Chelsea ratings v Chesterfield: Lewis Hall 8, Timo Werner 7, Romelu Lukaku 7

Blues advance in FA Cup after first-half demolition

CHELSEA PLAYER RATINGS: Marcus Bettinelli – 6. Produced one solid save in the first half and did well to block Tshimanga’s shot in the move that led to the Chesterfield goal. Little else to do apart from that. Reuters

Callum Hudson-Odoi – 8. Brilliant finish to score Chelsea’s second and was lively and skillful throughout. Made way midway through the second half. Reuters

Andreas Christensen – 7. Headed home a rebound to make it 4-0 in one of the easiest outings the Dane will enjoy this season. Swapped just before the hour. Getty Images

Malang Sarr – 6. Looked comfortable for most of the match but contributed to some calamitous defending for Chesterfield’s consolation goal. AP

Lewis Hall – 8. Dream debut for the Academy youngster, who assisted Lukaku for Chelsea’s third and looked assured at full-back. AP

Saul Niguez – 6. The Spaniard’s performances have certainly improved in recent weeks, and while there was a clear class difference against Chesterfield, hardly dominated the midfield. Solid if not spectacular. Reuters

Mateo Kovacic – 8. Typically driving run to begin the move for the opener. Bossed the midfield before getting swapped at the break. AFP

Hakim Ziyech – 7. Got the assist for Werner’s opener and slammed home the penalty for Chelsea’s fifth. Could have had a second were it not for a good late save. Good performance from the winger. Reuters

Timo Werner – 7. Won’t have an easier goal when he opened the scoring early on. Full of running as usual. Getty Images

Christian Pulisic – 6. Won the penalty which Ziyech converted but flitted in and out of the game, even as Chelsea dominated. Reuters

Romelu Lukaku – 7. Tormented the Chesterfield defence and scored Chelsea’s third. Looked like he would fill his boots, so will be disappointed only to score once before being subbed at the interval. Reuters

SUBS: Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Kovacic 45’) – 7. Took the reins from Kovacic to ensure Chelsea continued to dominate the midfield. AP

Kai Havertz (Lukaku 45’) – 6. Led the line well and kept the Chesterfield defence busy but struggled for goalscoring chances. Had an effort chalked off. AFP

Harvey Vale (Pulisic 58’) – 6. It was already game, set, and match by the time he came on. Reuters

Lewis Baker (Christensen 59’) – 6. A few wayward passes but a decent half an hour from the Chelsea youngster. Reuters

Ross Barkley (Hudson-Odoi 65’) – 6. Always looked to get on the ball and tried to engineer shooting chances. AP

Thomas Tuchel hailed Chelsea’s professionalism in settling their FA Cup third-round clash with Chesterfield before half-time.

The Blues cruised past their National League opponents 5-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, racing into a 4-0 half-time lead before a raft of withdrawals to keep players fresh.

Teen debutant Lewis Hall laid on a goal for Romelu Lukaku, with the returning Belgium striker missing a trio of chances before being subbed at the break.

Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Andreas Christensen all netted, before Hakim Ziyech converted a penalty.

Akwasi Asante raised the roof with a consolation for Chesterfield to send the raucous visiting fans into a frenzy.

But Chelsea were never truly troubled by the side 91 places below them in the league structure.

Chelsea will now move to Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final second leg at Tottenham, with Tuchel delighted to press on unscathed.

“I’m happy with the attitude, with how we started; we started well and we decided the match very early; this is what we wanted,” he said.

“So it’s job done, we decided the match in the first half, which was important.”

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