Romelu Lukaku on target as Chelsea crush Chesterfield in the FA Cup | Football News – Times of India

London: Romelu Lukaku scored for Chelsea 5-1 . In FA Cup Third round victory over the minor leagues chestfield on Saturday – his first goal since upset the manager Thomas Tuchel in a television interview.
Lukaku scored in the 20th minute to give his side a 3-0 lead Timo Werner And Callum Hudson-Odoi The European Champion was in control at Stamford Bridge.

Andreas Christensen made it 4-0 before halftime and Hakim Ziyach The traveling fans to Chesterfield scored from the spot in the second half before being rewarded with a consolation goal for Akwasi Asante.
Record signing Lukaku was dropped for last Sunday’s Premier League draw with Liverpool after comments made in an interview recorded three weeks ago that he was not happy with his role at the club and that Inter Would like to return to Milan.

He returned for the League Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday after candid talks with Tuchel.
Tuchel made several changes to his Chelsea side as he battled a busy schedule and COVID-19 infections, giving debuts to keeper Marcus Bettinelli and young Lewis Hall.

But his side was still very strong for Chesterfield as Chelsea registered 24 consecutive victories in the third round of the FA Cup.
“I’m happy with the attitude and how we started,” Tuchel said. “We started strong and decided the match very early. That’s what we wanted.”
Chesterfield manager James Rowe said Asante’s goal gave the club something special to remember.
“It’s great for us and our supporters to finally achieve the goal and what a proud day to be a Spirit,” he said.
“Halftime was about remembering our thoughts. We focused at halftime and drew 1-1 in the second half.”