On a boisterous afternoon it took Chelsea 105 minutes, 39 shots and 19 corners to take the lead against Plymouth. These are the kind of numbers that suggest a pasting, fourth-round FA Cup minnows hanging on by their toenails.
This was something else: a victory for Chelsea, but a day when Plymouth played neat, disciplined, counterattacking football, and really might have won. Deep into extra time Steve Schumacher’s team were spanking in shots at the Chelsea goal looking to force a shoot-out.
