Mauricio Pochettino has revealed why Enzo Fernandez was taken off early into Chelsea's Carabao Cup quarter-final win against Newcastle.
Fernandez was substituted after 32 minutes but the Blues went on to beat their opponents 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
Callum Wilson opened the scoring early on and it took 92 minutes of blunt, profligate football until Mykhailo Mudryk sealed the equaliser that would take the game to spot-kicks.
But Chelsea got the job done and are through to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, keeping alive hopes of silverware in an otherwise dismal season.