Ba scores brace on debut as Blues stroll past Saints

Southampton 1 Chelsea 5

Ba scores brace on debut as Blues stroll past Saints
Sat, 05 Jan, 2013 - 17:38

Southampton 1 Chelsea 5

Demba Ba got life at Chelsea off to a fine start today, netting a brace on his debut as the FA Cup holders secured safe passage to the fourth round at the expense of Southampton.

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