LONDON -- Antonio Conte urged his Chelsea players to be more ruthless after Bristol Rovers mounted a second-half fightback to give the Blues a big scare in their 3-2 win against the League One strugglers in the second round of the EFL Cup.
A double from Michy Batshuayi and a goal from Victor Moses put a rotated Chelsea side in control by half-time at Stamford Bridge despite Peter Hartley's 35th-minute header, but Conte's men wobbled after the break when Ellis Harrison cut the deficit to one from the penalty spot on 48 minutes.
Harrison skimmed the crossbar with a shot soon after and Jermaine Easter forced a brilliant flying save from Asmir Begovic as Bristol Rovers poured forward, and Conte was forced to call upon stellar substitutes in the form of Eden Hazard, John Terry and Oscar in order to see out the victory.