Jose says no swoop for new strikers as Saints swept aside

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So comfortable were Chelsea it left Jose Mourinho suggesting he will not need to spend big in the January transfer window after all.

Having gone an entire year in 2013 without a striker scoring an away goal in the Premier League — a shocking statistic that prompted calls for yet more spending in 2014 — the new year has underlined a belief that Mourinho is, in fact, making steady progress in his second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge.