Nigerian winger Victor Moses provided an assist as Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspurs 4-2 on Saturday to qualify for the final of the FA Cup.
Chelsea were twice pegged back before Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matic put daylight between them and Tottenham.
The North London teams served up a treat at Wembley as Willian got the Blues in front with a free-kick inside five minutes.
15 minutes later, Harry Kane steered a brilliant header past Thibaut Courtois from Christian Eriksen’s cross.
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But Willian restored Chelsea’s lead from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute after Son Heung-Min had fouled Victor Moses.
Eriksen whipped an incredible pass toDele Alli who diverted it past Courtois with a sliding volley in the 52nd minute.
Chelsea regained the lead through a corner in the 72nd minute.
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Tottenham failed to clear the ball and Hazard shot a low fizzer through a thicket of players, across Hugo Lloris, and into the bottom right corner.
But the substitute wasn’t yet done. He had one more trick up his sleeve.
As Chelsea surged forward yet again, the Belgian laid the ball back for Matic, who latched on to it and fired in a screamer to extend Chelsea’s lead in the 80th minute.
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