Adarabioyo on target as Chelsea run riot in 5-0 thrashing of Morecambe

Tosin Adarabioyo recorded a brace as Chelsea ran riot in a 5-0 thrashing of League Two side Morecambe put in the FA Cup third round at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

The floodgates of goals openned in the 40th minute after Callum Jones deflected Adarabioyo’s strike inside the post to send Chelsea in at the break.

Thereafter Nkunku knocked in the rebound after Burgoyne saved Renato Veiga’s strike, doubling the advantage five minutes after half time.

Adarabioyo again stunned Stamford Bridge by leathering in from outside the box for the second time in the match, this time from further out and requiring nothing by way of a deflection as it fizzed past Burgoyne.

Following the stunner, the defender’s every touch thereafter was greeted with howls of “shoot” from home fans even at one stage when midway inside his own half.

The fourth goal came from a more likely source, Felix doing what supporters have seen too little of since his return to west London and placing the ball low into the corner from 25 yards.

Chelsea were made to wait 40 minutes before they could break the dogged resistance from the League Two side to progress into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Christopher Nkunku scored to make it 2-0 having earlier missed a penalty, and there were two goals also for Joao Felix in a rare start.

After Adarabioyo had headed against the post from a corner, defender Yann Songo’o’s ludicrous handball, which would not have looked out of place on the volleyball court, gave Nkunku the chance to open the scoring from the penalty spot.

Goalkeeper Harry Burgoyne, taking advantage of the absence of VAR and striding a clear foot off his goal line, absolved his captain with a save that will live in the memories of Morecambe supporters gathered behind his goal.

Felix drew an outstanding fingertip stop from the buoyant Burgoyne when he drilled low towards the corner from 25 yards, but Chelsea looked short of ideas.Chelsea run riot in 5-0 thrashing of MorecambeChelsea run riot in 5-0 thrashing of Morecambe