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Liverpool missed the chance to move seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as Leicester held them to a 1-1 draw on a nervy night at Anfield

Sadio Mane got Liverpool off to the perfect start with the opener inside three minutes, but Leicester hit back in first-half stoppage-time through Harry Maguire

That goal changed the complexion of the game at an expectant Anfield, and anxiety set in as Leicester became the first club outside the top six to take points off the leaders this season

Leicester stay 12th as a result while the draw extends Liverpool's lead at the top five points, but it could have been much more for Jurgen Klopp's title chasers

presented Liverpool with a glorious chance to move closer to a first top-flight in 29 years, and they looked set to capitalise when Mane rounded off a 30-pass move with just two minutes and two seconds on the clock

But Liverpool were prevented from settling into their relentless rhythm by the remnants of a pre-match snow flurry, with Leicester able to contain the Reds while the ball sluggishly rolled around the Anfield turf

Leicester steadily grew into the game and should have equalised on 25 minutes, but James Maddison somehow missed the target with a close-range header, after the Foxes had pounced on a charged down Alisson clearance

Maguire saw yellow and not red on 41 minutes, despite deliberately bringing Mane to ground as race in behind the advanced Leicester defence, with referee Martin Atkinson ruling the incident, which occurred just inside the Leicester half, not to be clear goalscoring opportunity

And Maguire took full advantage of his reprieve, ghosting in at the back post the sweep Ben Chilwell's header into the back of the net, as the Liverpool defence played for offside

Chilwell's great reverse pass presented Maddison with an early sight of the Liverpool goal after the interval, and the Reds' goal continued to live an enchanted life as Maguire's knockdown, from an offside position, near fell for Jonny Evans, but a combination of Roberto Firmino and Alisson thwarted Leicester

Referee Atkinson was centre stage on 57 minutes as he failed to penalise Ricardo Pereira's challenge on Naby Keita in the area, despite the Leicester full-back treading on Keita's foot before he shanked a shot wide

As Liverpool appealed for penalty, Leicester, who were now a threat on the counter, broke at pace, but Demarai Gray fired a tame shot at Alisson instead of squaring for Maddison

Liverpool's push for a winner came up short as Kasper Schmeichel got down low to save from Firmino before Mane fired a near-post header over the bar, leaving Anfield with a sense of what could have been at full-time

""I don't see it like we've dropped points

We take what we get and tonight it's a point and it's more than we had before the game so that's fine, but we wanted to win the game

Everybody agrees that there could have been a penalty, maybe should have been a penalty

I don't know why it was no penalty

It's a ref thing and we now have to accept the result, which is no problem

" "It's a good performance

I have the feeling of regret a little because we had fantastic chances at the beginning of the second half

We conceded another goal after two minutes but after we showed fantastic character and personality

"Liverpool looked set to blow Leicester away after Mane's early strike, but Maguire orchestrated a defensive display that frustrated at the Reds

Every time Liverpool tried to play through the heart of Leicester, Maguire was in the right place to intervene

And the England international was well placed to prevent Liverpool from pulling away at the top of league, coolly slotting Leicester's equaliser after a brilliantly-timed run in behind

Liverpool travel to West Ham on (8pm)

Before that, Leicester host Manchester United on , with both games live on

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Mohamed Salah's penalty earned Liverpool a gritty 1-0 win at Brighton that moved them seven points clear at the top of the Premier League

Having lost their previous two matches in 2019, the Reds were frustrated in a tight first half at the Amex Stadium

However, Salah scored the winner from the penalty spot in the 50th minute after he was clumsily fouled by Pascal Gross

Brighton did not manage a shot on target and Liverpool will now wait and see if title-rivals Tottenham and Manchester City can close the gap when they play live on on Sunday and Monday respectively

Jurgen Klopp had said before the match that Liverpool's situation remained "very positive" even though they had suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time this season

And even though it took them a while to break down Brighton, a third straight defeat never looked on the cards

The Premier League leaders soon asserted control of the game as Roberto Firmino slid and poked wide from Andy Robertson's low cross in the ninth minute before Xherdan Shaqiri flicked a header wide after a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who played despite suffering a slight injury in the warm-ups

Fabinho, playing at centre-back, was hardly tested, aside from a header that Glenn Murray nodded over the bar

It was a similar story in the second half, albeit Brighton were chasing the game after Gross clumsily fouled Salah in the box and the Premier League's joint-top scorer fired the penalty past David Button

Brighton occasionally threatened on the break but Fabinho blocked a shot from Gross in the box and Alisson tipped away a shot from Jurgen Locadia

Otherwise Liverpool remained in control until the final whistle, even though Salah spurned a fantastic chance to make it 2-0 when he shot wide from eight yards out in the 88th minute

"There's no intent and referees have a hard job, but sometimes you feel things go your way and sometimes you feel some of the decisions don't go your way

I felt today it was one of those days

No malice or anything towards the referee but I thought the bulk of decisions favoured Liverpool today

" "I thought it was an unbelievable mature performance from my side, I really like that because it's really a new skill and we have to keep that

It's not opera football but it's still a really nice song

"Asked to play as a makeshift centre-back for the second game in a row due to injuries, Fabinho did not disappoint

He was strong in the air, made a couple of crucial blocks and looked composed in possession

Brighton travel to Manchester United next Saturday before hosting West Brom in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday, January 26

Liverpool are at Anfield for their next two Premier League matches as they host Crystal Palace on Saturday, January 19 and then Leicester on Wednesday, January 30

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Two quick-fire own goals saw Burnley narrowly beat Fulham 2-1 as Sean Dyche's side registered their third Premier League win in a row

Andre Schurrle broke the deadlock after two minutes with a brilliant half-volley, but Burnley levelled through a Joe Bryan own goal which deflected off his left leg (20)

Two minutes later and Fulham fired into their own net again as Denis Odoi headed past his team-mate Sergio Rico with what proved to be the decisive goal, despite Fulham's efforts to rally back in the second half of a game where Burnley failed to register a shot on target

Burnley's third successive Premier League win means they move further away from the relegation zone into 15th

Fulham, meanwhile, are five points off safety in 19th as the pressure continues to mount on Claudio Ranieri

Fulham got off to a fast start with Schurrle putting the visitors in front after two minutes with a goal of the season contender

He took down Odoi's pinpoint long ball in the penalty box before smashing his brilliant dipping half-volley past Tom Heaton in off the crossbar

Chris Wood threatened an equaliser when his header came off the bar in the 18th minute, and Sean Dyche's side did go on to level moments later

A driven cross from Jeff Hendrick ricocheted off Ryan Sessegnon before deflecting off the unfortunate Bryan into the net

And it got even worse for Fulham when Odoi nodded in another Hendrick cross in the 23rd minute

Ranieri's men almost instantly responded with two good chances as Calum Chambers directed a bullet header off the woodwork before Sessegnon nodded his free effort narrowly over

Luciano Vietto was introduced for Sessegnon at half-time and he so nearly had Fulham level

His low shot got the better of Heaton but it was spectacularly cleared off the line by James Tarkowski

In a less eventful second half at a wet and windy Turf Moor, Fulham came closest to equalising with twenty minutes left

A dangerous ball into the box from Vietto took a wicked deflection off Charlie Taylor, who nearly turned the ball in, but it drifted narrowly wide of Rico's right post

Fulham continued to put the pressure on with Vietto driving a vicious strike on goal in the 75th minute, but the shot was well parried by Heaton as the hosts held on for a valuable victory

"It was really tough conditions today for both teams

We both tried to handle it

I thought the game was probably summed up from our point of view with a fine bit of defending from James Tarkowski

"He put in a fantastic block on the line and it reminds ourselves of some of the good qualities we have

I mean that sincerely

"It's not just about the players and the ability but it's about the detail and I thought that was a tremendous bit of defending

That's worth a goal for me and in the end that wins us the match

" "It's unbelievable - football is fantastic

I think we deserved more than the draw but as for the football we scored early and played well

"They had three chances and scored two own goals

It's unbelievable

We can draw the match in the first half but we hit the crossbar

"In the second half they save on the line

It's a bad moment but we are alive

We never give up

We continue to fight

"Hendrick put in a composed performance on the right flank of Burnley's midfield and was responsible for causing both of Fulham's own goals

On both occasions, he was the player responsible for breaking open the Fulham defence and played in two dangerous crosses which Bryan and Odoi found themselves turning into their own net

Burnley travel to Hertfordshire to take on Watford on January 19

Fulham, meanwhile, host London rivals Tottenham on

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Huddersfield ended an eight-game Premier League losing streak but were denied a second-half penalty in a dour 0-0 draw with Cardiff City

Referee Lee Mason initially awarded the Terriers a spot-kick in the second half when Cardiff defender Joe Bennett was adjudged to have brought down Florent Hadergjonaj inside the penalty box, but the decision was overturned after Mason consulted his assistant

Laurent Depoitre was then denied by a fine Neil Etheridge save in stoppage-time but neither side produced enough quality to win a tense contest at the Cardiff City Stadium

Neil Warnock was made to wait for his 50th win in charge of the Bluebirds with his side dropping to 17th in the division, while the point means bottom-side Huddersfield remain eight points adrift of safety

The reverse fixture finished 0-0 at the John Smith's Stadium in August and both sides again showed their lack of cutting edge in a poor opening 45 minutes

Mason was far busier than either goalkeeper as his decision to yellow card Christopher Schindler for a cynical foul on Nathaniel Mendez-Laing left Warnock calling for a red

Cardiff remain the only Premier League side yet to lead at half-time in a match this season, and Huddersfield created the better first-half chances as Bennett was forced into a desperate block to deny Erik Durm before Etheridge tipped Steve Mounie's hooked volley over the bar

Cardiff in turn had as many players booked as they managed shots in this match (three)

Junior Hoilett was unable to convert Mendez-Laing's inviting cross, while Aron Gunnarsson just failed to reach Hoilett's deep corner

David Wagner's side dominated the second period but could not find a way past a resolute Cardiff defence well marshalled by Sol Bamba, with the veteran defender blocking shots from Jason Puncheon and Alex Pritchard

But the game's main talking point arrived in the 76th minute when Bennett was initially penalised for bringing down Hadergjonaj inside the box

