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