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Chelsea twice came from behind to avoid an FA Cup shock with a 4-2 extra-time victory at 10-man Wrexham on Saturday.
With celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac in attendance, the ambitious Welsh outfit were dreaming of a famous victory when they took the lead at a raucous STōK Cae Ras through Sam Smith.
A fortuitous own goal allowed the sluggish Londoners to equalise but Wrexham’s hopes were rekindled with an improvised finish from Callum Doyle 12 minutes from time.
Yet it was not to be as Josh Acheampong levelled for a second time and Alejandro Garnacho and João Pedro secured Chelsea’s quarterfinal spot in extra time after the hosts had George Dobson sent off.
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The home side felt they deserved more and thought they had made it 3-3 before Pedro’s late strike through Lewis Brunt but his effort was ruled narrowly offside by VAR in a pulsating finish.
Wrexham, who had already knocked out Premier League Nottingham Forest in this year’s competition, were playing in the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in 29 years.
But Phil Parkinson’s side, currently sitting sixth in England’s second tier, will now go back to their main objective of achieving an unprecedented fourth-straight promotion and a place alongside Chelsea in the Premier League.
PA contributed to this report.