Premier League clubs Chelsea and Liverpool advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup with ease over their Second Division opponents.
chelsea The team confidently beat Morecambe, who are 23rd in the fourth tier, at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
Enzo Maresca welcomed Reece James back to the starting XI, with Tyrique George, Renato Vega, Filip Jorgensen, Marc Giu and Joao Felix also getting rare touches ’s debut.
In the 17th minute, Tosin Adarabioyo assisted and Christopher Nkunku failed to score from the penalty spot, leaving the Blues only 1- 0 lead going into halftime.
In the second half, Chelsea won 5-0 with Nkunku’s goal, Felix’s brace and Tosin’s brace.
Championship contenders Plymouth Argyle shocked Brentford in London, winning 1-0 thanks to Morgan Whittaker’s 82nd-minute winner.
It was the first game since Milon Musrich took over from Wayne Rooney as manager and Argyle had won away from home for the first time this season and what a victory it was.
One positive for Brentford is the return of Rico Henry, who has been out of action for 16 months with a knee injury.
Bournemouth came from behind to defeat West Brom and book their place in the FA Cup fourth round.
Caleb Taylor gave the Baggies the lead but after goals from Justin Kluivert and Dango Outtara (x2) Bournemouth Leading 3-1 at halftime.
Antoine Semenyo’s goal two minutes into the second half ensured the result for the Cherries before Daniel Jebbison made it 5-1 in stoppage time .
Premier League rivals Brighton also advanced after beating Norwich 4-0 at Carrow Road.
Solly March scored his first goal since returning from long-term injury. Georginio Rutter scored twice and Julio Enciso scored the other for Fabian Hurzeler’s side.
Nottingham Forest continued their good form with a 2-0 win over Championship contenders Luton Town, who sacked manager Rob Edwards earlier this week.
Nuno Espirito Santo was able to rotate strongly with Ryan Yates and Ramon Sosa in goal.
In other games, Exeter City defeated 10-man Oxford United 3-1, Sunderland played Stoke City and Reading played Burnley. The current 1-1 draw entered overtime. More to come…
early Saturday, liverpool Defeated second division side Accrington Stanley 4-0 at Anfield.
Arne Slott thought this was a pretty strong team, with Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring in the first half. He did give 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha his first start, who at 16 years and 135 days became the club’s youngest-ever starter.
Accrington faced a mountain to climb and fell 3-0 down in the 76th minute as Jayden Danns scored his third Reds goal on just his seventh first-team appearance. Goal.
Federico Chiesa then opened his Liverpool account in the 90th minute and it was always a possibility on a comfortable afternoon.
Leicester City beat Championship side Queens Park Rangers for the sixth time, with defender Walter Faith scoring a goal in the 93rd minute.
James Justin scored twice, while Jamie Vardy, Stephen Mavididi and Facundo Bonanotte also scored for Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side.
QPR equalized through Jonathan Varane’s strike and Rayan Kolli was passed by Foxes midfielder Harry Winks in first-half stoppage time A goal was scored in the middle and the score was rewritten to 3-2 at halftime. It’s safe to say that the game was lost 6-2 in the second quarter.
In other games, Blackburn beat Middlesbrough 1-0 thanks to a goal from Andreas Weimann. Now that’s Barclays.
Premier League Wolves defeated Bristol City 2-1 away from home, while Birmingham City defeated Lincoln City at home by the same score.
Saturday night fixtures include Manchester City against Salford City, Leeds United against Yorkshire neighbors Harrogate Town and Coventry City against Sheffield Wednesday.
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