Stoke City’s English striker Peter Crouch (R) celebrates scoring the equalising goal during the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Chelsea at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke on Trent on December 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO.
Chelsea FC started the post- Mata era with a win over Stoke City in the FA cup. Chelsea dominated the game from start to finish but the teams were separated by a stunner free kick from Oscar in the first half.
ENGLISH FA CUP RESULTS
Chelsea 1 (Oscar 27) Stoke City 0
Sheffield United 1 (Porter 31) Fulham 1 (Rodallega 75)
Played Saturday:
Birmingham City 1 (Novak 15) Swansea City 2 (Bony 67, 69)
Bolton Wanderers 0 Cardiff City 1 (Campbell 50)
Bournemouth 0 Liverpool 2 (Moses 26, Sturridge 60)
Huddersfield Town 0 Charlton Athletic 1 (Church 54)
Manchester City 4 (Aguero 60, 79, 90, Kolarov 87) Watford 2 (Forestieri 21, Deeney 30)
Port Vale 1 (Robertson 36) Brighton and Hove Albion 3 (Ince 27, March 43, Obika 78)
Rochdale 1 (Rose 60) Sheffield Wednesday 2 (Mattock 51, Onyewu 57)
Southampton 2 (Guly 23-pen, Gallagher 70) Yeovil Town 0
Southend United 0 Hull City 2 (Fryatt 63, 90)
Stevenage 0 Everton 4 (Naismith 6, 32, Heitinga 55, Gueye 84)
Sunderland 1 (Mavrias 5) Kidderminster Harriers 0
Wigan Athletic 2 (Watson 36, McClean 78) Crystal Palace 1 (Wilbraham 69)
Played Friday:
Arsenal 4 (Podolski 15, 27, Giroud 84, Cazorla 89) Coventry City 0
Nottingham Forest 0 Preston North End 0
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