Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Premier League outfit show their class in FA Cup showdown

Chelsea booked their spot successful the 4th circular of the FA Cup connected Saturday day courtesy of a 5-0 occurrence implicit League Two outfit Morecambe astatine Stamford Bridge.

Both Tosin Adarabioyo and Joao Felix netted braces, portion Christopher Nkunku besides registered connected what was a comfy day for the Premier League outfit.

The breakthrough came successful the second stages of the archetypal period, with Adarabioyo's onslaught from region taking a deflection earlier ending up successful the backmost of the net, arsenic Morecambe were undone conscionable earlier the half-time break.

Nkunku had been denied from the punishment spot by Morecambe goalkeeper Harry Burgoyne successful the archetypal half, but the attacker got his sanction connected the scoresheet aboriginal successful the 2nd play erstwhile helium fired into the backmost of the nett from wrong the box.

Adarabioyo's 2nd was a existent stunner from extracurricular the box, earlier Felix added 2 himself successful the second stages, with Morecambe being deed for 5 successful the English capital.

Chelsea are the third-most palmy broadside successful the past of the FA Cup, winning the contention connected 8 occasions; they person not triumphed since 2018 but volition surely beryllium among the favourites for this season's title.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

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It was ever going to beryllium pugnacious for Morecambe to get a effect astatine Stamford Bridge; they frustrated Chelsea for agelong spells of the archetypal half, but the breakthrough came precocious successful the opening period, and the Blues recovered a antithetic cogwheel aft the interval.

Chelsea are the large favourites to triumph the Conference League this season, with that contention representing their champion accidental of silverware, but the Blues should besides beryllium superior challengers for the FA Cup considering the spot of their squad.

A second-string outfit was acold excessively beardown for Morecambe, but the visitors person bigger food to fry too, with the squad progressive successful a immense conflict to stay successful the Football League.

In galore ways, this was the cleanable day for Chelsea caput manager Enzo Maresca, with the fans fixed 5 goals to cheer connected a chilly precocious day successful the capital, portion a fig of fringe players enactment successful awesome performances.

CHELSEA VS. MORECAMBE HIGHLIGHTS

17th min: Chelsea missed punishment (Christopher Nkunku)

Chelsea walk up the accidental to instrumentality the pb from the punishment spot, arsenic Nkunku sees his effort kept retired by the Morecambe goalkeeper, who stays down the mediate to marque the save.

39th min: Chelsea 1-0 Morecambe (Tosin Adarabioyo)

Chelsea marque the breakthrough successful the 39th infinitesimal of the contest, arsenic Adarabioyo's onslaught from extracurricular the punishment container takes a deflection and ends up successful the backmost of the net; it is cruel for Morecambe precocious successful the archetypal period.

50th min: Chelsea 2-0 Morecambe (Christopher Nkunku)

Chelsea treble their vantage successful the 50th infinitesimal of the FA Cup fixture, arsenic Nkunku turns into the backmost of the nett from adjacent scope aft Morecambe goalkeeper Burgoyne had kept retired a onslaught from Veiga.

70th min: Chelsea 3-0 Morecambe (Tosin Adarabioyo)

Chelsea marque definite of the triumph successful the 70th infinitesimal of the contest, and it is simply a 2nd of the lucifer for Adarabioyo, with the defender firing 1 into the backmost of the nett from extracurricular the container - what a onslaught from the centre-back.

75th min: Chelsea 4-0 Morecambe (Joao Felix)

Felix gets successful connected the enactment astatine Stamford Bridge, arsenic the Portugal planetary drills 1 into the bottommost country from distance; Morecambe's goalkeeper has struggled with efforts from extracurricular the punishment box.

77th min: Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe (Joao Felix)

Felix has his 2nd of the lucifer astatine the extremity of a classy Chelsea move, arsenic the attacker curls 1 into the acold country - Morecambe are perfectly falling isolated successful the English capital.

MAN OF THE MATCH - TOSIN ADARABIOYO

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Adarabioyo has lone made 9 Premier League appearances for Chelsea this season, but helium has started 4 of their past 5 games successful England's apical formation and demonstrated his prime astatine Stamford Bridge connected Saturday afternoon.

The centre-back had a immense portion of luck erstwhile it came to his archetypal goal, but his 2nd was a fantastic strike, and his wide show was excellent, with the 27-year-old ascendant successful the air, portion helium finished with a walk occurrence complaint of 93%.

CHELSEA VS. MORECAMBE MATCH STATS

Possession: Chelsea 81%-19% Morecambe
Shots: Chelsea 28-7 Morecambe
Shots connected target: Chelsea 8-4 Morecambe
Corners: Chelsea 11-2 Morecambe
Fouls: Chelsea 7-4 Morecambe

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WHAT NEXT?

Chelsea's attraction volition present power backmost to the Premier League, with the Blues welcoming Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge connected Tuesday night; Maresca's broadside are presently 4th successful the Premier League table, picking up 36 points from 20 matches.

Morecambe, meanwhile, volition beryllium aiming to marque it successive wins successful the 4th tier of English shot erstwhile they big Crewe Alexandra adjacent Saturday; Derek Adams' broadside are presently 23rd successful the League Two table, boasting 20 points from 24 matches.

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