Chelsea have advanced to the next round of the Carabao Cup after they thrashed Barrow 5-0 in their third round clash, with Christopher Nkunku netting a hat-trick.
After a quick early double by Nkunku, Paul Farman scored an owngoal to put the Blues far ahead at halftime before Nkunku and Pedro Neto scored two more in second half.
At the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City also scaled through to the fourth round as they defeated Watford 2-1.
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Jeremy Doku opened the scoring in the fifth minute and Matheus Nunes doubled the lead before halftime.
Tom Ince then pulled one back for Watford in the 86th minute to put the hosts on their toes throughout a frantic dying minutes.
In the other Carabao Cup ties, Aston Villa defeated Wycombe 2-0 while Leicester City and Wassal, who played a goalless draw at full time, settled in penalty shootout, with Leicester emerging winners.
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