At 20:00 Beijing time on February 5, the fourth round of the FA Cup continued, with Chelsea playing at home against Plymouth. Gillespi's header broke the deadlock in the first half and Azpilicueta equalised to make it 1-1 in regular time! In extra time, Havertz assisted Marcos Alonso to back the attack, Kepa saved the saver, and Chelsea completed a 2-1 comeback to advance to the round of 16.
Earlier, United unexpectedly capsized and was dragged by Championship side Middlesbrough to a penalty shootout to beat the round of 16. Of course, United were unlucky because Middlesbrough equalised through handball and the referee was indifferent. Unexpectedly, Chelsea almost planted a head on the League One team.
According to the authoritative website Dezhuan statistics, Chelsea's entire team is worth 880 million euros, while Plymouth is only 5.2 million, a difference of 169 times. Not to mention that Chelsea are the main force, with big names such as Lukaku, Mount, Ziyech and Rudiger all coming out.
In fact, Chelsea also had some backs, as Mateo Kovacic hit the frame twice, Azpilicueta's second goal was blown off the line because of offside, and Romelu Lukaku missed the empty goal.
The most embarrassing thing is obviously Lukaku, Mr. Billion was very depressed in this game, only contributed 1 shot on goal, 4 confrontations and 6 tops all failed, and the famous rating agency only gave him 6.7 points, ranking first in the bottom of the team.
Lukaku's previous private interview caused an uproar and was once banned by Tuchel. He was in mediocre form after his comeback, with his last goal being on January 9 this year against Tier 5 fish belly Chesterfield. So far, Lukaku has scored only 8 goals in 25 appearances this season.
Immediately after this match, Chelsea will fly to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the Club World Cup as Champions League champions. Since Abu took over, Chelsea have won the Champions League, Europa League and EuroPavre Super Cup, but lack one Club World Cup.
In 2012, Chelsea lost to Corinthians in the final and finished second. It is also the only European team to have lost the title in nearly 10 years, and now they have a chance to make up for it.
Contest Review ——
Just 8 minutes into the opening, Chelsea made a defensive error, Gillespi seized the opportunity to set the piece, and the header inside the box broke the goal, 0-1!
In the 9th minute, Hudson-Odoi crossed inside the penalty area, Lukaku returned the pass and Kovacic met the ball and fired a shot over the crossbar.
In the 37th minute, it was Lukaku who did the ball again, and Kovacic's right-footed shot from outside the box popped up.
In the 40th minute, Mount crossed from the right and Azpilicueta scored with a light heel.
In the 52nd minute, Mount and Ziyeh played in tandem, the latter swept in front of the goal, Lukaku flew to shovel the shot did not touch, close range missed the empty goal.
In the 58th minute, a Chelsea corner cross was met by Lukaku's header and Azpilicueta's offside break was cancelled.
In the 105th minute, Werner's direct pass, Havertz's low flat ball was sent to the goal, Marcos Alonso followed up with a push to win, Chelsea 2-1 back.
In the 118th minute, Sauer brought down his opponent in the penalty area and Chelsea was awarded a penalty, but Kepa completed the crucial save and Chelsea laughed 2-1.