Chelsea ease through

ByEurosport

Published 22/03/2006 at 22:08 GMT

Chelsea eased through to the quarter finals of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, beating Newcastle with an early John Terry goal. The visitors rarely threatened the Premiership champions' goal and finished the game with ten men after Robbie Elli

Chelsea, 12 points clear in the league, needed only four minutes to find the target, Damien Duff's corner from the left finding Terry in the area to glance the ball into the back of the net despite the best efforts of both Nolberto Solano and Lee Bowyer on the line.

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Newcastle, looking for their first silverware for more than 50 years, frequently rattled Chelsea going forward in a physically bruising encounter, although they struggled to create any clear opportunities.

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With Jean-Alain Boumsong suspended and Titus Bramble injured Newcastle were short at the back while striker Michael Owen is still recovering from a broken foot.

They went close in the 18th minute when Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini parried a Bowyer shot and Terry reached the loose ball a fraction before the advancing Alan Shearer to clear.

Three minutes later a Solano free kick from 25 metres narrowly missed Cudicini's left post.

MISSED CHANCE

Ricardo Carvalho should have increased Chelsea's lead shortly before halftime when he failed to convert a Frank Lampard free kick, although television replays showed there had been no contact between Scott Parker and Asier del Horno, who went down to force the kick.

The out-of-favour Spanish defender, playing for the suspended William Gallas, has courted controversy in his short Chelsea career and was sent off against Barcelona last month.

Newcastle have not won at Stamford Bridge for nearly 20 years but came out with more urgency in the second half as tempers began to flare.

BOOKINGS GALORE

Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Ameobi and Craig Moore of Newcastle were booked for dissent after a tackle on Joe Cole and Elliot, booked earlier, was fortunate not to be sent off for kicking the ball under the prostrate Cole.

He did get his marching orders in the 86th minute after impeding substitute Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Cole and Damien Duff sliced down the wings for Chelsea and Noberto Solano and Kieron Dyer producing some dangerous moves for the Tynesiders but they ran out of steam in the last third.

Chelsea, who won the league and League Cup double last season, were profligate up front, Lampard, Cole, Drogba and Geremi, squandering second-half chances and Wright-Phillips missing an 85th minute sitter.

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