FA Cup
Mar 12, 2016 5.30pm
2
0
HT : 0 0
FT
  • Phil Jagielka 42' yellowcard
  • Romelu Lukaku 77' goal
  • Romelu Lukaku 82' goal
  • Gareth Barry 84' yellowcard
  • Gareth Barry 87' redcard
  • yellowcard Diego Costa 11'
  • yellowcard Cesc Fabregas 62'
  • redcard Diego Costa 84'

Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink: 'FA Cup is important, but we won't undervalue PL'

Guus Hiddink: 'FA Cup is important'

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has insisted that the FA Cup is "important" to the club, but they will not "undervalue" the Premier League.

The Blues, who have won the cup seven times, will take on Everton in the quarter-finals at Goodison Park on Saturday.

In the Premier League, Hiddink has guided the team to 10th in the table after he took over from Jose Mourinho in December, when the reigning champions were lingering near the relegation zone.

"Obviously [the FA Cup is] a very important cup to go for but I don't want to undervalue the Premier League," Hiddink told reporters.

"We've managed to come out from being near the relegation zone in December to 10th position, although it might be very difficult to get into the [European] qualifying positions.

"We are now facing a beautiful contest against Everton and we will go for that at the moment. It's an important competition and it gets a lot of attention worldwide."

Chelsea have lost just twice in 16 games under Hiddink.

Share this article:
Subscribe to our newsletter

Get FREE daily news and in-depth previews for games from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football — straight to your inbox.

Subscribe