Chelsea 2-0 Scunthorpe United: Costa & Loftus-Cheek fire Blues into fourth round

Chelsea secured their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Diego Costa and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Guus Hiddink named a strong line-up for the visit of the League One side and was rewarded after just 13 minutes when Costa opened the scoring, volleying home Branislav Ivanovic’s cross.

Loftus-Cheek, a half-time substitute for Oscar, then doubled the Blues’ lead on 68 minutes with his first goal for the club, crashing home a low shot first time after a superbly-timed run into the box.

Scunthorpe will rue a penalty decision that went against them when they were only one goal down, referee Craig Pawson opting not to punish Ramires' second-half challenge on Kevin van Veen, while Jordan Clarke hit a post late on as Mark Robins' side gave a good account of themselves against the Premier League champions.

Chelsea were without the injured Eden Hazard, while other big names to miss out included Nemanja Matic, who was not involved, with Thibaut Courtois and John Terry remaining on the substitutes' bench.