They had already qualified for the quarterfinals: this Wednesday, Southampton (with Argentine goalkeeper Guillermo Caballero as the starter) by beating West Ham (with Manuel Lanzini from Buenos Aires) 3-1; Chlesea, who beat Luton Town of the second division (Championship League), by 3 to 2; and Liverpool by defeating Norwich City 2-1.
On Tuesday they had managed to advance to the Manchester City phase by beating Peterborough United (second division) 2-0; Crystal Palace by beating Stoke City (Championship) 2-1; and Middlesbrough, also second and that defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in extra time, by defender of the Argentine national team Cristian Romero.
The round of 16 will be completed on Tuesday of next week with the meeting between Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield, both teams that play in the Championship.
The crosses of the matches of the quarterfinals, to take place next March 19, will be: Crystal Palace with Everton; Middlesbrough against Chelsea; Southampton versus Manchester City; and Nottingham Forest or Huddersfield against Liverpool.
The current champion is Leicester, who beat Chelsea 1-0 in the decisive match and in this edition was eliminated in the 16th at the hands of Nottingham Forest, who thrashed them 4-1.
The final of this edition of the FA Cup in England will take place at the mythical Wembley Stadium on Saturday, May 14, in the city of London.
The top winner of the FA Cup, the oldest tournament in the world, is Arsenal with 14 titles, followed by Manchester United with 12; Chelsea and Tottenham 8; Liverpool and Aston Villa 7; and Manchester City; Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers 6.
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