Recap: Chesterfield bow out of FA Cup with plenty of pride in defeat against Chelsea
The day has finally arrived.
Yes, Chesterfield take on the champions of Europe in the FA Cup third round at Stamford Bridge.
What a day it is going to be for the 6,000 travelling Spireites and everybody else connected to the club.
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Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will provide all the build-up, team news, updates and reaction so stay tuned throughout the day.
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Key Events
- FT: Chelsea 5 v 1 Chesterfield (5.30pm KO)
- Early goals from Werner and Hudson-Odoi; Lukaku makes it 3-0 after 20 minutes; Christensen 4-0; Ziyech penalty 5-0;
- Akwasi Asante pulls one back on 80 minutes
- Spireites XI: Loach; Kerr, Gunning, Croll; King, Weston, Oyeleke, Whittle; Khan, Kellermann; Tshimanga. Subs: Minter, Maguire, Grimes, Miller, McCourt, Mandeville, Tyson, Asante, Payne.
- Chelsea: Bettinell; Christensen, Sarr, Hall; Hudson-Odoi, Saul, Kovacic, Ziyech; Pulisic; Lukaku, Werner. Subs: Arrizabalaga, Simons, Baker, Barkley, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Webster, Havertz, Vale.
- Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner START for Chelsea
- FA Cup third round tie at Stamford Bridge against European champions
Goal for Chelsea: 4-0
Chelsea win a corner, they play it to Hall at the edge of the box, he curls a shot at goal, Loach parries into the floor and Christensen loops a header in. Loach has to do better there.
Close from Oyeleke!
Long throw from King, flick-on by Kellermann the, ball drops to Oyeleke outside the box. He cuts across it first time and it goes just wide.
The closest Town have come to scoring.
34 played, 3-0.
Another chance for Lukaku
He sweeps one wide from about 10 yards after Werner got in behind Kerr down the left. Chelsea have played that ball a lot today.
For King after a late challenge on Hudson-Odoi, who has been very good.
King needs to watch his step now.
Third goal for Chelsea
Lukaku taps in from Hall’s low cross.
Poor pass from Kellermann to King which was intercepted.
20 minutes gone, 3-0.
Goal for Chelsea: 2-0
Hudson-Odoi.
Curler into the far corner from the edge of the box. Great finish, to be fair.
Spireites free-kick
King clipped a deep free-kick over the top of the Chelsea defence, Tshimanga ran in behind but the ball just ran away from him and he was crowded out.