Mason went across to speak with his assistant Stuart Burt and, after a brief discussion, overturned the decision

Huddersfield were denied in the dying seconds once more as Etheridge did well to keep out Depoitre's looping header from Pritchard's cross as the points were shared

"We knew we'd be struggling a little bit today

We had one or two players who shouldn't have been playing today

Paterson and Camarasa weren't really fit but I wanted to play them

"We haven't got another striker with the lads we've got out and we just have to get on with it

Yes, we didn't play as well as we have done, but it's another clean sheet

That's six we've had this season

"I thought we had the opportunities but we didn't get the rub of the green although, thankfully, the linesman was alert to overturn the penalty

We thought ours was a certain penalty for a foul on Hoilett

" "I think the footage speaks for itself

It was clear holding and 1000 per cent a penalty from my point of view

The referee has seen it and the referee has given it

Then for whatever reason, the linesman had an opinion as well

"He said to me the first one wasn't a penalty and the second one I haven't seen - I don't know exactly what he meant

We will obviously speak to him because it is a decision that is anything but understandable and it's cost us points today

"To be totally honest, I don't know how many times this has now happened to us or against us

I don't know why

You will have to ask the men in black

"Cardiff were far from their best as an attacking force and this display underlined what Warnock meant when he said this week that trying to strengthen his squad is "like climbing a mountain with butter on your hands"

But the performance of Bamba in nullifying Huddersfield's best efforts to turn a point into three will rank high in the positives column

The defender turns 34 on Sunday but he produced a display that belied his advancing years, as Cardiff kept a third clean sheet in their last four Premier League outings

Cardiff travel to face Newcastle at St James' Park next Saturday, while Huddersfield host Manchester City, live on Sky Sports, next Super Sunday (kick-off: 1

30pm)

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Watford produced a second-half comeback to take all three points against Crystal Palace, winning 2-1 at Selhurst Park

A huge scramble in the Watford area saw the ball turned home by Craig Cathcart's thigh (38) to put Crystal Palace ahead, with goal-line technology confirming it had gone over the line

But the defender redeemed himself in the 67th minute as he nodded home the Watford equaliser before a wonderful volley from Tom Cleverley (74) completed the comeback and handed the visitors the victory

Watford have moved into seventh on 32 points while Crystal Palace stay in 14th, six points clear of the relegation places

Watford could have taken the lead inside five minutes but were twice denied by the post

Gerard Deulofeu burst past the Crystal Palace defence before trying to hit home on the angle, but his effort smacked against the far post before an unmarked Roberto Pereyra did the same with the rebound

Neither side really created much else until the 36th minute, when Watford went close again

Pereyra slipped the ball in for Jose Holebas down the left flank before he crossed into the area

Troy Deeney rose above Mamadou Sakho to head towards goal, but it just went past the post

Two minutes later, Crystal Palace took the lead, but in the scrappiest of circumstances

Luka Milivojevic delivered a corner which pinged around the area before Cathcart turned the ball over the line with his thigh from an attempted Abdoulaye Doucoure clearance

Ben Foster palmed it back out again as the scramble continued but referee Paul Tierney soon signalled that the goal would stand after goal-line technology confirmed it had crossed the line

Milivojevic nearly scored a wonder-goal in the 63rd minute as he controlled a Watford clearance, before hitting a sumptuous volley from around 45 yards out

As it dipped towards Foster, the goalkeeper made a superb leaping save to see it away

Watford got themselves level four minutes later and Cathcart was on the scoresheet again - for the right side this time

He got his head onto the end of a Holebas corner, nodding home over the top of substitute goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey on a tight angle

Both sides had a chance to score the next goal

James McArthur was inches away from turning home a fizzing cross from Zaha - ending up in the net himself - before Aaron Wan-Bissaka produced a goal-line clearance to keep out a deflected Deeney effort

But Watford did take their next opportunity in the 74th minute

It was a wonderful finish from Cleverley too as a James Tomkins clearance from his initial effort landed back into his path and he volleyed home inside a packed area to seal the win for the visitors

"In the end, it's one of those game you have to accept but it is tough to accept it because I think we did enough to get at least a point out of the game but to go away with literally nothing is quite harsh

"But on the other hand, I can't say it was undeserved from Watford's point of view either because they played a good game, did what they had to do and when they got their noses in front, they knew how to defend it

""In the first minutes, we started very well

We created one clear chance to score, we didn't take it and after, the game was equal because all the games we have played against this team are always has been very equal

"I think the most important thing today was belief

We are doing a lot of things well and in the second half, we've got the reward with two goals and with a great victory

"Watford showed plenty of character to win at Selhurst Park, and Deulofeu was the focal point of much of their attacking play

He caused plenty of problems for Crystal Palace when he got forward

He was unlucky not to nab an early goal when he hit the woodwork and although it was quite a scrappy affair, he can be pleased with his contribution to Watford's performance

Crystal Palace's next task in the Premier League is a trip to leaders Liverpool next Saturday at Anfield

Watford will welcome Burnley to Vicarage Road

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Southampton poured more pressure on Claude Puel as they beat Leicester 2-1 despite playing for 45 minutes with 10 men

Southampton were at full throttle from the first whistle at the King Power Stadium and took a deserved lead when James Ward-Prowse converted from the penalty spot (11)

Leicester looked to have a way back into the game when 19-year-old Saints full-back Yan Valery showed his inexperience by picking up a second yellow card (45)

However, Shane Long netted just 90 seconds later (45+1) to give the visitors a two-goal cushion heading into the break, it was Long's first goal of the season and just his second goal in his last 62 appearances

Wilfred Ndidi pulled one back (58) but Puel's men were too predictable in their play and the excellently-organised Saints held on to give new boss Ralph Hasenhuttl a third win in his seven Premier League games in charge and move the club out of the relegation places

It ends a dismal seven days for Puel, who saw his team knocked out of the FA Cup to League Two side Newport County and the Foxes have now suffered back-to-back home Premier League defeats after losing against Cardiff over the festive period

Following their FA Cup exit, Puel promised the home fans a response but it did not materialise as Southampton were fast out of the traps

Long was bundled over by Nampalys Mendy just inside the area and referee Michael Oliver - fresh from the VAR controversy at Wembley on Tuesday - awarded the spot-kick

Ward-Prowse, without a goal in almost a year, fired home into the top corner

Leicester took until the half-hour to register a shot on goal with all the incisive play coming from the Saints as Jack Stephens was denied by a flying save from Kasper Schmeichel

The game looked to have swung the Foxes way when Valery tugged back Marc Albrighton having already been booked for a clash with Ben Chilwell

With the home fans still waving the full-back down the tunnel, their team switched off and Southampton took full advantage

Ricardo Pereira was caught napping by Long down the left and the striker stayed cool to fire home

Leicester dominated territory in the second period, registering a whopping 85 per cent possession, but their creative players were too predictable in their play

Pereira did charge down the right and set up Ndidi to bundle home, but the remaining 32 minutes were relatively comfortable for Southampton, who defended deep but with great composure

Any of the defensive unit could have picked up the outstanding award but it was the former Chelsea man that led the masterclass

He was snapping around the heels of James Maddison all afternoon and kept the Leicester man very quiet while gaining possession for his team nine times

After falling out of favour under Mark Hughes, he has started all seven Premier League games under Hasenhuttl

He is a key cog in the way the boss wants to play

Leicester have a trip to Wolves next Saturday lunchtime - a game which is live on Sky Sports - while Southampton play Derby County in their FA Cup third-round replay on Wednesday before hosting Everton on Saturday

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Chelsea strengthened their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League after Willian's second-half strike handed the Blues a 2-1 win over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge

Following earlier in the day, Maurizio Sarri's side had the opportunity to open a six-point gap over the Gunners in fifth and they made the perfect start through Pedro's early strike (9)

Newcastle responded before half-time thanks to Ciaran Clark's powerful header (40) but Willian's curling effort (57) secured Chelsea all three points

The win sees Chelsea move to within a point of third-placed Tottenham, who face Manchester United on live on , while defeat leaves Newcastle in the relegation zone

Chelsea were without a goal in their previous two home games in the league, but they put that barren spell in front of goal behind them when Pedro latched onto David Luiz's inch-perfect through ball before lofting the ball over Martin Dubravka and into the back of the net

It was the perfect start for Chelsea, who continued to dominate possession, but Sarri's side never really pushed on from taking an early lead

It allowed Newcastle to grow into the game and Ayoze Perez should have done better after latching onto Salomon Rondon's flick-on, but the Spanish forward sliced his shot wide of the upright with only Kepa Arrizabalaga to beat

Newcastle were finishing the stronger of the two sides and they eventually got their reward, Clark beating Luiz in the air to head Matt Ritchie's corner past Arrizabalaga and into the bottom corner

Chelsea came close to restoring their advantage immediately from the restart, but with Newcastle's defence sleeping, Willian passed wide following Jorginho's through ball

Pedro then passed up two chances early in the second half, before Hazard, who had been quiet, burst into life to create Chelsea's second

The Belgium international drove at the heart of the Newcastle defence before laying the ball off to Willian, who checked inside from the left side of the area to curl the ball beyond the dive of Dubravka and inside the far post

Willian then had an opportunity to wrap up all three points after latching onto another excellent through ball from Luiz

He lifted the ball over Dubravka but the ball looked to be heading wide before Jamaal Lascelles turned the ball behind

Despite their slender advantage, Chelsea brought on Callum Hudson-Odoi for Pedro with 10 minutes remaining and soon after a chorus of "we want you to stay" was heard from the home fans, who were soon celebrating a 14th win of the season

The game was firmly in the balance when Willian produced a moment of magic to score his first Premier League goal since October

It was only this third of the season but it could prove to be one of his most important come the end of the campaign

The 30-year-old has been linked with a January move to Barcelona but ahead of the game against Newcastle Sarri hailed him as an important player for the Blues

The Brazilian proved his head coach right, producing a stunning curling effort to secure victory as Chelsea tightened their grip on fourth place

Chelsea have the chance to move further clear of Arsenal when they face the Gunners next week (Saturday January 19, 5

