Crawley Town 3 Leeds United 0: Marcelo Bielsa's Whites crash out of FA Cup third round

By Lee Sobot
Published 10th Jan 2021, 15:27 BST
Updated 10th Jan 2021, 16:24 BST
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LEEDS United were again slain by lower division opposition as part of another early exit in the FA Cup as League Two side Crawley Town recorded a 3-0 victory in Sunday's lunch-time kick-off.

Whites head coach Marcelo Bielsa made seven changes to his team but still fielded a strong side featuring returning captain Liam Cooper, record signing Rodrigo and England international Kalvin Phillips.

After a goalless first half, Bielsa then made a triple change at the break with Cooper, Pascal Struijk and Rodrigo all coming off as Jack Harrison, Oliver Casey and debutante Jack Jenkins were all introduced.

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But Crawley went ahead in the 50th minute when Nick Tsaroulla turned in midfield and escaped the attentions of four players before firing past Kiko Casilla.

OUT: Jordan Tunnicliffe blasts home Crawley Town's third goal as Leeds United crash out of the FA Cup third round. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images.OUT: Jordan Tunnicliffe blasts home Crawley Town's third goal as Leeds United crash out of the FA Cup third round. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images.
OUT: Jordan Tunnicliffe blasts home Crawley Town's third goal as Leeds United crash out of the FA Cup third round. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images.

Matters went from bad to worse for Leeds and Casilla just three minutes later when a pass from Leif Davis was intercepted which led to Nichols playing in Ashley Nadesan who held off Casey before beating Casilla with a shot that bobbled and went through the 'keeper's hands.