With very different realities in the Premier League, Aston Villa and Chelsea will meet in the replay of the fourth round of the FA Cup looking for a place in the round of 16 of the competition (9:00 p.m.). Unai Emery’s ‘villains’ will arrive at the event in a draw due to several injuries, while Mauricio Pochettino walks on the ledge with the crisis of results that has him in 11th place in the league.
Those from Birmingham, who will be the home team for this second match, will not be able to count on Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne and Jhon Duráninjured in recent weeks, adding to the long-term absences of Tyrone Mings and Emi Buendía. Konsathe last to lose in the 0-5 win against Sheffield United, will be out for “three or four weeks more or less”, according to what was indicated by Unai Emery, after presenting a sprained knee.
In the case of the ‘blues’, the crisis deepened with a terrible defeat suffered at Stamford Bridge by 2-4 against the Wolves. The Copa del Rey elimination would be the second setback of the week for Pochettino, who has several names waiting to replace him.
The Argentine coach, for the moment, chooses optimism. “I got a really good text from the owners after the Wolves game. we are all in this together“, he highlighted in the preview of the meeting.