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Willian double as Chelsea cruise to FA Cup fifth round
Defending champions, Chelsea have advanced into the fifth round of the English FA Cup after cruising past Sheffield Wednesday.
The Blues triumphed 3-0 over the Championship side in an encounter laced with VAR controversy at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Willian opened the scoring on the spot in the 26th minute after the visitors had earned their own spot-kick earlier, only for it to be overturned by VAR.
The Brazilian scored his second of the night seven minutes to time to wrap up the victory after Callum Hudson-Odoi had made it 2-0 earlier in the second half.
Willian’s opener was his 50th goal for Chelsea.
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“It was a good game. We are in the next round. We have to continue in the same way. We can’t go up and down, up and down. We need to stabilise,” said Willian.
Chelsea assistant boss Gianfranco Zola hailed Gonzalo Higuain, who recently completed a loan move from Juventus and made his debut for the Blues in the game.
“We are pleased with Gonzalo Higuain’s performance, he was trying to find the space and get on the ball. It wasn’t easy as they had a lot of players round him,” said Zola.
He added: “It’s certainly a good result, we’re very happy. We know how difficult these cup ties can be. Everyone made a really good effort.
“We performed very well against Spurs and again today after the first few minutes.”
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