wolves 6-0

Independent:

Terry defiant as Chelsea hit Wolves for six
Chelsea 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0

Sam Wallace

A mid-week League Cup tie against Championship opposition is not the kind of match that demands John Terry play, but then this game signified a lot more for the Chelsea captain than a routine win in the least important competition of the season.

By playing last night, Terry was signalling to the Football Association, the four men of the independent commission hearing his case for alleged racial abuse and the wider football world that, whatever the pressure, he is unbowed. To paraphrase the song the Chelsea fans sing about him: that John Terry, he does what he wants.
Certainly, being in the midst of one of the most high-profile FA disciplinary hearings in recent history was not about to affect his decision about whether he should play. It probably made him more determined to do so. His supporters will point to the fact that, for now, he remains an innocent man. His detractors will suggest that this is a man who relishes in sticking two fingers up to his critics.
What is not in doubt for Terry is that, at Stamford Bridge, he is the recipient of unconditional love. They applaud the announcement of his name. They sing about him when he runs out on the pitch. Last night the home fans chanted, "There's only one England captain" – and this to a man who had retired from international football 48 hours earlier.
The decision to play Terry was made yesterday afternoon, first team assistant coach Eddie Newton said, but by whom he did not say. This game could be the last Terry plays in a long time, although do not bet against him appealing a guilty verdict.
Stale Solbakken, the Wolves manager, indicated how little interest he had in the League Cup by picking a team that had 10 changes from the side that beat Peterborough on Saturday. It is depressing when a manager cannot even be bothered to put up a fight in a cup game in September, eight months from the end of the season, but this is modern football.
Solbakken said: "We had thought about this before we did it, and it was always a risk that something like this [scale of defeat] could happen. But we were punished really hard in the beginning with a soft set-piece goal, then came another. That made it hard for the young boys out there.
"But there's no one else to blame but me. It was a calculated risk because we'd had three games in six days and have that again [coming up]. I'd have done the same again."
Roberto Di Matteo gave debuts to Lucas Piazon, the 18-year-old signed from Sao Paulo two years ago, and the right-back Cesar Azpilicueta bought from Marseilles in August. There was also a first start for Victor Moses. Chelsea scored through Gary Cahill on four minutes and Wolves were never in it.
The first goal came when Cahill jumped strongly at the back post to meet a cross from Juan Mata and the tone was set. The second came three minutes later when Oriol Romeu's shot was pushed away by goalkeeper Dorus De Vries, Piazon cut the ball back and Ryan Bertrand scored.
Wolves were three behind within 16 minutes with a move started by Mata and then finished by the Spain international.
There were three goals after the break and, to his relief, the second of those was scored by Fernando Torres. First however, the striker, who had not previously scored for a month, deferred to Romeu on penalty-taking duties when referee Neil Swarbrick gave a soft decision for a collision between De Vries and Moses. In the absence of the injured Lampard, Romeu scored.
Torres scored the fifth with a header from Mata's corner from the right side. Moses headed the sixth from a cross from substitute Oscar.
For sheer lack of any imagination, Wolves got exactly what they deserved. This is their fifth game in a run of six in 17 days but they were woeful. Cup runs require a leap of faith from a manager and Solbakken picked a team to lose. Last night was not even a contest. For Terry, however, the significance of the evening was a lot more profound.

Man of the match Mata.
Match rating 6/10.
Referee N Swarbrick (Lancashire).
Attendance 32,569.


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Guardian:

