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Iwobi Scores First FA Cup Goal; Moses Benched In Chelsea Win

Iwobi Scores First FA Cup Goal; Moses Benched In Chelsea Win

Alex Iwobi scored his third goal of the season for Arsenal who trounced Blackpool 3-0 to cruised through to the FA Cup fourth round at Bloomfield Road on Saturday reports Completesports.com

It was Iwobi’s first FA Cup goal in ten appearances for Arsenal since he made his debut in the competition against Sunderland in their 3-1 win at the Emirates on the 9th of January, 2016.

Teenage star, Joe Willock scored twice in the encounter for the Gunners. The 19-year-old striker headed in after Aaron Ramsey’s free-kick hit the post in the 11th minute and tapped in another in the 37th
minute.

Iwobi scored Arsenal’s third goal in the 82nd minute when he tapped home a simple ball after the goalkeeper had got a hand to an initial shot.

The 22-year-old has scored two goals in the Premier League thus far and he is one goal of equaling his best tally of four in a season for the Gunners.

Iwob scored four goals during the 2016/17 season for the Arsenal.

In another third round cup tie, Victor Moses was an unused substitute as Chelsea booked their place in the next round of the competition with a 2-0 home win over Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.

Moses has featured in two appearances Premier League games as a substitute, with another two showings off the bench in the Europa League and one start in the Carabao Cup.

The 27-year-old has not featured for Chelsea in their last 16 games in all competitions.

Moses last featured as a 57th-minute substitute for Willian in the Blues 3-1 defeat of BATE Borisov in a Europa League game on October 25 at Stamford Bridge.


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