Callum Hudson-Odoi scored his first Chelsea goal as the Blues ran out easy 4-0 winners at home to PAOK in Group L of the Europa League.
2018/2019 UEFA Europa League
4-0
Match Events
7'Red Card! Yevhen Khacheridi sent off
It's about the worst possible start the visitors could have drawn up! Matos' dreadful back-pass puts Khacheridi under all sorts of pressure as he tries to beat Giroud to it, but arrives just a split-second too late. He takes the striker to ground, denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity, leaving the referee with little choice but to produce a red card.
27'GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 PAOK (Giroud)
There was certainly a sense of inevitability in that from Chelsea, who have dominated the 10 men of PAOK and finally have a lead to show for it as Giroud bends a delicious left-footed effort into the far corner on the end of a lovely assist from Pedro.
37'GOAL! Chelsea 2-0 PAOK (Giroud)
It's vintage Fabregas, who chips a stunning ball over top of the defence from 35 yards to perfectly pick out the run of Giroud. The striker still had a tough ask to finish, but gets the timing of his volley absolutely perfect to beat Paschalakis at his near post!
60'GOAL! Chelsea 3-0 PAOK (Odoi)
The crowd urges him to shoot and he does just that, cutting inside and just tucking a finish in at the near post as he marks his full European debut and his first start at Stamford Bridge with a goal!
78'GOAL! Chelsea 4-0 PAOK (Morata)
Morata makes it 4-0 just moments after entering the fray, getting between two defenders to head home Hudson-Odoi's exquisite delivery at the near post!
Match Report
Yevhen Khacheridi's early red card gave Chelsea's young guns plenty of chances to fire but it was Giroud's well-taken brace before the break that put the Blues on track for victory.
And 18-year-old Hudson-Odoi hit his first Chelsea goal with a fine finish before substitute Alvaro Morata headed a late fourth, with Group L's bottom side PAOK now unable to qualify.
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: Fàbregas, G. Cahill, O. Giroud, Pedro, Barkley, Emerson, Kepa, Zappacosta, A. Christensen, R. Loftus-Cheek, C. Hudson-Odoi
Subs: Willian, W. Caballero, Morata, M.Alonso, M. Kovačić, Jorginho, Ampadu
PAOK XI: Pontus Wernbloom, Léo Matos, Vieirinha, José Crespo, A. Prijović, Omar El Kaddouri, Maurício, Alexandros Paschalakis, Evgen Shakhov, Yevhen Khacheridi, Léo Jabá
Subs: Diego Biseswar, Fernando Varela, José Cañas, Rodrigo Rey, Chuba Akpom, Dimitrios Pelkas, Amr Warda