FA cup reviews

Close call for Manchester United as holders Arsenal and hopefuls Chelsea all exit.


Emirates FA Cup holders Arsenal and hopefuls Chelsea were both dumped out of the competition by Watford and Everton respectively. Odion Ighalo steered home a deflected effort past Cech before
Guedioura slammed home a spectacular effort. Another late Danny Welbeck goal wasn't enough to put the Gunners back in the tie despite several chances coming their way.



Chelsea coming on the back of a champions league exit to PSG had it all to prove as this was their last chance of silverware for the season but they were forced to defend continuously against a strong Everton side with Romelu Lukaku causing the defense problems all through the game. The tie got broken at the 77th minute by this same player who also broke the offside trap five minutes late to put the game to bed.


Manchester United facing off with a WestHam side that is actually two points ahead on the EPL table were forced to defend for most of the game but held on till the 68th minute where a sumptuous free kick from man-of-the-moment Dimitri Payet put Westham in the lead. the Hammers couldn't hold on though as a late Martial effort leveled the tie. Manchester United could have gone ahead but no penalty was given when the ball was handled in the area. The game stayed level at full time to set up a replay as Manchester United are now favorites to win the cup.