Blues make light work of Bolton

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First-half goals from Salomon Kalou and Florent Malouda put the home side in command before Deco and substitute Didier Drogba finished off Gary Megson's side after the break.

Bolton wasted a couple of chances to reduce the arrears but Chelsea were always in control despite losing goalkeeper Hilario through injury in the first-half.

Chelsea took control of the tie in the 15th minute when in-form Kalou opened the scoring.

The Ivory Coast international, who notched twice against Atletico Madrid in their Champions League win last week, rose unmarked to head home a cross by Paulo Ferreira.

Chelsea went 2-0 in the 25th minute when Malouda's header from a Kalou cross rebounded back to him off Zat Knight and the winger tucked the ball home at the near post.

The visitors looked vulnerable every time the Blues launched an attack and in the 38th minute a sweet passing move between Michael Ballack and Kalou ended with the Ivory Coast international bending a shot beyond the far post.

The visitors should have reduced the arrears in the 54th minute but substitute, Ross Turnbull, dived low to his left to save an 18-yard drive from Mark Davies.

Bolton paid for some poor finishing when Ricardo Gardner's shot was cleared off the line by Branislav Ivanovic in the 66th minute. Chelsea went straight down the other end of the pitch and a cross from Cole was despatched into the bottom corner from 16-yards by Deco.

Didier Drogba then completed the scoring in 89th minute when he rose highest at the far post to convert a lovely curling cross from Joe Cole.