Chelsea claimed a 5-0 victory against Morecambe in the FA Cup 3rd round at Stamford Bridge to claim qualification, MySporDab reports.
Tosin Adarabioyo opened the goal scoring after Christopher Nkunku missed an early penalty in the entertaining encounter.
The Blues got the job done as they qualify for the fourth round and they are expected to know their next opponent soon.
Full Match Report
The Premier League team had the upper hand coming into the match which saw them giving Reece James a start after his return from injury.
Morecambe didn’t come into the match as a walkover team. They were very much in the encounter pushing with everything they had on their end.
Chelsea pressed and got themselves a penalty, but Christopher Nkunku was unable to get it past the goalkeeper who pulled an incredible save in the 17th minute.
The deadlock was broken in the 40th minute after a pass from Reece James saw Tosin Adarabioyo slam a striker which deflected off the opponent and into the net making it 1-0.
Chelsea finished the first half with a 1-0 lead which they could have made it more against Morecambe who did well with everything on the pitch.
The second half spawned some talking points which were mainly focused on the Premier League side that dominated the game.
Morecambe conceded again in the 50th minute 2-0 through a wonderful strike from Christopher Nkunku after the goalkeeper spilled the ball.
Chelsea increased their lead to 3-0 in the 70th minute after an assist from Tyrique George which saw Tosin Adarabioyo scored from a long range.
Joao Felix scored a beauty in the 75th minute which was assisted by Tyrique George which increased things further to 4-0.
Felix struck again in the 77th minute with an assist from Marc Cucurella which pushed things between both teams to 5-0.
Chelsea claimed a 5-0 victory against Morecambe which put them into the Emirates FA Cup fourth round in which their opponent will be revealed next.
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