90+3 min: A jobsworth to the last, the referee insists on playing three minutes of added time, which we could all do without. Chelsea are flying home straight after the game and expect their players to be back in Cobham by 3am.
90 min: Neat play from Willian, who takes out two Qarabag defenders with a soft-shoe shuffle down by the corner flag before teeing up Farbegas. Sehic saves well.
Qarabag 0-4 Chelsea (Willian 85)
Willian smashes the ball into the bottom right-hand corner from the right side of the D outside the Qarabag penalty area.
Qarabag 0-3 Chelsea (Fabregas 73pen)
For the second time in quick succession, Cesc Fabregas fires into the bottom left-hand corner. Sehic guesses correctly, but is unable to keep the ball out.
Second half: Qarabag 0-2 Chelsea
46 min: Chelsea get the second half started. Qarabag have made one change in personnel: midfielder Johshgun Diniyev is on for Mahir Madatov.
Half-time: Qarabag 0-2 Chelsea
45 min: They may be fighting a lost cause, but Qarabag haven’t thrown in the towel. They’re two goals down at half-time, but still fighting. They lost their captain Rashad Sadygov to a red card after he conceded a penalty from which Eden Hazard opened the scoring. Chelsea doubled their lead through Willian and already look home and hosed.
Qarabag 0-2 Chelsea (Willian 36)
Willian slots home with a low shot into the bottom right-hand corner after being teed up by an Eden Hazard back heel.
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Qarabag 0-1 Chelsea (Hazard 22)
Eden Hazard makes no mistake, pausing ever so briefly before sending Ibrahim Sehic the wrong way as he fires home to give Chelsea the lead.
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21:00
The Premier League champions are in Azerbaijan looking for a win that will secure their last-16 place.
Chelsea have made the long trip to Azerbaijan for tonight's early Champions League tie against Qarabag in Baku.
Antonio Conte's men sit a point behind Roma in Group C and know that a win will book their place in the last-16.
But the Premier League champions will have to do it with one eye on Saturday's clash against Liverpool at Anfield and without injured trio Michy Batshuayi, Charly Musonda and Victor Moses, who will all sit this one out.
Follow all the action from the Baku Olympic Stadium as it happens right here.
Qarabag: Sehic, Medvedev, Sadigov, Agolli, Rzezniczak, Garayev, Michel, Madatov, Almeida de Oliveira, Guerrier, Ndlovu
Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Rudiger, Zappacosta, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso, Willian, Hazard, Pedro
The live updates are published in the Guardian.
Qarabag 0-4 Chelsea - Champions League – live!
23 November 2017
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Full-time: Qarabag 0-4 Chelsea
It’s all over - the sending off after 20 minutes pretty much ended this match as a contest, which Chelsea won at a canter. Chelsea are through to the last 16, along with Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester United should join them in the knockout stages tonight, while Liverpool still have more to do.
It’s all over - the sending off after 20 minutes pretty much ended this match as a contest, which Chelsea won at a canter. Chelsea are through to the last 16, along with Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester United should join them in the knockout stages tonight, while Liverpool still have more to do.
