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Chelsea 2-0 Southampton (FA Cup): Player Ratings

ByMarc Walker|
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 22: Charlie Austin of Southampton looks dejected after the 2nd Chelsea goal during The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final match between Chelsea and Southampton at Wembley Stadium on April 22, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 22: Charlie Austin of Southampton looks dejected after the 2nd Chelsea goal during The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final match between Chelsea and Southampton at Wembley Stadium on April 22, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 22: Charlie Austin of Southampton looks dejected after the 2nd Chelsea goal during The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final match between Chelsea and Southampton at Wembley Stadium on April 22, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 22: Charlie Austin of Southampton looks dejected after the 2nd Chelsea goal during The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final match between Chelsea and Southampton at Wembley Stadium on April 22, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Southampton were knocked out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage with a 2-0 loss to Chelsea.

Recent nemesis Olivier Giroud opened the scoring just 30 seconds after half-time with a well-taken but poorly defended goal, and Alvaro Morata put the result beyond doubt in the 82 minute.

Charlie Austin and Nathan Redmond did go close to levelling the game for Saints during their strongest spell of the game but it was ultimately a disappointing display from Mark Hughes’ men.

Some decent performances from members of the squad ahead of next Saturday’s vital league clash with Bournemouth provided some food for thought for Hughes ahead of the must win game, but some others perhaps provided an indication of them not being up for the late season fight for survival.

Here are the player ratings from the Southampton team at Wembley: