Chelsea enjoyed another impressive away day this season by thrashing Southampton 5-1 at St Mary’s on Wednesday night.
The Blues dismantled Southampton yesterday to make it three wins in a row in the Premier League.
Enzo Maresca made the most of his deep Chelsea squad by making seven changes to his starting XI for the midweek fixture, but they still cruised to three points to jump up to second in the division table.
It’s not been uncommon to see them do well away from home under Maresca. In fact, Chelsea have five wins, one draw and one defeat from seven away league fixtures this season.
Chelsea even set a Premier League away record versus Southampton by recording a 5.29 xG.
Jadon Sancho of Chelsea scores his team's fifth goal during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Chelsea FC at St Mary's Stadium on ...
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Chelsea teammates praise Jadon Sancho
It was a special night against Southampton for Jadon Sancho, scoring his first ever Chelsea. The 24-year-old winger made an impact as a substitute with a thunderous right-footed finish to complete the scoring.
Sancho celebrated his first Blues goal with an Instagram post, which received responses in the comment section from the likes of Enzo Fernandez and Romeo Lavia.
Jadon Sancho reacts on Instagram after first Chelsea goal, Enzo Fernandez and Romeo Lavia responds
Axel Disasi praised Chelsea teammate Sancho after the Southampton win by claiming he’s got a “great personality”, and everyone is delighted he’s scored his first goal of the season.
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Maresca recently stressed Sancho is “very important” to Chelsea. Therefore, it’ll be interesting to see how many minutes he gets during what’s left of an extremely busy December schedule.
Should Jadon Sancho start vs Tottenham?
Next, the Blues make the short trip across London this Sunday afternoon to play rivals Tottenham in the league. If they win again, they’ll be in an outstanding place to kick on for a minimum top-four finish.
Chelsea started with Sancho and Pedro Neto on the wings last weekend during the win against Aston Villa. However, Joao Felix and Noni Madueke came into the XI in the wide positions versus Southampton.
Sancho impressed in the Villa win, plus he scored as a substitute against the Saints.
The Englishman appears to be in great touch right now after a spell on the sidelines, so there should be a good chance he gets the nod to start at Spurs.
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