John Terry puts on show of strength as Chelsea thrash weakened Wolves
  
Dominic Fifield at Stamford Bridge

John Terry will have enjoyed this brief respite. His had been a tumultuous few days, a period scarred by the "heartbreak" of taking leave of international football after nine years and 78 caps and fuelled by fury that his position had, in his opinion, been rendered "untenable" by the charges brought against him by the Football Association. Off the field he finds himself embroiled yet again in a fight to clear his name.
So, as he spent an hour and a half with the majority in this arena frequently chorusing his name with typical gusto and enjoyed a stroll against fragile lower league opponents, the turmoil of his week to date could at least be forgotten. The distractions could go ignored as he heaved himself into clearances, barked instructions to those alongside and acknowledged the acclaim from the stands with applause of his own. This was only ever going to be a brief lull. Terry, after all, is due back at Wembley stadium on Wednesday morning to resume his hearing into a charge of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. Yet a fleeting return to football amid the maelstrom must have been welcome.
It was all the more so because it felt unexpected. The 31-year-old was always eager to feature here, and that had apparently been Roberto Di Matteo's plan all along, but he had not trained with the full first-team since last week and had spent the previous two days a frustrated figure sat in front of an FA independent regulatory commission as he confronted his charge. His attendance amounted to six hours on Monday and another five on Tuesday morning, with day two of the hearing duly extended by lengthy legal arguments. Chelsea knew he could be selected only when he slipped out and away just after 1pm and telephoned the management en route to the team hotel.
"We wanted him to start but we had to see how everything panned out [at the hearing]," said the assistant first-team coach, Eddie Newton. "We had a phone call that he was making his way back from the FA nice and early, so it wasn't last minute. We'd covered all the bases, all the scenarios, and the best one happened."
The dream scenario was improved further by the team selection of the Wolves manager, Stale Solbakken, who made 10 changes from the weekend win at Peterborough and put out what was effectively a second string team that was limp in resistance. The thwack of Terry's second-minute headed clearance set a tone. The visitors were eagerly swept aside.
Amid the merriment the captain could afford to drift into the background and relax in a bit-part role, so infrequently was he tested. If his very involvement was a show of strength, the only real surprise was that it was his central defensive partner, Gary Cahill, who clambered above Richard Stearman at the far post to thump a header from Juan Mata's free-kick through Dorus de Vries after four minutes. The opener might more normally have been scripted as Terry's. Regardless, Wolves were breached and already beaten.
Solbakken will presumably be rebuked by the Football League under new rules aimed at preventing clubs fielding under-strength teams, though sanctions will not be imposed until next season, but he appeared sanguine. "We had to be sensible," he said. "When you see our fixtures... it was a calculated risk and I'd have done the same again, but there's no one else to blame but me. This could happen if Chelsea played well and they did."
Those he had picked will have departed scorched. Ryan Bertrand, fed by Lucas Piazon's precise pull-back, added to the plunder – as did the excellent Mata – while the visitors were still groggy. There was a penalty won by Victor Moses and dispatched by Oriol Romeu, a near-post header from Torres and a first Chelsea goal for Moses nodded into a gaping net. It was a mismatch from start to finish, with the home side ruthless and the visitors prone.
Terry's own battle will be significantly harder and it is to that reality that he returns on Wednesday. His defence counsel is expected to start delivering evidence in his favour as the hearing continues during this week. This match, by comparison, was light relief.


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Telegraph:

