City and Chelsea on the rampage

The two club’s with the deepest pockets in football romped to victory in the Carling Cup on Wednesday. Big-spending Chelsea banged four goals past a hapless Bolton while moneybags City thrashed Scunthorpe 5-1. Goals by Salomon Kalou, Florent Malouda, Deco and Didier Drogba booked Chelsea’s place in the quarterfinals, while a first goal for the club by Roque Santa Cruz and strikes by Stephen Ireland, Joleon Lescott, Carlos Tevez and Michael Johnson saw Mark Hughes’ team progress. "We put on plenty of pressure and in the end they were not able to cope with it and we ran out comfortable winners," commented Hughes. Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti felt his team "were working very well, maintaining good control defensively and offensively."