Chelsea made to battle before easing past Morecambe into FA Cup fourth round

Tosin Adarabioyo hit two of Chelsea’s goals against Morecambe (Adam Davy/PA) - (PA Wire)

Chelsea were made to wait for the floodgates to open as League Two Morecambe put up dogged resistance before going down 5-0 in the FA Cup third round at Stamford Bridge.

There were periods in the first half when the 87 places separating these sides in the pyramid could easily be forgotten, the team currently 23rd in League Two leaving Enzo Maresca’s Champions League chasers puzzling over how they would pick their way through to round four.