Chelsea 6 Wolves 0:
By Gerry Cox, at Stamford Bridge

John Terry made what could be his final appearance for some time as he captained Chelsea in their comprehensive Capital One Cup victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Terry had spent little time on the training ground in the preceding days, with much of Monday and yesterday taken up at Wembley, where he has been facing a Football Association charge of racial abuse against Anton Ferdinand.
The former England captain announced his retirement from international football after training on Sunday, following a brief appearance as a substitute against Stoke the day before, and then did some light fitness work ahead of last night’s game.
Not that he needed to be at his sharpest against a Wolves side who simply capitulated . Terry barely broke sweat as his side coasted to a three-goal lead inside the opening 17 minutes and won at a canter. But Terry will be sweating on the outcome of his FA hearing, which is expected later this week.
If the independent tribunal finds him guilty, Terry could be suspended with immediate effect, possibly beginning with Chelsea’s visit to Arsenal on Saturday. The club have contingency plans ready should he be absent, as they did on Tuesday before the player declared himself ready to play after half a day at Wembley.
“We wanted John to start, but obviously with everything happening with the FA, we had to see how it panned out,” assistant manager Eddie Newton said. “We had a phone call to say he was making his way back from Wembley nice and early . We had covered all the bases, thought of all scenarios, and the best one happened.”
Newton said he and manager Roberto Di Matteo had been monitoring Terry closely. “We’ve been talking to John and seeing what his mindset is. He’s been very positive and enthusiastic and wanted to play. He’s been fine, dealing with the situation at hand, coming in and doing what he has to do at the club. ”
Newton dismissed suggestions that lack of training would hamper Terry or the club’s preparations. “He’s played a lot of games and done enough training. He’s a senior player who knows how to look after his body. He’s done that well. He was fine to play in this game.”
Newton also felt Terry’s decision to call a halt to his England career could benefit Chelsea. “The commitment of playing for your club and your country is hard physically, and the older you get, the more demanding that becomes on your body. If you want to play at the top level for as long as possible, at some point you’re going to have to make a decision.” As for Saturday? “It’s not difficult. We’ll prepare as we always do. It’s just a matter of making sure we cover all our bases, as we did today. Whatever scenario pans out, we’ll deal with that.
“There are ways and means around it when it comes to training, after what he does at the FA. We’ll be in constant contact with John, the fitness coaches and medical staff will get around him and make sure he’s prepared in the best way possible, as we always do.”
By the weekend, the panel that is chaired by an independent QC may have reached a conclusion. They were due to conclude hearing the case for the prosecution yesterday and will move on to Terry’s defence, with Ray Wilkins and Ashley Cole likely to support him. Terry had arrived at Wembley at 9am, along with Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, who supported him throughout the criminal trial at Westminster Magistrates Court in July. He left shortly after lunchtime, and walked out on to the Stamford Bridge pitch to loud applause six hours later.
It was a trouble-free evening for Chelsea even though a number of players were rested. Gary Cahill, Terry’s defensive partner, opened the scoring in the fourth minute when he headed in Juan Mata’s corner kick at the far post. Ryan Bertrand, playing in place of Cole, made it 2-0 when he curled home a shot from 15 yards and Mata added the third in the 17th minute when he shot home after a delightful run from the halfway line, exchanging passes with Ramires and Fernando Torres on the way.
Romeu made it 4-0 from the penalty spot shortly after half time, when De Vries brought down Victor Moses. Even Torres, who looked out of sorts and low on confidence, found the net when he stooped to power home a header from another Mata corner kick in the 58th minute.
Wolves offered little in reply, with Chelsea’s reserve goalkeeper Ross Turnbull hardly troubled. Moses made it 6-0 in the 71st minute when he headed in a cross from Oscar.
Torres had chances to increase the score, but was denied by De Vries and his own profligacy before being replaced by Eden Hazard, but it mattered little as Chelsea strolled into the fourth round of the competition.
Whether Terry will be in their line-up when they play next is another question, however, with his fate to be decided in the coming days.
Meanwhile, police are investigating after another incident at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground in Surrey earlier this month in which six wallets, nine mobile phones and several watches were stolen from players and staff in the academy dressing room area. Nobody from the football club is under suspicion.

Match details

Chelsea (4-5-1): Turnbull; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry, Bertrand; Moses, Ramires (Oscar 60), Romeu, Mata (Marin 70), Piazon; Torres (Hazard 78).
Subs Hilario, Luiz, Mikel, Ferreira.

Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-5-1): De Vries; Stearman, Baath, Margreittar, Zubar; Peszko (Ismail 83), Edwards, Hunt (Forde h-t), Davis, Boukari (Nouble 63); Sigurdarson.
Subs Ikeme, Jonsson, Foley, Price.

Referee: N Swarbrick (Lancs).


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Mail:

Chelsea 6 Wolves 0: Terry skippers Blues cruise at the Bridge
By Matt Barlow


If John Terry fears he is about to be thrown to the wolves by the FA, he can only hope they turn out to be as feeble as the sorry pack dragged down to London by Stale Solbakken.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Norwegian manager sent out his reserves here and they were promptly destroyed by a Chelsea team captained by Terry.
After two days in front of a disciplinary commission, looking on as lawyers grappled with the legal complications of his FA racism charge, this will have served as an ideal distraction.

