Ashley Westwood's ball from deep missed Chris Wood but Rodriguez was running in behind to head beyond the goalkeeper - his fifth goal in four cup outings this season.
In hindsight, this outcome was entirely predictable. Not when they allow their opponent a four-on-one attack inside five minutes.
The game stopped in the 84th minute for around seven minutes after a fan was taken ill in the stands, but Chelsea were untroubled for the remainder of the half.
An intrepid Leipzig equalised twice during an exciting contest, but the match was ultimately settled by Josko Gvardiol’s unfortunate own goal just before the hour.
The striker came off the pitch in tears during the first-half of the Whites' victory at Molineux earlier this month after aggravating a partial rupture of his foot that he had only just recovered from.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s dedication to his craft has allowed him to remain an elite performer at 40 years of age, with a video of the AC Milan striker doing mid-air sit-ups going viral as it was watched over 18 million times in the space of 24 hours.
Gerrard is under contract at Rangers until 2024, and though the Scottish champions would be extremely reluctant to allow him to leave mid-season, they know they would be unable to stop him should Villa pay a compensation fee, believed to be around £2.5m ($3.3m).
Up sprang the Hearts goalkeeper again to paw away Alan Forrest's effort from the left, and he would have stopped Shinnie again had John Souttar not slid in front of him to finally knock the ball out of play.
“Through our Bee Together campaign we actively encourage behaviour which is consistent with the principles of fairness, respect and tolerance – those who can’t accept that are simply not welcome at Brentford.”
What's next?Liverpool will be back in action on Boxing Day when they host Leeds at Anfield; kick-off 12.30pm.
Eddie Howe says he is devastated for Newcastle supporters following their shock 1-0 defeat to League One side Cambridge in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Birmingham invited pressure on themselves when Kristian Pedersen pulled down Kenny Dougall, earning a booking and from the resulting free-kick, Mitchell's effort curled agonisingly wide.
At the border with Romania we needed new buses and new drivers, as those we had were not allowed to leave the country, adds Zaporojanu. We had to move fast and get some new vehicles from Moldova. Imagine moving all the kids and their pets with all the luggage to new cars after such a long wait and such a difficult journey.
But how each individual, and the team as a whole, moves to shut down lines and force an error or misplaced pass (or make a tackle) depends on the manager’s instruction. The majority of pressing teams aim to close down space, rather than individuals, but others go man-to-man.
Torrecilla expressed her joy in a video posted on Atletico's Twitter account, thanking the club for all their support after finally seeing all her treatment away from the pitch pay off.
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The club's leadership are confident to be able to announce a new partner in the near future. Former Wednesday player leaves UkraineFormer Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Kadeem Harris, who had been playing in Ukraine with Metalist Kharkiv, wrote on Instagram in support of the country, and to report he had safely left it.
At its conclusion, after Pat Davies' hat-trick had secured victory for Norman Holloway's team, they were overjoyed - I don't think we knew what to do with ourselves! Lloyd added: I was presented with the cup, picked it up, and it was great.
Diallo was driving Hamraoui and another unnamed team-mate home after a team meal in Paris on 4 November when they were ambushed by two masked men.
Will Boreham Wood produce a surprise at their Meadow Park home and beat the team from two divisions above?
Sky News understands that the True Blues Consortium has approached three of the four consortia vying to end Roman Abramovich's near-two decade tenure as owner of the Stamford Bridge club.
To compound matters, with the visitors trailing to David Hancko's first-half header, Kamara was then sent off after picking up a second booking 16 minutes from time for a questionable elbow on Michal Sacek.
It will feel like a cup final, because fourth place is like a trophy now for Arsenal and Tottenham, with what being back in the Champions League next season would mean for both clubs.
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The bizarre abuse for Maguire - a player central to England's runs to the semi-finals of a World Cup and final of a European Championship - was a reminder of how quickly some supporters can turn on a former favourite.
It's only natural that a run without scoring can impact morale, but he showed on Thursday that his confidence hasn't been affected.
Efforts were made immediately after to identify anyone affected by the spray and provide them with aftercare and support.
They're looking for the sort of big-name manager that could deliver European football and titles and silverware.
As a young lad growing up in Yorkshire, he was spotted by a local scout who noticed his speed on the ball.
That moment encapsulated much of the game, as PSG were frustrated by a Madrid side that was well drilled by Carlo Ancelotti, the man who was voted as the hosts’ greatest ever coach.
But they rarely looked like staging a repeat at Leigh Sports Village, with Louise Quinn's venomous effort against the bar just after the hour mark their first shot of any kind.
There is still nine months to go and still a lot of time to prove he has enough quality to help Norwich be a better team.
Even without a recognised goalkeeper, Comoros would have been forced to honour the fixture against Cameroon as per a Caf directive issued before the tournament which outlined that teams would be required to play a match if they had a minimum of 11 players available.
Jurgen Klopp has hailed Diogo Jota as world-class after the striker's stellar display in Liverpool's Carabao Cup semi-final victory over Arsenal.
But when Gers found themselves down to nine men after Kevin Thomson and Danny Wilson were both sent off, Smith darted to the touchline to take command, re-organising his team before Miller's smash-and-grab winner stole the cup.
We saw early on against Liverpool on Wednesday that the Toffees really can be got at defensively, and after going 2-0 down inside the first 20 minutes there was no way back from there.
That's the Man Utd we will face - they will go for it and we have to make sure that, if they want to quality for the Champions League, they have to do it without our points.
But after Ayling's header something stirred inside Thomas Frank's men. They levelled and then took the lead in a flash but squandered other chances in the interim. Leeds didn't know what had hit them.
Eriksen hasn’t played since suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark’s game against Finland at the European Championship in June but has resumed training on his own at boyhood club Odense.
Leicester 0-1 Leeds - Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match statsWith Leeds playing a 4-2-2-2 formation and often switching to a front four - in and out of possession - it was clear Marsch has been busy during his four days of training ground time.
Ze Roberto was special, an outstanding all-round midfielder further distinguished by a level of tactical intelligence and versatility few could match.
These people do not represent our club in any way shape or form and we are liaising with West Mercia Police to try and identify those responsible who will in turn liaise with Merseyside Police.
