LIVE UPDATE FA Cup : Middlesbrough – Chelsea
Football FA Cup quarter-final, home team Middlesbrough defeated both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the past. Midfielders Matt Crooks, Jonathan Howson and Marcus Tavernier are placed in this game, with Folarin Balogun netting alongside Aaron Connolly.
On the Chelsea side, the army has been adjusted to a four-man back, midfield duo Mateo Kovacic and offensive line Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Hakim Ziyech, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic. By switching to Romelu Lukaku as a striker
GOAL! The visiting team took the lead in the 15th minute. From the rhythm of the press, Hakim Ziyech flowed the ball for Mason Mount to get the ball off the starboard side before opening the door for Romelu Lukaku to charge brightly. Missed, Chelsea lead 1-0.
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GOAL! The visiting team scored the second goal in the 31st minute from the stroke of Mateo Kovacic, turning the ball up before flowing for Mason Mount to pass for Hakim Ziyech to cut in and press with the left. Ballhook hits the longest post as Chelsea lead 2-0
35 min: Chelsea missed the third goal from the moment Romelu Lukaku snatched the ball from a faulty defensive line at the Boro, touched away from Joe Lumley and fired from the right to block Anferny Dijstie. l
No further goals were scored in the second half, with Chelsea 2-0 at Middlesbrough to advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
List of players for both teams
Middlesbrough (3-5-2): Joe Lumley; Anfernie Digesteel, Paddy McNair, Dale Fry; Issiah Jones, Matt Crooks, Jonathan Howson, Marcus Tavernier, Neil Taylor; Folarin Balogun, Aaron Connolly
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Eduard Mendy, Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger, Malon Sar; Mateo Kovacic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek; Hakim Ziyech, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic; Romelu Lukaku
