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Hudson-Odoi Confidence-Boosting Goal  (Sky Sports)

Chelsea 2 Nottingham Forest 0

Callum Hudson-OdoiCallum Hudson-Odoi fired a confidence-boosting first Chelsea goal in four months as the Blues saw off Nottingham Forest 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

The 19-year-old England forward drilled home the opener then had a hand in Ross Barkley's facile finish as Frank Lampard's side coasted into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Forest had a penalty chalked off after a Video Assistant Referee review, and Ryan Yates' header ruled out for offside.

But this still remained a comfortable Chelsea win, and one to leave head coach Lampard eyeing an upturn in home form.

Hudson-Odoi will hope his first Blues goal since the 7-1 Carabao Cup victory over Grimsby on September 25 can propel him back to top form. The teenager found himself clutching his right Achilles after one heavy challenge, however, in a small reminder of his continued drive back from surgery in April.

Hudson-Odoi appeared to suffer no after-effects from the robust tackle, but evidently remains mindful of that Achilles tear that yielded a premature end to last season.

Chelsea have qualified for the FA Cup fourth round for a 22nd consecutive season, last falling at the third round stage back in the 1997-98 season.

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Teams

Chelsea Caballero, James, Christensen, Tomori, Emerson, Barkley, Jorginho (c), Kovacic (Mount 69), Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, Pedro (Lamptey 79)
Subs Not Used Cumming, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Willian, Giroud
Booked James
Goals Hudson-Odoi 6, Barkley 33

Nottingham Forest Smith, Jenkinson, Dawson (c), Figueiredo (Benalouane 46), Ribeiro, Yates, Carvalho, Semedo (Fornah 69), Adomah, Mighton, Johnson (En-Neyah 81)
Subs Not Used Shelvey, Sole, Hefele, Gabriel
Booked Yates
Goals

Attendance
40,492

Referee Peter Bankes