Back in the warm embrace of the Chelsea fans, Terry performed as if without a care as his side breezed into the fourth round of the Capital One Cup.
 He started the game by saluting supporters in the Matthew Harding Stand who serenaded him with, ‘There’s only one England captain’, and left the pitch after a six-goal stroll, blowing kisses, waving and patting the badge on his chest.
‘We wanted John to start,’ said Eddie Newton, Chelsea’s assistant manager. ‘With everything happening with the FA, we had to see how it panned out but we had a phone call that he was making his way back nice and early. We’d covered all the bases, all the scenarios, and the best one happened.’
Roberto Di Matteo will take the same flexible approach to Saturday’s game at Arsenal, according to Newton.
Terry had left Wembley six-and-a-half hours before Tuesday night’s kick-off, after sitting through five hours of legal argument at the FA hearing which will continue on Wednesday.
The crowd was well below capacity but there were lusty cheers for their captain’s name when the teams were announced.

This would be a theme of the evening, at least when the home crowd were not jeering Stephen Hunt, never to be forgotten or forgiven in these parts for his challenge on Petr Cech six years ago.

Cech was among those given the night off as Di Matteo blended the experience of Terry, Ramires and Fernando Torres with some of his newcomers. Lucas Piazon, Cesar Azpilicueta and Victor Moses started their first games and Marko Marin came off the bench 20 minutes from time to make his debut.

Of the six different scorers, Gary Cahill struck first, although Wolves had every right to feel aggrieved. Ronald Zubar seemed to win the ball but was penalised for a foul on Moses and then Cahill scrambled over Richard Stearman at the far post to reach Juan Mata’s free-kick and head it in.

Four minutes later, Ryan Bertrand swept forward and curled in the second. Mata made it 3-0, jinking inside from the right, trading passes with Torres on the edge of the penalty box and finishing with a sweet left-footer.

All this inside 17 minutes. Although Chelsea relaxed briefly and lost a little focus, an astonishing fightback never seemed likely. Moses sped clear seven minutes into the second half and was deemed by referee Neil Swarbrick to have been fouled by Dorus De Vries.
 Oscar was booked for a dive at Stamford Bridge against Stoke on Saturday and this was a little suspicious, too. Moses certainly started to fall before the goalkeeper took his legs but there was contact and a penalty was awarded. Oriol Romeu converted it, his first goal for the club.

Torres headed in the fifth at the near post from a corner taken by Mata and Moses scored the sixth, heading in a cross from Oscar.
Solbakken defended his selection. ‘This was the fourth game in nine days,’ he said, but Wolves can expect a letter from the Football League for breaching their rules on fielding weakened teams.


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Mirror:

