In one of those popular arcade games in the early 90s, there was a difficulty level ‘hurt me plenty’. It seems to us Chelsea boss Graham Potter has picked exactly the same with the Blues as they suffer another disappointing, dreadful 4-0 (3-0) loss to Manchester City, this time in the FA Cup.Only three days after they lost to Pep Guardiola’s side in the Premier League (1-0), the Londoners have to cope with one more tragic loss. No matter how much they spend, Chelsea still loses – City took all points in LondonTragic not in terms of drama cause there wasn’t any of it, but in the sense of being hopeless against a mighty rival. Chelsea looked like a genuine EFL Championship slot at the Etihad, hoping not to win or draw but to lose with a margin that would leave them at least a little dignity. And we’re not sure they succeeded in that…Man City beat Chelsea again and dump them out of the #EmiratesFACup 🔁 pic.twitter.com/SBTGUr7Cdv— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) January 8, 2023 Straight from the kick-off, only one serious team was on the pitch, controlling the ball and dominating the game – in the light-blue shirts. After Mahrez put the hosts in front with a sublime free-kick, City’s display and attitude propelled even more, showing no mercy for the once-respectable rivals. Havertz’s handball was rightfully sanctioned with a penalty, and after Alvarez doubled the lead, the match was over within half an hour.What followed was a true cat-and-mouse game, with the only question being how many more Chelsea would concede. Thankfully for Potter, their misery was signed and sealed with ‘only’ two more in the back of the net, the first one coming just eight minutes after Alvarez netted from the spot.It was one of those City’s trademark goals, involving half a dozen players, with the ball meticulously moving from one side to another, from Rodri to Mahrez, with Walker eventually setting up Foden for the cherry on the top with his smooth tap-in. The match was instantly killed long before the half-time interval. What was left was Mahrez to seal the victory with his second and City’s fourth goal of the game from the spot after Koulibaly took down Foden a few minutes before injury time.Talking about time, Potter’s time in Chelsea’s dugout seems to be running out.FA CUP Third round FridayManchester United – Everton 3-1 (1-1)/Antony 4, Coady 52 og, Rashford 90+7 pen – Coady 14/SaturdayCrystal Palace – Southampton 1-2 (1-1)/Edouard 14 – Ward-Prowse 37, Armstrong 68/Gillingham – Leicester 0-1 (0-0)/Iheanacho 56/Preston – Huddersfield 3-1 (0-0)/Lees 60 og, Diaby 73, Browne 85 – Kamberi 57/Reading – Watford 2-0 (1-0/Abrefa 45+3, Long 90+3/Tottenham – Portsmouth 1-0 (0-0)/Kane 50/Blackpool – Nottingham Forest 4-1 (1-0)/Ekpiteta 17, Poveda 64, Hamilton 71, J Yates 87 – R Yates 90+2/Boreham Wood – Accrington 1-1 (0-1)/Ndlovu 78 – Astley 6/Bournemouth – Burnley 2-4 (1-3)/Christie 12, Solanke 48 – Benson 6, 57, Zaroury 39, 43/Chesterfield – West Brom 3-3 (3-2)/Williams 7, Dobra 36, 41 – Thomas-Asante 2, Grant 17, Asante 90+4/Fleetwood – QPR 2-1 (1-1)/Nsiala 40, Omochere 67 – Field 37/Hull – Fulham 0-2 (0-1)/Kurzawa 37, James 90+4/Ipswich – Rotherham 4-1 (1-0)/Humphreys 43, Chaplin 74 pen, Ladapo 79, Burns 87 pen – Washington 47 pen/Middlesbrough – Brighton 1-5 (1-2)/Akpom 13 – Gross 8, Lallana 29, Mac Allister 58, 80, Undav 88/Millwall – Sheffield United 0-2 (0-2)/Jebbison 23, Bogle 36/Shrewsbury – Sunderland 1-2 (0-0)/Pennington 80 – Stewart 90+1, O’Nien 90+4/Brentford – West Ham 0-1 (0-0)/Benrahma 79/Coventry – Wrexham 3-4 (1-3)/Shaef 36, Gyokeres 69, Palmer 76 – Dalby 12, Lee 18, O’Connor 45+6, Mullin 58 pen/Grimsby – Burton 1-0 (0-0)/Richardson 76/Luton – Wigan 1-1 (1-1)/Cornick 45+1 – Naylor 17/Sheffield Wednesday – Newcastle United 2-1 (0-0)/Windass 52, 65 – Guimaraes 69/Liverpool – Wolverhampton 2-2 (1-1)/Nunez 45, Salah 52 – Guedes 26, Hwang 67/SundayBristol City – Swansea 1-1 (0-1)/Semenyo 75 – Piroe 15/Derby – Barnsley 3-0 (1-0)/Collins 45+1, Barkhuizen 60, Knight 79/Cardiff – Leeds 2-2 (2-0)/Philogene 24, Ojo 31 – Rodrigo 65 pen, Perkins 90+3/Hartlepool – Stoke 0-3 (0-2)/Murray 16 og, Brown 43, Menayese 48 og/Norwich – Blackburn 0-1 (0-1)/Vale 31/Stockport – Wallsall 1-2 (0-0)/Madden 88 – Johnson 63, Williams 90+5 pen/Aston Villa – Stevenage 1-2 (1-0)/Sanson 33 – Reid 88 pen, Campbell 90/Manchester City – Chelsea 4-0 (3-0)/Mahrez 23, 85 pen, Alvarez 30 pen, Foden 38/Monday23:00 Oxford United – Arsenal***odds are subject to change***
