In the early morning of January 27, 2024, the English FA Cup 1/16 finals were played first, and there were really not many goals in the two games, but the games were relatively exciting, and in the end, Chelsea drew 0-0 with Aston Villa, and Manchester City defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away. Here's what happened in both games.
1、托特纳姆热刺0-1曼城
This is the 15th meeting between the two sides in the FA Cup.
Son Heung-min participated in the Asian Cup and missed the game, which still had a great impact on Tottenham, and Tottenham's iron bucket formation was very effective in the game, after Guardiola replaced De Bruyne and Doku, Manchester City's offensive was simply unstoppable, and the thickness of personnel was not comparable to Tottenham, and Manchester City's away victory was reasonable.
In the 6th minute, Walker swept in front of the goal on the right side of the penalty area, Alvarez followed up with a shot, which was saved by Vicario, and Bob made a supplementary shot, but unfortunately, the offside was invalid in the first goal.
In the 41st minute, Manchester City played a quick counterattack, Kovacic split the ball, and Bob's shot from a small angle on the left was blocked off the bottom line.
In the 53rd minute, Johnson passed the ball diagonally from the left, and Ortega knocked down the ball to save the ball out of the penalty area, and the attack was timely.
In the 88th minute, De Bruyne's corner kick was driven into the penalty area, Vicario pounced, the ball just fell at the feet of Ake, stepping on the iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, it took no effort to get it, and Ake stabbed the goal in time. Manchester City led Tottenham 1-0 away, a standard stunner goal. The scene descended into a frenzy.
At the end of the game, with Ake's goal, Manchester City eliminated Tottenham 1-0 and successfully advanced to the last 16 of the FA Cup. Manchester City continue to set a new FA Cup record with 12 consecutive away wins, bringing the city to seven wins in a row in all competitions and qualifying for the last 16 of the FA Cup. At the same time, Manchester City ended a five-game losing streak at Tottenham without scoring a goal.
2. Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa
In the league, Aston Villa have been eye-catching, while Chelsea have been in a slump. Chelsea played at home, and the final score was 0-0, with a replay at Villa's home stadium on a later date, and the FA Cup format is more interesting.
In the 12th minute, Douglas Luiz took a corner kick, McGinn crossed, Diaby burst into the shot, Gilchrist cleared not far away, Douglas Luiz, got the ball into the empty goal, video replay showed that Douglas Luiz handball first, so the goal was ruled invalid.
In the 16th minute, Martinez blocked Madueke's low shot.
In the 19th minute, Chelsea broke the ball up front and Palmer was saved by Martinez.
In the 27th minute, Martinez came out to defuse, and Sterling had a possible one-on-one chance.
In the 30th minute, Raheem Sterling crossed from the left, Palmer got the ball from the bottom line and passed it to the goal, and Madueke fired a shot from close range, which was saved by Martinez.
In the 33rd minute, Gallagher's shot from a tight angle was confiscated by Martinez.
In the 74th minute, Cash burst into the box in front of the penalty area and fired a low shot past Chilwell, which was saved by Petrovic.
In the 83rd minute, Villa's backfield pass was almost tackled by Gallagher, and Martinez came out in time to shovel the ball out.
Argentina international Martinez became the busiest player in the game, but also the most eye-catching player, Aston Villa drew with Chelsea away, Martin Martin is a great contributor, really worthy of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Golden Glove player, his high and low block, left and right saves, to protect Villa's goal without losing and winning the opportunity to replay. Aston Villa have not only been heroic in the Premier League, but have also been in danger of progressing to the last 16 of the FA Cup.