The quarter-finals of the English Cup have started. After the Lester Cup holder was knocked out in the previous round, now 16 teams want to get into their shoes and swing the trophy at the end of the season at Wembley. Middlesbrough, who stunned Manchester United in the previous round, did so this time to Tottenham with 0: 1 in extra time, and advanced at the expense of Antonio Conte’s team to the quarterfinals. One of the favorites to go all the way, Manchester City, had no trouble beating the Peterborough sub-league locker 0-2 away and being the first to step up. Crystal Palace defeated Stoke 1: 2 and also advanced to the quarterfinals.
Peterborough – Manchester City 2: 0
After a close victory over Everton on Saturday and ahead of the derby against Manchester United on Sunday and the rematch against Sporting Lisbon next Wednesday in the Champions League, Manchester City had a very comfortable meeting against Peterborough, ranked 24th and last in the Championship in its last 13 games. Won twice – and both games were in the cup. Today Peterborough managed to make it difficult for the champion for an hour, but then City shifted gears and decided the match within seven minutes. Phil Fuden cooked in the 60th minute for Riyad Mahraz, seven minutes later he also cracked a goal for Jack Grillish who returned from injury and returned to the squad and the Citizens were the first to secure a place in the quarterfinals. In the squad of Pep Guardiola also opened the Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Zinchenko, who even received the captain’s armband from Fernandinho before the game.
English League: 0: 2 to Leicester at Burnley
In a rematch from the 22nd round of the Premier League, the Foxes scored three precious points thanks to a 0-2 draw from very late goals at Burnley, which missed an opportunity to rise above the red line. Brendan Rogers started without James Madison who is not one hundred percent fit and his squad returned to Jamie Vardy who was not included in the squad in 2022, but they came off the bench in a double substitution in the 73rd minute and led Leicester to victory: Vardy cooked for Madison in the 82nd minute , The striker also scored in extra time from Harvey Barnes’ cooking and Leicester won for the first time after five league games, since surprising Liverpool. Burnley remained below the red line and lost for the first time after three games.
Middlesbrough – Tottenham 0: 1 (at the end of extra time)
The team from eighth place in the sub-league is causing another huge surprise in the English Cup, and is now ousting the team of Antonio Conte, who until this season had a perfect balance in the factory. The Spurs were inaccurate and failed to score during the 90 minutes, but also took advantage of more than one of Middlesbrough’s outbursts. In overtime substitute Josh Cobran scored in favor of the host at the end of a wonderful attack that included a combination of dedication and a wonderful finish (107). Tottenham failed to score the equalizer and finished their way to the cup in the quarter-finals.
More results in the quarterfinals:
Crystal Palace – Stock 1: 2
For Palace: Chico Kuyata (53), Yero Redwald (82). For Stock: Josh Timon (58).