30pm) at the Emirates Stadium

Next up for Newcastle is a trip to Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday for an FA Cup third-round replay (7

45pm) before a return to Premier League action on Saturday at home to Cardiff (3pm)

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Manchester City blew the title race wide open by inflicting Liverpool's first defeat of the season with an engrossing 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday

Sergio Aguero proved the scourge of Liverpool again with a clinical near-post drive - his seventh goal in seven home appearances against the Reds - at the end of a frenetic first half, which saw Sadio Mane strike the post and John Stones hook his own deflected clearance off the line with millimetres to spare

Roberto Firmino headed Liverpool level on 64 minutes but parity lasted just eight minutes as Leroy Sane cannoned the winning goal in off the post at the end of a trademark City counter

City were simply not willing to relinquish their title without a fight, their victory reduces Liverpool's lead at the top of the table to four points and leaves the Premier League title race delicately poised

The highly-anticipated clash between the champions and the challengers did not disappoint

City flew out of the traps early on, setting the tone for a pulsating half, but the better chances fell for Liverpool

Firmino slipped Mane through on goal after 18 minutes and his low strike cannoned off the post

Stones then fired his clearance into Ederson, sending the ball looping back towards goal, where the England international miraculously recovered by hooking the ball off the goal-line

Having weathered the early City storm, Liverpool pounced on the chance to go forward again as Virgil van Dijk's diagonal ball was brilliantly hooked back to the edge of the area by Andrew Robertson, and Mane lashed a volley straight at Ederson

Vincent Kompany saw yellow and not red for a lunge on Mohamed Salah on the half hour, before appeals for a City penalty were waved away on 40 minutes after Aguero clashed with Van Dijk

But City sought their own retribution seconds later as the Argentine skipped away from Dejan Lovren and lashed a stunning drive past Alisson at his near post from a tight angle

Liverpool hit back just after the hour as full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Robertson combined on opposing flanks and the left-back's brilliant cross was nodded home by the unmarked Firmino at the back post

The buoyant Reds threatened to add a quick-fire second but City responded in typical fashion as Raheem Sterling streaked clear, switched the play to Sane on the left and the Germany international fired the champions' second in off the woodwork

City could have had a third when Aguero tried and failed to round Alisson on 83 minutes, and Bernardo Silva pounced on a poor Lovren clearance late on

The Liverpool goalkeeper prevailed on both occasions but it was City left rejoicing at the end of a thrilling victory

"The game was a real game for both sides, we beat an incredible team

We were outstanding from the first minute

Liverpool don't concede goals and we scored two

We are happy for this victory to reduce the gap

Everything is open

If we lose today it is almost done, it would be so difficult

But we are four points behind them and they are the leaders

We have to fight a lot, but this gives us a lot of confidence

""It was a big pressure

Very intense game

We were unlucky in our finishing moments

Unluckier than City I would say

Sane scores and the situation with Sadio when he hit the post

They had periods where they dominated the game and everybody felt the intensity

But we came back and had big chances

It is always like this

You have to score in those moments

"There were star performers all over the pitch for Manchester City, notably Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero and Aymeric Laporte, but the champions' midfield enforcer underlined his continued importance to Pep Guardiola's side

James Milner and Jordan Henderson were drafted into the Liverpool midfield ahead of kick-off, perhaps in a bid to cope with the shift Fernandinho was about to deliver

But cope they could not

City's title defence momentarily derailed in the Brazilian's absence, but having got it back on track, he could play as big a role as any in the destination of the title

Man City host Rotherham (Sunday, 4pm) and Burton (Wednesday, 7

45pm) in the FA Cup third-round and Carabao Cup semi-finals, respectively, before Wolves travel to the Etihad on on January 14, live onLiverpool travel to Wolves in the FA Cup (Monday, 7

45pm) before resuming their Premier League campaign away at Brighton at 3pm on January 12

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Bournemouth and Watford played out a 3-3 draw as four goals were scored in six frantic first-half minutes at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday

Troy Deeney's two goals gave Watford a commanding lead (14 & 27) before Bournemouth responded in quickfire fashion with goals from Nathan Ake (34) and Callum Wilson (37)

Seconds later, Ken Sema put Watford back in front again with a fine half-volley (38) before Ryan Fraser levelled the game with a composed finish (40) in an action-packed first half

The result means Watford move up one place into eighth on 29 points

Bournemouth remain in 12th as their winless run stretches to three games

Watford began the game confidently with Deeney scoring twice in the first half hour

The 30-year-old nodded in Sema's cross to put the visitors ahead before he curled in his fifth goal of the season 13 minutes later after Gerard Deulofeu capitalised on Dan Gosling's poor backpass looking for Ake

Bournemouth then profited from two free-kicks

First, Ake turned in from close range after Gosling had seen his header from Fraser's set-piece saved at point-blank range by Foster

Then, three minutes later and another free-kick, this time from the right, was finished by Wilson as he looped his header over Foster from a near-post position

Both sides' defences descended into disarray when Sema put Watford back in front in stunning fashion

A long ball up from Foster was flicked forward by Deeney before Sema powered his half-volley past Asmir Begovic

Almost immediately from the restart, Fraser scored on the counter-attack and slotted his shot into the bottom corner

The second half was a scrappy affair with Abdoulaye Doucoure substituted in the 54th minute having already received a yellow card for a dangerous first-half challenge on Fraser

And with Bournemouth on the front foot, Foster made a fine save to deny Wilson who powered a header on goal from close range

As the hosts continued their pursuit for a fourth goal, Foster smothered a close-range shot from Josh King in the box after Craig Cathcart slipped over on the ball

The 35-year-old was called into action again two minutes later to deny Gosling, on his return to the starting XI, as Watford held on for a valuable point

: "For me it was very difficult to watch

In the early part of the game I couldn't believe we were 2-0 down and great credit to the players for the comeback

"We showed great determination, spirit and attitude and I felt we should have won the game in the second half

""I am a little disappointed because after scoring three goals we have lost a good chance to win

It's not easy to score three goals away from home but we need to improve in the next games

""We conceded in the moment two goals from two free-kicks

We had to defend better

After that we competed well and we were looking for victory until the end

Maybe if it could have worked differently but we kept working

"Fraser, Foster and Deeney could have all got the award, but Fraser sprung to life at a time when Bournemouth looked out of the game

With the hosts looking shell-shocked after going two goals down, Fraser delivered two fine crosses which saw Bournemouth grab two goals from before he got one for himself; all in the space of six minutes

Bournemouth host Brighton on Saturday in the FA Cup third round before they travel to Everton on on January 13

Watford, meanwhile, travel to non-league side Woking in the same stage of the competition on Sunday before travelling to Crystal Palace on January 12

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Chelsea missed the chance to strengthen their top-four position as they produced an ineffective display in a 0-0 home draw with Southampton

Eden Hazard spurned the best opening of the first half when he fired at Southampton goalkeeper Angus Gunn, who was making his Premier League debut

Chelsea continued to labour after half-time, with Alvaro Morata having a goal ruled out in the 71st minute after a tight offside call and then seeing a shot saved by Gunn

Southampton rarely threatened but will likely be satisfied with a hard-earned point, while there were some boos from Chelsea fans at the final whistle

Having lost their final home game of 2018 to Leicester, this was another lacklustre display from Chelsea in front of their own supporters, who had been

Chelsea particularly struggled to get anything going in a forgettable first half

Morata headed at Gunn while Willian had a shot blocked before he was taken off with injury in the 37th minute

Chelsea's best chance fell to Hazard but he fired at Gunn after controlling Antonio Rudiger's pass over the top

While Southampton didn't have a shot on target before the break, they were compact in defence and succeeded in frustrating Chelsea and keeping them at bay

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was called into action early in the second half to tip a low shot wide from Stuart Armstrong

But the game soon settled into the same pattern as the first half, with Chelsea controlling possession and failing to create any clear openings

Hazard and Jorginho shot at Gunn while Morata thought he had broken the deadlock when he finished from inside the box, only for the flag to go up for a tight offside call

Substitutes Cesc Fabregas and Ruben Loftus-Cheek then combined to tee up Morata but Gunn blocked his low shot

"The match was under control with the ball possession and the opportunities, but it's very difficult to create a lot of opportunities if you are not able to score the first goal

If you are able to score then you can find spaces and it's easier to create a lot of opportunities

They were really very compact and it wasn't easy

You need to score the first goal otherwise it's very difficult

We are in trouble only in the last 20 metres, I think for 80 metres we played a very good match

" "We made the right decision on Sunday to change so many players against Manchester City

We knew if we wanted to have a chance against Chelsea we had to put seven or eight fresh players on the pitch otherwise it's not possible to defend for 95 minutes and I think we did a good job

"The experienced Southampton defender produced a strong performance to limit Chelsea's chances and ensure Gunn did not have an overly busy night on his Premier League debut

He made one crucial tackle towards the end of the match to prevent N'Golo Kante from having a clear sight of goal

Chelsea host Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday and then travel to Tottenham for the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday, live on

Their next Premier League match sees them host Newcastle on Saturday, January 12

Southampton face a trip to Championship side Derby in the FA Cup on Saturday and then travel to Leicester in the Premier League on January 12

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Ashley Barnes struck the winner as Burnley came from behind to beat 10-man Huddersfield in the Premier League on Wednesday night

Huddersfield had taken the lead at the John Smith's Stadium through Steve Mounie, but Chris Wood levelled up for Burnley before Christopher Schindler picked up a second yellow card before the break

Barnes then punished the Terriers with 16 minutes to go, as they were condemned to an eighth-straight league defeat for the first time in their history

Burnley saw Robbie Brady sent off in the 90th minute, but held on for a victory that lifted them out of the relegation zone

It started so well for Huddersfield as, at the 21st time of asking this season, one of their strikers found the back of the net

Isaac Mbenza whipped a superb ball in from the left and Mounie was there to head the ball past Tom Heaton

Their lead didn't last long

Dwight McNeil scored at the weekend after being recalled by Sean Dyche and the teenager made his mark again here after 40 minutes

He twisted and turned away from his man before firing a low ball across the six-yard box to find Wood, who snuck ahead of his marker to turn the ball home

And it went from bad to worse for Huddersfield just a minute later as Schindler, who had gone into the book on the half-hour mark for tripping Wood, received his marching orders for bringing down McNeil on the edge of the area

Burnley struggled to break down Huddersfield as they pushed for a winner, but finally they found their way through as Wood and Ashley Westwood combined before the latter fed Barnes, and he took a touch before bending the ball past Jonas Lossl

There was time for some late drama as Brady, who was introduced as a second-half substitute, hacked down Mbenza from behind as Huddersfield attempted to break and was shown a straight red card by referee Mike Dean

Performances like this make you wonder why it took so long for Sean Dyche to give McNeil an opportunity for Burnley

The left-winger created the equaliser that turned the game on its head and was a constant threat until he was prematurely replaced in the second half

If he keeps performing like this we will see plenty more of him in the second half of the season

"We gave ourselves a schedule of what we have to do until the end of the season

Obviously today was disappointing because we didn't get any points and we know the statistic that no team has ever stayed up with 10 points from 21 games

"But we have beaten statistics before with Huddersfield Town and we still have the aim and ambition [to stay up]

We know what we have to do

We have to accept this result, but we will move forward

The table tells you the truth and the truth is that at this stage of the season we have lost eight games in a row

" "We aren't flying at the moment like last season, but the confidence is building

We had one real blip against Everton but the performances recently have been decent

We've still got more to do and I reminded the players of that, but I'm pleased for them

"It's not easy to win back-to-back games, especially home and away

We've had a few false starts this season but the signs are getting better of the team remodelling itself

The mentality and physicality is getting stronger again

"You soon forget that after five games we had one point and were bottom of the league

So we have been climbing but we have to continue putting in performances to look after ourselves

"Both sides are in FA Cup third-round action on Saturday

Burnley host League One Barnsley at 12

30pm and Huddersfield head to Championship Bristol City at 5

30pm

The pair are also back in Premier League action on Saturday, January 12

Burnley welcome Fulham to Turf Moor and Huddersfield travel to Cardiff

Both games kick-off at 3pm

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Marko Arnautovic scored twice in two minutes to lead a West Ham comeback from 2-0 down to salvage a 2-2 draw with Brighton

In a crazy spell of four goals in 11 second-half minutes, Dale Stephens put the visitors in front (57) before Shane Duffy acrobatically hooked home to double the lead (59)

West Ham responded by sending on Mark Noble and Michail Antonio and they both played a part as Arnautovic netted a quick-fire double (66 & 68) to draw the hosts level

His second goal - from a Antonio cross - was controversial as the ball was borderline off the pitch when the winger found his striker

The Hammers won more points in December (15) than they previously had all season (12), but they looked short on confidence from the get go

Andy Carroll struggled to link with Felipe Anderson and Arnautovic and Brighton were well drilled in midfield

Space was hard to come by but Anderson should have done better on 24 minutes when firing straight at David Button from 12 yards

Carroll was replaced at half-time by Lucas Perez but it was Brighton that took charge

A corner was only half-punched clear by Lukas Fabianski and it dropped to Stephens, who controlled a very clever finish into the net

Brighton seized their opportunity and doubled their lead two minutes later

Another corner wasn't dealt with properly by the Hammers and Duffy stole in at the far post

There was still a lot for him to do from a tight angle but he hooked a sublime finish into the net

With the home fans starting to turn on their team, Arnautovic hauled the Hammers back into the match

Substitute Noble clipped a ball over the top and the Austrian raced through, held off Duffy, and fired home from close range

He was at it again minutes later, this time finishing off after some brilliant wing play by Antonio, who was at full-stretch on the by-line to narrowly keep the ball in play in the opinion of the match officials

Both teams looked for a winner in the closing stages but the lively Antonio fired over before Brighton nearly scored from a third corner but Duffy headed wide

This showed how important the Austrian is to the Hammers

He's been missing since picking up a hamstring strain against Cardiff but got 70 minutes under his belt against Burnley

That put him cherry-ripe for this encounter and his second-half display when playing through the middle was first-class

He was strong, powerful and clinical in front of goal

"We know Brighton score most of their goals from set pieces, especially corners, so to concede two goals knowing the characteristic of this team, I was very disappointed

"I don't remember one chance for Brighton except the two set pieces

"But fortunately we never gave up and the substitutes changed the face of the game

I'm disappointed about the result but very happy with the spirit of the team

Before the game I didn't want to draw but I think we must be happy

""It's hugely disappointing, there won't be too many opportunities like that away from home

"The first-half performance from us was very good, so at the moment the overriding feeling is disappointment

"Five points from nine is a good points tally from us and we know we mustn't get complacent

"West Ham have back-to-back home games to look forward to, first against Birmingham in the FA Cup before welcoming Arsenal the following week, which is live on Sky Sports

Meanwhile, Brighton have a trip to Bournemouth in the cup and then a home clash with Liverpool

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Late goals from Jordan Ayew and Luka Milivojevic saw Crystal Palace secure a 2-0 win against Wolves at Molineux

Ayew broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute with his first goal for the club before Milivojevic's penalty in stoppage time, after Ryan Bennett had brought down Wilfried Zaha, secured all three points

Victory sees Palace stay 14th but they move six points clear of the relegation zone after picking up seven points from their last four matches in the league, while Wolves drop a place to ninth after a disappointing evening

Crystal Palace enjoyed plenty of possession, but chances were few and far between during what was an extremely poor opening 45 minutes of football

Milivojevic went closest to opening the scoring for Palace

Wily Boly's error gifted possession to Andros Townsend and the winger picked out the Palace skipper, whose shot was tipped over by Rui Patricio

Wolves struggled to get going but they should have taken the lead in the 36th minute when Ivan Cavaleiro's corner picked out an unmarked Boly in the penalty area

The defender miscued his header, but the ball bounced kindly for Matt Doherty at the far post and he sent the ball over Vicente Guaita's crossbar

Wolves did improve after the break, but their evening was summed up when Jonny struck high over Guaita's crossbar from the edge of the penalty area on the hour mark

Palace's struggles in front of goal have been well documented this season but they grabbed the opener seven minutes from time as Ayew scored his first goal since April 14

The ball dropped to Patrick van Aanholt on the edge of the area and his shot fell to Ayew, who produced a brilliant touch to bring the ball down before striking home his first goal of the season from six yards

Wolves finally produced their first shot on target in stoppage time as they went in search of an equaliser, but substitute Ruben Neves' drive was palmed away to safety by Guaita

Milivojevic then wrapped up Palace's first top-flight win at Molineux, emphatically scoring from the spot after Bennett had fouled Zaha

Ayew plugged away all evening for Palace and he got his just rewards seven minutes from time

His struggles in front of goal have been well documented since moving to Selhurst Park on a season-long loan from Swansea on Deadline Day, but he showed brilliant composure in controlling Van Aanholt's miscued shot dead before finishing past Patricio for a timely first goal for the club

"I'm disappointed but it was a tough game

The first half was very compact but in the second half we started good and created a couple of chances

But as the game went by we managed the ball sometimes, but the counter-attack of Palace created us problems

It was a tough game so credit to Crystal Palace because they fight, and this is the game, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose

" "I think we did [deserve victory]

It was a very good team performance right from the start of the game

I thought we had a lot of possession and asked a lot of questions

It's not easy to score against this Wolves team, which has a lot of confidence, but even though a point would have been an acceptable result, quite honestly, we did deserve to win the game

" gave his verdict on Crystal Palace's 2-0 win at Wolves on

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"Wolves just looked like they'd had too many games," he said

"They looked tired and this was a thoroughly deserved win for Palace

Palace had the players with energy

Townsend and Zaha were both excellent in committing people, and Ayew got his goal

Do I think he was offside? Yes, I do - but the touch is that good, it's deserved to be a goal

Wolves have this inconsistency against sides eighth down

It seems bizarre

They've had an incredible season, so we should praise them

But it's a disappointing night for them

"Wolves are back in action on Monday when they face Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup (7

45pm)

Their next Premier League action is on Monday January 14 when they take on Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, live on (, 7pm)

Crystal Palace are in FA Cup action on Saturday when they host Grimsby Town in the third round (5

30pm)

Palace are back in action in the Premier League on Saturday January 12 when they face Watford at Selhurst Park (3pm)

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Manchester United made it four wins from four under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle at St

James' Park that saw the interim manager emulate Sir Matt Busby

Substitute Romelu Lukaku scored with his first touch on 63 minutes, 38 seconds after coming on, before Marcus Rashford wrapped up the three points 10 minutes from time

The victory sees Solskjaer become only the second manager in Manchester United's history to win their first four games in charge, after Busby in 1946, and sees sixth-placed United move to within six points of the top four

Newcastle, who have now won just one of their last eight league games, stay 15th, just two points clear of the relegation zone

Manchester United had not tasted victory on Tyneside since March 2015, and that looked set to continue as they rode their luck in a first-half performance in stark contrast of those seen in Solskjaer's first three games

Christian Atsu could have had a first-half hat-trick, but the Ghana international was twice thwarted by David de Gea before dragging a shot wide inside the opening 20 minutes

Anthony Martial lofted an effort onto the roof of the net midway though the half before Salomon Rondon did the same with a header 10 minutes before the interval

There were signs that Manchester United were just starting to build some momentum before the break, and that continued in the second half with Rashford flashing a shot wide on 52 minutes

Solskjaer brought Lukaku and Sanchez off the bench on 63 minutes, and the former had an immediate impact, punishing Martin Dubravka after he spilled a dipping Rashford free-kick in the six-yard box

Rashford then got himself on the scoresheet, applying the finishing touch at the end of a rapid counter on 80 minutes as Solskjaer extended him dream start to life at United with a fourth win and a first clean sheet

"We made a mistake for the first goal and then conceded on the counter attack which happens when you play good players

They punish you

We had chances in the first half, you lose 2-0 but we deserved more

If you analyse how we concede it's not clear chances

It's mistakes

" "Finally we kept a clean sheet

A very professional performance

We didn't hit the heights that we can do but we were in control, kept plugging away and got the goals

"Rashford had a hand in both of United's goals as his renaissance under Solskjaer continued

The England international led the line against a physical Newcastle defence with the maturity of a seasoned centre-forward

