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Southampton made to pay for poor defensive display in defeat at Chelsea

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Diego Costa and Chelsea restored their seven-point lead atop the Premier League with a 4-2 triumph against Southampton.

Southampton were made to pay for a poor defensive display, as they were beaten 4-2 by Premier League title-chasing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

Claude Puel's men made a nightmare start by falling behind to Eden Hazard's opener after only five minutes. Oriol Romeu offered the visitors a way back by scoring at his old stomping ground, only for Gary Cahill's header to restore Chelsea's lead on the stroke of half-time against the run of play.