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At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 9, a match in the third round of the FA Cup began to be contested, with Chelsea facing Chesterfield at home. In the first half, Werner sent the ball into the empty goal, Odojneche scored from a distance, Hall assisted Lukaku's push in front of the goal, and Christensen's header broke the goal. In the second half, Ziyech hit a penalty, Havertz's goal was blown off and Asante scored a goal back. In the end, Chelsea beat Chesterfield 5-1 to advance to the next round. Tuchel won again, with Chelsea winning two in a row in all competitions. Chelsea's six-year record is born: it's the first time the team has scored five goals in a single game in the FA Cup since 2016.
Shortly after the game began, Kovacic pushed in the middle of the penalty area and was blocked off the line. In the 5th minute, Chelsea scored! Werner scored the ball in front of goal to get an empty chance, and he easily sent the ball into the goal. Chelsea got off to a fantastic start. In the 17th minute, Chelsea scored again! Hudson-Odoi cut inside on the left side of the field and then got up to shoot into the far corner, and the ball made a beautiful arc into the bottom right corner of the goal! The angle of the shot was too tricky, and the goalkeeper pulled his body to the limit and failed to save the ball.
In the 19th minute, Chelsea scored again! Hall sent a cross near the left-handline and Lukaku, who was wrapped up in front of goal, pushed the ball straight into the goal. In the 30th minute, Chelsea almost scored again, and Lukaku, who was wrapped up near the penalty spot, received an inverted triangle return pass and pushed directly into the near corner, slightly offside. In the 38th minute, Chelsea scored again, and Christensen's header from inside the penalty area was headed in the top. Chelsea really kicked crazy and blew their opponents completely. At the end of the half, Chelsea led by four goals, and the game basically lost suspense in advance.
In the second half, Tuchel made substitutions, With Havertz and Cheek coming off the bench and Lukaku and Kovacic being replaced. In the 54th minute, Pulisic burst into the box with the ball and was brought down, and the referee awarded a penalty. Ziyech took the penalty and he scored with a strong volley to extend the score. Three minutes later, Vail came on as a substitute to replace Pulišić. Christensen was also replaced, with Baker coming off the bench.
In the 67th minute, Barkley fired a long-range shot from outside the box that went high. Eight minutes later, Havertz scored with a scoop in front of goal, but, unfortunately, Werner was offside and the goal was invalid. In the 80th minute, Chelsea conceded the ball. Relying on a counter-attack opportunity, Chimanga burst into the box with a foot shot, the goalkeeper saved the ball, Asante made up the shot, and easily sent the ball into the empty goal. In the end, Chelsea beat Chesterfield 5-1. Chelsea have made great strides in the cup competition, and the Champions League, The League Cup and the FA Cup have all advanced smoothly and are very strong.