An personal purpose and a Jorginho penalty fired a mix-and-match Chelsea aspect into the Carabao Cup semi-finals after a 2-0 win at Brentford on Wednesday night time.
With the Blues nonetheless ravaged by Covid-19, boss Thomas Tuchel handed debuts to academy prospects Harvey Vale, Jude Soonsup-Bell and Xavier Simons for his or her last-eight assembly with their west London neighbours.
But it surely was substitutes N’Golo Kante, Reece James, Mason Mount and Jorginho who turned the tie in Chelsea’s favour.
They left it late however Pontus Jansson’s personal purpose lastly broke the impasse and Jorginho wrapped up victory from the spot.
The Bees created the primary clear probability when Rico Henry tore down the left wing and, after his preliminary cross was blocked, pulled the ball again to Bryan Mbeumo, whose cross discovered the top of Yoane Wissa just for Kepa Arrizabalaga to drag off a effective response save.
England under-19 ahead Soonsup-Bell was discovering some early house in between the Brentford backline and his cross from the left discovered Ross Barkley, however the midfielder’s volley was properly off course.
Moments later Marcos Alonso’s cross was met with a wild volley over the crossbar from Cesar Azpilicueta.
Kepa got here to Chelsea’s rescue once more when he palmed away a robust header from Mathias Jensen after which saved bravely on the toes of the marauding Henry, earlier than teenager Simons pressured the primary save from Alvaro Fernandez with a shot from the sting of the world.
Xavier Simons, left, made his debut for Chelsea
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Moments earlier than half-time one of the best probability of the opening half fell to 18-year-old Vale, left on their lonesome within the space solely to go Azpilicueta’s cross straight at Fernandez.
Bees keeper Fernandez was scrambling in the beginning of the second interval when Saul’s cross got here off defender Mads Bech Sorensen and threatened to creep contained in the far put up.
Chelsea’s youngsters had all departed by across the hour mark with Jorginho, Mount, Christian Pulisic and James despatched on as reinforcements, whereas Bees boss Thomas Frank turned to Ivan Toney, just lately recovered from Covid.
But it surely was the arrival of Kante, who Tuchel had maintained wouldn’t be concerned, who offered the spark behind Chelsea’s opener.
The midfielder’s fast toes on the sting of the world evaded a few Brentford challenges earlier than he slid in James, whose cross was bundled into his personal internet by Jansson.
Three minutes later Chelsea had their second after Mount was clumsily tripped by Fernandez and Jorginho fired the Blues by means of.
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