Rashford has spoken of his desire to play as an out and out striker for his club, if he continues in this manner, those demands will simply have to be met by Solskjaer

The third round of the FA Cup sees Newcastle host Blackburn (5

30pm) and Manchester United entertain Reading (12

30pm) on Saturday

Newcastle resume their Premier League campaign away at Chelsea on January 12 (5

30pm), while Manchester United take on Tottenham at Wembley the following day, live on

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Jamie Vardy scored the winner as Leicester City got their festive period back on track with a 1-0 victory at Everton on New Year's Day

Having beaten Manchester City on Boxing Day, Claude Puel's men suffered a shock home defeat to Cardiff on Saturday but were back on form at Goodison Park

Vardy - employed as a lone striker but starved of service for long periods - gobbled up the only chance that came his way (58) which grabbed Leicester a deserved three points

Everton were stifled by an organised Foxes team that restricted the home attackers any space to such an extent it took Marco Silva's men 75 minutes to register a shot on target

Everton have now lost four of their last five games, while Leicester are up to seventh in the Premier League table

The opening exchanges were nervy with both teams lacking quality

Jonjoe Kenny cracked an effort from 20 yards against the corner of the post and crossbar on 19 minutes before Kurt Zouma summed up Everton's frustrations with a wild 30-yard effort

Leicester's plan to soak up pressure was working a charm and they took the lead just before the hour mark

Michael Keane lost possession deep in his own half and Ricardo Pereira played a through-ball which Vardy gleefully accepted and finished past Jordan Pickford

Gylfi Sigurdsson fired over the crossbar and substitute Cenk Tosun tested Kasper Schmeichel's palms with a fierce strike but rarely did Everton look capable of opening Leicester up

In fact, it was the visitors that carried the bigger threat

Minutes after referee Martin Atkinson waved away a penalty claim for handball by Keane following a Harry Maguire header, the England centre-back should have doubled the lead but blazed over from close range

The Everton players mustered nothing in response and the home fans vented their frustration as they trudged off at full-time

"It was a disappointing result and a poor performance to be honest

We always have to be honest and we have to look clearly at the game and analyse the match calmly and to pass the feedback back to our boys

"If you look at our last few results, they haven't been consistent but there is no reason to be so anxious and so nervous

Even at the start of the match and in many moments, the fans were behind us and there is no reason for the nerves

""I think we can have better situations in the first half with the ball recovery but it was perfect with good timing and a good moment to score this goal

We've had some difficult balls to play in the second half but the togetherness and organisation from the team was perfect

"It was a difficult challenge, of course

Everton are a team with lot of ambition, character and strengths

This moment is a busy period, all the players are tired and they have had to play like us

But the most important thing is to show our strength in this moment and to handle the situation in the right way

"The Northern Ireland international turns 31 later this week and gave a reminder to all about his talents with a dominant showing, alongside the equally brilliant Harry Maguire

Evans kept Dominic Calvert-Lewin very quiet, making nine clearances and winning five duels

What made the level of his performance even more remarkable was that he has not played in the last five games

He will be impossible to leave out for the next Premier League game

Everton host Lincoln City in the FA Cup on Saturday, while Leicester have a trip to Newport County

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Arsenal returned to winning ways in emphatic style with a 4-1 victory over Fulham on New Year's Day

Looking to bounce back from a 5-1 drubbing at Liverpool, Arsenal punished Fulham for two missed Ryan Sessegnon chances when Granit Xhaka broke the deadlock (25) at the Emirates

Alexandre Lacazette then scored Arsenal's second (55) after the break following a fine team move, and though substitute Aboubakar Kamara gave the visitors hope (69), it was only short-lived

Aaron Ramsey (79) restored the two-goal advantage before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (83) added a somewhat flattering fourth

Arsenal move two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, while Fulham remain 19th in the Premier League table

It was a tale of three chances in the opening 25 minutes, with Sessegnon firing wide of the far post when one-on-one with Bernd Leno before the 18-year-old then missed a cross completely six yards out

Xhaka duly punished Sessegnon for those missed opportunities, with the Swiss midfielder controlling Alex Iwobi's cross before stabbing an attempt beyond Sergio Rico for his first Premier League goal from inside the box

Arsenal could have extended their lead further before the break, but a valiant block from Tim Ream denied Xhaka, while Rico kept out Lacazette's low drive after Aubameyang headed wide

Lacazette doubled Arsenal's lead 10 minutes into the second half, adding the finishing touch to a quality move which saw Iwobi, Sead Kolasinac and Aubameyang link-up brilliantly down the left

Fulham got back into it thanks to Kamara - - with the forward coming off the bench to tap in Sessegnon's cross

Ramsey then came on for Lacazette, and though the tactical switch brought about jeers from the home fans, it was the Wales midfielder who added Arsenal's third from inside the area before Aubameyang saw his heavily-deflected effort sail past Rico to seal the three points

"We worked well

We wanted to win like this

It's a good result, we need to take confidence here with a match like today

We struggled in some moments, but the team continued to push and create chances

We can be happy today

"It's normal at 2-1, there can be some doubt, but we continued to show confidence

The team continued to work and kept to their plan

"We can score with different players - it's good

We can continue creating our identity with different players and different systems

""If you analyse you think, okay, the first half-an-hour before their first goal, we created two great chances

The Arsenal crowd was, 'Oh! What happened?' and started to boo their players

"But they scored with their first chance because we made mistakes in the middle of the box

In the second half, other little mistakes

"After we reopened the match and had two chances to draw

But when you make mistakes against a big team, and then also we were a little tired, we don't have the quality of Arsenal

Four goals, but I do not think our performance was bad

We could have drawn

"No goals for Iwobi, but he was a constant menace along with Kolasinac down the left, which is where Arsenal found most of their openings against Fulham

The Nigeria international assisted the first for Xhaka and was key in the build-up to Arsenal's second

He does not always receive the plaudits with Aubameyang and Lacazette for company up front, but Iwobi deserves recognition for his telling New Year's Day contribution

Arsenal are in FA Cup action at Blackpool on Saturday before heading to West Ham the following weekend, live on on January 12

Fulham host Oldham in the FA Cup on Sunday before heading to Burnley next Saturday

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Manchester City rallied from successive defeats to reassert themselves in the Premier League title race with a 3-1 win over Southampton at St Mary's

David Silva's 10th-minute opener was scant reward for City's slick early play, yet Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg - who was later sent off - threatened another troubling afternoon for the champions when he lashed Saints level (37)

But the game turned back decisively in a dramatic end to the first half as James Ward-Prowse, after being denied a penalty, diverted into his own net (45), before Sergio Aguero struck (45+3) to seal a result that lifts City back into second

Pep Guardiola's side had surrendered the title initiative to Liverpool during a cheerless December featuring three league defeats, but they head into Thursday's showdown with the leaders seven points behind, knowing victory in front of the cameras could trim an ominous gap to four points

Guardiola had talked up his stuttering side's stats ahead of the game and they started with purpose, David Silva forcing a fine save from Alex McCarthy before slotting past him soon after when namesake Bernardo and Riyad Mahrez combined

Charlie Austin dithered when through on goal just moments before the breakthrough and City's bravado at the back might have been punished but Saints were camped in by City's one-touch weaving, Aguero thwarted by McCarthy after another sweeping move down the right

A shift in momentum was unexpected but it came as Austin forced Ederson into a fine save with a flicked header, before Hojbjerg robbed Oleksandr Zinchenko of the ball and rifled into the roof of the net

Guardiola slumped into his seat but the game suddenly lurched back in his side's favour

Ward-Prowse called for a penalty after tumbling under close attention from Zinchenko but straight up the other end, unwittingly prodded Raheem Sterling's cross beyond his goalkeeper

Aguero met Zinchenko's cross minutes later and Southampton hope, having been swiftly snuffed out, never looked like reigniting

City bossed the ball after the break but though Sterling had a series of opportunities - denied on one occasion by McCarthy's head - and Aguero hit a post, they were unable to add further gloss to the scoreline

The tiring Saints finished with 10 men as Hojbjerg saw red (85) for a meaty challenge on Fernandinho but the game was long gone, home supporters streaming out as City's travelling fans warned Jurgen Klopp's Reds: "We'll fight to the end

"Back in the starting XI, Silva opened the scoring and was City's chief creator in a largely dominant first half

He crafted four chances, was accurate with 91 per cent of his passes and has now scored home and away against the same side in a single season six times (Arsenal 13-14, Newcastle 14-15, Stoke 17-18, Swansea 17-18, WBA 14/15, Southampton 18/19)

"The distance at the top is big but we want to be there as long as possible to fight for the Premier League

""The worst thing was the red card because Hojbjerg will be out for a few weeks

Ward-Prowse penalty? It's not 100 per cent a penalty but it was a crucial moment

At 3-1 it killed the match

"While City host Liverpool in that crunch encounter at the Etihad - live on from 7pm on Thursday - Southampton travel to Chelsea on January 2

Watch in-game clips and highlights from that game, and the rest of the New Year schedule, on the Sky Sports app

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A second-half strike from N'Golo Kante was enough for Chelsea to beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League and send them five points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal

Chelsea had a goal disallowed for offside and twice hit the post in the first half at Selhurst Park, but scored the winner five minutes into the second period when Kante (50) rolled the ball past Vicente Guaita

Crystal Palace rallied towards the end of the game, with Connor Wickham almost poking home in the 89th minute, but they could not find an equaliser

Chelsea now have 43 points on the board - five ahead of Arsenal in fifth - while Crystal Palace remain in 14th with 19 points

Chelsea had their first chance of the game in the 14th minute

Willian curled a free-kick into the area, which Antonio Rudiger met with a free header, but it looped into the arms of Eagles 'keeper Guaita

Not long after, Kante tried his luck from the top of the box, but it just whistled past the far post

The visitors had the ball in the back of the net just before the half-hour mark, but Olivier Giroud was flagged for offside in a marginal call

Jorginho pinged the ball over the top for the striker, but as he slotted home on the angle, the flag was raised and the goal ruled out

Willian went close with another free-kick in the 35th minute

His curling effort deflected off the crossbar before going wide, although a corner was given - to the dismay of the home fans - as Guaita did not touch the ball as he attempted to make a stretching save

