Quarter Final Drawing Results; FA Cup: Chelsea Vs Riverside, Liverpool Still Anxiously Waiting
JAKARTA - The draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals has been announced on Thursday evening England time. In the struggle for the trophy of the oldest football competition that is increasingly conical, Chelsea has an opponent from Championship club, Middlesbrough. They will be playing at Riverside.
Meanwhile, Southampton, who qualified for the quarter-finals after overthrowing West Ham 3-1, will face the Premier League leader, Manchester City. The two teams will meet at the St. Stadium. Mary's on March 19th.
In the next draw, there was Liverpool, who was still nervous about waiting for their opponent. Jurgen Klopp's club has secured a ticket to the quarter-finals after winning 2-1 against Norwich.
However, Liverpool still has to wait for the results to get a definite opponent. Because the Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield match has not been completed, where later the winner in that match will be against the Reds.
Next up is Everton, who followed the three clubs above to advance to the quarter-finals. After beating Boreham Wood 2-0 on Friday morning, Everton will travel to Crystal Palace.
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In the drawing session, Gareth Southgate was chosen as the person who randomly selected the team that would meet in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Before the draw, Southgate spoke to reflect on the war situation between Russia and Ukraine.
He admitted that he was very emotional seeing two Ukrainian players namely Vitaliy Mykolenko and Oleksandr Zinchenko hugging before Everton's match against Manchester City.
“I was at Goodison on Saturday and was very emotional to see the two Ukrainian players and the support they felt. Our prayers are with Ukraine and we have been united in how unacceptable this is", Southgate said.
Here is the draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals
Crystal Palace vs Everton at Selhurst Park, Saturday, March 19
Middlesbrough vs Chelsea at Riverside Stadium, Saturday, March 19
Southampton vs Man City at St. Mary's, Saturday, March 19
Nottingham Forest/Huddersfield v Liverpool, Saturday, March 19