The Blues set up a rematch of the Carabao Cup final against
Liverpool after a relatively routine victory over Palace, winning 2-0 thanks to
goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mount.
Loftus-Cheek opened the scoring in the 65th minute with a
fine strike – though it did take a slight deflection – before Mount effectively
wrapped things up 10 minutes later after a neat team move.
Werner collected a crossfield pass and played a lovely ball
into the feet of the England international, who slid the ball into the far
corner to send Chelsea to Wembley next month.
After only scoring one Premier League goal prior to April,
Werner netted twice against Southampton, scored and assisted against Real
Madrid in the Champions League last week and was once again heavily involved against
Palace in the semi-final.
He even earned the Man of the Match award for his display at
Wembley and Mount was delighted for his team-mate, even if he did prompt
chuckles on the Chelsea bench.
Asked about Werner’s performance, Mount told ITV Sport after
the match: ‘He got me a little assist!
‘He could have had another one [for Romelu Lukaku] and he
could have had probably a couple of goals as well.
‘He’s brilliant, he’s done so well over the last couple of
games.
‘You can see in the second half, he had a chance I think and
he missed, me and Jorgi [Jorginho] were laughing on the bench, and he ran all
the way back to the halfway line to win the ball back!
‘That shows what kind of player he is and what he brings to
the team.’
On the performance as a whole and the contribution of
Loftus-Cheek, Mount continued: ‘It is a game we used to bounce back. It was a
very, very tough game. They made it very difficult for us. They have some top
players. It wasn’t easy. The way we came through it we showed character.
‘I am buzzing for Rubes [Loftus-Cheek]. He is a top, top
player. He comes on in a difficult game and steps up. He is dominant and the
way he drives the ball forward helps us. He was brilliant today.’
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