Premier League clubs proving elite as the last eight sees Wigan exit the FA Cup and prepares us for two huge semifinals coming a month from now.
The FA Cup final eight played out as predicted when clubs who entered the tie as favourites came out the ring as the victors. The only surprise came when new manager, Mark Hughes pulled off an away stunner, with no suggestions his new squad is finding his philosophy hard to absorb.
This now has given the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham the chance to regain silverware in an underwhelming campaign and after getting knocked out in the Round of 16 in the Champions League.
Swansea City 0-3 Tottenham
A bit of nothing from a team showing magnificent improvement throughout their FA Cup run. Carlos Carvalhal’s team was beating off teams by eight goals, succumb to Tottenham, failing by three goals and no reply.
An early penalty shout was shaken off by the match official in first few minutes of the first half. However, the ref was spot on in his decision to signal play on. After this early Swansea threat – it was all Spurs.
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Eriksen was the star of the show and put in a match-winning performance. His brace was well deserved and was taken in world-class fashion. Lamela was the other player to score in the game – and was equally good as his teammate in their victory over Swansea.
The game was unfortunate not to see more goals – with Spurs applying so much pressure to the Welsh team, who found it almost impossible to stop an inform London club. The scoreboard displaying a true reflection on the game.