Ruthless Chelsea Hammer Man City In FA Cup

Manchester City named five full debutants for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie at Chelsea as Manuel Pellegrini delivered on his promise to field a young team.

“We played six youngsters against a very good side, that’s why we lost”.

On Saturday, Brunt was hit by a coin he claims was thrown by one of his own supporters during the Baggies’ 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round defeat at Reading.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace dumped London rival Tottenham out of the FA Cup on Sunday with a 1-0 victory, while West Ham came from behind to beat Blackburn 5-1 to reach the quarterfinals. “But there were a lot of positives”.

Pellegrini warned earlier this week that with their crucial Champions League game on Wednesday night at Dynamo Kyiv, he wouldn’t be playing his strongest eleven, and he stuck to his guns.

“I always take the best decision for the club”, he added.

Chelsea’s Eden Hazard of Chelsea tries to shake off a challenge from Manchester City’s Aleix Garcia during the game between Chelsea and Manchester City in the 5th round tie of the English FA Cup, February 21, 2016.

What looked like a contentious game locked at a 1-1 draw heading into the second half turned out to be a Chelsea barnburner.

“After the first 20 mins we played fantastic”, West Ham manager Slaven Bilic said.

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink stated those responsible “should not come into stadiums”.

Whilst it’s alright for some, Chelsea’s thin hopes of taking of taking silverware from this season now hinges on a trip to Goodison Park, as they face recently-beaten League Cup semi-finalists Everton. “We do not think the Champions League is more important than the FA Cup, but we had no choice”.

“I have good memories of the 2009 final, but that is in the past”, said Hiddink, whose men are also in the Champions League and are 2-1 down from their first leg against PSG. Some might be still in that team and they go for their revenge. A Chelsea spokesman at half-time condemned the action and said if evidence can be found of who is responsible they would be banned from the stadium.