Chelsea avoided an FA Cup upset by comfortably beating League One opponents Scunthorpe United 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the third round.
The Blues suffered an embarrassing 4-2 home loss to Bradford City in last season s competition, but a goal in either half ensured Guus Hiddink s men extended their unbeaten run to five matches since Jose Mourinho s sacking.
Diego Costa scored for the fourth time in three matches to put Chelsea ahead, before Ruben Loftus-Cheek s first goal for the club sealed their place in the next round of a competition that Hiddink won in 2009, during his last spell in charge of the Blues.
Scunthorpe will rue a penalty decision that went against them when they were only one goal down, referee Craig Pawson opting not to punish Ramires second-ha…
Ever Banega is one of the best midfielders in the world, according to Inter president Erick Thohir.
The Argentina international became the Serie A club s latest recruit on Wednesday, signing a three-year deal after calling time on his spell at Sevilla, where he won two Europa League titles.
And Thohir is confident coach Roberto Mancini has had a top-class player added to his ranks as the San Siro club seek to improve on last season s fourth-place finish.
I m delighted to welcome Ever Banega to Inter, read a statement from Thohir on Inter s website.
He s an extremely talented player, one of the best in the world in his position, and he s shown that at Sevilla and with Argentina.
He s a fighter who s used to winning – he s already won some o…