Mukhtar Ali netted twice and Charlie Wakefield had a hand in three of Chelsea’s goals as they beat Leicester City 4-0 in one of their most complete Premier League 2 performances of the season so far.
The Blues’ Under-23s were dominant throughout, with Ike Ugbo firing just wide across the face of goal, but it took them 36 minutes to break through – and it came from the penalty spot.
Wakefield won the ball in the Leicester half and slipped the ball through to Ugbo, who was brought down in the box by Foxes keeper Max Bramley.
Ali smashed home the resultant penalty for his first league goal of the season.
Chelsea doubled their lead shortly after the break when the impressive Wakefield delivered a teasing ball in towards Dominic Solanke and it cannoned in off the thigh of Leicester skipper Darnell Johnson.
The home side offered little in the way of an attacking threat, although Harvey Barnes twice went close – first with a left-footed volley into the side-netting, and then with a fine run and shot which forced Chelsea keeper Bradley Collins into his only save.
The Blues were frustrated by the performance of Bramley until two goals in the closing minutes.
After Mason Mount saw his shot saved by Bramley, Wakefield hung up a cross for the unmarked Ali to nod in from six yards, and Solanke added the fourth when he created some space for himself to shot low into the net.
This post was last modified on 13/01/2017