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Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest: Blues into FA Cup fourth-round draw after comfortable win
Callum Hudson-Odoi fired a confidence-boosting first Chelsea goal in four months as the Blues saw off Nottingham Forest 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.
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CHELSEA 2-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST | HUDSON-ODOI (6), BARKLEY (33)
The 19-year-old England forward drilled home the opener then had a hand in Ross Barkley's facile finish as Frank Lampard's side coasted into the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Forest had a penalty chalked off after a VAR review, and Ryan Yates' header ruled out for offside.
But this still remained a comfortable Chelsea win, and one to leave head coach Lampard eyeing an upturn in home form.
Hudson-Odoi will hope his first Blues goal since the 7-1 Carabao Cup victory over Grimsby on September 25 can propel him back to top form.
The teenager found himself clutching his right Achilles after one heavy challenge, however, in a small reminder of his continued drive back from surgery in April.
Hudson-Odoi appeared to suffer no after-effects from the robust tackle, but evidently remains mindful of that Achilles tear that yielded a premature end to last season.
Chelsea XI: Caballero, James, Tomori, Christensen, Emerson, Jorginho, Kovacic, Barkley, Pedro, Batshuayi, Hudson-Odoi
Subs: Cumming, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Lamptey, Mount, Willian, Giroud
Nottingham Forest XI: Smith, Jenkinson, Dawson, Figueiredo, Ribeiro, Yates, Semedo, Carvalho, Johnson, Mighten, Adomah
Subs: Shevley, Benalouane, Fornah, Sole, En-Neyah, Hefele, Gabriel
- Callum Hudson-Odoi opens the scoring inside six minutes, lashing home a left-footed effort inside the box
- Ross Barkley doubles Chelsea’s lead with excellent finish