Premier League golf equipment Chelsea and Liverpool made mild work of League Two opposition to advance to the fourth spherical of the FA Cup.
Chelsea confidently dispatched of Morecambe – who’re twenty third within the fourth tier – at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
Enzo Maresca welcomed Reece James again to his beginning XI, with Tyrique George, Renato Veiga, Filip Jorgensen, Marc Guiu and Joao Felix additionally given uncommon begins.
Christopher Nkunku failed to attain from the penalty spot within the seventeenth minute because the Blues went into half-time solely 1-0 up after Tosin Adarabioyo transformed from a James help.
Chelsea stepped issues up within the second half, profitable 5-0 due to a Nkunku objective, Felix brace and Tosin’s second.
Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle shocked Brentford in London, securing a 1-0 victory due to Morgan Whittaker’s 82nd-minute winner.
Of their first recreation since Miron Muslic changed Wayne Rooney as supervisor, Argyle gained away from house for the primary time this marketing campaign, and what a win it was.
One optimistic for Brentford is the return of Rico Henry, who had not performed for 16 months attributable to a knee harm.
Bournemouth got here from behind to beat West Brom and safe their place within the FA Cup fourth spherical.
Caleb Taylor gave the Baggies the lead however Bournemouth had been 3-1 up at half-time after objectives from Justin Kluivert and Dango Outtara (x2).
The Cherries made certain of the outcome with an Antoine Semenyo objective two minutes into the second half earlier than Daniel Jebbison made it 5-1 in harm time.
Premier League rivals Brighton are additionally via after battering Norwich Metropolis 4-0 at Carrow Highway.
Solly March scored his first objective since getting back from a prolonged harm. Georginio Rutter contributed with a brace and Julio Enciso scored the opposite for Fabian Hurzeler’s facet.
Nottingham Forest continued their effective kind with a 2-0 win over Championship strugglers Luton City, who sacked head coach Rob Edwards earlier this week.
Nuno Espirito Santo was capable of closely rotate as Ryan Yates and Ramon Sosa scored.
Elsewhere, Exeter Metropolis beat 10-man Oxford United 3-1 and Sunderland v Stoke Metropolis and Studying v Burnley are presently in extra-time after 1-1 attracts. There’s extra to observe on that…
Earlier on Saturday, Liverpool smashed League Two outfit Accrington Stanley 4-0 at Anfield.
Arne Slot named a reasonably robust facet and Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold received on the scoresheet within the first half. He did hand a primary begin to 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha, who turned the membership’s youngest-ever starter at 16 years and 135 days.
Accrington had been left an almighty mountain to climb and went 3-0 down within the 76th minute when Jayden Danns scored his third Reds objective on his seventh first-team look.
Federico Chiesa then opened his Liverpool account within the ninetieth minute on a snug afternoon, which was at all times on the playing cards.
Leicester Metropolis put six previous Championship membership Queens Park Rangers, with defender Wout Faes scoring the choose of the bunch within the 93rd minute.
James Justin bagged a brace, whereas Jamie Vardy, Stephy Mavididi and Facundo Buonanotte additionally discovered the again of the online for Ruud van Nistelrooy’s facet.
QPR did equalise via a Jonathan Varane peach, whereas Rayan Kolli grabbed a objective in first-half injury-time after being performed via by Foxes midfielder Harry Winks, making the rating 3-2 on the break. It’s protected to say the sport received away from them within the second interval, dropping 6-2.
Elsewhere, Blackburn Rovers gained 1-0 at Middlesbrough due to an Andreas Weimann objective. Now that’s a Barclaysman.
Premier League Wolves gained 2-1 at Bristol Metropolis and Birmingham Metropolis beat Lincoln Metropolis by the identical rating at house.
Saturday night’s motion contains Manchester Metropolis v Salford Metropolis, Leeds United towards Yorkshire neighbours Harrogate City and Coventry Metropolis v Sheffield Wednesday.
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