Leeds United, Leicester City Clinch FA Cup 5th Round
Jack Harrison’s stunning goal helped Leeds United defeat Accrington 3-1 on the road on Saturday, advancing the team easily into the fifth round of the English FA Cup for 2022–2023.
Against the struggling third-tier team, Harrison scored a long-range goal for the English Premier League team midway through the first half.
Following that, goals from Luis Sinisterra and Junior Firpo for Leeds United helped relieve some of the strain on manager Jesse Marsch.
Leslie Adekoya, a substitute, scored with his first touch in the dying moments to give John Coleman’s team a consolation.
Sinisterra had earlier been denied when Accrington goalkeeper Toby Savin skillfully tipped his shot into a post.
Harvey Rodgers skied over the bar from six yards out, giving the visitors a scare.
When Harvey Rodgers skied over the bar from six yards with the score at 1-0, the visitors narrowly avoided disaster.
Leicester City struggled through their journey to play Walsall in the fourth tier.
After Youri Tielemans missed his spot-kick attempt from the penalty spot in the second half, Kelechi Iheanacho scored the game’s sole goal with a deflected shot.
