WREXHAM, Wales, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Hollywood-backed Wrexham kept up their hopes of a fairytale run in the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town in their fourth round tie at the Racecourse Ground on Friday, while Chelsea eased past Hull City with a 4-0 success.
Wrexham defeated Premier League Nottingham Forest in the last round and dispatched fellow second-tier Championship side Ipswich to reach the fifth round for the first time since they were quarter-finalists in the 1996-97 season.
Josh Windass scored the only goal of the game in the first half as Ipswich battled to create clear-cut chances and Wrexham proved more clinical.
After a tepid start to the game, the home side led on 34 minutes when Max Cleworth's low cross from the right was turned in by Windass for his ninth goal of the season in all competitions.
Ipswich only had one shot on target as Wrexham managed to see out the remainder of the game with relative ease.
North Wales club Wrexham were bought by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2020 and have embarked on a rise through the divisions that has attracted global attention.
CHELSEA WIN COMFORTABLY
Chelsea were far too strong for Championship side Hull as they strolled to victory at the MKM Stadium thanks to Pedro Neto's hat-trick.
After missing several simple chances, they were ahead on 40 minutes with a super strike from Neto. Liam Delap teed him up on the edge of the box and the Portugal international curled his effort into the net.
The visitors doubled their advantage on 51 minutes as Neto's corner went in directly through a crowd of players.
"We came here with one task and that was to win. We showed we can battle and also play some good football, so we are happy," Delap told TNT sports after his hat-trick of assists.
"Pedro Neto is an incredible player. He is playing in a position he is not even used to (behind the striker) but he showed his quality."
(Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
