Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl was grateful to Cameron Dawson after the goalkeeper’s penalty-saving heroics helped seal a 4-0 FA Cup win against Cardiff.Dawson kept out quickfire spot-kicks from Cardiff skipper Ryan Wintle and Callum Robinson inside the opening seven minutes after Josh Windass had given Wednesday a second-minute lead.The Owls keeper was in inspired form for his hometo...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino praised Armando Broja as one of the most promising young strikers in Europe after his goal helped Chelsea to a 4-0 FA Cup third-round win over Preston.The 22-year-old started in place of Nicolas Jackson, who is away at the Africa Cup of Nations, and netted his team’s opening goal early in the second half at Stamford Bridge.Preston had done a fine job in the first period...Full Story »

New Swansea manager Luke Williams was satisfied with his side’s 2-0 FA Cup third round win against Morecambe.Second-half goals from Charlie Patino and Jerry Yates saw the Sky Bet Championship club into the fourth round despite a somewhat laboured performance.Williams was only unveiled two days ago, joining from League Two Notts County after the Swans hierarchy took more than a month to app...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Cameron Dawson saved two penalties inside the opening seven minutes in his side’s 4-0 FA Cup win against Cardiff.Josh Windass fired the Owls ahead in the second minute in a whirlwind start to this third-round tie at Hillsborough before Dawson kept out quickfire spot-kicks from Ryan Wintle and Callum Robinson.The 28-year-old keeper was in inspired form for his...Full Story »

Swansea eased their way into the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win against Sky Bet League Two strugglers Morecambe.Second-half goals from midfielders Charlie Patino and Jerry Yates saw the Sky Bet Championship side safely into the hat and secured victory in new manager Luke Williams’ opening match in charge.While Swansea were never seriously troubled, they were laboured at times and made ...Full Story »

Chelsea scored three times in 11 second-half minutes to ease into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Preston at Stamford Bridge.A frustrating showing from Mauricio Pochettino’s side, in which they hogged the ball throughout the first half but carved few openings, burst to life 13 minutes after the break with Armando Broja heading in his second goal of the season from Malo G...Full Story »

Matty Cash’s late winner saw Aston Villa progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup as they beat Middlesbrough 1-0.Carabao Cup semi-finalists Boro were denied another cup run when Cash’s deflected strike found the bottom corner in the 87th minute.The Premier League side had threatened from corners in the second half and a set-piece ultimately proved to be Boro’s undoing as Unai...Full Story »

Troy Deeney expressed his anger as he was denied a first Forest Green win in a dramatic 2-2 draw at Salford, whose new manager Karl Robinson saw red in his first game in charge.New Ammies boss Robinson was sent off 14 minutes into his Moor Lane bow to set the tone for an action-packed afternoon.The hosts had handed their new head coach – who was appointed on Friday – a dream start th...Full Story »

Watford head coach Valerien Ismael was pleased at the second-half reaction from his side, as they spared their FA Cup blushes with a 2-1 win over Chesterfield.A goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time from Tom Dele-Bashiru broke the hearts of the National League leaders, who would have felt they deserved at least a replay.Watford won their first FA Cup third-round tie at home since 2018, and p...Full Story »

Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi admits he will demand more from Joao Pedro even though only Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah have scored more this season.The Brazilian’s late double in a 4-2 victory at Stoke avoided a potential FA Cup upset and took his personal tally to 15 in his maiden campaign for the Seagulls.It equalled Glenn Murray’s 15-goal haul from the 2018-19 season an...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey praised Crawley’s character after they scored twice in stoppage time to clinch a dramatic 4-2 win at Bradford.The visitors had been trailing 2-1 before Adam Campbell’s 85th-minute equaliser.They then went on to complete a stunning comeback with Danilo Orsi and Klaidi Lolos scoring in the 10 added minutes.Manager Lindsey said: “It was a big victory. We showed unbel...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson lauded “incredible” Sammie Szmodics after his first career hat-trick helped Blackburn defeat Cambridge 5-2 in the FA Cup third round.United threatened to shock their Sky Bet Championship hosts and twice went ahead, first through Jack Lankester’s curling finish and then Sullay Kaikai’s emphatic volley. In between those goals, Szmodics swept home and he br...Full Story »

Birmingham’s new manager will inherit a squad full of character interim manager Steve Spooner insisted after the club’s 1-1 draw with Hull in the FA Cup third round.Birmingham took the lead early in the match at the MKM Stadium as Lukas Jutkiewicz’s glancing effort found the bottom corner of the net and the Blues could have doubled their advantage moments later as Siriki Dembel...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell was delighted to see his side end Mansfield’s unbeaten home record and strengthen their own promotion claims.Joe White’s finish just over a minute into the game proved enough for Bell to make a winning return to his former club and prevent them going top of League Two.And a second win of the week moved Alex to within five points of the automatic promotion places.&...Full Story »

Danny Cowley was delighted with his Colchester players’ commitment during their 2-2 draw at Swindon in his first game in charge.Conor Wilkinson scored an equaliser in the fourth minute of stoppage time as Colchester fought back from 2-0 down to snatch a point.Cowley said: “First off, the boys really committed against the ball and played with energy and intensity, but we just conceded...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Darrell Clarke hailed midfielder Liam Sercombe’s influence after his quickfire brace sealed a shock 2-1 home win over leaders Portsmouth.Pompey had taken the lead through a 49th-minute own goal but the Robins responded quickly, with Sercombe’s first brace for the club sealing three valuable points in their battle against the drop.The vastly experienced Sercombe has sc...Full Story »

Pete Wild revealed Barrow’s players addressed the “elephant in the room” before tackling Tranmere and then came up with a huge 1-0 win to boost the Bluebirds’ promotion ambitions.Dean Campbell’s brilliantly struck goal 10 minutes from time earned the high-flying Cumbrians a first win of 2024, a first home win over Rovers since 1969 and a first victory after three wi...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner pulled no punches after his Championship side were held to a 1-1 draw by League One Bristol Rovers in the third round of the FA Cup.There were calls for Wagner to go from some quarters at the final whistle at Carrow Road while there was also criticism of the quality of football being produced by his team during the game.Grant Ward cancelled out Ashley Barnes&rsquo...Full Story »

Andoni Iraola hailed Bournemouth’s half-time belief after they fought back from two goals down to beat QPR 3-2 and reach the FA Cup fourth round.Sinclair Armstrong and Lyndon Dykes gave the Championship hosts the advantage at the break.But strikes from Marcus Tavernier, Kieffer Moore and Justin Kluivert helped the Cherries produce an impressive comeback at Loftus Road.Iraola said: “W...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence was proud of his Gillingham players despite going down 4-0 to the Premier League’s bottom side Sheffield United in the FA Cup.Doubles from William Osula and James McAtee saw the Blades into the fourth round at the expense of their League Two opponents.But the Gills gave as good as they got for large parts of the game and Clemence took heart from the performance.“I&rs...Full Story »