Chelsea have extended their winning run to four matches after the Blues cruised past Ajax by five goals to one at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League.

Enzo Maresca made 10 changes to the side that beat Nottingham Forest at the weekend, with Romeo Lavia the only player keeping his place in the side. Despite some early moments of promise from the visitors, their task was made much harder early on when Kenneth Taylor was shown a straight red card for a foul on Facundo Buonanotte.

And from the resulting free-kick, Marc Guiu put the Blues ahead. Wesley Fofana's header towards the Spaniard ensured a fairly straightforward task for the striker, who capped his first start of the campaign with a goal.

It was soon two for the hosts. Moises Caicedo scored his fourth goal of the season via a big deflection. Chelsea were in complete control and had not even got out of first gear at Stamford Bridge.

Ajax, though, reduced the deficit not too long after with Wout Weghorst scoring from the penalty...