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Oscar’s long-range effort 10 minutes into the second half put Chelsea within sight of the fourth round of the Capital One Cup.

Matt Mills equalised for Bolton after Kurt Zouma had scored on his Chelsea debut to put them ahead at Stamford Bridge.

But the lead was restored when Oscar belted home from 30 yards.

Andre Schurrle had been at the heart of the early action as the Blues dominated, firing wide and then seeing an in-swinging left-wing free-kick palmed to safety by the outstanding Andy Lonergan.

Bolton keeper Lonergan then did brilliantly to tip Schurrle’s 16th-minute free-kick onto the bar as Chelsea continued to attack.

And the German went close again when he cut in from the left and sent a low shot wide from near the edge of the penalty area.

The breakthrough for Chelsea eventually came when Bolton were unable to clear Oscar’s corner and after headers from Gary Cahill and then Loic Remy, Zouma fired into the net from close range.

Mohamed Salah then almost doubled with the lead when he curled wide from near the edge of the penalty area.

Chelsea seemed to be in complete control but were suddenly pegged back when centre-back Mills rose to head home Liam Feeney’s free-kick.

Loic Remy is making his first start for Chelsea, whose line-up also includes keeper Petr Cech, who is captaining the team, Mohamed Salah and Nathan Ake.

Dutch youngster Ake would have put the hosts back in front in spectacular fashion had Lonergan not managed to push away his 30-yarder shortly before the break.

Bolton rode their luck early in the second half when Darren Pratley escaped after handling the ball in the area.

And Lonergan produced another fine save to tip over Oscar’s near-post header from Schurrle’s right-wing free-kick.

But Oscar eventually did find a way past the Wanderers stopper to put Jose Mourinho’s side back in the driving seat.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Cahill, Luis; Mikel, Ake; Salah, Oscar, Schurrle; Remy.
Subs: Schwarzer, Ivanovic, Hazard, Drogba, Matic, Christensen, Baker.

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