Chelsea knock minnows Port Vale out of FA Cup with 7-0 thumping

Chelsea crushed Port Vale 7-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday to provide a welcome boost for Blues boss Liam Rosenior.

Rocked by four successive defeats and Rosenior's controversial decision to suspend Enzo Fernandez for two games after the midfielder hinted he might leave in the summer, Chelsea could not afford an embarrassing loss to a team bottom of the third tier.

Jorrel Hato and Joao Pedro put Chelsea in command in the first-half before Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel's own goal was followed by second-half goals from Tosin Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Estevao Willian and Alejandro Garnacho.