From the corner, Willian tested Guaita, who did push it away this time, before Ross Barkley put a header onto the crossbar from a second delivery

Chelsea did find the net five minutes into the second half

David Luiz pinged a ball over the top for Kante, who got behind Patrick van Aanholt to collect before sending the ball rolling past Guaita, with the Palace goalkeeper getting a fingertip to the ball but not enough to keep it out

Giroud had the ball in the net for a second time in the 74th minute, but he was once again penalised for offside in another tight call

Willian played him through and he hammered the ball home, but the linesman had his flag up and it was ruled out

Giroud got his foot caught under the body of James Tomkins as he struck and injured his ankle, which resulted in him being replaced Alvaro Morata not long after

Crystal Palace looked the most threatening in the final 10 minutes and could have snatched a late equaliser in the 89th minute

Luka Milivojevic floated a free-kick into the area, which was headed down for Wickham by Tomkins

He controlled with his chest despite some tight marking from Rudiger and managed to get a toe to the ball but sent it just over the crossbar from close range

"I thought we worked as hard as we could work and we were playing a very good team who made it difficult for us to disturb their passing rhythm

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I don't know if we could have done much more in terms of our approach to the game

We played against a very good side and they were much better than we were

""I like that we were in full control of the match for 85 minutes

We moved the ball very well and fast, especially in the second half

"I think we need continuity, in the results and the performances

We need continuity in motivation and, as a consequence, in determination on the pitch, because in the last months we had some difficulties to find continuity

"Although it was far from a vintage performance from Chelsea, Jorginho continues to show his importance to the side

He played some world-class passes, especially in the first half, and had the most passes of any players on the pitch

With Kante going forward more often - and scoring - he pulled the strings in the middle of the park and did well to limit Crystal Palace's quick attacking players throughout the game

Crystal Palace's next game will be on Wednesday January 2 when they travel to Wolves in the Premier League

Chelsea will host Southampton on the same evening

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Tottenham moved second in the Premier League, for 48 hours at least, as a first-half flurry gave them a comfortable 3-0 win at Cardiff on New Year's Day

Spurs were in complete control early on through Harry Kane's messy finish (3), before Christian Eriksen's low strike from 20 yards gave him his fourth goal in five league games

Heung-Min Son scored from a tight angle to make it 3-0 (26), and though Spurs had some half-chances to add to their lead in the second half, keeping a clean sheet seemed their priority

The result means Spurs are a point above Manchester City and six behind Liverpool, with their title rivals in action on Thursday evening at the Etihad, live on Sky Sports Premier League

Cardiff are 16th, three points above the drop zone

Looking to bounce back from their 3-1 defeat by Wolves on Saturday, Spurs were flying in the first half while barely moving out of second gear

Kane had them ahead with his 18th goal of the season as Sean Morrison failed to clear from close range, the ball ricocheting off Kane's thigh and past Neil Etheridge, meaning he has now scored against every Premier League side he has faced

It was 2-0 shortly after as Kane started a move down the right for Moussa Sissoko, who squared for Son who then pushed it along to Eriksen

The Dane took his time and slotted into the bottom left corner through the legs of Bruno Manga to wrong-foot Etheridge

It was 3-0 after only 26 minutes through Son, who found the far left corner from an acute angle on the right of the box after Kane's touch had found him in space

Cardiff's first opportunity came after the break as sub Junior Hoilett saw a header well saved by Hugo Lloris from close range after Spurs let the ball bounce in the area, before Son came close to a second at the other end, only to be snuffed out by a combination of Sol Bamba and Etheridge

Spurs stayed in control and got their clean sheet, keeping them in the title race as attention turns to Thursday's huge clash at the Etihad

: "We've got to start better

Against the good sides, if you give them the goals the confidence oozes and they can tear you apart

"I think we've done remarkably well in that first period, up to today, and you can't be too disappointed, you've just got to get on with it

": "First it is about the three points and then I don't want to see the table

Of course we are in a very good position, but we have to be consistent

"Of course today the Premier League is so tough, if you want to be in a good position you must be consistent for the whole season, and you can't afford to lose the three points like we did against Wolves

"Although he was afforded too much room in the final third, Eriksen was at the heart of everything Spurs did as they strolled back into second place

His finish for the second was so clever, knowing if he could get the ball through the legs of defender Manga, he would score

Special mentions also to Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son, but once again Eriksen was the catalyst

Spurs now go to Tranmere in the FA Cup third round on Friday night, while Cardiff are at Gillingham on Saturday

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First-half goals from Chris Wood and Dwight McNeil gave Burnley a surprise 2-0 win over West Ham at Turf Moor

Burnley, who had lost six of their last seven league games, dominated the opening 45 minutes and went ahead when Ashley Barnes' flick-on found Wood, whose powerful near-post shot beat Lukasz Fabianski (15)

McNeil then grabbed his first professional goal, sliding in to score at the far post (34) when Ashley Westwood returned Issa Diop's poor clearance into the box

After half-time, Barnes and Wood both missed marvellous chances to increase Burnley's advantage before Tom Heaton pulled off a stunning late save to deny substitute Andy Carroll, and leave the hosts inside the Premier League relegation zone only on goal difference

Burnley made it clear they were over their 5-1 hammering by Everton on Boxing Day immediately from kick-off - and inside 90 seconds, Barnes sidefooted a great chance wide of the near post from McNeil's cross

West Ham were surprisingly sluggish and were deservedly put to the sword by Wood with 15 minutes gone through a brilliant counter-attacking move

Westwood's long ball from midfield was nodded on by Barnes, and with Diop out of position, Wood slipped in to receive the ball and fire in the opener

Burnley's dominance looked fragile without further goals, but 10 minutes before half-time they added a second courtesy of some calamitous defending

West Ham failed to clear two crosses in quick succession before a third was scuffed away by Diop to Westwood, who curled it back into the box and McNeil slid in at the far post for his first Burnley goal

A pair of half-time changes gave the visitors a little more bite in attack, but their defensive woes did not improve, and Barnes was guilty of another big miss when he fired wide moments after the restart

Barnes went closer when he turned Wood's cross goalwards from close-range but Fabianski dived well to keep his effort out

The goalkeeper showed quick reactions again soon afterwards to race off his line with Wood clean through on goal, and the striker's rushed miss owed everything to his presence of mind

At the other end West Ham put Burnley's box under increased pressure in the second half but Heaton's only save of note came in the final minutes, albeit a crucial one

Carroll looked certain to halve the deficit when he headed Aaron Cresswell's ball back towards the near post, until Heaton stuck out a strong hand to deny the forward from point-blank range

While Burnley were left celebrating a much-needed win at the full-time whistle, West Ham were busy ruing a missed opportunity which could have taken them seventh in the Premier League but instead sees them end 2018 in 11th

Westwood was truly outstanding in a Burnley midfield which has come in for plenty of criticism after recent defeats, getting the hosts on the front foot as much as he could and providing the kind of quality passes which Wood and Barnes were only too happy to feed off

As well as putting in as many good crosses as anyone on the pitch (3, joint with McNeil), he had the best pass completion in the opposition half of any Burnley player, at 85

2 per cent, and made three key passes

His playmaking was superb and he and central partner Jack Cork dominated the midfield battle throughout

Burnley travel to fellow Premier League strugglers Huddersfield on Wednesday at 7

45pm, the same time as West Ham host Brighton at the London Stadium

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Man-of-the-match Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United beat Bournemouth 4-1 at Old Trafford to maintain Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 100 per cent start as caretaker manager

Pogba had United ahead on five minutes, finishing off from close range after magnificent skill by Marcus Rashford, and he added a second on 33 minutes, heading home a wicked Ander Herrera cross ahead of Asmir Begovic

Rashford got in on the act with a deft touch on the stretch from Anthony Martial's brilliant lofted pass (45), but United failed to keep a clean sheet for the eighth straight game as Nathan Ake's header made it 3-1 (45+2)

Romelu Lukaku scored two minutes after being introduced (72), converting Pogba's lifted pass, but Eric Bailly was dismissed for a rash challenge on Ryan Fraser (79)

The result means United are now eight points off fourth place in the Premier League following their third straight win under Solskjaer, while Bournemouth are 12th

Having scored eight in their previous two games, there was a confident air around Old Trafford, and it did not take long for United to get going again

In a tight situation near the right corner flag, Rashford skilfully flicked past Ake then Diego Rico before getting into the area to square for Pogba to slide home from six yards

Rashford then nearly had a goal for himself as his half-volley deflected off Ake's face and whistled wide, while at the other end Ake himself saw a close-range header from a corner deflect goalwards off Herrera, only for David de Gea to produce a reflex save

Just as Bournemouth looked to be finding their feet, Pogba struck again

Latching onto Herrera's fine, curling cross, the Frenchman piled in to head on the stretch as Begovic struggled to punch clear

Pogba has now scored four goals in his last two Premier League appearances under Solskjaer, as many as he had in his previous 20 under Jose Mourinho

It was 3-0 just before the break as Rashford arrived between defenders at the far post to slide home Martial's superb ball from the right with the outside of his boot, but there was still time for Ake to pull a goal back before half-time with a near-post header from David Brooks' lifted cross

The tempo slowed slightly after half time, with Rashford's effort blocked by Begovic at his feet, until Lukaku's introduction on 70 minutes

Letting the ball run across his body as he got on the end of Pogba's through ball, the Belgian poked past Begovic from 15 yards for a much-needed goal, just his third in 18 appearances

Pogba then hit the bottom of the left-hand post from 20 yards via a stunning touch from Begovic, before Bailly found himself in trouble, sent off by Lee Mason for a nasty scissor challenge on Fraser

All eyes were on Pogba yet again as the post-Mourinho era looked to be favouring him most, and as Jamie Carragher said after his second goal: "I hope Jose isn't watching!"Pogba was dominant on Sunday, gliding through midfield on the ball and working back well without it

He had more shots (five), key passes (three), touches (99), opposition half passes (61) and won possession more times than any of his team-mates

As the Frenchman admitted himself after the game, there is still work to do

Pogba now must prove he is a superstar against top-six opposition

: "First half, you go out attack the game, high tempo, high energy, win the ball back, but the response from their goal was great