Chelsea 6-0 Wolves: Capital One Cup walkover is no trial for John Terry

Racism-row Blues skipper is a virtual spectator as two goals in the first seven minutes turn third-round tie with Championship side into a procession
It's a fair bet John Terry’s FA hearing is not proving as easy for him as this was.
The Chelsea captain made up for the time he has missed training with a sedate workout against Stale Solbakken’s sheep in Wolves clothing.
He was also back among friends after the widespread indifference to which he called time on his England career.
After another six hours at Wembley in front of that four-man disciplinary commision – and with Arsenal away on Sunday – it was a surprise to some that Terry was named in the Chelsea side for this third-round tie.
But then with the eyes of the football world on him Terry has never been one to hide.
He has proven that on several occasions before and it’s a near certainty that he would have been determined to play here.
The Blues’ faithful welcomed his warmly back into the bosom of the Chelsea family and chants of ‘One England captain’ rang around the stadium.
He went on to enjoy a few dances with Wolves as the Blues racked up their biggest win since beating Ipswich 7-0 in the FA Cup in January 2011.
Terry is expecting a far more difficult end to the week with his camp - and his club - fearing a big ban at the hands of the Football Association.
Blues assistant boss Eddie Newton insisted afterwards that there was never any doubt about Terry playing.
He said: “We wanted John to start. Obviously, with everything happening with the FA, we had to see how it panned out.
“We had a phone call he was making his way back from the FA nice and early so it wasn’t last minute dot com.
“We’d covered all the bases, all the scenarios, and the best one happened.”
Solbakken defended his decision to make 10 changes from his weekend side for this one.
He said: “I think the fans will understand. That is why I put the squad on our club website the day before. The fans understand the demands of the squad.”
The match itself was over as a contest as early as the fourth minute when Gary Cahill headed home at the far post.
Ronald Zubar’s foul on Victor Moses allowed Juan Mata to float in a free-kick that the England defender despatched with the minimum of fuss.
It was a taste of things to come as Chelsea strolled through what masqueraded as the Wolves ­backline at will.
Three minutes later, Oriol Romeu sent in a low daisy cutter that Wanderers keeper Dorus de Vries did well to parry.
Lucas Piazon, however, was fastest to the rebound.
The Brazilian, making his debut, cut the ball back to Ryan Bertrand and the youngster let fly with an effort to give De Vries no chance.
Already this was painful for the Wolves fans that had made the journey south.
You had to wonder why Solbakken had ripped up the side that had won away at ­Peterborough in the league at the weekend.
He will argue that this was the fifth of six games in 16 days for his men.
Yet what about the fans who had paid to see their team at the Bridge?
Will they be happy about seeing their club so utterly embarrassed?
And make no mistake they were, with the match over as a contest before some spectators had even taken their seats.
Goal No.3 came when Mata - a class apart from anyone on the opposing side - played a one-two with Fernando Torres and sent the ball beyond De Vries on 16 minutes.
By that point you really did wonder how many Chelsea would score by half time let alone the end of the match.
Torres, however, still lacks confidence. At anything like his best he would have controlled an 18th-minute ball into the box and put it beyond De Vreis before the Wolves keeper had time to blink.
Last night’s Torres allowed defender Danny Batth to make a challenge and worry him out of it.
Amazingly, Wolves then had a couple of chances to get back into it. First, David Davis forced Ross Turnbull to push a long-range effort over the bar.
Then midfielder Slawomir Peszko rounded keeper Turnbull, but then hit the side netting with the goal at his mercy.
Those chances had come, however, because Chelsea had the cigars out. Roberto Di Matteo’s men responded through Mata, who sent a 33rd-minute free-kick narrowly wide.
Piazon narrowly failed to reach a Torres ball across the six-yard box three minutes later, and only the Brazilian will know how he failed to score from Mata’s ball into the box two minutes before half time.
Worse was to come for Wolves in the second half with Chelsea taking just eight minutes to go 4-0, Romeu smashing home from the spot after Victor Moses was fouled by De Vries.
Again, incredibly, Pesko missed again from ten yards out three minutes later when Razak Boukari reached the byline and cut the ball back.
Torres piled on the misery when he headed home on 58 minutes from Moses’ corner.
The former Wigan forward joined the party on 71 minutes when he nodded in a cross from substitute Oscar to put the Blues on course for their biggest win since they beat Ipswich 7-0 in the FA Cup last January.
But this was the European Champions’ chance to show their backing for the man who continues to be at the eye of the storm.


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Sun:

Chelsea 6 Wolves 0

By MARK IRWIN

JOHN TERRY found some welcome relief from his troubles as he provided the biggest shock of the night.
Just hours after another tortuous grilling from the FA’s disciplinary commission, the former England skipper was a surprise selection to lead Chelsea out against Wolves.
Terry had only left the Wembley hearing into his alleged racist abuse of Anton Ferdinand in the early afternoon following five hours of questioning and legal wrangling.
And no one had expected the 31-year-old defender to be on duty after such a draining battle to save his reputation.
But the football pitch is Terry’s only safe haven right now and with a potential lengthy ban looming he clearly wants to take full advantage of every opportunity to play.
He will be back at Wembley today as his lawyers continue to plead his innocence but the Stamford Bridge supporters have already delivered their verdict on the man they call captain, leader, legend.
“One England captain,” they chanted as soon as their hero appeared and Terry acknowledged their support with an appreciative gesture.
As a contest, this one was as easy as Terry could ever have dared to hope for as Chelsea put the tie to bed while barely breaking sweat.
They were ahead after just four minutes and never took their foot off the gas as poor Wolves were simply crushed in this Capital One Cup tie.
It all started with Ronald Zubar’s foul on Victor Moses which allowed Juan Mata to send over a free-kick for an emphatic back post header by Gary Cahill.

