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SPORTS Monday, January 29, 2018 21 Batshuayi stars as Chelsea ease Michy Batshuayi celebrates scoring his second through against Newcastle (Pic courtesy: theguardian) London Batshuayi’s first-half double with the club hierarchy, and but their accuracy in the had the presence of mind to Shelvey and Chancel Mbemba ichy Batshuayi scored and a brilliant Marcos Alonso the home supporters sang in final third was perhaps best play the ball on for Batshuayi in quick succession before twice as Chelsea free kick ensured progression his support. summed up by a Danny to tuck in. Chelsea resumed on the attack marchedM on in the FA Cup to Monday’s fifth-round Chelsea struggled to hold Drinkwater shot which went Rudiger curled a left-footed as Pedro fired just over and with a 3-0 win over Newcastle draw. on to the ball in the first half out for a throw in. shot from 25 yards around the Alonso had a volley saved by at Stamford Bridge. A second win from eight and might have gifted a goal to But all that changed when far post before Chelsea, and Karl Darlow. Defeat by Arsenal on games this month, not Newcastle, but Dwight Gayle’s Antonio Rudiger fed Pedro Batshuayi, enjoyed further Alonso had his seventh goal Wednesday saw them including the third-round indecision reprieved Davide down the right and the good fortune. of the season when he curled eliminated from the Carabao penalty shootout victory over Zappacosta after the Italian’s Spaniard threaded a crossfield Pedro and Hazard in a 25-yard free-kick after Cup at the semifinal Norwich, eased talk of crisis poor pass was intercepted pass 40 yards to Eden combined to find the striker, Zappacosta was fouled, and stage. on the field at least. and Willy Caballero then Hazard, turning the Magpies whose shot ballooned up off Darlow denied Batshuayi in But they avoided Antonio Conte has said he saved a Jonjo Shelvey defence. the leg of Jamaal Lascelles and stoppage time as the Blues elimination from a second is happy at Chelsea but did volley. Hazard waited and teed up in. eased into the next round. (PA cup competition in a week as little to diffuse talk of friction Chelsea had half-chances, the on-rushing Alonso, who Caballero then saved from Sport) Stuttgart sack Man City sweep Cardiff aside coach Wolf after Cardiff City wo first-half goals were Tenough to see Manchester Schalke loss City comfortably through to the FA Cup fifth round at Berlin Championship side Cardiff City. romoted VfB Stuttgart Cardiff, roared on by a sacked their coach capacity crowd, made a bright HannesP Wolf yesterday, start but were behind after only a day after their 2-0 loss eight minutes thanks to a piece to visitors Schalke 04 left of inspiration from Kevin De them hovering just above Bruyne. the relegation spots place It came when Ilkay Gundogan in the Bundesliga. was fouled on the edge of the Club bosses and box and, with Cardiff expecting Wolf, who had guided De Bruyne to try a curler, he them to promotion last instead fired a low effort under season, met straight after the jumping wall and past keeper The wall jumps and De Bruyne slips it underneath the game and decided a Neil Etheridge. to score the opener (Pic courtesy: theguardian) change was necessary to But Neil Warnock’s side avoid relegation, Stuttgart continued to try to cause problems their advantage when Bernardo shown a red card, with Sane being Pilkington for Zahore soon said in a statement. Hannes Wolf (file pic) and were close to levelling Silva crashed home in the 27th replaced by Sergio Aguero at the afterwards, and within moments The 2007 Bundesliga champions are in 15th place on when Junior Hoilett’s strike was minute only for Leroy Sane, in an break. of that Hoilett came close to 20 points, three above the relegation playoff spot after fumbled by Claudio Bravo, who offside position, adjudged to have Sterling was denied the chance pulling one back when his effort losing six of their last seven league games. grabbed the ball when it seemed been interfering with play. to add a third by a superb Sean whistled narrowly over the bar. “After this discussion we all came to the conclusion set to creep over the line. With However, there was no doubt Morrison challenge as the visitors As the final 15 minutes that the danger of turning the corner under the current 20 minutes gone Hoilett was in after 37 minutes when Silva’s continued to control proceedings, approached, Cardiff appealed structure was too great and a new impulse was needed the action again, his low cross inviting cross was headed down but Cardiff created a flicker of in vain for a handball when a to get back on track,” said sports director Michael zipping across the City area with and in by the in-form Raheem threat soon afterwards when Morrison cross brushed off Kyle Reschke. neither Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Sterling. As half-time approached, Kenneth Zahore lashed a strike Walker, and soon afterwards De Wolf had taken over in September 2016 and achieved nor Callum Paterson able to get Cardiff’s Joe Bennett was booked over the bar and then saw another Bruyne came close to making it immediate promotion in his first season in charge. the all-important touch. for a bad challenge on Leroy Sane held by Bravo. three for Manchester City when (Reuters) City thought they had doubled when he could easily have been Warnock brought on Anthony his strike was blocked. (Espn).