TRIBUNNEWS.COM - Manchester City akan bersua dengan Burnley pada babak ketiga Piala FA, Sabtu (6/1/2018) pukul 22.00 WIB
Manchester City yang memimpin klasemen sementara Liga Inggris berhadapan dengan spesialis penjegal tim besar, Burnley.
Terakhir kali Manchester City menghadapi Burnley di Liga Inggris, mereka menang dengan skor 3-0.
Gol Sergio Aguero, Nicolas Otamendi, dan Leroy Sane membuat pasukan Pep Guardiola meraih tiga angka di Etihad Stadium.
Tetapi jangan lupakan rekor cemerlang Burnley musim ini kala melawan tim-tim besar.
Chelsea dilibas tim asuhan Sean Dyche itu dengan skor 3-2 pada matchday pertama Liga Inggris musim ini.
Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, dan Manchester United berhasil ditahan imbang.
Dengan mengusung permainan defensif dan mengandalkan serangan balik, Burnley diprediksi akan lebih banyak menumpuk pemain di lini belakang.
Mengingat kecemerlangan lini tengah The Citizens yang digalang Kevin De Bruyne dan David Silva akan sangat sulit untuk ditandingi Burnley jika bermain terbuka.
The Citizens juga kerap kebingungan ketika berhadapan dengan tim yang mengusung strategi bertahan.
Memang mereka dominan dalam penguasaan bola, tetapi untuk menembus ke kotak penalti mereka sering kebingungan.
Ditambah lagi, Manchester City tak bisa diperkuat penyerang muda yang memiliki agresivitas, Gabriel Jesus, karena cedera.
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On this evidence Antonio Conte will have multiple subjects at which to direct his anger this weekend. The buildup to this largely sterile, listless affair had been dominated by the Italian’s mutual antipathy with José Mourinho, a long-brewing feud now unfolding at a rate of knots. If only events here had moved at anything like that kind of speed: Chelsea barely created a clear chance to speak of against a brighter Norwich side that, although toothless, fully merited its replay. The fixtures continue to mount up and so, surely, will Conte’s frustration that his squad lacks the depth to compete capably on all fronts.
David Luiz’s return from a six-week injury absence was the most notable of nine changes made by Conte from the rollercoaster ride at Arsenal. Essentially, the Chelsea manager brought in a number of his less-used senior squad members; the bench, though, was a different matter and alongside Álvaro Morata sat six players with barely 10 appearances between them.
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If the away side could be forgiven for other priorities, the same could hardly be said for Norwich, who lie nine points and seven places shy of the Championship play-off spots. Their coach, Daniel Farke, had pronounced himself a “deep believer in cup competitions” and kept alterations to a relative minimum, the main interest being the lack of an out-and-out striker in a fluid front three.
One of them, James Maddison, had a shot blocked within four minutes and it was Norwich who fizzed with intent. Josh Murphy had a go at Antonio Rüdiger down the left and Alex Pritchard, a playmaker of similarly deft touch to the vaunted Maddison, served notice that he would not be limited to a perch on the opposite flank.
Under Farke, Norwich have had few problems retaining possession; that was proved amply in an opening quarter when Chelsea, struggling for both shape and initiative, failed to produce a move of note.
They were almost punished when David Luiz, dithering in his own area, was caught on the ball by Pritchard and fortunate to see it rebound out for a goal-kick. Murphy then cut inside and curled over; in between, the response had been an attempted through ball by Tiémoué Bakayoko that ran harmlessly out of play.
A shot from Kenedy that deflected two yards wide off Christoph Zimmermann was notable mainly because it was Chelsea’s first real moment of threat. That was after 31 minutes and shortly afterwards the Brazilian lost a battle of strength with the diminutive Pritchard in an episode that said plenty for the teams’ respective appetites.
Norwich were keen to set Murphy against Rüdiger, although it was a fair match for pace. When Murphy appeared to have burst beyond him, the defender’s recovery pulled him wide enough to drag a cross-shot out for a throw-in. It was the cue for Murphy to swap flanks in search of a more profitable dig at Gary Cahill; it was the rusty David Luiz, though, who erred again with a foul on Maddison that brought a deserved booking.
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Chelsea could hardly have been less incisive and emerged for the second half with more vigour and Zimmermann was forced to clear ahead of the poised Willian almost instantly. Bakayoko and Danny Drinkwater missed the target and Willian finally forced Angus Gunn into a sharp save down to his left. He followed that with a driving run into the area and an effort that was gathered rather more comfortably.
There was less rhythm to Norwich now although a clumsy foul by Cahill on Pritchard, again penalised with a yellow card by Stuart Attwell, was a reminder of their variation in the opposing half. Pritchard, seemingly re-energised, watched a shot loop over off Drinkwater as the half’s midway point loomed but the game had yet to stretch out in the manner that both managers – neither enamoured with the prospect of a replay – might have preferred.
If Murphy had kept his cool rather than volleying wide after a fluffed punch by Willy Caballero, Norwich might have had their victory. Their lack of a centre-forward had brought a lack of authority at the sharp end. Michy Batshuayi had, damningly, had a similar effect for Chelsea and was replaced for the final 15 minutes by Morata. But there was no late charge; a winner rarely looked likely.
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Coventry eliminated Premier League strugglers Stoke City in the FA Cup's third round with a 2-1 upset on Saturday afternoon.
Jordan Willis opened the scoring for the League Two side in the 24th minute as pressure continued to pile on Mark Hughes.
Charlie Adam leveled with a penalty after the break but Jack Grimmer’s 68th minute strike sealed a memorable win for the Sky Blues - and leaves Hughes’ job prospects hanging by a thread.
Bournemouth needed an injury-time equaliser from Steve Cook to earn a replay against Wigan following their 2-2 draw with the League One side, while Premier League basement dwellers Swansea were held by Championship leaders Swansea.
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Manchester City went a goal down at home to Burnley, but came roaring back to win 4-1 with a quick fire Sergio Aguero double putting them on their way.
There were also wins for top flight sides Southampton, West Brom, Newcastle and Watford, while League One Peterborough ousted the Championship's Aston Villa with a 3-1 win.
Earlier, League One Fleetwood gave Leicester a scare but the Premier League side escaped Highbury Stadium with a goalless draw.
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Ash Hunter's deflected shot hit the post in the second minute of added time, rebounding on to goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic before hitting the post again. Jakupovic grabbed the loose ball and the visitors narrowly avoided the shock exit the television cameras present were hoping for.
The hosts, 12th in their table, comfortably held their own against a second-string Foxes starting line-up and, in truth, created the better chances.
On the positive side the sort of quirky sponsorship deal which typically crops up around the FA Cup third round meant the Cod Army's goalkeeper Chris Neal finished the game with a year's supply of pizza having been promised a month's worth for every seven-and-a-half minutes he kept the Foxes at bay.
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Rudy Gestede and Martin Braithwaite, meanwhile, scored in the first half as Middlesbrough dumped dismal north-east rivals Sunderland out of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win at the Riverside Stadium.
Gestede took just 10 minutes to heap more woe on the Championship's bottom club and Braithwaite's effort just before the break effectively ensured the visitors' sole remaining focus this season will be avoiding a second consecutive relegation.
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