According to Tasnim news agency, on the last night of the Round of 16 of the English FA Cup, four games were played last night (Wednesday), in the most important of which, the Manchester United football team defeated its London guest West Ham with a score of 3-1 at the Old Trafford stadium and advanced to the stage. The next tournament was promoted.
The Manchesters, who won the first cup of the season at the beginning of this week by conquering the League Cup, were closer to winning the second domestic cup when they fell behind their guests. This happened with Saeed Ben Rahma’s goal in the 54th minute for West Ham. Naif Agar’s own goal in the 77th minute made the Red Devils equal. In the 90th minute, Alejandro Garnacho scored the second goal to save his team from playing a repeat game at the opponent’s house, and finally the Brazilian midfielder of the Red Devils scored the third goal for this team in the 90+5th minute.
On the other Wednesday night, the London city team, Tottenham, was eliminated from the tournament after accepting a 1-0 defeat against Sheffield United in the first division.
Previously, Grimsby Town’s team from the fourth division of English football continued to make surprises and managed to beat Southampton in the Premier League at St. Mary’s Stadium with a result of 2-1. The other team that reached the quarter-finals was Burnley, who beat Fleetwood with a score of 1-0.
In this way, the faces of all the teams advancing to the quarter-finals of the English FA Cup were determined, including: Brighton, Blackburn, Fulham, Manchester City, Grimsby, Burnley, Manchester United and Sheffield United.