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This year’s FA Cup third round may not be full of shocks, but that only raises the stakes for the next glut of fixtures.
Both Liverpool and Chelsea League Two foes sidelinedWhile Manchester City scored eight unanswered goals at home against Salford City. Tottenham Hotspur Finally beat non-league Tamworth A nervous, scoreless opening 90 minutes, with three goals in extra time.
However, the top-flight Brentford was destroyed by Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle, who face Arne Slott’s Premier League leaders Liverpool in the fourth round.
Arsenal and Manchester United crashed out of a glamor third-round tie, with the Red Devils prevailing on penalties despite playing with ten men for more than an hour to set up a tie against Leicester City next month.
Here’s everything you need to know about a fourth round that could be a little more explosive.
Fans of England’s oldest cup competition will have to wait until February for its next installment. 16 fourth-round fixtures are set to be dotted throughout the weekend Saturday, February 8.
As is the case with the third round, those Thursday to Monday ties may very well be scheduled. As the concept of replays has been relegated to the realm of away goals and the back-pass rule, all ties are set to be completed on the day they started.
VAR can’t win. While the controversial refereeing system is in place, hours upon hours are wasted at Stokely Park debating the merits of decisions made by people. In the event that the technology does not roll out – as it were Case for the third round Cup of – powers that are criticized for its absence.
However, FA Cup referees cannot call upon the support of VAR for the fourth round. In what smacks of an entirely arbitrary decision, video aid will not be used until the fifth round of the cup.
