FA Cup Third Round: Chelsea, Aston Villa Scale Through, See Other Results

Chelsea needed just 45 minutes to beat Championship side, Preston, 4-0 in an FA Cup third round clash.

In the first half of the FA Cup third-round game at Stamford Bridge, the Championship side were able to hold Chelsea to a goalless draw despite the hosts dominating the match.

Chelsea who were without Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson who is currently with Senegal national team preparing for the 2023 AFCON, scored four goals in the last 32 minutes of the encounter.

Armando Broja scored the opener in the 58th minute, and Thiago Silva who is a second-half substitute made it 2-0 in the 66th minute.

Raheem Sterling’s 69th-minute goal and Enzo Fernández’s controversial goal in the 85th minute which was first ruled out for offside before it was given after a lengthy VAR check sealed the victory.

In the other FA Cup third-round game involving a Premier League club played simultaneously with Chelsea vs Preston, Aston Villa waited until the 87th minute to grab the winning goal over Middlesbrough, courtesy of Matty Cash’s strike.

Below are the results of all the FA Cup third-round games played so far and the teams qualified for 4th round:

Thursday, January 4

Crystal Palace Vs. Everton
0-0 (the two teams have to go through a replay to qualify).

Friday, January 5

Brentford Vs Wolves
1-1 (the two teams have to go through a replay to qualify).

Fulham Vs Rotherham
1-0 (Fulham qualified)

Tottenham Vs Burnley
1-0 (Tottenham qualified)

Saturday, January 6

Maidstone United Vs Stevenage
1-0 (Maidstone qualified)

Coventry Vs Oxford Utd
6-2 (Coventry qualified)

Millwall Vs Leicester City
2-3 (Leicester City qualified)

AFC Wimbledon Vs Ipswich Town
1-3 (Ipswich qualified)

Sunderland Vs Newcastle
0-3 (Newcastle qualified)

Watford Vs Chesterfield
2-1 (Watford qualified)

Stoke City Vs Brighton
2-4 (Brighton qualified)

Gillingham Vs Sheffield United
0-4 (Sheffield United qualified)

Blackburn Rovers Vs Cambridge United
5-2 (Blackburn qualified)

Newport County Vs Eastleigh
1-1 (to undergo replay)

Norwich City Vs Bristol Rovers
1-1 (to undergo replay)

QPR Vs Bournemouth
2-3 (Bournemouth qualified)

Plymouth Argyle Vs Sutton United
3-1 (Plymouth qualified)

Southampton Vs Walsall
4-0 (Southampton qualified)

Hull City Vs Birmingham
1-1 (to undergo replay)

Sheffield Wednesday Vs Cardiff City
4-0 (Sheffield qualified)

Chelsea Vs Preston
4-0 (Chelsea qualified)

Swansea Vs Morecambe
2-0 (Sweasea qualified)

Middlesbrough Vs Aston Villa
0-1 (Villa qualified)

Below are FA Cup third-round games that are yet to be played:

Sunday, January 7

West Ham Vs Bristol City
3 p.m.

Nottingham Forest Vs Blackpool
3 p.m.

Luton Town Vs Bolton
3 p.m.

Peterborough Vs Leeds United
3 p.m.

Shrewsbury Vs Wrexham
3 p.m.

West Brom Vs Aldershot Town
3 p.m.

Man City Vs Huddersfield
3 p.m.

Arsenal Vs Liverpool
5:30 p.m.

Monday, January 8

Wigan Athletic Vs Man United
9:15 p.m.