Chelsea wasn't so reliant on Cole Palmer this time. On a frustrating evening for the England star, his Chelsea teammates stepped up — as demanded by their manager — to share the goals in a 4-0 thrashing of last-place Southampton in the Premier League on Tuesday.

Chelsea put a run of three straight defeats behind them with a 4-0 thrashing of Southampton. Goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto, Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella ensured Enzo Maresca’s side took what always looked an ideal opportunity to return to winning ways.

Chelsea climbed back into fourth in the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Southampton on Tuesday night. The hosts took the lead in the first half of the game through Christopher Nkunku. The French forward latched onto a flicked header from a corner in the 23rd minute,

Chelsea defeated Southampton winning just their second game across all competitions in February as they push for a Champions League spot. It took 24 minutes for Christopher Nkunku to find the opener which was followed by goals from Pedro Neto and Levi Colwill.

Chelsea beat Southampton 4-0 to reclaim fourth place on the Premier League table, at least for now. The Blues had recorded only two wins in their previous ten league games and needed a result against

Enzo Maresca's side brush aside awful Saints to stop the rot at Stamford Bridge and move back into fourth place in the Premier League table.