Oscar scored a hat-trick and Eden Hazard found the back of the net for the first time this season as Chelsea thumped MK Dons 5-1 and eased into the fifth round of the FA Cup.
The Blues crashed out to League One Bradford City at the same stage last season, but a repeat never seemed to be on the cards at the home of Karl Robinson’s Championship strugglers.
Oscar had passed up two gilt-edged chances before Diego Costa was presented with possession by Dons defender Kyle McFadzean to tee him up for the opener.
A deflected strike from Mark Potter gave the Dons a scarcely deserved equaliser, but there were two more crisp finishes from their tormentor-in-chief to wrap up a treble inside 44 minutes.
Reigning PFA and Football Writers’ Player of the Year Hazard had remarkably failed to find the net in 28 Chelsea appearances this term, but won and converted a penalty to end his slump after half-time and laid on substitute Bertrand Traore to complete the scoring.
~Goal.com