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Liam Rosenior won his first game as Chelsea's new head coach, beating Charlton
5-1 in the FA Cup third round.
In his pre-match press conference, the Blues boss urged fans to judge him on
performances and results, and got off to a good start with victory at The
Valley.
He opted for a youthful starting XI - as many Premier League teams do at this
stage of the competition - and his team saw plenty of the ball and pressure
around the Charlton area throughout the first half.
Addicks goalkeeper Will Mannion - making just his second appearance of the
season - was worked too, but Charlton's low block was a clear frustration for a
Chelsea XI who love to show off their tricks.
It was going to take a moment of magic to make the breakthrough, and that's
exactly what happened in the fourth minute of first-half injury time. A Moises
Caicedo cross was cleared kindly into Jorrel Hato's path and his ferocious shot
on a tight angle arrowed past the goalkeeper.
Chelsea added another five minutes after the break. Facundo Buonanotte sent in a
wicked free-kick, which Tosin Adarabioyo nodded home.
But Charlton were not about to make life easy for Chelsea or Rosenior, and
halved the deficit soon after, sending the fans into raptures. It came from a
corner, with Lloyd Jones' header rebounding into Miles Leaburn's path. The
Addicks academy graduate then fired home from close range.
But The Valley's roar was quietened just after the hour as Chelsea restored
their two-goal lead. Alejandro Garnacho - who took boos from the Charlton fans
all evening - sped down the pitch before finding Buonanotte. His shot was weak
but the parry from Mannion landed directly to Marc Guiu, who slotted home.
Charlton had a late penalty shout turned down as Enzo Fernandez appeared to go
through the back of Lloyd Jones, but referee Chris Kavanagh waved away the
claims. But after Pedro Neto turned home Chelsea's fourth, the referee did award
the Blues a late spot kick.
Estevao was fouled as he tried to round Mannion, and Kavanagh pointed to the
spot. With the last kick of the game, Fernandez powered his penalty into the
back of the net to book Chelsea's place in Monday's fourth-round draw.
Despite a spirited performance from Charlton, their dismal run in the third
round of the competition goes on, now exiting at this stage for a sixth
successive season.
Teams
Charlton Athletic Mannion, Gough, Jones, Bell (Olaofe 74),
Coventry (Anderson 66), Bree, Docherty (c) Rankin-Costello (67), Carey, Campbell
(Knibbs 82), Leaburn, Kelman (Gillesphey 66)
Subs Not Used Maynard-Brewer, Fullah, Berry, Apter
Booked Docherty
Goals Leaburn 57
Chelsea Jorgensen, Acheampong, Tosin, Badiashile, Hato (Fofana
85), Caicedo (c), Santos, Garnacho (Neto 85), Buonanotte (Fernandez 69), Gittens
(Estevao 66), Guiu (Delap 69)
Subs Not Used Sanchez, Chalobah, Essugo, Joao Pedro
Booked Badiashile
Goals Hato 45+ 5, Tosin 50, Guiu 62, Neto 90+1, Fernandez 90+4
(pen)
Attendance 26,475
Referee Chris Kavanagh