Birmingham 0-2 Chelsea - Mata, Meireles goals & full highlights | FA Cup 06-03-12

Chelsea started the road to recovery after the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas by reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals with victory at Birmingham City. Roberto di Matteo took control after being handed the job until the end of the season - but had to wait 45 minutes for Chelsea to move through the gears before finally finding the quality to see off their Championship opponents in this fifth-round replay. Juan Mata enlivened a dour encounter with a scrambled finish just after the interval and Raul Meireles swiftly followed up with a spectacular second to confirm a sixth-round meeting with Leicester City at Stamford Bridge. Mata also saw a penalty saved by Birmingham keeper Colin Doyle - as he did in the first game at Stamford Bridge - on a night when Chelsea’s supporters delivered their own vociferous verdict on who they want to see replace Villas-Boas, sacked by owner Roman Abramovich on Sunday after only nine months in charge. Use accessible player and disable flyout menus The name of form
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