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title: "Chelsea player ratings: Southampton (A)"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Chelsea Features & Analysis"
published: "2018-10-07T15:09:15Z"
modified: "2018-10-07T15:09:15Z"
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# Chelsea player ratings: Southampton (A)

Chelsea maintained their unbeaten start to the season as they beat struggling Southampton 3-0 away from home.

The result sends Chelsea top of the Premier League, although a win for Manchester City or Liverpool later in the day will put them above the Blues.

Eden Hazard opened the scoring in the first-half after Ross Barkley won the ball back and slotted him through.

Barkley then netted his first for Chelsea in the second-half as he converted from close range after Giroud sent the ball across goal.

Alvaro Morata sealed the win in added-time as he finished well from Eden Hazard’s ball through.

Here is how we rated the Chelsea players…