MANCHESTER UNITED WILL take on Leicester City in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup while Manchester City are set for a trip to take on Everton.
Tammy Abraham celebrates scoring for Chelsea while Man United set to play Leicester. PA
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The draw for the competition took place this evening for the last eight and after it was made Tammy Abraham saved Chelsea’s blushes with a second-half winner at Barnsley in the last of the 5th round tie.
Chelsea scraped through to the last eight with a 1-0 win and will now take on Sheffield United at home, one of three all-Premier League ties.
Abraham struck the fifth-round tie’s only goal from close range, but it was tough luck on Barnsley, who put up a valiant effort.
Southampton, 2-0 victors over Wolves this evening, will take on Bournemouth, who will have home advantge in a South Coast derby in the remaining quarter-final tie. The games will be played over the weekend of 20-21 March.
In tonight’s game, Barnsley fell short in their bid to pull off a repeat of their club’s heroics against Chelsea in the same competition 13 years ago.
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The Reds produced a huge quarter-final upset in 2008 when Kayode Odejayi headed their winner, but this time they paid the price for failing to take their chances.
They were unlucky not to have led at half-time, with Callum Brittain twice going closest to breaking the deadlock.
The midfielder’s close-range effort from Alex Mowatt’s excellent cross in the 10th minute forced a superb reaction save from Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Then just before half-time Brittain fired goalwards following a clever corner routine only for his shot to be deflected off target.
In between, Chelsea were denied what appeared to be a penalty by referee Martin Atkinson.
Tammy Abraham galloped on to Billy Gilmour’s throughball and Barnsley defender Toby Sibbick caught the Chelsea striker’s foot as he slid in for a goal-saving challenge.
Tuchel sent on Reece James and Antonio Rudiger for Marcos Alonso and Andreas Christensen at the start of the second half in a bid to kick-start his mis-firing side.
Callum Hudson-Odoi wriggled free of two Barnsley defenders on to the left edge of the penalty area, but pulled his 60th-minute shot wide.
The Londoners had not mustered an effort on target, but threatened again when Rudiger’s header from Hakim Ziyech’s free-kick flashed wide.
James added real pace and power down Barnsley’s left side and it was the England right-back who fashioned Chelsea’s breakthrough.
He stormed beyond Barnsley’s cover and his fine low cross was tapped home from close range by Abraham to give Chelsea a 64th-minute lead.
Replays showed Abraham was offside when James played the ball across and the Premier League side will be grateful there are no video assistant referees in the FA Cup.
Abraham then rescued Chelsea at the other end, bailing out Arrizabalaga.
The Blues goalkeeper failed to get anywhere near another Mowatt free-kick and Abraham headed Barnsley substitute Michael Sollbauer’s hooked effort off the goal-line from under the crossbar.
2020 FA Cup Quarter-Finals
Everton v Manchester City
Bournemouth v Southampton
Leicester City v Manchester United
Chelsea v Sheffield United
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Man United to face Leicester after FA Cup draw as Chelsea complete quarter-final line-up
LAST UPDATE | 11 Feb 2021
MANCHESTER UNITED WILL take on Leicester City in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup while Manchester City are set for a trip to take on Everton.
The draw for the competition took place this evening for the last eight and after it was made Tammy Abraham saved Chelsea’s blushes with a second-half winner at Barnsley in the last of the 5th round tie.
Chelsea scraped through to the last eight with a 1-0 win and will now take on Sheffield United at home, one of three all-Premier League ties.
Abraham struck the fifth-round tie’s only goal from close range, but it was tough luck on Barnsley, who put up a valiant effort.
Southampton, 2-0 victors over Wolves this evening, will take on Bournemouth, who will have home advantge in a South Coast derby in the remaining quarter-final tie. The games will be played over the weekend of 20-21 March.
In tonight’s game, Barnsley fell short in their bid to pull off a repeat of their club’s heroics against Chelsea in the same competition 13 years ago.
The Reds produced a huge quarter-final upset in 2008 when Kayode Odejayi headed their winner, but this time they paid the price for failing to take their chances.
They were unlucky not to have led at half-time, with Callum Brittain twice going closest to breaking the deadlock.
The midfielder’s close-range effort from Alex Mowatt’s excellent cross in the 10th minute forced a superb reaction save from Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Then just before half-time Brittain fired goalwards following a clever corner routine only for his shot to be deflected off target.
In between, Chelsea were denied what appeared to be a penalty by referee Martin Atkinson.
Tammy Abraham galloped on to Billy Gilmour’s throughball and Barnsley defender Toby Sibbick caught the Chelsea striker’s foot as he slid in for a goal-saving challenge.
Tuchel sent on Reece James and Antonio Rudiger for Marcos Alonso and Andreas Christensen at the start of the second half in a bid to kick-start his mis-firing side.
Callum Hudson-Odoi wriggled free of two Barnsley defenders on to the left edge of the penalty area, but pulled his 60th-minute shot wide.
The Londoners had not mustered an effort on target, but threatened again when Rudiger’s header from Hakim Ziyech’s free-kick flashed wide.
James added real pace and power down Barnsley’s left side and it was the England right-back who fashioned Chelsea’s breakthrough.
He stormed beyond Barnsley’s cover and his fine low cross was tapped home from close range by Abraham to give Chelsea a 64th-minute lead.
Replays showed Abraham was offside when James played the ball across and the Premier League side will be grateful there are no video assistant referees in the FA Cup.
Abraham then rescued Chelsea at the other end, bailing out Arrizabalaga.
The Blues goalkeeper failed to get anywhere near another Mowatt free-kick and Abraham headed Barnsley substitute Michael Sollbauer’s hooked effort off the goal-line from under the crossbar.
2020 FA Cup Quarter-Finals
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