Chelsea wasn't so reliant on Cole Palmer this time. On a frustrating evening for the England star, his Chelsea teammates stepped up — as demanded by their manager — to share the goals in a 4-0 thrashing of last-place Southampton in the Premier League on Tuesday.

Chelsea put a run of three straight defeats behind them with a 4-0 thrashing of Southampton. Goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto, Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella ensured Enzo Maresca’s side took what always looked an ideal opportunity to return to winning ways.

Enzo Maresca's side brush aside awful Saints to stop the rot at Stamford Bridge and move back into fourth place in the Premier League table.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says the team’s over-reliance on Cole Palmer is affecting his form as the England star goes through his driest run since moving to the London club

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says the club cannot expect Cole Palmer to score every week after the star man drew a blank against Southampton on Tuesday evening. The 22-year-old took seven shots, more