Antonio Conte praised Chelsea’s youngsters after the 5-1 thrashing of Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup.
Michy Batshuayi scored a hat-trick at Stamford Bridge, where the hugely impressive Charly Musonda scored on his full debut and Kenedy also netted on his return to the side.
Andreas Christensen started and 17-year-olds Ethan Ampadu and Dujon Sterling came on for their senior debuts in the second half, when Jake Clarke-Salter also featured.
Blues boss Conte said: “We must be pleased. We won the game and are through to the next round. I think it’s very positive for us.
“Tonight I gave the opportunity to some players and I think the answer was very good – very positive.
“I had the possibility to give a chance to young players from our academy and this is very positive.
“For us it is a good night. We must be pleased tonight because we saw a lot of young players in this game.”
Chelsea will be at home to Everton in the fourth round and Conte expects a difficult match.
He said: “It’s a tough game. You know very well that Everton is one of the best teams in this league, but we are ready to face the next round.”
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it is good for the younger boy's