Pedro Neto hat trick powers Chelsea into FA Cup fifth round and joined by Wrexham

HULL, England (AP) — Pedro Neto scored a hat trick, including directly from a corner kick, as Chelsea beat Hull City 4-0 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday.

Also, Wrexham reached the fifth round for the first time in 29 years after beating Ipswich 1-0 in an all-Championship matchup.

Hull and Chelsea had met eight times before in the FA Cup and Chelsea progressed every time. Host Hull never looked like halting that arresting run as the Premier League side took control from the off.

Pedro Neto’s drilled shot from just outside the box gave Chelsea the lead going into halftime, and his low corner squeaked through a throng of bodies straight into the goal six minutes into the second period.

Young Brazilian Estêvão made it 3-0 minutes later when he side-footed home from 12 meters out, and Pedro Neto finished a nicely worked fourth.

“Pedro Neto is an incredible player,” Liam Delap, who recorded three assists, told TNT Sports. “He is playing in a position he is not even used to but he showed his quality.

Wrexham will discover in Monday's draw who it meets next for a place in the quarterfinals.

A first-half goal from Josh Windass separated Wrexham from Ipswich, which didn't get a shot on target.

Both teams are in contention for promotion to the Premier League; Ipswich was in third place and hoping for an immediate return to the league it left last summer. Wrexham was seven points behind in sixth and bidding for a fourth consecutive promotion that would take it into the top tier for the first time in its 158-year history.

“We started both halves well but we weren’t able to get the goal," Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna told BBC Wales. “Second half we tried everything ... but we just couldn’t get back into the game.

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Hull City's goalkeeper Dillon Phillips saves in front pf Chelsea's Liam Delap during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Hull City and Chelsea in Hull, England, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

A heavy rain falls during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Hull City and Chelsea in Hull, England, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Chelsea's Pedro Neto shoots during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Hull City and Chelsea in Hull, England, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Wrexham's George Dobson, bottom, and Ipswich Town's Jens Cajuste battle for the ball during an English FA Cup fourth round soccer, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Wrexham, Wales. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

Wrexham's Ollie Rathbone, right, has a shot at goal against Ipswich Town during an English FA Cup fourth round soccer, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Wrexham, Wales. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of five current and former Stanford University students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024, when they barricaded themselves inside the university president and provost executive offices.

The jury voted 9 to 3 to convict on a felony charge of vandalism and 8 to 4 to convict on a felony charge of conspiracy to trespass. After deliberating for five days, jurors said they could not reach a verdict.

Judge Hanley Chew asked each one if more time deliberating would help break the impasse, and all answered, “No.”

“It appears that this jury is hopelessly deadlocked, and I’m now declaring a mistrial in counts one and two,” Chen said. He then dismissed the jurors.

Demonstrators barricaded themselves inside the offices for several hours on June 5, 2024, the last day of spring classes at the university.

The trial in Santa Clara County was a rare instance of demonstrators facing felony charges from protests over the Israel-Hamas war that roiled campuses across the country. The two sides argued over free speech, lawful dissent and crime during the three-week trial.

Prosecutors said the defendants spray-painted the building, broke windows and furniture, disabled security cameras and splattered a red liquid described as fake blood on items throughout the offices.

Defense attorneys said the protest was protected speech and there was insufficient evidence of an intent to damage the property. They also said the students wore protective gear and barricaded the offices out of fear of being injured by police and campus security.

If convicted, the defendants would have faced up to three years in prison and been obligated to pay restitution of over $300,000.

Authorities initially arrested and charged 12 people, but one pleaded no contest under an agreement that allows some young people to have their cases dismissed and records sealed if they successfully complete probation.

He testified for the prosecution, leading to a grand jury indictment of the others in October of the others. Six of those accepted pretrial plea deals or diversion programs, and the remaining five pleaded not guilty and sought a jury trial.

Protests sprung up on campuses across the country over the Israel-Hamas conflict, with students setting up camps and demanding their universities stop doing business with Israel or companies that support its war efforts against Hamas.

About 3,200 people were arrested in 2024 nationwide. While some colleges ended demonstrations by striking deals with students or simply waited them out, others called in police. Most criminal charges were ultimately dismissed.

This story has been updated to correct the jury counts on the two charges.

FILE - A campus maintenance worker carries a broken window from the office of the president at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., June 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)

FILE - Students walk by graffiti near university president Richard Saller's office at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., June 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)