Michy Batshuayi scored a hat-trick as Chelsea provided a glimpse of the future with a 5-1 Carabao Cup rout of Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.
Kenedy and the impressive Charly Musonda were also on target and Tendayi Darikwa scored a late consolation for Forest as the Premier League champions advanced to the fourth round with ease.
Ethan Ampadu became the first Chelsea player born this millennium, a week after his 17th birthday, on a night when Eden Hazard delighted on his first start of the season after his broken ankle.
A week after the 6-0 Champions League win over Qarabag and following Sunday's goalless draw with Arsenal, Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte rotated his options once again ahead of Saturday's Premier League trip to Stoke.
Here is how the action unfolded with Kevin Beirne and Oliver Harbord of Football.London.
Chelsea: Caballero, Rudiger, Christensen, Cahill, Zappacosta, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Kenedy, Musonda, Batshuayi, Hazard
Subs: Eduardo, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Ampadu, Moses, Willian, Morata
Forest: Henderson, Lichaj, Mancienne, Hobbs, Worrall, Fox, Osborn, Bouchalakis, Dowell, Walker, Cummings
Subs: Smith, McKay, Clough, Brereton, Carayol, Darikwa, Vellios
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Full-time
That’s the last action of the game as the ref blows for full-time
Goal Forest!
Darikwa nets right at the end of the game to make it 5-1
One minute added on
81' GOAL CHELSEA 5-0
Batshuayi gets his hat-trick with a bizarre goal. Kenedy smashes the ball against the bar and it bounces off Batshuayi and into the net. 5-0
Dujon Sterling comes on
A great moment for Dujon Sterling, he comes on for Zappacosta
71' Sub for Chelsea
Clarke-Salter finally comes on for Christensen
69' Chance for Forest
Brereton manages to get down the left and fire at goal, but it goes into the side netting
63' Big shout for a Forest pen
Nothing given after a potential push from Rudiger.
The moment Ampadu made his debut
Here comes Ampadu
He comes on for Cesc Fabregas
More on the goal
A lovely ball over from Fabregas to Hazard and he jinks past a defender before beating the keeper all ends up with a neat skill. He then lays the ball selflessly to Batshuayi who finishes. 4-0
54' GOAL CHELSEA! 4-0
49' Hazard hits the post!
Musonda plays the ball over to the winger, he muscles off Mancienne and then fires against the post. So close to a fourth
47' Massive scramble in the Chelsea box
Caballero and Rudiger get themselves in a tangle. Fox fires a shot in but the ball is blocked by Rudiger
We're back under way
The second half gets under way. No changes
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Half-time
A wonderful half for the Blues as they lead 3-0 at the break
47' So close to a second for Musonda
He latches on to a Fabregas cross but his effort just goes wide
2 added minutes
More on the goal
A wonderful finish on the right from the youngster as he fires into the bottom corner. He then runs halfway down the West Stand and slid Klinsmann style. A wonderful moment for him
40' GOAL CHELSEA!! 3-0
37' Bakayoko effort
The Frenchman had a shot that he fires into the hands of Henderson. Comfortable for the keeper
Musonda has been superb
The youngster has really taken this moment and is looking to run at defenders all the time. A really top performance so far
Kenedy's celebration
I think Kenedy loved that goal!
30' Wonderful from Bakayoko
He fights to win the ball and then earns a corner. Kenedy drives the ball in from the edge of the box but it just goes over
27' Forest hit the bar!
Dowell curls the ball over the wall but it hits the top of the bar and the follow up shot is over the top
26' Free-kick Forest
Silly from Fabregas as he gives the ball away and then trips Walker on the edge of the Chelsea box. Dangerous position
24' So close to a third
A wonderful little trick from Hazard puts Kenedy in down the left, but his cross evades both Musonda and Batshuayi. Zappacosta has the ball in the back of the net as well, but he is offside