Barnsley head coach Poya Asbaghi refused to blame the officials following their 1-0 defeat against Huddersfield in the FA Cup.Duane Holmes put the Terriers in front in the 19th minute with a composed finish following Josh Koroma’s knockdown.But the Reds were left frustrated after Michal Helik had a goal ruled out in stoppage time for a foul in the build-up.“We have had an equaliser d...Full Story »

Huddersfield booked their place in the FA Cup fifth-round draw after a battling 1-0 win over Barnsley.Duane Holmes hit the winner during a first half dominated by the Terriers in torrential rain.Josh Koroma and Jordan Rhodes both came close to adding to Huddersfield’s tally before the break.Huddersfield were made to work hard after the interval as their Yorkshire rivals came out fighting.B...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Premier League leaders Manchester City came from behind to sweep Championship pace-setters Fulham aside 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round.City were stunned as Fabio Carvalho opened the scoring after just four minutes on a drizzly afternoon at the Etihad Stadium but soon levelled through Ilkay Gundogan.John Stones then headed the hosts ahead as the frantic start continue...Full Story »

Former Tranmere midfielder Ollie Banks converted a penalty equaliser to earn Barrow a 1-1 draw with their high-flying Sky Bet League Two visitors.Bluebirds captain Banks netted his 11th goal of the season after Josh Dacres-Cogley handled Patrick Brough’s left-wing cross after 58 minutes.The goal came against the run of play as Rovers, despite playing into the teeth of driving wind and rain...Full Story »

Norwich reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for just the second time in a decade as Kenny McLean’s header was enough to see off Wolves in a drab affair at Molineux.With potential fairytales and cup magic up for grabs elsewhere, this was a forgettable meeting between two top-tier outfits, with the 1-0 victory for the visitors putting them in the hat for Sunday’s draw.Wolves are 18 p...Full Story »

Chelsea remain unsure whether Thomas Tuchel will be able to travel to Abu Dhabi for any part of the Blues’ Club World Cup campaign after testing positive for Covid-19.Assistant coach Arno Michels admitted the club must wait to see on Tuchel’s situation, after the head coach missed Saturday’s 2-1 FA Cup win over Plymouth.The Blues saw off Argyle only after extra-time, with Kepa ...Full Story »

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty heroics helped Chelsea avoid a shoot-out as the Blues edged past Plymouth 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth-round but only after extra-time. The Spain goalkeeper guessed correctly and then smothered Ryan Hardie’s last-gasp spot-kick, after the Plymouth striker had been felled by Malang Sarr. Marcos Alonso thought he had settled the tie with a neat finish in ext...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that full-back Reece James will not feature for the Blues in this year’s Club World Cup. Following their Champions League win last season, the Blues are one of two automatically seeded teams who will advance to the competition’s semi-final. The teams the Londoners could face on February 9 are Monterrey, Al Ahly, Al Jazira or Al-Hilal. ...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick says wasteful Manchester United only have themselves to blame after making an embarrassing early FA Cup exit at home to Middlesbrough.A year on from steering Sheffield United to a shock Old Trafford win, Chris Wilder led Championship side Boro to an even more surprising victory as the competition’s fourth round got off to a stunning start.Jadon Sancho put United into a deserv...Full Story »

Middlesbrough celebrated a famous penalty shoot-out victory at Old Trafford after Anthony Elanga’s miss saw Manchester United make an embarrassing early exit from the FA Cup.The fourth round got off to a stunning start on Friday night as the Premier League giants arguably saw their last realistic hope of silverware this season extinguished by Chris Wilder’s Championship outfit.Jadon ...Full Story »

Motherwell midfielder Liam Shaw drops out of the squad to face parent club Celtic under loan rules but is fit after a migraine affected his vision against St Mirren.Barry Maguire is pushing to be involved after missing the Paisley trip with a knee injury while Graham Alexander expects his players to brush off other knocks.Mark O’Hara and Ricki Lamie have both been on the sidelines in 2022....Full Story »

Romain Saiss will be rested by Wolves boss Bruno Lage after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.The defender is back following Morocco’s exit but will not feature against Norwich.Raul Jimenez is available having returned from international duty with Mexico and shrugged off a calf problem but Pedro Neto (knee), Jonny (knee), Yerson Mosquera (hamstring) and Hwang Hee-Chan (hamstring) ar...Full Story »

Manchester City will be without forward Gabriel Jesus for Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Fulham.The Brazil striker suffered a knock while on international duty and will sit out the clash at the Etihad Stadium.Youngster Cole Palmer remains on the sidelines with the injury sustained in the last round at Swindon.Manager Pep Guardiola otherwise has a fully-fit squad with winger Riy...Full Story »

New Tottenham signings Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur will be involved against Brighton in the FA Cup fourth round.The duo arrived from Juventus on transfer deadline day and will be in the squad, but Dele Alli, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele and Bryan Gil have all left the club.Son Heung-min is fit after a muscle problem while Cristian Romero is fit again following a hamstring injury ...Full Story »

Bournemouth could hand out a plethora of debuts to deadline day signings as they host National League side Boreham Wood in the fourth round of the FA Cup.The Sky Bet Championship promotion-chasing Cherries had a busy Monday and new recruits Todd Cantwell, Kieffer Moore, Nat Phillips and Freddie Woodman are all available for selection.Fellow recent arrival Siriki Dembele is cup-tied having alread...Full Story »

New signing Luis Diaz could be a late addition to Liverpool’s squad for Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round visit of Cardiff.The Colombia international was still in Paris on Friday awaiting his visa, which meant he is unlikely to meet his new team-mates until the weekend at the earliest.Forward Harvey Elliott will make his first appearance since September after an ankle fracture dislocation...Full Story »

Southampton will have Tino Livramento and Will Smallbone back in contention for Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Sky Bet Championship side Coventry.Right-back Livramento (knee) and midfielder Smallbone (calf) have both returned to training, while Mali winger Moussa Djenepo has returned from international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations.Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has suffered a se...Full Story »

Peterborough have been handed a double injury boost ahead of their FA Cup fourth-round clash against QPR.Ronnie Edwards will be available for selection after completing concussion protocols.Mark Beevers is also in contention for Saturday’s fixture following a calf problem.However, Jack Taylor (hamstring), Dan Butler (ankle), Harrison Burrows (foot) and Callum Morton (cup-tied) will not fea...Full Story »

Jack Iredale could miss Cambridge’s FA Cup fourth round clash with Luton.The in-form defender picked up an ankle injury in the 2-0 Sky Bet League One loss at Bolton on Tuesday.Cambridge were left to sweat on the results of X-rays to uncover the extent of the damage, but Iredale’s availability on Saturday remains in doubt.Sam Sherring would be poised to step in and pair up with Jubril...Full Story »

Stoke could hand debuts to Josh Maja and Liam Moore in Saturday’s home FA Cup fourth-round clash with Wigan.Transfer deadline day saw forward Maja and defender Moore arrive on loan from Bordeaux and Reading respectively, while Sam Surridge left for Nottingham Forest and Tom Ince joined the Royals on loan.Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Lewis Baker and Phil Jagielka, signed by the Potters earlier i...Full Story »