Quick-fire player ratings: Chelsea 6-1 Middlesbrough (6-2)

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Chelsea secured their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 6-1 demolition of Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge.

Enzo, Disasi, Palmer and Madueke were on the scoresheet for the blues, who will face either Fulham or Liverpool at Wembley Stadium next month.

Here are the quick fire player ratings from Tuesday’s win by CFCDaily

Petrovic: 8/10- Made some important saves, especially when Chelsea had just taken the lead. If that had gone in, it could have been a different game. Apart from that, he had little to do except conceding a late goal.

Disasi: 9/10- Impressive performance from someone who has been under scrutiny lately. Back at right back again due to the absence of James and Gusto and this was his best display all season. Scored a superb goal and was involved in another.

Thiago Silva: 8/10- Classy as ever, excellent on the ball, made plenty of clearances. Brilliant recovery tackle at one point. Not challenged defensively and another routine day for him.

Colwill: 7.5/10- First game as a centre back for a while. Much improved performance compared to the first leg. Made a good recovery tackle in the first half, other than that the defence had nothing to deal with.

Chilwell: 7/10- Considering this was his first start in weeks, he did well. He played a decent amount of minutes and with Chelsea wrapping up the game early, he was able to rest. He looked a bit rusty at first but he improved as the game went on. He was unlucky to not get a penalty but with no VAR, there was nothing he could do about it. Chelsea looked more threatening going forward with him on the pitch.

Caicedo- 7/10- A tougher game for Caicedo and he has had better ones. Middlesbrough seemed to exploit him at times. In the end, it didn’t really matter as the intensity dropped after the 4th goal.

Enzo: 8.5/10– He was the heartbeat of the team and the source of most of the creativity. Great goal too, as he took advantage of Broja’s mis-hit. His contribution to this Chelsea team is often overlooked.

Sterling: 7/10- Much improved performance today and got an assist. Other than that, another quiet game from both the starting wingers. Most of the danger came from the middle and by forcing Boro into errors.

Palmer: 9/10– Outstanding performance, bouncing back from the disappointment in the first leg and showing his quality. He seems to get better with every game he plays. He was also unlucky to not get an assist.

Mudryk: 5/10- Very hard performance to judge. His pace is always a weapon but he doesn’t use it well. It comes down to development and inconsistency. You never know what you are going to get with Mudryk.

Broja: 6/10- Chelsea urgently need a striker. Another quiet game and if Chelsea were playing him to showcase him, I don’t think his £35m price tag is realistic. Broja was indirectly involved in two of the goals but it was more down to the others capitalizing on his mistakes. We might be entering Werner territory of praising him for not scoring.

Subs: Madueke: 7.5/10, Gilchrist: 6.5/10, Gallagher: 8/10, Chukwuemeka: N/A, Castledine: N/A.

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