Chelsea survive Cardiff scare to make semi-finals

Alejandro Garnacho scored twice off the bench as Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup with a 3-1 victory at Cardiff.

- PHIL BLANCHE

Cardiff City 1
Turnbull (75)

Chelsea 3
Garnacho (57, 90+3), Neto (82)

Substitutes Garnacho and Pedro Neto struck second-half goals as Chelsea unleashed the power of their bench against their Welsh hosts.

David Turnbull had equalised after 75 minutes - his first goal for 13 months to give renewed hope to the last EFL team in the competition.

But Neto spared Chelsea's blushes eight minutes from time with a low drive and Garnacho put the seal on victory for the five-time winners in stoppage time.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca changed the entire line-up from the team that had started Saturday's home victory over Everton.

Moises Caicedo returned after serving a three-game domestic ban, and Enzo Fernandez, Joao Pedro, Neto and Garnacho were among those on a bench that cost nearly £400m and considerably more than the starting XI.