Southampton, Chelsea make it through in FA Cup

LONDON: Chelsea and Southampton completed the FA Cup quarterfinal lineup yesterday, as the big Manchester clubs avoided each other in the next round.

Tammy Abraham scored the only goal as Chelsea won 10 at Barnsley, while Danny Ings and Stuart Armstrong gave Southampton a 20 win at Wolves.

Championship side Barnsley kept Premier League club Chelsea at bay for just over an hour, but Abraham broke the deadlock after great work by Billy Gilmour and Reece James.

At Wolves, Ings opened the scoring four minutes into the second half and Armstrong took advantage of a mistake by John Ruddy to seal victory on 90 minutes.

‘‘Give credit to them, they are a good side,’’ Abraham said.

‘‘I knew chances would come eventually, I just had to be in the right place at the right time.

‘‘I just had to stay patient for

the goal. I grew up being a defender so it was instinctive reactions and being in the right place. I saw the ball coming and had to do something and it worked.’’

Southampton’s victory ended a run of four straight defeats, and manager Ralph Hasenhuttl said he thought it ‘‘was deserved’’. ‘‘We had a good performance. ‘‘It is a little bit easier when

you have more alternatives for the bench and that gives us more chances to pick a strong side.

‘‘Today we had a good side on the pitch and the guys did a good job.

‘‘We still tried to be patient and find the gaps. The longer the game was going, the more chances we had. We had the bigger chances, so it was absolutely deserved.’’

Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo said his side was missing a creative spark.

‘‘We are not producing enough,’’ he said.

‘‘The final touch is not there and we are not clinical enough. We have problems in the final third of the pitch.

‘‘It requires improvement. It requires better decisions and it is our job to improve our players. On Sunday we are going to face Southampton again and we need to give them a better fight.’’ — DPA