Chelsea cruise gives Bolton the Blues

29 October 2009 09:51
Chelsea cruised into the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup with an easy 4-0 fourth-round victory over Bolton at Stamford Bridge.[LNB]First-half goals from Salomon Kalou and Florent Malouda put the home side in command before Deco and substitute Didier Drogba finished off Gary Megson's side after the break.[LNB]Bolton wasted a couple of chances to reduce the arrears but Chelsea were always in control despite the loss of goalkeeper Hilario through injury in the first half.[LNB]The win maintained Chelsea's 100% home record under new coach Carlo Ancelotti and even without the likes of rested captain John Terry and his England team-mate Frank Lampard, the Blues continue to look invincible at home.[LNB]Chelsea took control in the 15th minute when the in-form Kalou rose unmarked to nod home Paulo Ferreira's cross, before Malouda scored 10 minutes later when his header fell back to him off Zat Knight, allowing him to convert.[LNB]Deco made it three 23 minutes from the end with a low finish after some good work from Joe Cole, before Drogba completed the rout with a minute to go, with Cole again the provider.

Source: Eurosport