Second half was excellent, managing the game so much better than we did against Huddersfield for example

"You always look for improvements, we're looking for that clean sheet, we can't switch off for one second, in this league

But I have to say it's a very, very good performance

Crowd was enjoying it, but then again Newcastle, the next one, is a challenge

A different kind of test

": "Tough game

Disappointing performance from us

We weren't every quite right in the game I felt, we conceded early and it was very difficult from that moment onwards

"Technically and defensively below the usual level, hence we got punished

""It's a big ask but of course United can challenge [for top four]

The last thing Chelsea and Arsenal wanted to see was this kind of United again because they are free-flowing and full of confidence and have got a lot of good players

They are right in the equation for the top four

Chelsea are of course hot favourites still but United can do it

"Manchester United now go to Newcastle on Wednesday night at 8pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League, while Bournemouth host Watford on the same evening at 7

45pm

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Victor Camarasa's superb injury-time strike gave Cardiff their first Premier League away win of the season as they beat Leicester 1-0 on Saturday

The game looked to be heading for a goalless draw when the Real Betis loanee curled home from just outside the area in the 92nd minute, giving Cardiff their first three points on the road

Leicester had a penalty saved in the 75th minute, with James Maddison - who was tugged back by Sean Morrison - seeing his spot-kick pushed away by Neil Etheridge before Sol Bamba helped clear the rebound

Cardiff have now moved up a place into 16th - two places and four points ahead of the drop zone - while Leicester drop a place into eighth

It was nearly a terrible start for Cardiff as Greg Cunningham went close to scoring an own goal inside six minutes

Demarai Gray slipped the ball through for Marc Albrighton, with Cunningham getting ahead of the latter

However, his touch back to Etheridge was heavy, missing the goalkeeper and just trickled past the far post

Not long after and Maddison went close

He rounded Aron Gunnarsson and Harry Arter in the middle of the park before driving towards goal

With five goals so far this season, he tried his luck, and forced Etheridge to tip it around the post

The Cardiff goalkeeper was the busier of the two in the first half, and made two fine saves in quick succession

Ricardo Pereira scored a stunning goal against Man City on Boxing Day and went close again in the 27th minute, but Etheridge leapt to keep it out

Not long after, Maddison tested him with a curling free-kick but he was once again there to deny him

The second half began in the same vein with Etheridge keeping Leicester at bay

Just minutes after the restart, the goalkeeper got down low to stop a shot from Pereira before Cardiff nearly scored in their own net once again

Gray fired in a cross from the left flank and Morrison got there ahead of any Leicester players to see it away, although could well have diverted it past Etheridge

Cardiff tested Kasper Schmeichel for the first time in the 67th minute

Caglar Soyuncu's mistake allowed Josh Murphy to burst forward before striking, but the Leicester goalkeeper got down low to save

Not long after, Junior Hoilett struck, but his effort pinged off the foot of Harry Maguire before Murphy put the rebound wide

Leicester were awarded a penalty in the 74th minute after Morrison tugged the shoulder of Maddison and sent him to ground

With Jamie Vardy substituted not long before, Maddison took the penalty, but Etheridge went the right way to save before Bamba managed to get the ball away from the feet of Maddison - who was poised to strike - with a superb clearance

Cardiff then snatched the victory in the second minute of four added on

Rachid Ghezzal was dispossessed by Arter on the left-hand side, with the Cardiff midfielder picking out Bobby Reid in the area

He then cut it back for the waiting and unmarked Camarasa, who curled home a wonderful strike into the top far corner to give the visitors their first away win of the Premier League season

"We managed our game without conceding chances until the goal at the end of the game

It's harsh for my players because they gave their best and we deserved another result

It is not a fair result but it is football and we were unlucky

"We missed a penalty in our good period, we needed to score but a draw today was the minimum and losing is a big disappointment

""I'm really pleased and I'm proud of the lads because I thought we played some good stuff

I thought we deserved it today, we got the late goal, but I thought we shaded it a bit

"If we had a little bit more clinical finishing in the last third, I think we could have to put it to bed

But all credit to them, it took a penalty save to keep us in the game

"Camarasa was the best player on the pitch for Cardiff at the King Power Stadium and he rounded it off with an absolutely superb strike

He was the shining light in much of Cardiff's attacking play with delightful passes all over the pitch and good set-piece deliveries

On loan from Real Betis, he has performed well throughout the season for Cardiff and now has two goals in three Premier League games for the visitors

They will surely want a permanent deal for him when the time arrives

Both sides are in action live on on New Year's Day

Leicester travel to Everton for a 12

30pm kick off before Cardiff host Tottenham at 5

30pm

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Jurgen Locadia's instinctive 59th-minute strike was enough to seal a hard-fought 1-0 victory for Brighton against Everton at the AMEX Stadium

The Dutchman had scored just once in his first 18 appearances for the Seagulls, but his second goal in as many games was enough to end a four-match winless run for the hosts

Everton struck the woodwork on two occasions as Richarlison and Kurt Zouma were both denied as they searched for an equaliser in the second period

The result consolidates Brighton's position in 13th, but they are just two points off Everton in 10th

It was the perfect gift for manager Chris Hughton, two days shy of celebrating his fourth anniversary in charge of Brighton

The hosts were without a win since beating Crystal Palace at the start of the month, and they rode their luck at times to deny an Everton side that failed to sparkle as they had in beating Burnley 5-1 on Boxing Day

Jordan Pickford did well to punch clear under pressure from Florin Andone after an inviting low cross from Pascal Gross before Yerry Mina blocked Locadia's follow-up in Brighton's only chance of the first half

Everton lacked a cutting edge after failing to capitalise on a mistake by David Button on his first Premier League start, with the goalkeeper spilling Theo Walcott's cross but Richarlison could not take advantage, with Shane Duffy clearing his shot off the line

Moments later, an error from Duffy allowed the lively Richarlison to run through on goal, but his shot was parried by Button before Seamus Coleman's rebound was blocked by Lewis Dunk

The interval came at a good time for Brighton, who re-emerged with far greater energy and penetration

A sharp turn from Davy Propper resulted in Zouma being forced into a last-ditch tackle on Andone

Pickford was then forced into a smart save to deny Andone with a close-range header from Gross' cross, but he was powerless to keep the ball out from Brighton's next corner

Gross' delivery was inadvertently directed into the path of Locadia by Andre Gomes, and the former PSV Eindhoven striker swivelled to shoot past the England goalkeeper

Referee Andrew Madley initially ruled the goal out for offside, but after consulting his assistant, the correct decision was made

Everton immediately came within inches of an equaliser as Richarlison's shot went through the legs of Bernardo, but was brilliantly tipped onto the post by Button

Silva introduced Gylfi Sigurdsson and the Iceland midfielder's free-kick with three minutes remaining found Zouma, but the Chelsea loanee could only crash his header against the crossbar as Brighton stood firm

"Your first thought when you see the flag go up is that it's been disallowed

When you're that far away, you're not quite sure what's happened

But it very quickly became obvious to everybody, and the reaction of our players that it had come off their player

"There will be numerous incidents where the referee is in the wrong place - even when the reaction of our players says it should go in our favour

If you don't see it, it's very difficult to give it, so it was very good officiating

" "We were unlucky with the deflection off Andre and it gave the chance to Locadia

We had control for the rest of the game, but that's football

They scored one goal and we didn't score with our chances

"It was a tough match but not with great intensity

It was not our best performance with the ball, but in the last 15 minutes, we were more ourselves, and we know they are strong with the set pieces

We had the ball, but we didn't create big chances

" "It was a slightly fortuitous winner, but it was great refereeing

Brighton are just phenomenal at what they do, to be where they are in the league

"I thought Everton were poor

I don't know if Silva made the right decision putting Sigurdsson on the bench

For me, he's the first name on the team sheet and then you go from there

"If I was an Everton fan and I was travelling there after Christmas, travelling all that way and you're not playing Sigurdsson, I'd want my money back

"Everton came into the game full of confidence after a five-star display at Burnley

But Marco Silva tinkered with a winning line-up as Richarlison was recalled

The Brazilian was unfortunate not to score during a period of dominance in the opening period, but his growing frustration was largely due to the presence of Dunk, on his return to the side following suspension

It is no coincidence the Seagulls celebrated their first Premier League win in five games with Dunk back alongside Shane Duffy, with the centre-back winning countless aerial balls and making crucial blocks as Brighton kept a first clean sheet in 10 games

Everton host Leicester, live on and , on New Year's Day (kick-off: 12

30pm) while Brighton travel to face West Ham on January 2

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Aleksandar Mitrovic's injury-time strike saw Fulham beat Huddersfield 1-0 in the battle of the basement sides at Craven Cottage on Saturday

There was huge relief for the hosts after Aboubakar Kamara had a late penalty saved by Jonas Lossl, with the substitute having grabbed the ball off top-scorer Mitrovic in order to take the spot kick

However, that 83rd-minute miss was soon forgotten as Mitrovic drilled home a 91st-minute winner, the Serbian's first goal in seven matches and eighth in total this season

As a result, Claudio Ranieri's team moved up to 18th in the Premier League and are just a point from safety, while Huddersfield remain bottom of the table

Huddersfield may have started the better of the two struggling sides, dominating both possession and territory before the break in west London

It was the home team who created the better openings, though, with leading-scorer Mitrovic twice going close from right-wing corners, only for his far-post headers to miss the target

Ranieri made a double change at the break and while the switches gave the hosts more attacking edge, the contest appeared to be petering out for a draw, until late drama unfolded down by the Thames

Firstly, Fulham were awarded a penalty when Chris Lowe was judged to have handled Kamara's shot in the box after Joe Bryan's miss-hit cross had deceived Lossl and hit the bar

However, following a dispute over who should take the spot kick, with Kamara winning the argument, the substitute then saw his weak effort easily saved by Lossl, diving to his left

That miss was soon forgotten, though, when in stoppage time the home team launched a swift counter through captain Tom Cairney and Ryan Sessegnon

From the substitute's wonderful pass, there was the ever-willing Mitrovic to drill the ball through the advancing Lossl's legs and send the Cottage into pandemonium

