<img title="Chelsea&rsquo;s Pedro celebrates a goal during the FA Cup match against Peterborough United at Stamford Bridge yesterday. Pic/Getty Images" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jan/9-Pedro.jpg" alt="Chelsea&rsquo;s Pedro celebrates a goal during the FA Cup match against Peterborough United at Stamford Bridge yesterday. Pic/Getty Images" /> Chelsea&rsquo;s Pedro celebrates a goal during the FA Cup match against Peterborough United at Stamford Bridge yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
London: Chelsea captain John Terry was sent off as the Premier League leaders beat Peterborough 4-1 in the FA Cup third round at Stamford Bridge yesterday.
Terry, making his first start since the EFL Cup exit at West Ham in October and first appearance since November, was adjudged to be last man when he fouled Lee Angol and was shown a straight red card by referee Kevin Friend.
Chelsea were already 3-0 up through goals from Pedro, Michy Batshuayi and Willian before Terry's dismissal. Tom Nichols pulled a goal back for the League One visitors, but Pedro struck his second as Chelsea responded from their 13-game winning run ending in defeat at Tottenham last Wednesday.
Terry faces suspension Only Gary Cahill and Pedro were retained in the starting XI which began the loss at Spurs, with Terry among those hoping to press their claims for more regular action. He now faces a suspension.
Despite the changes, head coach Antonio Conte maintained his high demands and Chelsea responded with a high intensity from the start.
Terry forced Luke McGee into a sharp save when meeting a low cross from an early corner. It was the first of a number of good stops made by the Peterborough goalkeeper in the first half.
Another came soon afterwards, but McGee was powerless to stop Posh falling a goal down.
Cesc Fabregas had an effort blocked as far as the excellent Nathaniel Chalobah. McGee could only parry a Chalobah drive as far as Pedro, who paused, brought the ball back on his right foot and curled in. Pedro spurned the opportunity for a second when, six yards out, he scooped the ball on to the bar after McGee had saved from Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Conte was frustrated when Batshuayi, desperate for a first goal in more than four months, opted to shoot himself rather than set up Willian.
Pedro cut inside to spurn another opportunity before Batshuayi benefited from a selfless team-mate. Loftus-Cheek cushioned Branislav Ivanovic's cross for Batshuayi to simply finish low into the net.
Plymouth hold Liverpool Liverpool face the prospect of a tricky FA Cup third-round replay against Plymouth Argyle after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Anfield yesterday. The sides met for the first time in any competition since April 1962 and although the Premier League team dominated possession and had the majority of the chances, they were unable to find the net.
Plymouth, who are second in fourth-tier League Two, will now host the seven-time winners at Home Park in south-west England later this month. It will add to a congested January for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, whose team also have a two-legged League Cup semi-final against Southampton to contend with.

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