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Batshuayi, Pedro lead rotated Chelsea past Peterborough in the FA Cup

Chelsea returned to winning ways with a 4-1 win over Peterborough United in the FA Cup third round.

After surviving an early scare when Lee Angol fired straight at Asmir Begovic from close range, the hosts took the lead after 18 minutes when Pedro Rodriguez coolly found the top corner. It was 2-0 just before half-time when an excellent counterattack and an unselfish layoff from Ruben Loftus-Cheek allowed Michy Batshuayi to double Chelsea's advantage.

A trademark cut inside and shot from Willian seemed to put the game out of the reach of the League One side but John Terry's straight red card for a professional foul on Angol threatened to shake things up.