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Eden Hazard scored his Premier League-leading seventh goal, Ross Barkley scored for Chelsea and Alvaro Morata in a 3-0 victory over Southampton at St. Mary's on Sunday.
The win made Maurizio Sarri only the sixth manager to remain unbeaten over his first eight Premier League games and was first for Chelsea, building on back-to-back draws against West Ham United and Liverpool.
Danny Ings nearly scored for Southampton in the 26th minute, but he's struggling with a Ryan Bertrand cross.
Hazard, who has eight goals for Chelsea in all competitions this season, opened the scoring in the 30th minute. After Hazard lost possession, Barkley won it back and set up his teammate, who finished right-footed from 12 yards.
Barkley doubled the lead after half-time, he won a call-up by England with his first league goal May 12, 2017.
Willian's free kick sailed directly to an unmarked Olivier Giroud, whose acrobatic attempt went to the goal but instead to Barkley, who finished it in the 57th minute.
Substitute Alvaro Morata, on for Giroud in the 68th minute, could have extended the lead in the 79th if not for a weak effort by Alex McCarthy, but he finally struck in the 93rd from a through ball by Hazard.
Ings and Nathan Redmond Kepa Arrizabalaga.
The clean sheet was Arrizabalaga's fourth of the season and second in two weeks after the goalless draw against West Ham.
Chelsea have not lost to Southampton in their last six league games, dating to October 2015, and still remaining at half-time.
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