Birmingham City boss Chris Hughton was pleased with his side's efforts against top-flight opponents and is not concerned about adding a replay to an already congested fixture list.

"We had to cope with a couple of things today, none more so than a very, very good Chelsea team," Hughton said.

"But for large parts of the game we were able to cope with their problems and have our own attacks.

"This is a changing room that wants to play games, this is an exciting time to play cup competitions against Premier League sides."