Nizaar Kinsella on Chelsea beating Blackburn in Carabao Cup

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00:00 Just witnessed Chelsea's 2-0 victory here over Blackburn Rovers in the Carabao Cup.

00:05 They're through to the quarter-final of the competition.

00:08 It wasn't all easy or comfortable as maybe it sounds.

00:12 Blackburn were very good, some eye-catching football, some threats on goal.

00:16 They missed their chances. Chelsea took them.

00:19 I think Chelsea ultimately deserved to win, as you'd expect, against lower league championship opposition.

00:24 But they did have to work for it.

00:26 I thought Enzo Fernandez and Raheem Sterling in particular were excellent.

00:31 I thought also Dave Sterling was one of the goals, great curved finish.

00:37 In the first half, Chelsea also made it 1-0 through Benoit Badiachile, who returned the injury.

00:44 That's one of the great positives for Chelsea today, was Badiachile returning.

00:49 He's been out since May.

00:50 And Rhys James as well, making his first start since August, the first game of the season.

00:56 Chelsea have a lot of positives today.

00:58 It was a confidence-building exercise.

01:00 Certainly those players built their confidence, built their fitness.

01:03 And it's Tottenham next, so they really need to be all guns blazing for them.

01:08 That's on Monday. This is an important win.

01:10 The Cup is still alive for Chelsea.

01:12 It could be a great route into Europe, a first chance for Silverware as well.

01:16 But fans will want a victory or a positive performance at least against Tottenham next Monday.