Chelsea thrashed Championship Middlesbrough 6-0 to book their place in the Carabao Cup final on Tuesday night. The Blues opened the scoring in scruffy fashion, as a Raheem Sterling cut-back appeared set to be tucked home by Armando Broja, but Jonny Howson, in an attempt to make a tackle, instead directed the ball into the back of his own net.
Enzo Fernandez then added a second before the half-hour mark, making a late burst into the box to finish a cross from Axel Disasi and give the Blues the lead in the tie.
Disasi then added a third, getting on the end of a clever Sterling cut-back and finishing coolly, and Palmer made it 4-0 before half-time, as he took advantage of some dire defending and finished.
A fifth came through Palmer again, as he got on the end of Gallagher’s clever cut-back to finish, and Noni Madueke, on as a substitute, scored the sixth after dropping a shoulder and cutting into the Middlesbrough box.
The visitors did add a consolation in the 87th minute, as Morgan Rogers curled a great effort into the bottom corner from range.
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