And with the visitors still trying to sort themselves out at the back, Chelsea doubled their lead inside eight minutes when keeper Dorus de Vries failed to hold Oriol Romeu’s low shot and Ryan Bertrand pounced on Lucas Piazon’s pull-back.
It was shaping up to be a long night for Wolves boss Stale Solbakken, who had made 10 changes to the team which had won at 2-0 Peterborough at the weekend.

The last time he had faced Chelsea was two years ago in the Champions League when he was boss of FC Copenhagen.

Now he was trying to halt the European champions with his reserve team... and failing miserably.
Chelsea looked capable of scoring every time they crossed the halfway line and it came as no surprise when the impeccable Mata fired them even further ahead on 17 minutes.
Swapping passes with first Ramires and then Fernando Torres, the little Spanish maestro waltzed through the mesmerised Wolves defence before lashing home his first goal of the season.
It was like shooting fish in a barrel for Chelsea and they almost paid for taking things a bit too easily midway through the first-half.

David Davis’ ball allowed Slawomir Peszko to run right between Terry and Cahill and around keeper Ross Turnbull, but with the goal beckoning the Polish winger shot wide.
It was as close as Wolves were going to get to a consolation all night and they were soon back deep in their own half desperately trying to keep the score respectable.
Mata, all 5ft 7in of him, shaved the post with a free-kick and Torres fired across the face of goal after a poor first touch had forced him wide.
Georg Margreitter almost sliced into his own net and Mata fizzed another free-kick perilously close on a night when Piazon, Moses and Cesar Azpilicueta all started their first game for the Blues.

But any Wolves hopes that Chelsea might take things easy after the break were quickly dashed when Moses was brought down by De Vries and Romeu scored from the spot with 53 minutes gone.
Even Torres got in on the act with his first goal in five games, the striker heading in unchallenged from Mata’s 58th-minute corner.
And Moses completed the rout from substitute Oscar’s cross.
Chelsea started the season going for seven trophies and have already waved goodbye to the Community Shield and Super Cup.
But at least their Capital One Cup hopes are still alive.

DREAM TEAM RATINGS
STAR MAN - JUAN MATA (Chelsea)

CHELSEA: Turnbull 5, Azpilicueta 7, Cahill 7, Terry 7, Bertrand 7, Ramires 7 (Oscar 7), Romeu 7, Moses 8, Mata 9 (Marin 6), Piazon 6, Torres 7 (Hazard 5). Subs not used: Hilario, Ferreira, Luiz, Mikel.

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Express:

