The match reports
The Guardian, Dominic Fifield: “John Terry will have enjoyed this brief respite. His had been a tumultuous few days, a period scarred by the “heartbreak” of taking leave of international football after nine years and 78 caps and fuelled by fury that his position had, in his opinion, been rendered “untenable” by the charges brought against him by the Football Association. Off the field he finds himself embroiled yet again in a fight to clear his name. So, as he spent an hour and a half with the majority in this arena frequently chorusing his name with typical gusto and enjoyed a stroll against fragile lower league opponents, the turmoil of his week to date could at least be forgotten. The distractions could go ignored as he heaved himself into clearances, barked instructions to those alongside and acknowledged the acclaim from the stands with applause of his own. This was only ever going to be a brief lull. Terry, after all, is due back at Wembley stadium on Wednesday morning to resume his hearing into a charge of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. Yet a fleeting return to football amid the maelstrom must have been welcome.”
The Independent, Sam Wallace: “The decision to play Terry was made yesterday afternoon, first team assistant coach Eddie Newton said, but by whom he did not say. This game could be the last Terry plays in a long time, although do not bet against him appealing a guilty verdict. Stale Solbakken, the Wolves manager, indicated how little interest he had in the League Cup by picking a team that had 10 changes from the side that beat Peterborough on Saturday. It is depressing when a manager cannot even be bothered to put up a fight in a cup game in September, eight months from the end of the season, but this is modern football.”
The Daily Telegraph, Gerry Cox: “It was a trouble-free evening for Chelsea even though a number of players were rested. Gary Cahill, Terry's defensive partner, opened the scoring in the fourth minute when he headed in Juan Mata's corner kick at the far post. Ryan Bertrand, playing in place of Cole, made it 2-0 when he curled home a shot from 15 yards and Mata added the third in the 17th minute when he shot home after a delightful run from the halfway line, exchanging passes with Ramires and Fernando Torres on the way. Romeu made it 4-0 from the penalty spot shortly after half time, when De Vries brought down Victor Moses. Even Torres, who looked out of sorts and low on confidence, found the net when he stooped to power home a header from another Mata corner kick in the 58th minute. Wolves offered little in reply, with Chelsea's reserve goalkeeper Ross Turnbull hardly troubled. Moses made it 6-0 in the 71st minute when he headed in a cross from Oscar.”
The Official Chelsea FC Website: “Chelsea cruised into the Capital One Cup fourth round with a straightforward home win against Championship Wolves. In a dazzling blitz of our opposition, goals from Gary Cahill, Ryan Bertrand and Juan Mata had put us three goals to the good inside 20 minutes, and with the game already well beyond the lacklustre visitors, an Oriol Romeu penalty and headers from Fernando Torres and Victor Moses put the gloss on a terrific night’s entertainment at Stamford Bridge.”
The highlights
The links
- Final whistle verdict: Perfect professionalism
- John Terry – the facts behind FA’s court case
- Terry ‘ready for Arsenal’ despite FA race verdict looming
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