Chelsea through to Carabao Cup semi-finals with win over Bournemouth

Willian had given Chelsea a 13th-minute lead but the Blues invited pressure and Dan Gosling equalised in the 90th minute.

Chelsea attacked from the restart and Eden Hazard back-heeled into the path of fellow substitute Morata, who tucked in to send the Blues through.

The much-changed home side struggled to assert themselves against the Cherries but eventually prevailed, extending the visitors' winless run to seven games ahead of Saturday's trip to runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Head coach Antonio Conte has added a dose of realism to Chelsea's bid to retain the Premier League title with the Blues third, 14 points behind City, but the quest for silverware this season remains alive and well.

Ethan Ampadu started as Conte, as promised, rotated his options making eight changes. The Cherries made seven following the 4-0 loss to Liverpool.

Ampadu began with a rush of blood but otherwise performed admirably in a testing contest.The 17-year-old was booked for a foul on Jermain Defoe, who at 35 is more than twice the Chelsea defender's age, in the second minute.Defoe required treatment and continued for 15 minutes before departing after an apparent apology from Ampadu. Bournemouth were a goal down by then.

It was a fine team effort as Michy Batshuayi turned to feed Kenedy, whose back heel sent Cesc Fabregas through. The Spain playmaker might have shot himself but showed composure to centre for Willian to make a simple tap-in.

Tiemoue Bakayoko came on for Pedro and later Morata for Batshuayi in the second-half, as Conte altered his 3-4-3 formation to 3-5-2 in an attempt to get a foothold in midfield.

Conte, who was becoming increasingly agitated, might have preferred to keep them on the bench ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash at Everton and use teenagers Dujon Sterling or Callum Hudson-Odoi instead.

But Bournemouth's pressure was in danger of telling, and it finally did when Morata's weak clearing header was played by Ibe to Gosling, who curled in from the edge of the area.

Chelsea's lead was restored almost immediately as Davide Zappacosta's hopeful pass was flicked by Hazard into Morata's path and he squeezed the ball under goalkeeper Artur Boruc.

His celebration brought a yellow card which means the striker is suspended for Saturday's match at Goodison Park.