Speaking after the 2-1 win, Silva felt vindicated by his decision to rotate the squad. “It’s always tricky, we knew we had to come here to prove our quality against a good side. “It doesn’t matter if you’re home or away, or if it’s (against) a Premier League, Championship or League One, League Two side, it’s always difficult. “Even with 10 changes in 11 for us it doesn’t matter, we know many of the players are more than capable to start any Premier League game. “For us to be in the next stage is more than fair, to be honest, we deserved to win the game.”On his goalscorers, Silva added: “It was a good game from Kevin.
Source: Express February 15, 2026 17:36 UTC