“Chelsea”, “Aston Villa” and “Brighton” reached the next round of the FA Cup after victories over “Preston” (4:0), “Middlesbrough” (1:0) and “Stoke City” (4:2).

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Chelsea, Aston Villa and Brighton are among the teams that progressed to the FA Cup

The squad coached by Mauricio Pochettino against Preston, which they crushed 4-0, passed without emotion.

Armando Broja (58th minute), Thiago Silva (66th minute), Raheem Sterling (69th minute) and Enzo Fernandez (85th minute) scored for Stamford Bridge.

Also on Saturday, Aston Villa won 1-0 at Middlesbrough thanks to Matty Cash’s goal (87th minute).

“Brighton” did not disappoint either and won at “Stoke City” with a score of 4:2.

Estupinan (min. 45+6), Dunk (min. 52) and Joao Pedro (min. 71 and min. 80) scored for the team coached by Roberto De Zerbi. Van Hecke (own goal, min. 16) and Baker (min. 63) scored for the hosts.

FA Cup, Saturday results

Coventry – Oxford United 6-2

Maidstone – Stevenage 1-0

Millwall – Leicester 2-3

Wimbledon – Ipswich 1-3

Sunderland – Newcastle 0-3

Blackburn – Cambridge UTD 5-2

Gillingham v Sheffield United 0-4

Hull City – Birmingham 1-1

Newport – Eastleigh 1-1

Norwich – Bristol Rovers 1-1

Plymouth v Sutton 3-1

QPR – Bournemouth 2-3

Southampton – Walsall 4-0

Stoke – Brighton 2-4

Watford – Chesterfield 2-1

Chelsea – Preston 4-0

Middlesbrough – Aston Villa 0-1

Sheffield Wednesday – Cardiff 4-0

Swansea v Morecambe 2-0

* Matches that ended in a draw will be replayed.