JAKARTA - Chelsea and Manchester City strolled into the fourth round of the FA Cup when Leeds United fell victim to a shock in the third round of matches in England's oldest football competition on Sunday.
Chelsea, who host Morecambe at Stamford Bridge, London, crushed the fourth-tier team with a 4-0 victory, Antara noted according to the FA's official website.
Even Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, who are often the targets of criticism because of their difficulty adapting to Chelsea, each contributed one goal in the victory of Frank Lampard's team.
Mason Mount and Callum Hudson-Odoi complete Chelsea's scoresheet for the winner which saw them move to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
In another match that took place simultaneously at the Etihad, hosts Manchester City won 3-0 over the Championship Division team, Birmingham City.
Bernardo Silva scored twice just 15 minutes after the game before Phil Foden added to City's lead in the 33rd minute.
Despite failing to add goals in the midst of dominating appearances in the second half, Pep Guardiola's team should be satisfied to be able to move on to the next round, especially Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus who had pulled over due to positive COVID-19 had returned.
Unfortunately, the fate of Chelsea and City cannot be imitated by Leeds, who fell victim to the FA Cup surprise play when they were defeated by fourth-tier team Crawley Town and lost 0-3 at The People's Pension Stadium.
Although Marcelo Bielsa fielded some of his best players, Leeds failed to score a single goal during the first half.
Instead, the Leeds goalkeeper Kiko Casilla broke down twice in the first eight minutes of the second half after being broken into by Nick Tsaroulla and Ashley Nadesan.
Instead of retaliating, Leeds conceded again in the 70th minute due to Jordan Tunnicliffe's close-range shot which locked Crawley's win to 3-0.
Leeds are joined by another Premier League team, West Bromwich Albion, who last night fell victim to a shock after being knocked out by third-tier Blackpool on penalties.
Meanwhile Cheltenham Town, Bristol City and Barnsley also straightened their path to the FA Cup fourth round.
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