JAKARTA - Chelsea ended a bad record when slaughtering an easy opponent from the third division or League Two Port Vale with a score of 7-0 in the quarter-final of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Saturday, April 4, 2026 WIB. The victory was achieved without lowering the core team, including Enzo Fernandez who was considered to be a kebablasan when he made a statement regarding his future at Chelsea.
Chelsea seem to be blessed with luck when playing in the FA Cup. How not, they won for the last time on March 8, 2026. At that time, Chelsea beat the team from the Championship Wrexham 4-2 through extra time.
After conquering the club owned by Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds, Chelsea even experienced a setback. They had to admit Paris Saint-Germain's superiority in the 16th round of the Champions League. In the first match, The Blues were slaughtered by PSG 5-2. When hosting the defending champion, Chelsea actually lost again 3-0.
Chelsea suffered another bad result in the English Premier League. Even at home at Stamford Bridge, they were forced to surrender 1-0 against Newcastle United. Manager Liam Rosenior's position is starting to be threatened after Chelsea was beaten 3-0 by Everton which makes it more difficult for them to break into the Champions League zone.
After 'getting used' to losing, Chelsea finally returned to the winning track when playing in the FA Cup. However, Port Vale is not a worthy opponent for Chelsea. Even though Rosenior did not bring out the best squad, including Fernandez who was sanctioned, Chelsea was still too strong for Port Vale.
The Argentine midfielder will also not play when Chelsea take on a crucial clash against Manchester City in the Premier League. Fernandez's agent said the club's decision was 'unfair' because it left his client on the bench.
However, the club has a reason for the decision. The reason is that in a podcast, the 25-year-old player even talked about his future. He said he was not sure if he would stay at Chelsea next season. Fernandez also admitted that he felt comfortable being able to settle in Spain.
"That's just his opinion," Rosenior said in response to Fernandez's agent. "I won't say anything about other people's opinions. Enzo himself knows what I think. It's great to see him here supporting his teammates," he said again.
Rosenior also plans to talk to his players. According to him, now is not the right time because Chelsea is focused on the FA Cup match and then facing Man City in the league.
"I will talk to Enzo at the right time. If at this time, we can't do it. However, we actually still communicate with each other. There are things that people really never think about," said Rosenior.
In that match, Chelsea performed bravely even without Fernandez, Reece James, Marc Cucurella and Moises Calcedo. They did not let the opponent develop the game. The match only lasted 63 seconds, Chelsea already broke the opponent's goal through Jorrel Hato.
The goal started from a corner kick that created a mess. Port Vale players tried to throw the ball that fell at Hato's feet who immediately fired a hard shot from close range.
1-0 ahead, Chelsea became more aggressive in the pressure. But they had to wait until the 25th minute when striker Joao Pedro who welcomed Pedro Neto's assist increased the home team's advantage.
Furthermore, Port Vale is getting worse after defender Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel who tried to block Cole Palmer instead threw an error. His attempt to throw the ball even made a suicide goal towards the end of the first half. Score 3-0 for Chelsea and hold on until halftime.
In the second half, Chelsea was unstoppable. They added a goal through Tosin Adarabioyo in the 57th minute. Next, Andrey Santos changed the score to 5-0 in the 69th minute. The other two goals were scored by Estevao Willian and substitute Alejandro Garnacho, which made Chelsea win 7-0.
The victory took Chelsea through to the semi-finals alongside Manchester City and Southampton who made a surprise by knocking out Arsenal. There is still one slot for the semi-finals contested by West Ham United and Leeds United.
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