Goals from Eden Hazard, Filipe Luis and Andre Schurrle gave Chelsea a 3-1 win in excess of 10-man Derby County in the League Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
The Blues progressed to the last four with an in the long run agreeable triumph, yet a concise Derby fightback sent Blues hearts hustling in the second half.
Craig Bryson made it 2-1 in the 71st moment however Jake Buxton was dubiously sent off minutes after the fact, leaving the home side to face the last 10 minutes a man down, with Jose Mourinho's men taking full focal point at the ipro Stadium to proceed with their mission for their first flatware of the season.
Didier Drogba supplanted Diego Costa in a solid Chelsea beginning line-up, with Kurt Zouma coming in for the rested Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas over after a suspension.
Derby were without Ryan Shotton because of a boycott, so Buxton began and Hughes was liked to Jeff Hendrick in midfield.
Chelsea commanded ownership in the opening stages, yet the home side buckled down off the ball to baffle their more distinguished guests and were developing in certainty before they fell behind after a misstep from Keogh 22 minutes in.
The Derby captain was put under weight on the edge of his own punishment territory and Fabregas hooked onto the detached ball to encourage Hazard, who darted inside the container and took as much time as required before beating Lee Grant with a clinical completion.
Luis then stung the palms of Grant with a venomous left-footed drive before Keogh's fine handle ruined Drogba as he looked bound to discover the once again of the net.
Zouma's amusement was given the ax just before half-time after he impacted Petr Cech from a Derby corner and was carted away after a protracted time of treatment, with Branislav Ivanovic supplanting him.
Derby at long last separated Chelsea five minutes after the break, when the energetic Johnny Russell skipped past John Terry on the right touchline and reduce for the onrushing Hughes, yet the England Under-21 worldwide was denied by Cech.
Luis then gave the guests breathing space not long after that missed open door, giving Grant no chance with a dazzling free-kick from 25 yards out to open his Chelsea account in style.
Chelsea endured an alternate harm brush when Drogba limped off with a lower leg issue in the wake of losing his balance, with Loic Remy his substitution.
The attach gave off an impression of being over, yet Bryson gave the quality Derby had been inadequate in the last third when his right-footed completion went in off the far post after Russell had selected on the edge of the crate in the 71st moment.
Derby were managed a significant blow 12 minutes from time, however, as Buxton was rejected for pulling back Remy when it looked just as Grant would be the man into a bad situation after he slid out of his range with the ball in his grip.
Furthermore Schurrle finished the challenge when he tucked the detached ball home after Grant had parried Remy's exertion on 82 minutes.
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