Premier League giants Chelsea cruised to the next round of this season’s Carabao Cup after a whopping 6-0 victory against Barnsley. Tammy Abraham opened the scoring in the first half after a defensive mistake from the away side, before Kai Havertz netted his first goal in a Chelsea shirt in great style. The home side’s utter dominance continued in the second half as well, as Havertz went on to complete his first-ever professional hat-trick. Ross Barkley added one to the tally before substitute Olivier Giroud was set up perfectly by Ben Chilwell for the sixth.
Here Are The Chelsea Player Ratings Vs Barnsley:
Chelsea Player Ratings Vs Barnsley
Willy Caballero – 9
The Argentine veteran showed no signs of his rising age tonight, as he made multiple key saves over the course of the ninety. Did make one mistake in the first half but more than made up for it.
Cesar Azpilicueta – 8
The Spanish full-back came inches away from scoring in the tie and generally did a good job with the ball at his feet. Tried to get forward and support the attack on every possible opportunity.
Fikayo Tomori – 7
The Englishman played a flurry of loose passes in the first-half that the Blues were fortunate not to concede from. Moved the ball around with confidence at times and looked comfortable next to Silva.
Thiago Silva – 8
The Brazilian veteran showed the Chelsea fans exactly why Lampard brought him in. Apart from one mistake early on, he commanded the back-line in an excellent manner.
Emerson – 8
The Italian full-back played in two different positions over the course of the ninety but was effective for the most part. Bombarded forward at every instance and linked up well with the attackers.
Mateo Kovacic – 8
The Croatian didn’t have the most influential of outings in midfield as the tie was extremely end-to-end. Did slot in between the defenders and start attacks from the back at times though.
Ross Barkley – 8
The Englishman moved the ball around with great confidence in the middle of the park and took his goal in grand style as well. Did miss a sitter in the second half that he should’ve put away easily.
Mason Mount – 7.5
The Englishman had several good chances to get on the scoresheet but seemingly left his shooting boots at home. Looked a lot more comfortable operating in the midfield area though.
Kai Havertz – 10
The German starlet ran the show from his role in the Chelsea attack-line. His link-up play with Tammy Abraham was nothing short of sublime, and he also managed to bag his first ever professional hat-trick.
Callum Hudson-Odoi – 5
The speedster was undoubtedly the poorest player on the pitch over the ninety. Carelessly gave the ball away on multiple instances and never looked penetrative enough to cause problems.
Tammy Abraham – 9
The English striker’s link-up play with Havertz was out of this world, as he bagged two assists in addition to the opening goal. Held the ball up well and created some great openings too.
Substitutes
Kurt Zouma – 7
The Frenchman put in a no-nonsense display in the heart of defence after replacing Thiago Silva around the hour mark. Didn’t put a foot wrong and played some good passes out from the back too.
Ben Chilwell – 8
The Englishman didn’t have the most influential of appearances down the left flank tonight, but he marked his Chelsea debut with an assist for Giroud. Showed great vision and crossing abilities.
Olivier Giroud – 8
The Frenchman used the 20 minutes he got to show Lampard that he can still do a job for Chelsea. Scored a good diving header before setting up a couple of glorious chances for teammates.
