Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl’s decision to mix youth and experience paid off after his side secured their place in the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win over Shrewsbury in their rearranged tie following Covid-19 issues.Dan N’Lundulu netted on his first start for Southampton in the 17th minute before James Ward-Prowse sealed the win with a clever curled free-kick, setting up ...Full Story »

Leicester will be without Dennis Praet for Saturday’s Premier League match against Southampton as the midfielder begins a lengthy injury absence.The Belgium international is set for around three months on the sidelines after damaging a tendon in his hamstring in the FA Cup against Stoke.Top scorer Jamie Vardy (hip) and midfielder James Maddison (knee) missed the third-round win at the bet3...Full Story »

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Holders Arsenal face a trip to either Southampton or Shrewsbury, while minnows Chorley face Premier League big guns Wolves Manchester United have been pulled out alongside Liverpool in the undoubted glamour tie of the fourth round of the FA Cup. The two sides will meet in the Premier League on January 17, before meeting in the FA Cup a week later. The FA took the decision to have the fourth...Full Story »

West Ham assistant Alan Irvine felt the Premier League side lacked a cutting edge but was ultimately relieved with a 1-0 victory over Stockport in the driving rain at Edgeley Park.Craig Dawson’s header from Jarrod Bowen’s cross with seven minutes remaining proved the difference in their FA Cup third-round encounter as the Hammers, 86 places above their Vanarama National League oppone...Full Story »

Craig Dawson spared West Ham’s blushes as they progressed to the FA Cup fourth round with a 1-0 victory over non-league Stockport at a sodden Edgeley Park.The driving rain left the pitch resembling a mud bath at full-time and largely negated the gulf in class between the sides, with Stockport having a couple of half-chances to claim one of the round’s biggest upsets.But the Premier L...Full Story »

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Marine manager Neil Young says his side’s historic FA Cup run could save the non-league club after it ended with a 5-0 defeat to Tottenham.The Merseyside club play in the Northern Premier Division North West League and welcomed Spurs for the biggest mismatch in the competition’s history, with 160 places between them in the footballing pyramid.Despite such a chasm, Marine were not dis...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Valerien Ismael saluted centre-back Michal Helik’s attacking threat after the Polish defender’s fourth goal of the season paved the way for a  2-0 FA Cup win over Tranmere.Helik made the breakthrough just before the hour before Cauley Woodrow’s penalty wrapped up matters in stoppage time of the third round FA Cup tie.On the 25-year-old defender’s pot...Full Story »

Michal Helik and Cauley Woodrow grabbed the second-half goals that earned Barnsley a 2-0 FA Cup third round win over Tranmere at Oakwell.Helik headed Barnsley ahead on 59 minutes and Woodrow wrapped up victory from the penalty spot in injury time.Tykes manager Valerien Ismael will have been equally pleased by Polish centre-back Helik’s contribution at the other end of the pitch, as his tea...Full Story »

A brilliant 83rd-minute strike from Chris Martin saw Bristol City through to the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-1 victory over impressive Portsmouth at Ashton Gate.Famara Diedhiou fired the Sky Bet Championship side in front after 19 minutes with a sweet left-footed strike from just outside the box after exchanging passes with Hakeeb Adelakun.But League One Pompey hit back on the stroke of half-ti...Full Story »

League Two Crawley produced a stunning FA Cup shock by embarrassing lacklustre Leeds with an emphatic 3-0 triumph.Second-half strikes from Nick Tsaroulla, Ashley Nadesan and Jordan Tunnicliffe secured a remarkable third-round upset at Broadfield Stadium.Victory for John Yems’ rampant hosts was their first over a top-flight team in this competition and arguably the most famous result in the...Full Story »

Bernardo Silva struck twice early on as Manchester City eased into the FA Cup fourth round with a comfortable 3-0 win over Championship side Birmingham.Phil Foden also netted in the first half as 2019 winners City began their latest cup quest with a routine victory at the Etihad Stadium.Birmingham, 18th in the Championship and without a win in their previous six games, rarely troubled the hosts ...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s happiness at making it through to the FA Cup fourth round was tinged by disappointment at his much-changed side’s display against Watford.Having fallen to a galling loss to rivals Manchester City in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final, Scott McTominay’s early header secured a 1-0 win against Sky Bet Championship opposition i...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe described his side’s 3-2 FA Cup win at makeshift Huddersfield as “massive”.Argyle, promoted back to Sky Bet League One last season, reached the fourth round for the first time since 2008.“It’s massive for me,” said Lowe. “It’s the best competition in the world that we, or I as a manager, will ever enter.“I respect it m...Full Story »

Brentford edged their way into the FA Cup fourth round with an entertaining 2-1 win over Middlesbrough.Maiden goals for Brentford pair Halil Dervisoglu and Saman Ghoddos cancelled out Sam Folarin’s reply, also his first in a Boro shirt.Turkish Under-21 international Dervisoglu opened the scoring just before the break, sweeping Ghoddos’ outswinging corner just inside the post.But Neil...Full Story »

Blackpool manager Neil Critchley hailed captain and goalkeeper Chris Maxwell as the hero of their FA Cup upset over West Brom but insisted it was a complete team performance which secured victory after a penalty shootout.Maxwell, playing his first game since December 19 after being struck by coronavirus over Christmas, returned in style as he made three saves in the deciding shootout, denying Ma...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor could not hide his frustration as he felt his side passed up a glorious chance to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup after a 2-0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.The Sky Bet Championship strugglers arrived in Devon amid a coronavirus outbreak within their ranks but they were still able to field a string team and won through with goals in each half from Adam Reach a...Full Story »

Burnley avoided an FA Cup upset with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over League One MK Dons at Turf Moor.The Dons led through Cameron Jerome’s 29th-minute header and looked set to beat a Premier League team in the competition for just the second time but Burnley substitute Matej Vydra grabbed an equaliser in the final minute of injury time to make it 1-1.Dons manager Russell Martin was th...Full Story »

Sam Allardyce’s wait for a first win in charge of West Brom will continue after the Baggies were dumped out of the FA Cup by Sky Bet League One Blackpool, losing a penalty shoot-out 3-2.Seasiders captain Chris Maxwell, playing his first game since December 19 after testing positive for Covid-19, saved spot-kicks from Kyle Edwards, Darnell Furlong and Matheus Pereira to give Blackpool their...Full Story »