Chelsea 5-0 Barrow: Christopher Nkunku scores hat-trick in emphatic Carabao Cup win for Blues

Nkunku set the Blues on their way with an exquisite early double, while Paul Farman's own goal following a Joao Felix free-kick made it three before the break at Stamford Bridge.

Pedro Neto added a fourth shortly after the restart against the side currently sat at the top of League Two - but 63 places below Chelsea in the pyramid. Nkunku then completed his treble in the 75th minute following a mistake from Farman.

It took just eight minutes for Chelsea to find the lead as Joao Felix and Nkunku combined, with the former dinking one over the Barrow defenders for the latter to run onto before volleying home low first time.

Nkunku notched his second after 15 minutes, with a lovely flicked heel finish from Malo Gusto's ball in from the right. Just before the half hour it was three, as Felix's free-kick came off the post before bouncing off the back of the unfortunate goalkeeper Farman and going in.

There was no let-up from Chelsea as they added a fourth quickly after the break. A mistake at the back for Barrow seeing a quick counter finish with Mykhailo Mudryk squaring for Neto to tap in his first goal for the club.

Nkunku then made it five, rounding off his hat-trick, after a slip from Farman as he tried to take the ball away from the striker gave him the opportunity to slide the ball into an empty net.