Chelsea kept pace with the main pack in the Premier League as they moved into fourth place with a great win at Southampton.
The Blues led the pack when Eden Hazard profited by poor checking before cutting inside Steven Davis and controlling a shot through the legs of manager Fraser Forster.
Southampton had a lot of the ball however couldn’t discover a path through an all around penetrated Chelsea, who looked the all the more undermining and went close when strikes from Hazard and Diego Costa were spared.
Costa, notwithstanding, beat Forster at full extend with a great twisted exertion from 22 yards.
Triumph was Chelsea’s fourth consecutively in the alliance – a deed they last accomplished in April 2015 – and put them one point behind Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool.
This season is an alternate story.Eden Hazard has as of now scored five objectives and appears as though he has recovered the certainty to prod and torment safeguards.
He indicated ability and power with his objective at St Mary’s, scoring in three back to back Premier League recreations interestingly, then gave the go from which Costa included Chelsea’s second.
Chelsea were uncovered protectively in successive association vanquishes by Liverpool and Arsenal this season in any case, from that point forward, they have kept four clean sheets and scored 11 objectives.
Director Antonio Conte’s turn to a development with three focus backs is helping his side look more secure at the back and debilitating in assault.
The Italian additionally seems to have executed the kind of guarding for which his nation is celebrated, as a sorted out Chelsea denied Southampton’s players any space in or around the punishment zone and shut them down with animosity all through.
“We’ve worked hard in training,” said Chelsea defender Gary Cahill. “We’ve worked hard on the shape that the manager has brought and we are getting the rewards.
“It’s OK having the shape but it’s about having the mentality of the players to go out and dig in and do the business when you need to.”
Southampton manager Claude Puel: “We played very well in the first half with so many possibilities and good play.
“But it’s difficult to play against this team when you concede a goal after a few minutes. They can play their game with a strong defence and counter-attack.
“It was difficult to find solutions. It’s a disappointment because we tried to play good football. We can do better.”
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte: “We knew today was a test against a strong side in good shape and form. It’s important to win games like this – people can increase their confidence and will to work and trust in the work.
“We created many chances. It’s the perfect game when strikers score and defenders don’t concede. The players deserved this; they work hard in training.
“When you see this type of game and commitment from your players, it’s fantastic for a coach.”
