Roberto Di Matteo has continued his excellent run as temporary Chelsea manager and made it four wins in all competitions with a 5-2 victory over Leicester in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
The Stamford Bridge side rushed into a 2-0 lead, with Gary Cahill and Salomon Kalou scoring within the first 20 minutes.
Fernando Torres ended his goal-drought on 67 minutes to make it 3-0, before Jermaine Beckford give his side hope with a 78th-minute strike.
Torres scored again five minutes from the end, and Raul Meireles also found the net; Ben Marshall scored a second consolation goal for the Championship team.
Di Matteo hailed Torres’ performance after the game, stating that the Spaniard’s hard work had paid off.
“Every win gives the players confidence. You can see they have more confidence,” the Italian told Sky Sports.
“I thought Fernando had a terrific game, he fought very hard for the team and managed to score a couple of goals too. It’s wonderful for him.
“I have a lot of belief in him and the other players. He works so hard and in life if you do that you will get rewarded for it.
“I really wanted us to keep a clean sheet. We didn’t manage to do that but I’m very pleased with the performance.
“I’m trying to get the players to perform as best they can but I’m very relaxed about it,” he admitted.
By Gareth McKnight
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