so then just how real is the Chelsea deal inside and outside the club that's been a popular question in recent weeks with the blues racking up plaudits and points alike three more points is the expectation this evening too with second place outright a big possibility come fulltime here the Saints have an absentee list that Beggars belief yes everybody has injuries but not this many on on top of that they've got three of their more consistent performance suspended tonight Harwood Bellis downs and the youngstar dibling there are four changes from Friday's starters that was a draw
at Brighton no mean feet to be fair when keeper Joe lumle debuted Bri would arbo and Fraser come in Armstrong has just scored a couple and Archer is dangerous for Chelsea well let's call this a calculated gamble by the gapper for the first time on a Premier League team sheet there's no Sanchez no Co will and no Jackson there's a full League debut therefore for Jorgenson in goal and only second league starts for diasi Felix Alan kungu with tossing coming in for just his third Walker [Applause] Peters regular performer for the Saints given away cheaply
to joeo and Ryan Fraser here who's popped it through lookout Big Time Lookout should be 1 n oh you can't believe it anywhere except there and it is 1 nil It's Hammer at Jorgenson by Joe a Rebo yeah I think this will probably be a feature I think it would have been offside in any case is it kle Walker Peters maybe that's just stray fortunately for Jorgenson it came relatively close to to him two and two forenzo Fernandez who's delivering the corner here and it's in Axel D for Chelsea inside 7 Minutes the simplest looking
near post header he emerged from the bus q and got on board yeah it's something they're utilizing frequently it's the perfect start after coming under a little bit of pressure here AI in a bunch initially makes his little bit of movement gets away from Archer it's his head just misjudged by Joe lum [Applause] Archer austo back in the starting lineup again tonight pull back Aro scored this time this Lively start now includes a goal at both ends it's almost the carbon copy had the warning and it's Walker Peters again whose position is proving really problematic
IC Chelsea should be used to a Defender stepping into Midfield and he's had plenty of the ball and aruo is not going to turn down that opportunity to get his name on the score sheet it's brilliant from Walker Peters and Eno Fernandez gets done again I'm afraid giveaway open goal thank you very much Chelsea's top scorer with an early Christmas gift to howlers from Joe lumely I'm afraid on just his second Premier League appearance goodness me I talked about the self-inflicted wounds at kickoff there's two tonight already well it's horrible it's a gift and then
kungu is not going to waste this simple simple chance for him the balloon is out foru junr again here is Enzo Fernandez again nice Palmer in that position no one ever seems to pick him up mad and still and still the lumely makes a decent stop there that'll make him feel a tiny bit better but only a tiny bit yeah I think Manning just got caught up the pitch on that side gave mad the opportunity to do that to walk a Peters brilliant stuff counter is on nice measured pass that from non mad look at
kukar going look at Cole Palmer xia Felix has spotted the main man and he's found him the touch is good and the Finish wasn't bad either Joe Lumley in a hurry is trying to redeem himself here you'd have put your house on that yeah it's a brilliant ball from J phck so often these counterattacking opportunities go begging Palmer delivers and tossing nearly makes it 3-1 there's a chance in this game every 90 seconds this was clearly a much tougher header in behind James bre but it's an excellent attempt just helping it on just couldn't keep
it down enough to score picking up space it's nice again for Enzo Fernandez jaia Felix here now M they're queuing up five in the Box NY M didn't need any of them that's his maneuver and there's Chelsea's cushion 3-1 knife through butter that's an important goal obviously with just the deficit being at one I just can't believe the lack of intensity from Southampton is all very well playing a five but look at them all nobody getting out to the ball once more the Finish is a thing of beauty just shifts it and then finds the
bottom left hand corner right in almost kissing the post [Applause] now what has Jack Stevens done or not done to marcoa here southampton's Captain is he flung something out there oh he's tolded his hair right he's a an inexperienced Premier League referee is he going to have the guts to stay with his own decision which was presumed well I say have the guts he probably didn't see it no it's going to be a red card Southampton falling to pieces in front of our eyes here you silly boy and straight away a ton of space for
non madow 4v4 Palmer oh my goodness me freeh header sha Felix and he's missed Fernandez keeping nowhere again free hit for tossin who's now hit the top of the bar and the upright follow up from Palmer wouldn't have counted cuz Felix was standing right in the Keeper's eyeline and may have a problem actually xia Felix here but wow fancied him there when it dropped it's good technically even on his weak foot Palmer surely oh my goodness me non mow rivaling xia Felix did Ryan Manning get a piece of that or has M just shanked it
yeah I think well it looks like he's given the corner [Applause] Archer making his run in behind Gusto who has caught up really [Applause] well Archer finds a Rebo tight angle big save Jorgenson with his feet it's a clever finish too they work that really well and now the counter is being countered he's actually made a couple of really good stops tonight well Joe Rebo took me a little by surprise they work the overlap brilliantly I'm just anticipating him firing it on his left foot Li lose as they currently are man Arsenal draw please here's
Kara looking for number four stands it up surely M yeah good reactions Lumley with the right [Applause] foot Enzo Fernandez sliding it through what a pass for inku who dribbles it goalwards it might have made it but Co Palmer made sure 41 and on a night of easy finishes that was about as easy as it gets yeah you can see how delighted he is Palmer how hungry he was to get his name on the score sheet and what it was was a brilliant pass forenzo Fernandez played straight at the feet of Inu but he makes
it look easy takes it in his stride and pmer coming from an onside position coming from deep I think he knows he can afford to touch that it's not going to be ruled out he gets himself his [Applause] goal Sancho ah 51 wall up yeah that's a a brilliant strike from Jaden Sancho into the near post but I think it when it goes with that amount of power and Venom was difficult for any goalkeeper to get the hands up push it aside just sticks his foot through it and that will do him the world of
good I thought he was good against Aston Villa he'll be delighted to get himself a goal it is another Chelsea away win we all know errors get punished at this level I think the errors tonight might have been punished at any level he started the party and everyone else joined in the Saints of Fame for their patience what about the ones inside St Mary and upstairs we shall see but from our point of view Sam Parkin a smashing night in the office yeah I think good opportunity to get AR rest into some of the players
the rotation work really well of course brilliant for the squad as a whole and really looking forward to Sunday now yet more self-inflict wounds for Southampton meaning the blues didn't even have to do too much diassi and kungu and M all helping themselves at the buffet before the break and after it Palmer and Sancho celebrating their ninth and first respectively of the season the blues go second and it's Tottenham next happy days unless you're Southampton Chelsea winners here by five goals to one
