Chelsea cruised to a 4-0 success over Malmo FF in the Champions League on Wednesday as strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner were constrained off through injury.
Lukaku left the game at Stamford Bridge on 18 minutes with a lower leg injury after he was brought down inside the container, while Werner limped off not long before half-time holding his hamstring.
Chelsea ruled the match from the beginning with Werner botching a glaring chance from inside the six-yard box on six minutes when he misconstrued a penetrated cross from Lukaku.
Defender Andreas Christensen rewarded Chelsea after a spell of early tension, volleying the ball past Malmo goalkeeper Johan Dahlin following a whipped cross from defender Thiago Silva. It was the Denmark international's first objective in quite a while for the club since making his senior presentation in 2014.
Midfielder Jorginho converted a punishment to twofold his side's lead after Lukaku was brought down as Chelsea kept on directing the game.
Manager Thomas Tuchel's side expanded their lead further when midfielder Kai Havertz chipped substitution goalkeeper Ismael Diawara before Jorginho scored his second punishment of the night on 57 minutes.
The success leaves Chelsea in runner up in Group H, three focuses behind leaders Juventus, who beat Zenit St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
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