FA Cup: Brighton Eliminates Chelsea, Newcastle Wins Nerve Battle in Birmingham

2025-02-09 00:21 © Action Images via Reuters

In the fourth round of the FA Cup, several very interesting matches took place.

Newcastle United managed to defeat the players of the third division English club Birmingham only after a late goal from Joe Willock.

J. Willock scored two goals in this match, while Callum Wilson, who has recently been plagued by injuries, added one more.

Chelsea, meanwhile, lost 1:2 to the Brighton team away.

Early in the match, Brighton's goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen scored an own goal. In the 12th minute, Georginio Rutter equalized the score.

In the 57th minute, Kaoru Mitoma secured the victory for the hosts.

Other results:

Southampton 0:1 Burnley

Wigan 1:2 Fulham

Everton 0:2 Bournemouth