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Dom Smith

Three things we learned from Chelsea win as dodgy defending overshadows FA Cup progression

Benoit Badiashile struggled in Chelsea’s win over Wrexham - (AFP via Getty Images)

Chelsea avoided a Hollywood horror story as two goals during extra-time helped them into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a thrilling 4-2 win over Wrexham.

An own goal by Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo and strikes by Josh Acheampong, Alejandro Garnacho and Joao Pedro were enough to take Chelsea into the last eight, but they were made to work mightily hard by their fired-up hosts in north Wales.

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