley gave Barkley a tap in for his first Chelsea goal.
As Southampton pushed on to try and get back into the game, they left themselves open to being picked off and substitute striker Alvaro Morata did just that, scoring an injury-time third that secured the victory.
So how did the players perform? Click on the gallery above to find out.
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