Chelsea FC crushed Armenian side FC Noah 8-0 in the Europa Conference League. The Blues led 6-0 at the break and added two more in the second half.

What happened?

Tosin Adarabioyo headed in Enzo Fernandez's corner to take the lead. Marc Guiu won the ball and scored after Noah lost the ball almost immediately following their kick-off. Axel Disasi headed in another Fernandez corner, then Fernandez fed Joao Felix who ran through and clipped the ball over the goalkeeper.

Mykhailo Mudryk scored the goal of the game when he curled a fine shot into the top corner, before Felix netted his second via a deflection. Christopher Nkunku, who also hit the bar, hooked in a seventh from an angle after his initial shot was saved. And the Frenchman then scored a penalty which he slammed down the middle.

Why it matters for Chelsea FC

Chelsea's squad is so large and talented that they are fielding practically different teams in the league and cups. Even their second-string team are far too good for the Conference League with 16 goals scored in their first three wins, twice as many as anyone else. Chelsea were huge favourites to win this game, ranked eighth in Uefa's European club rankings, compared with Noah at 311th.

What comes next?

The previous record score in a Conference League game was joint between Nordsjaelland's 7-1 win over Ludogorets, Fiorentina beating Cukaricki 6-0 and Eintracht Frankfurt defeating HJK Helsinki by the same scoreline – with all three games in October 2023. Nkunku is the club’s top scorer this season with 10 goals – despite only starting one league game – which shows how distinct their cup team is. Several of their goals on Thursday were thanks to poor defending by Noah, who were playing their 11th Conference League game of the season, but were unlucky not to score at least once themselves.