National player Kai Havertz is in a cup thriller with him Arsenal FC become a tragic figure. The attacker missed in London’s third round exit FA Cup on Sunday against defending champions Manchester United as the only shooter in the penalty shootout, the record champions won 5:3.
After 90 minutes the score was 1-1 (0-0) and no goals were scored in extra time. Man United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir made a strong save from Havertz’s attempt. The Turk had already saved a penalty from Martin Odegaard in regular time.
Arsenal were in the majority for a long time, Havertz had a “used” day
Since the yellow-red card for Diogo Dalot in the 61st minute, Arsenal had been in the majority for a long time. United captain Bruno Fernandes (52nd) gave the record champions the lead. Arsenal quickly took advantage of the majority, Gabriel (63′) promptly equalized for the “Gunners“. Odegaard (72nd) missed the lead from the point.
Arsenal then pressed for victory. But the guests were able to save themselves in a penalty shootout. Havertz had a bad day. Even before his missed penalty, the 25-year-old had missed good opportunities. After the game, Havertz’s pregnant wife was insulted and threatened online.
Sophia Havertz, who has been married to the footballer since the summer of 2024, posted two examples of messages on Instagram in which she wanted a miscarriage and threatened to kill the unborn child. She was shocked, Havertz wrote about one of the messages she received privately on the platform: “I hope you’re really ashamed of yourselves.“
Tottenham makes it exciting
At fifth division team Tamworth FC made Tottenham Hotspur It was only in extra time that they made it into the 4th round of the FA Cup. Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea are also there.
The “Spurs” won their third round game in Tamworth on Sunday with 3-0 (0-0, 0-0) nV The guests from London had to wait over 100 minutes for their first goal and they were also dependent on the help of the outsider. Nathan Tshikuna (101.) scored an own goal to make it 0-1.
When the amateur club had to play more offensively, Tottenham stepped up with Dejan Kulusevski (107th) and Brennan Johnson (118th).
Liverpool wins easily with B-Eleven
The top English club Liverpool FC has his duty in FA Cup solved confidently. The B-Elf of the league leaders Premier League defeated the fourth division soccer team Accrington Stanley effortlessly with 4:0 (2:0) and moved into the 4th round of the competition. Only the exploitation of opportunities left something to be desired for manager Arne Slot’s team. Man City scored 8-0 (3-0) against Salford City even more clearly.
Liverpool’s Federico Chiesa celebrates his goal with his teammates
At Liverpool, 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha, among others, celebrated his professional debut in the starting line-up, but the few remaining stars in the team provided the decisive moments. Diogo Jota completed for him LFC Based on preparatory work by Darwin Nunez, a counterattack took the lead (29th), Trent Alexander-Arnold (45th) followed up with a remarkable long-range shot into the corner.
“Reds” not very efficient
Accrington, table-19. in the fourth-tier League Two, was mostly limited to defending. Although the superior hosts made little use of their twelve shots on goal in the first half alone, they controlled the game with significantly more possession of the ball. The youngster Jayden Danns (76th), who had recently been substituted, made the final decision, Federico Chiesa (90th) brought the final point.
McAtee with three goals in 19 minutes
A little earlier, City made everything clear and got rid of the frustration of the past few months. Against fourth-tier Salford, Jeremy Doku (8th), Divin Mubama (20th) and Nico O’Reilly (43rd) made everything clear before the break. The final score was achieved by Jack Grealish (49th, penalty kick), three-packer James McAtee (62nd, 72nd, 81st) and Doku again with a hand penalty (69th).
Chelsea’s 5-0 (1-0) win against them was enough Morecambe FC from League Two a few accurate minutes for the decisive victory. After ex-Leipzig player Christopher Nkunku missed a penalty (17th), Tosin Adarabioyo (39th) took the lead, and Nkunku followed up in the 50th minute. Within seven minutes, Adarabioyo (70th) and Joao Felix (75th, 77th) made the final score again.