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By Matthew Howarth
BBC Sport
Tammy Abraham scored his eighth league goal of the year as Southampton at St Marys drifted apart to climb to fifth in the Premier League.
Chelsea took the lead after Abrahams looping ending from Callum Hudson-Odois pass was adjudged to have crossed the line before the intervention of Maya Yoshida and dominated from the outset.
Mason Mount doubled the Blues lead from close variety, before Danny Ings poked at home Yan Valerys cut-back to reduce the arrears.
The people restored their two-goal edge five minutes prior to half-time, NGolo Kantes attack from the edge of this place carrying a wicked deflection away Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in its way past Angus Gunn.
2 second-half substitutes combined to set up Michy Batshuayi slotting home Christian Pulisics through-ball to put the seal on a victory for Frank Lampards side, Chelseas fourth.
The effect leaves struggling Southampton at place – only 1 point above the relegation zone.
After a stuttering start to the campaign, there are indications that this youthful Chelsea side are beginning to build a head of steam up .
This was the Blues fourth win in all competitions – an effect which lifts them level on points with fourth-placed Leicester City and just two behind champions Manchester City, who lost 2-0 at home to Wolves.
Youngsters Abraham and Mount have accepted the very best flight from storm after spending last year on loan at Aston Villa and Derby County respectively, and the duo were heavily involved here as the visitors raced into an early lead.
Hudson-Odoi sent a ball over the top of the Southampton defence before the ball could clear to safety, and Abraham was to it crossing on the line.
Chelsea capitalised on a bad piece of Southampton defending to double their lead seven minutes after, Mount before hammering home his fourth league goal of the effort, latching on to Willians exact pass.
There seemed to be no way back to the Saints at the stage as Chelsea continued to lay siege to the house target, however Ralph Hasenhuttls side pulled a goal back out of nothing if Valery wriggled his way past many Blues defenders before setting up Ings, that was left with a simple finish.
There has been an element of luck on Chelseas third – tier Kantes speculative drive deflecting off Hojbjerg along with wrong-footing Gunn – however, the dominant people could have won with a greater margin.
Hudson-Odoi was thwarted by Gunn four minutes after the restart, while Abraham and Willian equally had attempts blocked from the areas border.
Batshuayi eventually finished the scoring in the final minute of normal time, slotting the ball through the legs of Gunn and running to Pulisics pass.
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