Southampton v Chelsea
- FT 90 +5
- HT 1-2
Demba Ba scored twice on his Chelsea debut as the FA Cup holders came from behind against Southampton to ease into the fourth round at St Mary's Stadium.
Jay Rodriguez put the Saints ahead after good work by Jason Puncheon before Ba touched Juan Mata's goalbound attempt home.
Victor Moses made it 2-1 and Branislav Ivanovic headed his team's third goal.
Ba added the fourth after Eden Hazard's pass before Frank Lampard scored from the spot.
Lampard's 83rd-minute penalty means he is now Chelsea's joint second-highest goal-scorer alongside Kerry Dixon, with 193 goals for the Blues.
Chelsea, four times winners in the past six seasons, are clearly in no mood to hand over the cup they won by beating Liverpool 2-1 in last May's final.
High five for Chelsea
Chelsea have scored five goals in three of their last four FA Cup ties - against Southampton, Tottenham in last season's semi-final and Leicester City in the sixth round
Rafael Benitez made five changes to the side that started the surprise 1-0 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday and the visitors were forced to weather one or two uncomfortable moments before taking command at St Mary's Stadium.
But the London club, who entertain Swansea City in the League Cup semi-final first leg on 9 January, remain on course for a cup double after recovering from a poor start.
All eyes were on Ba, the £7m signing from Newcastle United.
And the scorer of 29 goals in 54 Premier League appearances for the Magpies quickly endeared himself to Chelsea's 4,592 travelling supporters with a committed performance.
This was only the Senegal international's second appearance in the competition - his previous FA Cup outing coming in a West Ham United shirt in February 2011.
He failed to find the net as the Hammers overcame Burnley 5-1 in the fifth round two years ago, but Ba had no such problems against Southampton, who are now left to focus on avoiding relegation from the Premier League.
The Saints, who had failed to progress past the third round only once in the previous 10 attempts, had taken a 22nd-minute lead when former Burnley striker Rodriguez finished with the outside of his right foot following a fine pass by Jason Puncheon.
But any hopes of a shock vanished when Chelsea scored twice in 10 minutes before half-time to turn the tie upside down.
Ba, who teased and tormented the home side's defence throughout, equalised when he got the last touch on the line to Mata's goalbound attempt.
Suddenly the European champions were revitalised.
Moses made it 2-1 on the stroke of half-time with a left-foot half-volley from a cross by Ashley Cole, chasing the eighth FA Cup winners medal of his career.
The second half was one-way traffic, Ivanovic making it 3-1 in the 52nd minute with a powerful header from Mata's left-wing cross before Ba wrapped up a highly satisfactory debut with Chelsea's fourth goal after flicking home Eden Hazard's ball.
It was left to substitute Lampard to wrap up an impressive Chelsea win when he scored from the penalty spot after Steven Davis was adjudged to have handled.
Southampton manager Nigel Adkins:
"We started the game brightly, scored a very good goal from Jay Rodriguez. It was a good game to watch from our point of view in the first half.
"There was some good football played and the big killer blow came for us on the stroke of half-time with the goal they've gone and scored.
"It is fair to say in the second half, Chelsea demonstrated the good players they've got in the team and to give them credit I thought they were very good and took it away from us."
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez:
"Demba Ba was really good in terms of everything he did. It was nearly perfect.
"It is important for us to have another option and he has been great today. I can decide now whether to play one or the other or both."
On Lampard becoming second-highest goal-scorer alongside Kerry Dixon: "It's a great achievement for him and hopefully he can score a lot of goals until the end of the season.
"We will be happy and he will be happy if that happens."
Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (6)
Southampton
- 31 Boruc
- 03 Yoshida
- 06 Fonte (Hooiveld - 63' )
- 23 Shaw
- 04 Schneiderlin (De Ridder - 54' Booked )
- 08 S Davis
- 16 Ward-Prowse Booked
- 18 Cork
- 21 Guly
- 42 Puncheon (Lee - 78' )
- 09 Rodriguez
Substitutes
- 01 K Davis
- 05 Hooiveld
- 29 Reeves
- 33 De Ridder
- 07 Lambert
- 19 Lee
- 24 Mayuka
Chelsea
- 22 Turnbull
- 02 Ivanovic (Lampard - 65' )
- 03 Cole
- 04 Luiz
- 24 Cahill
- 28 Azpilicueta
- 07 Ramires
- 10 Mata (Oscar - 79' )
- 13 Moses (Marin - 73' )
- 17 Hazard
- 29 Ba
Substitutes
- 40 Hilario
- 19 Ferreira
- 34 Bertrand
- 08 Lampard
- 11 Oscar
- 21 Marin
- 09 Torres
Live Text Commentary
Full Time The referee signals the end of the game.
90:00 +0:12Effort from the edge of the area by Jos Hooiveld goes wide of the left-hand upright.
89:28Marko Marin challenges Jack Cork unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Guly Do Prado from right wing, Demba Ba makes a clearance.
88:02Frank Lampard takes the free kick.
88:02 BookingBooking Booking for James Ward-Prowse.
87:58James Ward-Prowse challenges Emboaba Oscar unfairly and gives away a free kick.
86:37Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Emboaba Oscar from the right by-line, David Luiz takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc.
85:23Jack Cork sends in a cross, clearance by Gary Cahill.
84:42Marko Marin sends in a cross, Artur Boruc makes a save.
82:08 Goal scoredGoal! - Frank Lampard - Southamp'n 1 - 5 Chelsea Frank Lampard scores a power penalty. Southampton 1-5 Chelsea.
81:36Steven Davis is penalised for a handball.
79:09Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Maya Yoshida by Gary Cahill. Direct free kick taken by Artur Boruc.
77:51Direct free kick taken by Emboaba Oscar.
77:51 SubstitutionSubstitution Emboaba Oscar on for Juan Mata.
77:51 BookingBooking Booking for Steve De Ridder for unsporting behaviour.
76:41Eden Hazard fouled by Steve De Ridder, the ref awards a free kick.
76:41 SubstitutionSubstitution Jason Puncheon leaves the field to be replaced by Tadanari Lee.
76:41The ball is crossed by Guly Do Prado, Steve De Ridder has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
76:08The ball is crossed by Jack Cork, clearance by Cesar Azpilicueta. Corner taken right-footed by Guly Do Prado from the left by-line, save by Ross Turnbull.
75:44A cross is delivered by Guly Do Prado, clearance made by Gary Cahill.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Marko Marin on Jason Puncheon. Jason Puncheon restarts play with the free kick.
73:26Frank Lampard takes a shot. Save made by Artur Boruc.
70:26 SubstitutionSubstitution Marko Marin comes on in place of Victor Moses.
70:26Guly Do Prado crosses the ball, Steve De Ridder takes a shot. Save made by Ross Turnbull. Steven Davis takes a shot. Save by Ross Turnbull. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Jason Puncheon, clearance made by Demba Ba. The ball is sent over by Victor Moses, Demba Ba takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc. Steve De Ridder concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Cahill. Free kick taken by Gary Cahill.
69:11Free kick awarded for a foul by Jason Puncheon on Ashley Cole. David Luiz takes the direct free kick.
68:54Jason Puncheon fouled by Ashley Cole, the ref awards a free kick. Jason Puncheon takes the free kick.
66:50Cesar Azpilicueta delivers the ball.
64:18Nascimento Ramires takes the free kick.
64:18 SubstitutionSubstitution Frank Lampard comes on in place of Branislav Ivanovic.
64:18Steve De Ridder is penalised for a handball.
62:56 SubstitutionSubstitution Jos Hooiveld comes on in place of Jose Fonte.
60:44Assist on the goal came from Eden Hazard.
60:44 Goal scoredGoal! - Demba Ba - Southamp'n 1 - 4 Chelsea Demba Ba finds the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Southampton 1-4 Chelsea.
60:10David Luiz takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc.
59:36Foul by Guly Do Prado on Eden Hazard, free kick awarded. Juan Mata takes the direct free kick.
