Chelsea Ease Pressure on Lampard Man City Survive Scare, Leicester Beat Second-Tier Club
ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021 16 Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham (second left), scores his side’s second goal during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Chelsea and Luton Town at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Jan 24. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Chelsea ease pressure on Lampard Man City survive scare, Leicester beat second-tier club LONDON, Jan 24, (AP): Tammy Abraham scored a hat trick as Chelsea beat Luton 3-1 and Leicester had to come from behind against another second-tier club before ousting Brentford by the same score to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Abraham netted twice in a seven- minute span in the first half. Jordan Clark profited from the struggling Kepa Arrizabalaga’s latest goalkeep- ing error to reduce the deficit to 2-1 on the half-hour before Abraham struck again in the 74th minute, taking his season tally to 11. Timo Werner missed a late penalty in a frustrating end to his afternoon. Chelsea will play another lower-league club, Barnsley, in the round of 16. This victory was crucial for under- pressure manager Frank Lampard after five losses in the past eight Premier League games. SOCCER Brentford, which beat four Premier League teams on its way to this sea- son’s League Cup semifinals, threat- ened another shock when it took the lead through Mads Bech Sorensen’s sixth-minute goal against Leicester. But Leicester turned it around with- in six minutes at the start of the second half.
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