Chelsea moved to the top of Champions League Group G with a comfortable 4-0 win over 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday night.

Gary Cahill opened the scoring from close range after his initial header was saved, before Tal Ben Haim was sent off for kicking Diego Costa just before half-time.

Willian scored his fourth set-piece goal from five Champions League matches with 17 minutes to play, and Oscar put the game out of reach with a powerful header from six yards on 77 minutes. Substitute Kurt Zouma made it four with a stoppage time header.

The only negative for Chelsea was John Terry's injury as the captain was carried off on a stretcher in the second half after falling awkwardly. The Blues face an anxious wait to discover whether he will be fit to face Spurs on Sunday.

Dynamo Kiev's 2-0 victory in Porto means Chelsea are now in pole position in Group G, and a draw against the Portuguese side at Stamford Bridge will be enough to guarantee top spot and qualification for the knock-out round.

Maccabi, champions the last three seasons in Israel, went top of their domestic league at the weekend, but Slavisa Jokanovic's side failed to impress in a one-sided first half in which Chelsea enjoyed 70 per cent of the possession.

They did have the first chance of the game through Don Peretz, but the midfielder headed over from close range after a pinpoint cross from winger Tal Ben Haim II.

Cesar Azpilicueta and Cesc Fabregas had efforts that failed to trouble Predrag Rajkovic, before Cahill opened the scoring on 20 minutes. The Chelsea defender rose highest to meet Willian's corner, and poked home at the second attempt after Rajkovic had tipped onto the post.

Maccabi rarely threatened Asmir Begovic and failed to register a shot on target in the first half, and that frustration contributed to a straight red card for former Chelsea defender Ben Haim just before the interval.

The Israel centre-back seemed to suggest Costa had caught him in the face with a stray arm before twice kicking out at the striker as the Chelsea man shielded possession, leaving referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco little choice but to produce the red card.

Despite the one-goal lead, Jose Mourinho and Costa were seen arguing as the two headed down the tunnel, and Loic Remy was sent out to warm up at half-time.

Costa appeared for the second half, but it was Eden Hazard who was next to attract the wrath of his manager. The winger failed to track Eli Dasa's run, allowing the full-back to test Begovic with a stinging shot the Chelsea 'keeper was equal to.

At the other end, Hazard twice weaved through the Maccabi defence, only for the attacks to lose momentum at the crucial moment.

Peretz gave Chelsea another scare when he stole in at the back post, but the set-piece delivery was slightly over-hit. Hazard and Azpilicueta forced Rajkovic into two impressive saves in the space of 30 seconds, and the 20-year-old Maccabi 'keeper was his side's best performer on the night.

Begovic earned a round of applause from Mourinho as he preserved the clean sheet, keeping out Eran Zahavi with a finger-tip stop after a rapid Maccabi counter-attack caught Chelsea cold.

Worringly for Mourinho, Terry was carried off with an ankle injury after clashing with Gal Alberman, and the Chelsea boss confirmed he is a doubt for Sunday. Shortly after, Willian made the points safe with a brilliantly curled free-kick, before Oscar headed home a superb Baba Rahman cross from the left from close range to put Chelsea three ahead.

Zouma put further gloss on the score-line with a firm header in the 91st minute, Chelsea's third set-piece goal of the evening.

Teams

Maccabi Tel Aviv Rajkovic, Dasa, Ben Haim, Garcia, Ben Harush, Igebor, Alberman (Azulay 85), Peretz, Ben Chaim (Ben Basat 80), Zahavi (c) (Izhaki 89), Reikan
Subs Not Used Lifshitz, Ben Tibi, Mitrovic, Vermouth
Booked
Sent Off Ben Haim
Goals

Chelsea Begovic, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry (c) (Zouma 72), Rahman, Fabregas, Matic, Willian (Remy 79), Oscar, Hazard (Pedro 69), Costa
Subs Not Used Blackman, Ivanovic, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek
Booked Matic, Fabregas
Goals Cahill 20, Willian 73, Oscar 77, Zouma 90+1

Attendance 29,121

Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP)