Maurizio Sarri’s side were booed off after a sloppy first half, but two goals in three minutes from Loftus-Cheek and Luiz lifted the mood at Stamford Bridge.
Sarri said in December that he felt Cahill was not suited to his possession-based style of football, leading to the centre back making just seven appearances this season.
England had an unbeaten run in the qualifiers, scoring 18 goals and conceding only three, coach Gareth Southgate knows that tougher challenges await their boys in the FIFA World Cup 2018