‘Absolutely outstanding’…BBC pundit blown away by £30m Chelsea player v Leicester today

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Chelsea eventually saw their way past Leicester City in the FA Cup today to seal another trip to Wembley.

Mauricio Pochettino watched in horror initially as Raheem Sterling missed a penalty and then Leicester fought back from two goals down to level the game.

However, a red card appeared to change the flow of the game. In the end, Chelsea had too much as two late goals from Carney Chukwuemeka and then Noni Madueke sealed the win.

Chelsea beat Leicester to reach FA Cup semi-final

For Chelsea and Pochettino, another semi-final appearance eases the pressure a touch and the Blues boss will look to take the positives from the game, despite obvious frustrations in the crowd.

One of those positives was the finish from Madueke near the end. And watching on for the BBC, former Arsenal man Martin Keown was impressed by the £30m man.

“Absolutely outstanding. What a finish, fantastic for his confidence. Sorts his feet out and he just hooks it, what a finish. Just bends it into the corner,” Keown said.

Noni Madueke playing for his Chelsea future

Despite signing a seven and a half year contract, Madueke is one of the players who hasn’t really done te business for Chelsea.

Like so many of their signings, Madueke has been under-whelming in the main. And as it stands, he is one who could well see a move away in the summer as the next step for him.

However, if he is to stay at Chelsea, then moments like this today will help. Madueke showed a touch of class with this goal and Blues fans want more of that.

There is a player in there and after all, Madueke is still only 22. But time is ticking really and with Chelsea set to spend again this summer, the winger needs to keep producing.

With a bit of luck, for his and Chelsea’s sake, this is the start of a run of form.