Always tough to assess a match like this.
No, it wasn't Chelsea's strongest line-up but it should have been more than enough for League Two side Wimbledon.
But it doesn't seem to matter what team Chelsea put out or who they are playing, the same problem always remains: Chelsea do not score enough goals.
Wimbledon did give Chelsea a scare when they took a first half lead. Robert Sanchez continued to fail to convince in the Blues goal when he gave away a penalty in the 16th minute that was converted by James Tilley.
Chelsea's half-time blushes were spared when Noni Madueke scored with a penalty of his own but Mauricio Pochettino's team were making hard work of it.
Chelsea's winner owed more to luck than judgement when a mix-up in the Wimbledon defence left substitute Enzo Fernandez with the simple task of placing the ball into the open goal.
Chelsea dominated possession and created more chances to go further ahead but not for the first time were wasteful. Fortunately, Wimbledon never looked like taking advantage of this profligacy.
The important thing for Chelsea was the win and some players such as Bashir Humphreys, Lesley Ugochukwu and Mason Burstow were making their first starts for the Blues but they still need be more ruthless with their chances.
Brighton in the next round will be a bigger test and Chelsea will need to be a lot sharper.
Team: Sanchez, Humphreys, Disasi, Colwill (Gusto 65'), Cucurella, Gallagher, Ugochukwu, Madueke (Caicedo 81'), Maatsen, Moreira (Jackson 45'), Burstow (Fernandez 65')
Unused Subs: Silva, Chilwell, Petrovic, Bergstrom, Samuels-Smith
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