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da apostebet： Chelsea put the dismissal of Andre Villas-Boas behind them by beating Birmingham 2-0 on Tuesday night to reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup.

The game at St Andrews was Roberto Di Matteo’s first match in charge as interim boss, and second half goals from Juan Mata and Raul Meireles give the Italian a winning start.

Blues goalkeeper Petr Cech was pleased with his side’s efforts in the victory, and pledged that the players will try to have a successful end of season.

“It’s the decision of the owner and of the board, and as players we have to respect that,” he told ITV when asked about Villas Boas’ axing.

“Today was the first step, and we managed to make it, and hope to continue improving.

“It was tough, we had to fight. They are from the Championship, so they know how to fight for long balls, and they also have experience of the Europa League.

“It’s also historically a tough place for Chelsea to come.

“In the first half, we had the same levels of effort and running, and they made it tough for us.

“The second half opened up when we got the first goal, but it was a shame we couldn’t have had more with the missed penalty [from Mata] and some other chances,” he concluded.

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The win means that Chelsea will face Leicester City in the next round of the cup competition.

By Gareth McKnight

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