Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon: Hosts progress in Carabao Cup

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Chelsea had to travel from down to bushed League Two AFC Wimbledon successful the Carabao Cup astatine Stamford Bridge.

The visitors started brightly and took the pb done a punishment successful the 18th minute.

Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez jumped into Harry Pell portion trying to punch distant a free-kick, and James Tilley made nary mistake arsenic helium struck the shot powerfully down the centre of Sanchez's goal.

It was besides a punishment which brought Chelsea level connected the changeable of half-time.

Noni Madueke was brought down by Alex Pearce and the winger dusted himself down to confidently nonstop Alex Bass the incorrect way.

Chelsea, who if they implicit the signing of Manchester City's Cole Palmer volition person taken their spending successful this transportation model into the portion of £400m, had to bring connected immoderate of their large names from the bench.

And it was £105m midfielder Enzo Fernandez who completed the turnaround erstwhile helium picked up connected Alex Bass' mediocre clearance to occurrence successful from extracurricular the area.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Chelsea

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Sánchez
  • 48Humphreys
  • 2Disasi
  • 26ColwillSubstituted forGustoat 65'minutes
  • 3Cucurella
  • 23Gallagher
  • 16Ugochukwu
  • 11MaduekeSubstituted forCaicedoat 81'minutes
  • 29MaatsenBooked astatine 88mins
  • 43da Silva MoreiraSubstituted forJacksonat 45'minutes
  • 37BurstowSubstituted forFernándezat 65'minutes

Substitutes

  • 6Thiago Silva
  • 8Fernández
  • 15Jackson
  • 21Chilwell
  • 25Caicedo
  • 27Gusto
  • 28Petrovic
  • 47Bergström
  • 53Samuels-Smith

Wimbledon

Formation 4-4-1-1

  • 12Bass
  • 33Ogundere
  • 31Lewis
  • 15PearceBooked astatine 47minsSubstituted forBrownat 56'minutes
  • 6Johnson
  • 7TilleySubstituted forMcLeanat 89'minutes
  • 27Williams
  • 16Ball
  • 11NeufvilleSubstituted forSasuat 78'minutes
  • 8PellBooked astatine 51minsSubstituted forBugielat 78'minutes
  • 9DavisonSubstituted forAl Hamadiat 56'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Tzanev
  • 3Brown
  • 10Al Hamadi
  • 17McLean
  • 18Bugiel
  • 21Lock
  • 25Sutcliffe
  • 29Sasu
  • 32Jennings

Referee:Tony Harrington

Attendance:37,794

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Chelsea 2, AFC Wimbledon 1.

  2. Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, AFC Wimbledon 1.

  3. Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ian Maatsen pursuing a accelerated break.

  4. Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Axel Disasi.

  5. Attempt blocked. Ali Al Hamadi (AFC Wimbledon) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.

  6. Attempt blocked. Morgan Williams (AFC Wimbledon) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Ali Al Hamadi.

  7. Hand shot by Ryan McLean (AFC Wimbledon).

  8. Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.

  9. Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lee Brown.

  10. Attempt saved. Ali Al Hamadi (AFC Wimbledon) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Bugiel.

  11. Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Ryan McLean replaces James Tilley.

  12. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

  13. Foul by Morgan Williams (AFC Wimbledon).

  14. Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  15. Foul by Ian Maatsen (Chelsea).

  16. Ali Al Hamadi (AFC Wimbledon) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.

  17. Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alex Bass.

  18. Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.

  19. Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a transverse pursuing a corner.

  20. Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alex Bass.

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