London - Arab Today
Chelsea bounced back from losing at Tottenham by beating Peterborough 4-1 in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Pedro struck twice and Michy Batshuayi and Willian were also on target as Chelsea secured a routine 4-1 win over Peterborough United in the FA Cup third round, despite John Terry's second-half red card.
Antonio Conte rotated his squad for his first taste of FA Cup action, with captain Terry restored to the starting line-up, Kurt Zouma making his first senior start in 11 months and Batshuayi deputising for Diego Costa.
Chelsea went in front after 17 minutes of Sunday's tie at Stamford Bridge despite the changes, though, with Pedro thumping home after Luke McGee had saved Nathaniel Chalobah's powerful drive.
Chelsea consequently extend their run of not being eliminated from the third-round stage since the 1997-98 season, while Peterborough have not beaten a top-flight side since 1965.
The game was seen out with relative ease by Chelsea who could have rounded it off with a late fifth - only to be denied by McGee - as they booked their place in the fourth round draw on Monday evening.
Source: QNA