Blues cruise past wretched Saints and back into the top four

Chelsea rack up their biggest home win of the season without breaking much of a sweat to end run of three-straight defeats 

FINISHING THE JOB: Southampton's Yukinari Sugawara (second left) appears dejected after Chelsea's Marc Cucurella scores their side's fourth goal of the game during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire

Chelsea 4 Southampton 0

Just when Enzo Maresca and his Chelsea players were in need of a lift, they had the good fortune to face a Southampton side whose relegation is all but confirmed. A comfortable four-goal victory took Maresca’s side back into the top four and - the head coach will hope - drew a line under a testing run.