Brighton & Hove Albion 0-4 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points
Antonio Conte's Chelsea responded to a barren run of recent results, that saw the Blues being held to a club-record three consecutive 0-0 draws in the Premier League, with a thumping 4-0 win away from home against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
Chelsea started the game in scintillating fashion and were already 2-0 up within the first six minutes when Eden Hazard's opening goal was followed up by a beautiful and incisive move that resulted in Willian finding the back of the net.
The hosts responded to the early blow positively and caused a few problems to Willy Caballero in goal but they could not muster any significant output from the same.
Second half goals from Hazard and Victor Moses ensured that Chelsea registered their first win since the turn of the year and the result now means that the champions have moved up to 3rd position in the table above Liverpool, who are scheduled to play Swansea tomorrow night.
Without further delay, let's take a closer look at the five key talking points from the game:
#5 Caballero rides on his luck to keep a clean sheet on debut
An ankle injury to Thibaut Courtois meant that Conte had to turn to Chelsea's midweek penalty shootout hero and second-choice goal-keeper Willy Caballero to hold the mantle at the back for the visitors on the night. The Argentine had a nervy start to the game and his positioning and decision making was quite bizarre on a few instances in the first half.
Caballero, who made his first Premier League appearance of the season, was also involved in an incident that could have easily been given as a penalty to Brighton after replays suggested that he tripped Ezequiel Schelotto inside the penalty area.
Brighton continued to put pressure on Chelsea and Caballero was called into action yet again when he was forced to make a stunning save from close range to deny Tomer Hemed. Caballero managed to keep a clean sheet on his league debut for Chelsea but the manner in which he did it was far from convincing.