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| Chelsea 4-0 Aston Villa | Chelsea 4-0 Aston Villa |
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| Chelsea produced an emphatic display to book a place in the Carling Cup last eight at the expense of Aston Villa. | Chelsea produced an emphatic display to book a place in the Carling Cup last eight at the expense of Aston Villa. |
| Frank Lampard opened the scoring when he glanced home a header from Michael Ballack's delivery, before Andriy Shevchenko nodded home the second. | Frank Lampard opened the scoring when he glanced home a header from Michael Ballack's delivery, before Andriy Shevchenko nodded home the second. |
| Michael Essien made it 3-0 when he brilliantly finished from 12 yards and Didier Drogba tucked in the fourth converting Salomon Kalou's pass. | Michael Essien made it 3-0 when he brilliantly finished from 12 yards and Didier Drogba tucked in the fourth converting Salomon Kalou's pass. |
| Under-par Villa lost Gareth Barry and Martin Laursen to injury. | Under-par Villa lost Gareth Barry and Martin Laursen to injury. |
| Jose Mourinho's Chelsea were keen to make amends for their weekend slip-up against Tottenham. | Jose Mourinho's Chelsea were keen to make amends for their weekend slip-up against Tottenham. |
| And the Portuguese manager's intentions were clear when he fielded an almost full-strength team. | And the Portuguese manager's intentions were clear when he fielded an almost full-strength team. |
| He had already stated that Chelsea would be treating this competition seriously and a lively start from the side underlined that. | He had already stated that Chelsea would be treating this competition seriously and a lively start from the side underlined that. |
| Villa keeper Thomas Sorensen was called into action early in the game parrying Drogba's fierce shot away before saving again from the lively Ivorian. | Villa keeper Thomas Sorensen was called into action early in the game parrying Drogba's fierce shot away before saving again from the lively Ivorian. |
| Lampard (centre) celebrates his first-half goal | Lampard (centre) celebrates his first-half goal |
| Drogba, who has arguably been Mourinho's most consistent performer this season, was unlucky not to have played team-mate Essien in after good work around the area, but saw his final ball cleared by the alert Olof Mellberg. | Drogba, who has arguably been Mourinho's most consistent performer this season, was unlucky not to have played team-mate Essien in after good work around the area, but saw his final ball cleared by the alert Olof Mellberg. |
| Villa were sturdy in defence up until 15 minutes before the break when Ballack stole the ball from Steven Davis and delivered an inviting ball for Lampard, who nodded in. | Villa were sturdy in defence up until 15 minutes before the break when Ballack stole the ball from Steven Davis and delivered an inviting ball for Lampard, who nodded in. |
| Worse news was to follow for Martin O'Neill's men just before the break when Barry came off with an injury following a collision with Ricardo Carvalho, while Laursen was substituted before the restart having picked up a knee injury. | Worse news was to follow for Martin O'Neill's men just before the break when Barry came off with an injury following a collision with Ricardo Carvalho, while Laursen was substituted before the restart having picked up a knee injury. |
| Patrik Berger and Liam Ridgewell came into the XI as O'Neill shuffled his team around in hope of an equaliser. | Patrik Berger and Liam Ridgewell came into the XI as O'Neill shuffled his team around in hope of an equaliser. |
| But Chelsea were in no mood to give the visitors an inch with Drogba almost pulling off a picturebook goal with a scissor-kick. | But Chelsea were in no mood to give the visitors an inch with Drogba almost pulling off a picturebook goal with a scissor-kick. |
| 606 DEBATE: Give your thoughts on the match | 606 DEBATE: Give your thoughts on the match |
| Then Shevchenko, who had a relatively quiet game, came to life. | Then Shevchenko, who had a relatively quiet game, came to life. |
| The £30m Ukraine striker tested Sorensen with a curling shot from outside the area before not giving the Danish keeper a chance with a well-placed header to make it 2-0. | The £30m Ukraine striker tested Sorensen with a curling shot from outside the area before not giving the Danish keeper a chance with a well-placed header to make it 2-0. |
| Chelsea moved up a gear as Villa moved down one. | Chelsea moved up a gear as Villa moved down one. |
| Essien, who had a superb game, finished off a silky move to slam home the the third for the Blues before Drogba rounded things off by slotting home late in game. | Essien, who had a superb game, finished off a silky move to slam home the the third for the Blues before Drogba rounded things off by slotting home late in game. |
| Chelsea: Cudicini, Geremi, Boulahrouz, Ricardo Carvalho,Bridge, Makelele (Diarra 85), Lampard, Essien,Ballack (Joe Cole 75), Shevchenko (Kalou 75), Drogba.Subs Not Used: Hilario, Wright-Phillips. | |
| Booked: Boulahrouz. | |
| Goals: Lampard 32, Shevchenko 65, Essien 82, Drogba 84. | |
| Aston Villa: Sorensen, Bouma, Mellberg, Laursen (Ridgewell 46),Hughes, Barry (Berger 45), McCann, Petrov, Davis (Baros 71),Agbonlahor, Angel.Subs Not Used: Taylor, Osbourne. | |
| Booked: McCann, Ridgewell. | |
| Att: 41,516 | |
| Ref: M Halsey (Lancashire). |