Chelsea 4-0 Southampton Player Ratings: Chelsea demolish Southampton to get back to winning ways
Chelsea ended their double loss streak with a fantastic, dominating performance over Southampton, winning 4-0 as Nkunku, Neto, Colwill and Cucurella got on to the scoresheet. Chelsea leapfrogged Manchester City with this result to the fourth place, albeit playing an extra game. The gloomy season continues for Southampton as they add another defeat to their season, losing 22 of their 27 games played so far.
Both teams made changes to their starting eleven, coming off from a defeat. Maresca made two changes where as Juric went with five. It was a slow start for the Blues, but they began to click later in the half. Maresca’s side opened the scoring as Nkunku arrived at the back post to head home from a corner. Neto doubled Chelsea’s lead as he burst into the box and fired into the near post after a smart pass from Nkunku.
Late in the half, Chelsea made it three as Southampton-born Colwill powered a header home from a Neto delivery, giving the Saints a mountain to climb. Onuachu perhaps should have scored with what was Southampton’s best chance of the game, but his header was kept out by Jorgensen.
The second half slowed down with Chelsea looking comfortable with the lead they’ve got. The Blues were still in the driving seat, creating dangerous chances on a consistent basis while Southampton struggled to score. Chelsea added the fourth goal of the night, thanks to Cucurella firing it into the bottom corner after they broke into a counter attack because of a failed corner from Southampton.
Both sides made substitutions for improving their team, but the result stayed the same
Here are the Chelsea vs Southampton Player Ratings.
Chelsea Player Ratings
GK- Filip Jörgensen – 6/10
The goalkeeper remained largely untested for the whole night, getting very few opportunities to showcase his talent.
LB- Marc Cucurella – 8/10
A dynamic performance on the left flank on both ends combined with a fantastic goal in the second half.
CB- Levi Colwill – 8/10
An excellent defensive performance capped off with an attacking return, as he scored a fantastic header.
CB- Tosin Adarabioyo – 7/10
He was good tonight defensively especially in winning duels, which led to goal contributions.
RB- Malo Gusto – 5.5/10
He was solid in attack but a few lapses in thought led to counter attacks for the opposition.
CM- Moises Caicedo – 6/10
He was energetic in midfield but his aggresiveness costed him with a booking tonight.
CM- Enzo Fernandez – 7.5/10
The captain looked electric tonight, creating chances in the midfield and controlling the possession.
CAM- Cole Palmer – 5.5/10
The attacker will be disappointed in himself for not getting a return tonight, as he got enough chances to do so.
LW- Christopher Nkunku – 8.5/10
He scored the opening goal of the match with a header and drove the ball perfectly to assist the second one.
ST- Pedro Neto – 8.5/10
An excellent game for him tonight, scoring and assisting in the match before getting subbed out to get some rest.
RW- Jadon Sancho – 6/10
His creative spark was visible but he was not consistent enough and rightfully got subbed out.
SUB- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 6/10
The midfielder added additional energy into the midfield and helped the team retain the score.
SUB- Tyrique George – 7.5/10
The youngster came on to the pitch and immediately got a chance to score, which he could not do so. But he did well to assist Cucurella on the fourth goal.
SUB- Josh Acheampong – NA
A defensive substitution in place of attacker to add more defensive solidarity to protect the cleansheet.
SUB- Mathis Amougou -NA
The young midfielder entered late in the game to mark his debut match for the club.
SUB- Shumaira Mheuka -NA
He entered on the pitch moments before added time to mark his debut for the club.
Manager- Enzo Maresca – 9/10
A fantastic result to stop the downslide of poor results. The team looked fantastic once they started to score and the substitutions helped to retain the lead.
Southampton Player Ratings
GK- Aaron Ramsdale – 6/10
While he made some excellent saves, he succumbed to the pressure of the attackers in crucial occasions.
LWB- Kyle Walker Peters – 6/10
He looked decent on both ends but an untimely injury ended the proceedings of the night for him.
CB- Joe Aribo – 6/10
A relatively quiet game for him, completing the match without making the headlines with a quiet defensive work
CB- Armel Bella-Kotchap – 7/10
The best defender of the night, showing composure when needed and adding some defensive stability.
CB- James Bree – 6/10
He looked solid but got subbed off after the end of first half as part of tactical tinkering.
RWB- Yukinari Sugawara – 6/10
A solid performance defensively but he lacked the cutting edge tonight while going forward.
CM- Flynn Downes – 5/10
It was a forgettable night for him as he made an error that led to a goal for Chelsea.
CM- William Smallbone – 6.5/10
He provided incisive passes and added stability to midfield so that they do not get overrun by the opposition.
LW- Kamaldeen Sulemana – 6/10
The attacker was getting into the mixer, trying to get onto the scoresheet but his inconsistency limited his impact.
ST- Paul Onuachu – 4.5/10
The striker failed to assert his dominance over the centrebacks of the opposition, losing duels consistently and failing to even trouble them.
RW- Mateus Fernandes – 6.5/10
His vision in the game was commendable as he delivered some key passes that could have been goals.
SUB- Taylor Harwood-Bellis – 6/10
He was added after the end of first half for a new perspective in defense and he did his job.
SUB- Ryan Manning – 5.5/10
His substitution added some urgency into the midfield but he committed a late foul on Palmer, very close to the end of the match to get booked.
SUB- Tyler Dibling – 6/10
Some of his runs looked threatening and troubling but his overall impact was limited.
SUB- Cameron Archer – NA
The striker entered onto the pitch late into the match to make a positive impact.
SUB- Welington – NA
The young defender entered close to added time, mostly as a time-wasting measure.
Manager- Ivan Juric – 4/10
Another embarassing result for his side, which has become a norm this season. With relegation all but sealed, the manager has been struggling to get his team motivated.
The Sportsdunia Player of the Match goes to Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku.
Q: What was the result of Chelsea vs Southampton?
A: The result of Chelsea vs Southampton was 4-0.
Q: Who was the best player in Chelsea vs Southampton?
A: Christopher Nkunku was the best player in Chelsea vs Southampton.
Q: Who was the worst player in Chelsea vs Southampton?
A: Paul Onuachu was the worst player in Chelsea vs Southampton.
Q: Who did the balloon celebration in Chelsea vs Southampton?
A: Christopher Nkunku did the balloon celebration in Chelsea vs Southampton.