EPL: Lampard’s Chelsea On Rampage, Defeats Southampton 4-1

Frank Lampard’s Chelsea destroyed struggling Southampton 4-1 as in-form striker Tammy Abraham scored his eighth league goal of the season on Sunday.

The Blues closed in on the English Premier League’s top four fifth place on 14 points from eight games, fourth-placed behind Leicester on goal difference, while Southampton stayed 16th on seven points, one point above the relegation zone.

Abraham fired Chelsea ahead in the 17th minute as he latched on to a clever pass from Callum Hudson-Odoi and looped his shot over advancing keeper Angus Gunn.

The ball crossed the line before Maya Yoshida’s desperate clearance.

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Mason Mount blasted the ball past Gunn in the 24th after taking a fine Willian pass in his stride before Danny Ings pulled one back for the Saints.

This was after he poked the ball in from close range after Yann Valery’s darting run.

More slack defending from the home side allowed Chelsea to restore their two-goal advantage shortly before halftime, when N’Golo Kante’s fierce shot from outside the penalty area took a deflection off Pierre Hojbjerg.

The pace dropped in the second half as Chelsea packed their midfield before late substitute Michy Batshuayi, who came on for Abraham, put the icing on the cake for the visitors with a clinical 89th-minute finish.

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