As the oldest event in world football, the Fa Cup also has a well-known title - the hotbed of the unpopular.
The FA Cup has become a stage for lower league teams and grassroots teams to show their style, and in this ancient tournament, anything is possible. This is also why in the context of the increasingly strong atmosphere of football, the FA Cup is still charming.
In the just-concluded 2021/22 FA Cup Round 4 match, Premier League giants Manchester United were eliminated at home by Middlesbrough, who ranked seventh in the Championship, exposing their biggest upset since the start of the FA Cup this season.
Manchester United's exit once again sounded the alarm for the Premier League giants, the loss is small, the face is big, and the Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur who play next to play do not dare to be careless, are all the main players.
Leader Manchester City sits in the Etihad to face Fulham, who have fallen back to the Championship this season, Pep Guardiola in addition to letting goalkeeper Ederson truce, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Foden, Glalish, Walker and other main players have all appeared, and Mahrez, who has just returned from the African Cup of Nations, has also started.
However, it was Fulham who scored first. Less than four minutes into the opening, Carvalho's goal pierced through the goal guarded by young goalkeeper Steffen, which was only Fulham's first goal of the game. The opening blow was a blow to the head, but it aroused the morale of manchester City players. Just two minutes later, Gundogan received a pass from Mahrez and pushed it through the goal to equalize. Subsequently, Stones took a corner kick from De Bruyne to break the score, from behind to lead, Manchester City only took 10 minutes.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Mahrez scored twice, fixing the score at 4-1, and Guardiola saw that the overall situation had been decided, and easily advanced.
Chelsea's stamford bridge against League One side Plymouth is thrilling, and despite their upcoming participation in the Club World Cup, Tuchel is not at all big, almost all the main force. But just eight minutes into the opening, Kepa's goal was lost. The Blues then went on a rampage around Plymouth's goal, but no matter how hard the Blues tried, they could not break Plymouth's iron barrel formation, and the goalpost and crossbar rejected the Blues' inevitable shot three times in the first half.
It wasn't until the end of the first half that the Blues were scored by captain Azpilicueta and finally equalised. After the easy side, Lukaku missed a series of excellent opportunities, Azpilicueta's goal was ruled invalid, and Chelsea was dragged into extra time by Plymouth, who was two leagues below him.
In extra time, the Blues finally won the score by Alonso, and Kepa once again proved his status and value in the final moments of the game, holding Ryan Hardy's penalty firmly in his arms to ensure the Blues' thrilling promotion.
The Blues fired 41 shots on goal, 11 shots on target, and the goal could only be scored by the defender, which was unbeatable.
Liverpool also played Against Championship side Cardiff City, with Klopp sending the strongest squad. Unlike Manchester City and Chelsea, Liverpool relied on a wave of strong attacks shortly after the start of the second half to take the game away. Goals from Jota, Takumi Minamino and Elliott left the game unsettled, and although Cardiff City pulled the score to 3-1 in the final moments, Liverpool won it with ease.
Tottenham's home match against Brighton is a rare Match between a Premier League team in this round, Conte not only sent the strongest squad, but also brought in Bentakur and Kulusevsky in the winter window to play as a substitute, Andttenham Also eliminated Brighton 3-1 with Kane's goal, and there was no danger of advancing to the next round.
West Ham also struggled to beat amateur team Kidderminster Rabbit Hounds on the road. Although the process is different, the top five teams in the Premier League, except Manchester United, have all advanced.
The FA Cup is a hotbed of underdogs, and Manchester United are the best spokesmen for the faucity of the FA Cup.