A late flurry of second-half goals helped Chelsea eventually ease to a 5-0 win at home to fourth-tier Morecambe in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. The prospect of an almighty FA Cup upset briefly morphed from a distant impossibility to a faint hope when Christopher Nkunku had his first-half penalty saved.

Paul Merson admits Tosin Adarabioyo’s first goal for Chelsea in the FA Cup third-round clash against Morecambe FC on Saturday was a ‘fluke’. Adarabioyo opened the scoring in the 5-0 win at Stamford Bridge in the 39th minute following what was a huge slice of luck against the League Two side.

Chelsea will take on League Two side Morecambe FC in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon - but it won't be on mainstream television

The latter had the best chance of the first-half when the Blues were awarded a penalty after Morecambe skipper Yann Songo’o handled Felix’s cross. Despite the protests, the decision stood and that would have been the case even if VAR was in operation.

Previously: The match four years ago, played under COVID-era restrictions, was the first ever meeting between these two sides. Mason Mount, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Kai Havertz scored as Frank Lampard fielded a very strong lineup in search of an assured victory.

Chelsea welcome Morecambe to Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup third round on Saturday, but the match will not be shown live on UK TV.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has explained Noni Madueke's absence from his matchday squad to face Morecambe in the FA Cup third round. The Blues went into the game

Prior to that, Chelsea had worked a few decent openings and Tosin had already hit the woodwork from a corner. And Christopher Nkunku saw a penalty saved by the Morecambe goalkeeper. The visitors did threaten on the rare counter, but Filip Jörgensen dealt with those balls into the box.

Enzo Maresca has revealed why Noni Madueke missed Chelsea’s 5-0 FA Cup win over Morecambe on Saturday. Chelsea advanced to the fourth round of the cup thanks to braces from Tosin Adarabioyo and Joao Felix,

Enzo Maresca rang the changes as Chelsea welcomed League Two strugglers Morecambe to Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup, here is what the Blues boss would have learned