Dhe FC Chelsea and Manchester City have easily reached the fourth round of the English FA Cup. Thanks to the German national soccer players Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, the Blues effortlessly won 4-0 (2-0) against the fourth division club Morecambe on Sunday. Man City prevailed 3-0 (3-0) against Birmingham City from the second division without any problems. Premier League promoted Leeds United, meanwhile, embarrassed themselves to the bone.
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Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are also through and waiting for the draw on Monday. Because of the tight schedule this season, there was no replay in the event of a tie after 90 minutes, but overtime and possibly a penalty shoot-out.
Timo Werner (44th minute) scored again for the slightly troubled Chelsea FC after eleven goalless games at London’s Stamford Bridge. The template was provided by Kai Havertz, who was in the starting line-up of the Blues for the first time since mid-December and made the final score himself in the 85th minute. In Antonio Rüdiger, a third DFB professional played from the start. Other goalscorers for the superior hosts were Mason Mount (18th) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (49th).
For Man City, who recently caught up in the Premier League after a mixed start, Bernardo Silva (8th / 15th) and Phil Foden (33rd) met against Birmingham, the former club of BVB youngster Jude Bellingham. Leeds United, twelfth in the Premier League, surprisingly went down 3-0 (0-0) at outsiders Crawley Town – Crawley plays in fourth-rate League Two. “This is crazy!” Said Nick Tsaroulla, one of the Crawley scorers, on BBC Radio 5. Tottenham Hotspur won 5-0 (4-0) at amateur club FC Marine with a B-Elf.
Arsenal experienced a curiosity in their 2-0 win over Newcastle United: Young professional Emile Smith Rowe (109th) scored a goal after seeing the red card. Shortly before the end of regular time when the score was 0-0, the referee made the tough decision after a foul by Smith Rowes – and revised it after viewing the video evidence. The 20-year-old Smith Rowe only got yellow, was allowed to stay and initiated the win in extra time.
“Today it worked as it should,” said Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta happily and praised the video assistant. “I’m really happy that we have that.” The goal for the final score for the record winners and defending champions Arsenal was achieved by former Dortmund-based Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 117th minute.
Manchester United was enough to advance a minimalist 1-0 (0-0) against second division club Watford. “You’re through, that’s the most important thing,” said coach Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer. Team captain Scott McTominay scored the goal for United (5th). Everton, on the other hand, found it surprisingly difficult against second-rate Rotherham United and only won 2-1 after extra time (2-1, 1-1, 1-0). The team of the former Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti has so far lacked consistency this season.
Football champions Liverpool FC had reached the next round on Friday with a 4: 1 (1: 1) against a youth team from Aston Villa. The Birmingham club did not have a single player from the first team due to the corona. After the game, Liverpool praised the defeated opponent. “Everyone at Aston Villa should be extremely proud of their performance tonight,” the Reds wrote on Twitter.
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