There was a Chelsea fan in the previously planned planned protest outside Stamford Bridge with a home sign that told its owners: 'We are not arsenal. Win or fuck.
Useful that Southampton were visitors so that this obligation is fulfilled last night, then.
They are ongoing for one of the worst seasons in the history of the Premier League, so the betting corridors say that the possibilities that survive under Ivan Juric are as probable as David Beckham is named the next James Bond or Meghan Markle inaugurated as president of the United States.
Only in a fantasy land will happen, in other words, and for Chelsea, Southampton was a perfect antidote for his problems. After the consecutive losses against Brighton and Aston Villa dropped them to the seventh, this hit the side of Enzo Maresca back to the room at the moment.
His goals came from Christopher Nkunku, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella and Pedro Neto, who celebrated making a 'antaping' sign with their hand. We cannot say why surely, although players are not immune to criticism that come from supporters.
Chelsea should also have obtained more, with Cole Palmer his most wasteful culprit. One more goal and the 22 -year -old English will officially go to the tenth place in the Premier League score lists of all the club, leveling with Willian. You will have to wait for that, since this was not your night personally.
Chelsea won again with a beautiful victory over Rock Bottom Southampton
Christopher Nkunku put the blues on his way and produced his registered trademark celebration
Southampton is going down with a groan and defeats like this are little to inspire belief
This accessory fell on Gary Neville's first anniversary, baptizing Chelsea, the 'Blue Bottle Works of one billion pounds' in the Capabao 2024 Cup final. It would be good to find a fan willing to say that they have shaken that label In the time since then, and before a ball kicked here, the followers gathered at the Bovril gate of Stamford Bridge to vent their frustrations
Scheduled to start at 6 pm, there were 50 participants at first, if that. That number soon got into somewhat closer to 200 while marching together for Fulham Road singing the name of their former owner, the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, along with: “We want our Chelsea to return.”
Two Victories of the Premier League in its last 10 games were not close to a record respectable for a fan base used to win by fun, even if there are mitigating factors. On the one hand, Chelsea has been paralyzed by a crisis of injuries, and two, they currently do not have a single striker.
Pedro Neto was asked to pretend to be one here, supported by Cole Palmer in NO 10 with Christopher Nkunku to the left and Jadon Sancho to the right.
When Sancho's early cross flew through the six -yard box without discomfort, he reminded him that they lack a penalty box predator, although Palmer was always doing races behind Southampton in search of his first goal from the Premier League from January 14.
Twice I could have scored the Enzo Fernández balls within the opening exchanges. For the first chance, he slipped while shooting, which sent the ball turning par.
However, he could not have blamed the territory of Stamford Bridge for Palmer's second waste. It was a good pass from Fernández who left him with Solo Aaron Ramsdale on his way and, nevertheless, he launched the ball directly to the Southampton goalkeeper from eight yards.
The silver lining is Chelsea scored from the posterior corner when Fernández crossed, Tosin Adarabioyo headed and Nkunku inclined it in the back post.
Nkunku got under the back post to nod in the opening goal for Chelsea in Stamford Bridge
Pedro Neto then hit a second goal when Chelsea did not show mercy on Southampton
Levi Colwill got into the spot when he got up higher to go beyond Aaron Ramsdale in the goal
Colwill took his arms in the style of Great Didier Drugba from Chelsea for his celebration
After 32 minutes, Filip Jorgesen acrobatically kept the head of Paul Unuachu, very much in the category 'One for the camera'.
Enzo Maresca stayed with Jorgensen in Gol about Robert Sánchez here, without wishing to crush the confidence of the 22 -year -olds after Saturday's error in Aston Villa.
Palmer was played again from then on, this time by Sancho. Again, with just Ramsdale to beat, he shot.
In the 36th minute, Neto showed his teammate how it is done when he took the maximum Flynn Downes losing 2-0 possession.
Chelsea practically confirmed the victory before part time, since Neto's free kick founded Levi Colwill, who went beyond Ramsdale.
Chelsea had expelled 13 points from the Premier League from winning positions from Christmas, his last collapse that came to Villa, and could not even invent to deliver this leadership.
Wesley Fofana was among its substitutes, back to an injury before expected. It was only in January when Maresca said that the 24 -year -old Frenchman, a Linchpin in the background of the blues, could lose the rest of the campaign with an injury to the hamstrings.
Chelsea resisted making any change in part time because, well, why endorse a system that was working. When Palmer threw the ball on the crossbar in the 57th minute, Stamford Bridge did everything possible to pick it up, singing his name in a sample of support.
Chelsea fans lit their owners on Tuesday night with banners asking them to leave
Clearlake Capital and Todd Boehly have spent more than £ 1 billion in players since he took over
Their first changes occurred when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Tyrique George replaced Sancho and Neto.
George, one of his academy, is an extreme profession, but the 19 -year -old acted as a striker here. He had the opportunity to score in the seconds of arriving, but opened in par.
George helped Marc Cucurella complete the score, at least. Chelsea could not afford to slide against Southampton, not when there is such fan fury, and fortunately for Maresca, they won easily.