Chelsea emphatically bounced back from two defeats in five days. Southampton side have now lost five of their previous six matches, with six goals in the net at St.Mary’s today.Even though he scored twice it wasn’t a lucky day for Timo Werner. Before his team took the lead in the eighth minute, the German had already hit the woodwork twice. The first goal of many came of the foot of Marcos Alonso – Mason Mount expertly cushioned a Ruben Loftus-Cheek cross down to the Spaniard, and Chelsea no.3 thrashed it beyond Fraser Forster.Having set up the first, Mount was the goal scorer just seven minutes later as he blasted a low drive beyond Forster from the edge of the box, continuing an avalanche of pain for the home team.A disappointing start for the hosts went a level higher to become a disaster. The Saints gifted Chelsea another two goals soon after – James Ward-Prowse’s clumsy header allowed Werner a run-in on goal, and the German rounded Forster. Ten minutes later, Kai Havertz was on hand to tap-in a rebound from yet another Werner shot that hit the woodwork.As Werner bagged his second of the game just four minutes into the second half – Southampton fans that decided to return to their seats after the interval were left with an instant sense of regret. Even though ‘lady luck’ was not on Werner’s side on numerous occasions this afternoon – with his today’s brace he has now scored more goals against Southampton than against all other Premier League sides combined.To pile more misery on the Saints, Mount pounced to turn home a sixth five minutes later.Ahead of their trip to Madrid on Tuesday, this comfortable scoreline allowed Chelsea to rest their key players. Southampton saw some ‘relief’ in those half dozen goals conceded – the hosts seemed content to simply avoid another infamous 9-0 thrashing.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 32FridayNewcastle United – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 (0-0)/Wood 72 pen/SaturdayEverton – Manchester United 1-0 (1-0)/Gordon 27/Arsenal – Brighton 1-2 (0-1)/Odegaard 89 -Trossard 29, Mwepu 67/Southampton – Chelsea 0-6 (0-4)/Alonso 8, Mount 16, 54, Werner 22, 49, Havertz 32/Watford – Leeds 0-3 (0-1)/Raphinha 21, Rodrigo 73, Harrison 83/19:30: (3.50) Aston Villa (3.50) Tottenham (2.20)Sunday16:00: (3.00) Brentford (3.20) West Ham (2.60)16:00: (2.40) Leicester (3.35) Crystal Palace (3.20)16:00: (3.00) Norwich (3.05) Burnley (2.75)18:30: (2.15) Man.City (3.50) Liverpool (3.60)***odds are subject to change***
