Chelsea don’t have it all their own way; quite.
The multimillion pound squad of Chelsea dropped in at the County to move into the next round of the Capital One Cup.
Fernando Torres ended Swindon’s Cup dream but Town fans were still proud on a night to savour at a County Ground packed to the rafters.
Chelsea’s £50
million striker scored one and set one up either side of the half-hour to leave the Robins’ with too much to do in the second-half.
million striker scored one and set one up either side of the half-hour to leave the Robins’ with too much to do in the second-half.Dany N’Guessan did get the ball in the back of the net, however, just after break but his header was declared off-side.
And despite having the lion’s share of possession for a period, Swindon’s passing game just couldn’t find a way through Mourinho’s well-drilled, pressing side that featured the likes of Terry, Mata, Essien & Cahill.
Chelsea even had chances to make it 3-0 late on.
Nile Ranger is an injury worry for Saturday after going off with a suspected groin strain.
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