By Sulaimon Jamiu
In what may be considered a perfect response to their back-to-back defeats, Chelsea thrashed Southampton 6-0 on Saturday with braces from Mason Mount and Timo Werner.
The Blues had been beaten 4-1 at home by Brentford in their last Premier League outing before losing 3-1 to Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.
But any concerns over their form were put to bed with a ruthless display at St Mary’s from the moment Marcos Alonso gave them an eighth-minute lead.
Chelsea were 3-0 up after just 21 minutes and were six in front within an hour as Southampton wilted in the sunshine although at least avoided another 9-0 drubbing.
Mount set up Alonso with a brilliant flick for the opener before the England midfielder struck a sweet effort from the edge of the area which found the corner.
Werner had already hit a post and the crossbar before he raced away from Jan Bednarek, rounded Fraser Forster and slotted into an empty net from an angle for Chelsea’s third.
Minutes later, Kai Havertz’s tap-in following a rebound from Werner’s strike which hit the woodwork gave the Blues their fourth goal in the game.
The second half began just like the first ended, with Werner getting his second after Forster made a good save on a Kanté chipped effort. Forster’s heroics then inspired Mendy to make a great save as well.
The unrelenting Chelsea didn’t let up and added another, with Mount getting his second and Alonso coming close to his second as well — ending the game 6-0 in favour of the visitors.
