Carabao Cup: Chelsea sting Brentford with two late goals to progress

Tuchel had made it clear that he was going to have to call on his reserves and academy boys as a wave of illness compounded the club’s injury list

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel embraces captain Cesar Azpilicueta after the Carabao Cup quarter-final match at the Brentford Community Stadium. Picture: Nick Potts

Brentford 0 Chelsea 2

The kids are alright, but Thomas Tuchel’s tried and tested players are better, allowing Chelsea’s patched-up side to squeeze past Brentford into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup because of late and decisive interventions by the few fit first-teamers at the manager’s disposal.