Chelsea 5-0 Barrow AFC, League Cup: Post-match reaction, ratings

Chelsea have been huge favorites coming in towards fourth-division Barrow AFC, and we lived as much as these expectations with a lopsided win to safe our place within the fourth spherical of the League Cup.

After just a few careless errors within the opening minutes, Chelsea rapidly obtained right down to enterprise, scoring within ten minutes, doubling that lead on the quarter-hour mark (each by Christopher Nkunku), and making it 3-0 by the half hour by means of an personal objective. We appeared completely satisfied sufficient with that for the primary 45.

Chelsea got here out robust from the break as properly, and rapidly added a fourth with Pedro Neto getting his first for the membership.

We gave Barrow a little bit of a sniff within the last interval of the match, however would preserve the clear sheet … whereas lacking just a few presentable alternatives on the different finish, together with one from younger Tyrique George. However Nkunku would nonetheless full his hat-trick after some silliness from the Barrow goalkeeper

Job executed.

Carefree.

• Absolutely rotated beginning XI, with Cesare Casadei making his first look of the season and Malo Gusto getting a rehab begin
• Gusto off on the half; Ben Chilwell approaching for his season debut and taking the armband from Axel Disasi
• Chukwuemeka additionally makes his first look of the season
• Assists from Félix, Gusto, Mudryk
• Draw for the following spherical tomorrow
• Subsequent up: Brighton at dwelling on Saturday
• KTBFFH

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