Southampton 1-4 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Premier League 2019-20 

#5 Easing things down helped Chelsea keep their lead

Lampard's half time team talk must have made the difference as Chelsea comfortably got over the line

Thrice in the space of eight games, Chelsea have been bound for the restart with a lead. However, only on one out of the three occasions prior to this victory, the Pensioners ended up bagging all three points.

A lead against Leicester City was blown away before a two-goal advantage against Sheffield United at home was surrendered. Teams began to understand Chelsea's brand of football, but here, they just applied themselves a bit more in possession which calmed their nerves down.

They knocked the ball about from corner to corner in a conservative fashion, which ultimately paid off as Southampton were made to work harder. It was a far more mature performance, indeed.

And they capped off that brilliant piece of tactical play in the second half with an excellently worked goal for Michy Batshuayi, who played a gorgeous one-two with fellow substitute Christian Pulisic to tuck home the fourth.

Following their 4-0 drubbing away from home against Manchester United, Chelsea have netted a total of 12 goals in three subsequent away games and taken nine points. Some way to respond.