CHELSEA 6 WOLVES 0: SIX OF BEST FOR TERRY
By Tony Banks

THE legal eagles have caused John Terry far more trouble this year than the toothless Wolves did on the pitch last night.
The Chelsea captain stepped unexpectedly straight from his FA hearing at Wembley into allegations of racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand into the third round of the League Cup a mere six hours later.
He did not need much of a brief. Fielding a strong side, Chelsea crushed a young Wolves outfit with embarrassing ease, as six different players found the scoresheet – Gary Cahill, Ryan Bertrand, Juan Mata, Oriol Romeu with a penalty, Fernando Torres and Victor Moses.
Terry had not trained properly with the rest of the squad since Friday, working on his own for the previous 48 hours – but it was the Capital One Cup after all. Glory beckons. The lure of silverware cannot be denied.
Also included was £50million man Torres, four games without a goal. He was in, though, only because Chelsea’s other frontline striker, Daniel Sturridge, was still injured.
Chelsea gave debuts to Brazilian youngster Lucas Piazon and £8m Spanish full-back Cesar Azpiliceuta, while forward Moses made his first start.
Chelsea were ahead after just four minutes.
Mata curled in a free-kick from the right and Cahill easily climbed over Richard Stearman at the far post to head home.
Four minutes later, it was two. Romeu’s thunderous, 30-yard shot was pushed away by goalkeeper Dorus De Vries, but Piazon got to the loose ball first to pull it back for Bertrand to crash home from 12 yards.
Goal No3, in only the 17th minute, came as Mata played two beautiful one-two moves, with first Ramires and then Torres, and strolled through to slot the ball home.
Wolves gamely tried to hit back, as first David Davis saw his shot tipped over but, when Slawomir Peszko neatly turned Cahill and found himself clean through, he went round keeper Ross Turnbull – and then hit the side-netting with the goal gaping.
After 53 minutes it as four, as the Wolves defence collapsed again. This time they were a touch unfortunate though, as De Vries hardly seemed to touch Moses as he raced through.
But referee Neil Swarbrick gave the penalty nevertheless and up stepped Romeu to stroke home his first goal for Chelsea.
Peszko missed another sitter on what was turning out to be a miserable night for a young and inexperienced Wolves team at Stamford Bridge.
And it only got worse for Wolves, as striker Torres at last broke his four-game duck, moving on to Mata’s near-post corner and glanced home an accurate header. The sixth arrived as substitute Oscar broke away on the left to cross and Moses was all alone as he headed home at the near post to complete the rout.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Turnbull; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry, Bertrand; Ramires (Oscar 58), Romeu; Moses, Mata (Marin 69), Piazon; Torres (Hazard 77). Goals: Cahill 4, Bertand 8, Mata 17, Romeu 53 pen, Torres 58, Moses 71.

Wolves (4-4-2): De Vries; Zubar, Stearman, Margreitter, Batth; Peszko (Ismail 82), Edwards, Davis, Hunt (Forde 46); Boukari (Nouble 62), Sigurdarson.
Referee: N Swarbrick (Lancashire).


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Star:

CHELSEA 6 - WOLVES 0: JOHN TERRY ENJOYS 6 OF THE BEST
By Adrian Kajumba

JOHN TERRY put his off-field turmoil to one side to lead Chelsea’s bid for Capital One Cup glory.
Terry was surprisingly back to skipper the Blues 48 hours after sensationally quitting England and then spending five hours at day two of his FA race row ­hearing yesterday morning.
It was typical Terry, with the defiant defender renowned for his ability to blank out controversy when he steps on to the pitch.
He was hardly tested by a tame Wolves side and all the action was at the other end as Chelsea looked to book their place in round four.
Gary Cahill, Ryan Bertrand, Juan Mata, Oriol Romeu, Fernando Torres and Victor Moses were all on target as Chelsea put woeful Wolves to the sword.
As well as recalling Terry, who was rested against Stoke, Roberto Di Matteo handed first starts to summer signings Moses, Cesar Azpilicueta and highly-rated Brazilian teenager Lucas Piazon.
Wolves boss Stale Solbakken made 10 changes to his side.
Chelsea got off to a flier when Cahill powered Mata’s free-kick past Dorus De Vries with a back-post header.
And the Blues doubled their lead three minutes later. De Vries did well to turn Romeu’s drive clear, but Piazon picked up the loose ball and pulled it back to Bertrand, who fired home.
Chelsea were tormenting Wolves with their pace and movement, and it was soon 3-0.
Mata came in off the right flank and played a one-two with Torres before sliding No.3 past De Vries.
Wolves finally tested Ross Turnbull when the Chelsea keeper tipped over a David Davis effort.
And Slawomir Peszko should have pulled a goal back when he rounded Turnbull but fired into the sidenetting.
But Wolves were lucky not to be further behind at the break after Mata went close with two free-kicks and Torres fired a cross-shot just wide.
Chelsea finally got their fourth eight minutes after the break.
De Vries was judged to have brought down Moses in the box, though he appeared to be going to ground before the contact.
Despite Di Matteo trying to get a message on to get goal-shy Torres to take the penalty, Romeu stepped up to wrong-foot De Vries.
Torres did get his goal, though, when Mata swung in a corner from the right which his fellow Spaniard powered into the net with a thumping header. Moses got on the scoresheet with a similar header from Oscar’s cross.