Norwich City da Brighton & Hove Albion za su fafata a zagaye na uku na gasar FA Cup a ranar Asabar, 11 ga Janairu, 2025, a filin wasa na Carrow Road. Dukansu kungiyoyin biyu suna zuwa wannan wasan da burin ci gaba da rashin cin nasara a wasanninsu na baya-bayan nan.
Brighton, wacce ke matsayi na 10 a gasar Premier League, ta ci nasara a wasanni hudu da suka gabata, amma ta kasa cin nasara a kowane daga cikinsu. Kungiyar ta kuma samu nasarar tsallakewa zuwa zagaye na hudu a gasar FA Cup a cikin shekaru takwas da suka gabata, sai dai a shekarar 2020 lokacin da ta sha kashi a hannun Sheffield Wednesday.
A gefe guda, Norwich City, wacce ke matsayi na 11 a gasar Championship, ta samu nasarar ci gaba da rashin cin nasara a wasanni hudu da suka gabata. Kungiyar ta kuma samu nasarar tsallakewa zuwa zagaye na hudu a gasar FA Cup a cikin shekaru biyar da suka gabata.
Masanin kwallon kafa, Fabian Hurzeler, wanda ke jagorantar Brighton, ya bayyana cewa gasar FA Cup ba ta cikin manyan burin kungiyar. Ya ce, “Ina ganin gasar FA Cup ta yi kama da gasar Carabao Cup. Gasar ce da kuma damar cin kofuna. Amma a karshe, wasa daya ne kuma a wasa daya, duk abu na iya faruwa.”
Dukansu kungiyoyin biyu suna da matsalolin da suka shafi ‘yan wasa da suka jikkata, wanda zai iya shafar tsarin wasan. Brighton za ta yi rashin dan wasanta mai tsaron gida, Lewis Dunk, da kuma wasu ‘yan wasa da suka jikkata. A gefen Norwich, dan wasan da ya fi zura kwallaye, Jonathan Rowe, ba zai iya buga wasan ba saboda hukuncin da aka yanke masa.
Wasannin da suka gabata tsakanin kungiyoyin biyu sun kasance da kyar, inda suka ci nasara da ci 2-0 a gasar Championship a shekarar 2017. Duk da haka, a cikin shekaru biyu da suka gabata, wasannin suka kasance da kyar, inda suka ci nasara da ci 0-0 a gasar Premier League.
Ana sa ran wasan zai kasance mai zafi, inda kowane kungiya za ta yi kokarin tsallakewa zuwa zagaye na gaba na gasar FA Cup.