56:38Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Luke Shaw by Nascimento Ramires. Direct free kick taken by Luke Shaw.
55:34Luke Shaw concedes a free kick for a foul on Juan Mata. Cesar Azpilicueta takes the direct free kick.
53:48 SubstitutionSubstitution Steve De Ridder on for Morgan Schneiderlin.
52:43The ball is sent over by Jason Puncheon, blocked by Ashley Cole.
51:02Assist on the goal came from Juan Mata.
51:02 Goal scoredGoal! - Branislav Ivanovic - Southamp'n 1 - 3 Chelsea Branislav Ivanovic grabs a headed goal from close range. Southampton 1-3 Chelsea.
50:14Juan Mata takes a shot. Blocked by Guly Do Prado. Corner taken by Eden Hazard from the left by-line, Guly Do Prado manages to make a clearance.
48:52Gary Cahill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jay Rodriguez. Luke Shaw restarts play with the free kick.
45:01The second half has started.
45:00 +2:10 Half timeHalf Time The players leave the pitch at half time.
45:00 +1:22Ashley Cole provided the assist for the goal.
45:00 +1:22 Goal scoredGoal! - Victor Moses - Southamp'n 1 - 2 Chelsea Victor Moses finds the net with a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Southampton 1-2 Chelsea.
45:00 +0:38Cesar Azpilicueta produces a cross, Demba Ba produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the target.
44:12Outswinging corner taken by Juan Mata from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Guly Do Prado.
43:13Victor Moses crosses the ball, Luke Shaw manages to make a clearance. The offside flag is raised against Jay Rodriguez. Free kick taken by Gary Cahill.
42:02Cesar Azpilicueta sends in a cross.
41:02Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jay Rodriguez by Branislav Ivanovic. Direct free kick taken by Jose Fonte.
40:06Maya Yoshida gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Demba Ba. Free kick taken by Gary Cahill.
39:44Guly Do Prado takes a shot. Ross Turnbull makes a save.
39:21Cesar Azpilicueta takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc.
38:30Victor Moses takes a shot. Artur Boruc makes a save. Eden Hazard takes the inswinging corner, Steven Davis manages to make a clearance.
34:48Juan Mata provided the assist for the goal.
34:48 Goal scoredGoal! - Demba Ba - Southamp'n 1 - 1 Chelsea Demba Ba gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Southampton 1-1 Chelsea.
30:37Eden Hazard decides to take the corner short.
28:11Corner from the right by-line taken by Juan Mata, save by Artur Boruc. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Juan Mata, save by Artur Boruc.
26:36Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Guly Do Prado. James Ward-Prowse takes a shot. David Luiz gets a block in.
25:52Eden Hazard has shot on goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
25:36Demba Ba crosses the ball.
23:18Demba Ba challenges Maya Yoshida unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jose Fonte takes the direct free kick.
21:07The assist for the goal came from Jason Puncheon.
21:07 Goal scoredGoal! - Jay Rodriguez - Southamp'n 1 - 0 Chelsea Jay Rodriguez finds the back of the net with a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Southampton 1-0 Chelsea.
19:34Demba Ba is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Jose Fonte.
17:33The ball is sent over by Jack Cork, clearance made by Branislav Ivanovic.
15:59The assistant referee flags for offside against Jay Rodriguez. Indirect free kick taken by Ross Turnbull.
14:40Guly Do Prado takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Demba Ba makes a clearance.
12:21David Luiz takes a shot. Save by Artur Boruc.
11:20The assistant referee signals for offside against Juan Mata. Free kick taken by Jack Cork.
10:56Jay Rodriguez is caught offside. Branislav Ivanovic takes the free kick.
10:15David Luiz concedes a free kick for a foul on James Ward-Prowse. Direct free kick taken by Jose Fonte.
6:57Effort on goal by David Luiz from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.
6:22Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Juan Mata from the left by-line to the near post.
4:05The ball is delivered by Jack Cork, Branislav Ivanovic manages to make a clearance. Guly Do Prado is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Ross Turnbull.
0:00The referee gets the game started.
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