After rotating their entire starting XI from the 4-2 win against Brighton on Saturday, Renato Veiga scored an early header, Pedro Neto powered in a finish seconds after half-time and Christopher Nkunku and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall both plundered loose balls to kill the match.

A second-string team had more than enough firepower to see off the visitors on Thursday night at Stamford Bridge.

Good effort from Chelsea to keep the ball in the box after a corner. Renato Veiga, who scored the opening goal in the first half, turns into assister this time by unknowingly giving the ball to Christopher Nkunku to arrive late in the box and get his attempt across Gent’s goalkeeper and into the back of the net.