FA Cup: Arrizabalaga Emerges Hero As Chelsea Edge Plymouth To Reach Round Of 16

Kepa Arrizabalaga saved a late minute penalty as Chelsea edged previous Plymouth 2-1 within the FA Cup fourth-round after extra-time on Saturday.

The Blues have now certified for the spherical of 16 of the oldest cup competitors on the planet.

Arrizabalaga guessed accurately after which stopped Ryan Hardie’s last-gasp spot-kick, after the Plymouth striker had been felled by Malang Sarr.

Macaulay Gillesphey headed Plymouth into an early lead, changing ex-Chelsea youth midfielder Jordan Houghton’s whipped free-kick.

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Cesar Azpilicueta levelled through a tremendous backheel end simply earlier than half-time, with Chelsea having hit the woodwork thrice.

Each groups went into extra-time and Chelsea took a 2-1 forward due to Marcos Alonso who strode onto Kai Havertz’ cutback.

And in one other FA Cup tie, West Ham averted a shock defeat towards six-tier membership Kidderminster Harriers, as they claimed a 2-1 win.

Declan Rice scored in a single minute of added time after
Alex Penny had given Kidderminster the lead on nineteenth minutes and power the sport to extra-time.

And simply seconds earlier than penalty shootout, Jarrod Bowen scored the winner to ship West Ham into the subsequent spherical.