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Chelsea proceeded with their walk toward the 2016-17 Premier League title with a great 4-2 win against Southampton on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge.
Eden Hazard opened the scoring in the fifth moment after Diego Costa was played in behind the Southampton barrier and slice the ball back to the Belgium worldwide to crush home with his initially touch past Fraser Forster.
What's more, Hazard practically made it two on the counter-assault in the seventeenth moment from another Costa pass, however his first-time shot cruised well over the crossbar from simply outside the punishment territory.
Southampton leveled matters in the 24th moment from a corner kick, as Manolo Gabbiadini played the ball back crosswise over objective to Oriol Romeu to jab home from short proximity and make it 1-1.
The diversion opened as the principal half advanced and Nemanja Matic was by attempt his good fortune, the FA Cup legend from Saturday bursting only wide of Forster's net from 18 yards out after a goalmouth scramble.
Eden Hazard celebrates subsequent to opening the scoring for Chelsea in their Premier League coordinate against Southampton on Tuesday. Getty
Chelsea had an opportunity to reestablish their lead in the 41st moment, however Hazard - again in behind the Saints protection - left behind a shot from short proximity just for his cutback to a charging Cesc Fabregas to be jabbed away at the last pant by Southampton.
The hosts were up at the break in any case, on account of a Gary Cahill header from a Marcos Alonso help that beat Forster at the far post to give Chelsea a 2-1 lead.
Antonio Conte's multiplied their lead not long after the recess from an impeccably executed short corner, with Fabregas twisting in a move that begun with Hazard to discover Costa holding up at the far post to beat his shield and place Chelsea in firm control of the match.
Danger almost set up N'Golo Kante for Chelsea's fourth objective of the night on an exceptionally quick counter-assault, yet the France worldwide's last item was missing and parried away by Forster.
Costa then scored his second to put Chelsea up 4-1 in the 89th moment, completing with aplomb at the close post taking after some perplexing going in the punishment range between him, Hazard and Pedro.
Ryan Bertrand pulled an objective back for the guests in second-half damage time, heading home pleasantly past Thibaut Courtois for Southampton's second on the night, however the diversion was close by for Chelsea by that point.
The win temporarily puts Chelsea seven focuses clear of second-put Tottenham with five matches to play, as Mauricio Pochettino's group get ready to face Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
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