SOUTHAMPTON, England -- Three points from Southampton 0-2 Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
1. Chelsea continue resurgence under Conte
Chelsea are back in the Premier League title conversation, Sunday's 2-0 win at Southampton moving them to within a point of the top following a fourth win in a row.
Antonio Conte's most pressing aim on arrival at Stamford Bridge in July was to make Chelsea relevant again. The backdrop of the most disappointing season of the Roman Abramovich era ensured a level of realism at board level; a top-four finish was the only cast-iron expectation of the new head coach from what most anticipated would be a season of recovery and transition, particularly after a summer that yielded only one blue chip reinforcement in N'Golo Kante.