"The man who should shoot the penalty is Mitrovic, and Kamara did not respect me, the club, the team-mates, the crowd, anybody

He take the ball and want to shoot the ball, it is unbelievable

I want to kill him

" Obviously it's a low point

Not only because we've lost seven in a row but how we lost it

It's a heavy loss we've conceded (at Fulham)

We will need for sure a little bit longer than only 30 minutes afterwards to deal with it

"December wasn't our month, obviously

But for me it's not possible to think so quickly after the game about the transfer window or the next game

I have to reflect

"The experienced defender has come in for criticism for some of his displays with his side struggling this season

However, against Huddersfield, the Belgium international was back to the sort of form he showed as the Cottagers won promotion to the Premier League last season

The 30-year-old was a dominating presence in the hosts' back line, breaking up opposition attacks, before helping to launch attacks with his accurate passing into midfield

Ranieri will need more such performances from the Belgian between now and the end of the season if Fulham are to beat the drop

Fulham take on Champions League-chasing Arsenal at the Emirates on Tuesday afternoon, while Huddersfield host fellow-strugglers Burnley on Wednesday night

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Wolves came from behind to earn a stunning 3-1 win over Tottenham at Wembley on Saturday, dealing a hammer blow to Spurs' title credentials

After a slow start, Harry Kane celebrated being awarded an MBE this week with a sensational strike to break the deadlock 22 minutes in - his 13th goal of the season, taking him level with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the top of the Premier League Golden Boot race

Spurs sat back after their opener, happy to soak up Wolves pressure, but they were caught cold by Willy Boly, who headed an equaliser with Wolves' first effort on target in the 78th minute to leave Wembley stunned

Wolves were not done there either, as late goals from Raul Jimenez (83) and Helder Costa (87) earned them a surprise victory, leaving Spurs trailing leaders Liverpool by nine points

Wolves climb from 11th to seventh after a first win in three games

Spurs appeared to have overindulged across the festive period as they struggled to find any rhythm early on, but their shooting from distance was on point, with Rui Patricio brilliantly saving from Christian Eriksen before Kane went one better moments later

The England striker carried the ball down the right flank, cut inside onto his left before arrowing an effort into the net from 25 yards, leaving Patricio with no chance

Son Hueng-Min then went close with another excellent from range as Spurs remained in command until the interval

After the break, Wolves stepped up the tempo but struggled to create any real chances of note, with Spurs happy to sit back and take their foot off the gas

That tactic proved foolish, as Boly climbed highest to head Joao Moutinho's corner into the net to equalise

It got worse for Spurs late on as Jimenez picked up a pass from Ivan Cavaleiro, who span on the spot, before guiding a fine finish past Hugo Lloris to turn the match on its head

Costa's 87th-minute finish, having latched on to an intricate throughball from Matt Doherty, completed the win for Wolves, as doubts over Spurs' longevity in this Premier League title race reared their head once again

"You need to play not only with quality but with energy and it was difficult to find energy

We miss that fresh energy that we needed to find the second goal

We were a little comfortable because they played so deep

When you don't kill the game, in a period when it is so tough to play every three days, it is tough

" "We then had to stay more solid, more compact, otherwise the score can change

Today we were clinical

We have been looking (to be more clinical) and today we were

We were happy to get the win, knowing in any moment it could change

"Jimenez cut a frustrated figure in the first half as he was starved of service, but the sign of a good striker is taking your chance when it comes, and Jimenez's brilliant spin and finish in the box, with defenders all around him, decided this game

Only Son had more shots at Wembley, as Jimenez kept plugging away, and worked tirelessly up front on his own for the cause

Tottenham travel to Cardiff on New Year's Day for a late kick-off, live on , while Wolves host Crystal Palace

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Roberto Firmino scored a hat-trick as Liverpool surged nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a thumping 5-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield

With Tottenham having lost to Wolves earlier in the day, it looked like Arsenal might do their north London rivals - and Manchester City - a favour when Ainsley Maitland-Niles put them ahead in the 11th minute

However, Liverpool responded in devastating fashion with two goals in 90 seconds from Firmino and then a third from Sadio Mane in the 32nd minute

Mohamed Salah made it 4-1 with a penalty late in the first half and Firmino completed his hat-trick with a 65th-minute spot-kick as Jurgen Klopp's side finished the year in style

Liverpool now turn their attentions to a showdown with title rivals Manchester City on Thursday, live on

Depending how City fare against Southampton on Sunday, Liverpool could end the week 13 points clear of the champions, or only four

Having seen Spurs slip up against Wolves, it looked as though Liverpool might be in for a tricky evening as Alex Iwobi crossed for Maitland-Niles to put Arsenal ahead in the 11th minute

But the lead didn't last long as Liverpool responded with two goals in 90 seconds from Firmino

The first was fortuitous as Arsenal tried to clear in their own box and the ball rebounded kindly for Firmino, who scored with a no-look finish into an empty net

Firmino then made it 2-1 in the 16th minute when he shimmied past two tackles and fired a shot into the bottom corner

Anfield was rocking and Liverpool extended their advantage in the 32nd minute

Arsenal cleared a corner to Andy Robertson on halfway and his long ball forward was passed across the box by Salah for Mane to finish

Salah made it 4-1 in first-half injury-time when he rifled a penalty past Bernd Leno after being clumsily fouled by Sokratis

Aaron Ramsey spurned a chance for Arsenal early in the second half when he was unable to finish in the box

However, Arsenal's defence continued to look creaky and they conceded a fifth when Sead Kolasinac was penalised for a push on Dejan Lovren and Firmino converted the penalty

Liverpool eased up late in the game but went close to scoring again as Jordan Henderson shot narrowly wide and Leno saved a toe-poked shot from Salah

The striker scored his first Liverpool hat-trick to put Arsenal to the sword

While there was plenty of fortune in the first goal, Firmino showed excellent skill and control to create the second and then finish past Leno

He then added a third from the penalty spot to complete the rout

Liverpool can strengthen their title chances when they travel to Manchester City on Thursday, live on Sky Sports

Arsenal host Fulham on New Year's Day

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Watford moved up to ninth in the Premier league table as substitute Abdoulaye Doucoure scored a late equaliser in their 1-1 draw against Newcastle

Salomon Rondon gave the visitors a surprise lead in the first half (29) shortly after Gerard Deulofeu squandered a great opportunity to put the hosts in front

But Watford grabbed a deserved equaliser through substitute Doucoure (82), who converted his powerful header from close range

The result means Watford are four points behind sixth-placed Manchester United on 28 points, while Newcastle are 15th

Watford started the game stronger and Deulofeu was presented with a glorious chance to give them the lead in the 16th minute

Roberto Pereyra's fine floated ball put the former Barcelona forward into a one-on-one position, but Martin Dubravka did well to block his shot aimed for the bottom corner

Although Javi Gracia's side looked the more likely team to take the lead, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock thanks to Rondon

The Venezuela international sneaked into a gap between Craig Cathcart and Adam Masina at the far post and converted Matt Ritchie's early cross by powering his header past Ben Foster for his fifth Premier League goal of the season

The goal seemed to rattle the Watford defence as Rondon had the ball in the net 10 minutes later, but it was chalked off for offside

Watford did create another good chance through Isaac Success shortly before half-time, but his venomous strike was batted away by Dubravka

With Newcastle starting the second half on the front foot, and Ritchie looking particularly lively for the visitors, Gracia elected to bring on Troy Deeney and Doucoure in search of an equaliser early on - and the decision paid off

Deulofeu delivered a fine cross from the right flank for the unmarked Doucoure, who steered his header into the top corner

Watford continued to press for the winner in the final few minutes with Success' tame effort landing into the grateful arms of Dubravka as Newcastle held on for a precious point

"It was a difficult game

We knew before the start that after conceding the goal it was even more difficult but we had the possession

We knew we would have the possession but it wasn't enough to control the game all the time

"We created good chances in the beginning and when they scored their goal it was more difficult for us

We tried until the end

We crated some new chances and we scored one goal for the draw

" "It's frustrating

You have to give credit to our players because they're working so hard trying to do the things that we wanted them to do

"We did well against a good team and they are where they are in the table because they have some good players and the play well

I'm happy with the effort and the work rate of everyone

"With Watford looking relatively uninspiring going forward after going a goal down, Doucoure helped swing the game in the hosts' favour when he was introduced off the bench early in the second half

He combined well with fellow substitute Deeney to cause the Newcastle defence problems and capped his performance off with a crucial equaliser in the 82nd minute as he displayed his goalscoring prowess once again

Watford travel to Bournemouth on January 2

Newcastle, meanwhile, host Manchester United on the same evening

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Cardiff escaped Selhurst Park with a valuable point after Crystal Palace missed a host of chances in a 0-0 draw

Palace were unlucky not to take the lead in a dominant first half that saw Andros Townsend hit the bar and near misses from Wilfried Zaha, Luka Milivojevic and Townsend again

Cardiff struggled in the second half to resist a Palace onslaught but somehow stayed level thanks to the woodwork, some wayward finishing from Palace's strikers, and a series of saves by keeper Neil Etheridge

The result means that Cardiff stay out the relegation zone while Palace remain in 14th place

Palace could have taken the lead after just two minutes when Townsend hit the bar after fine work by Zaha to play him through

Townsend then had another great opportunity when Patrick van Aanholt set him up just outside the box, while Milivojevic, Zaha, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka also went close from distance

Cardiff finally had chances through Junior Hoilett and Bobby Reid, but were very lucky to get into the break level after Palace continued to push for an opener

Zaha worked tirelessly in the second half to create chance upon chance for an Eagles side that struggled desperately for accuracy, and when they did hit the target they were met with the very safe hands of Cardiff stopper Neil Etheridge

Etheridge, however, was rooted when Milivojevic curled a free-kick in from 23 yards that struck the crossbar, and could only watch as Connor Wickham missed a glorious opportunity from six yards

Cardiff had a chance of their own towards the end but were denied by a fine save from Vicente Guaita

Cardiff 'keeper Etheridge also pulled enough another fine save to deny Van Aanholt in the final minutes

The result means that Cardiff stay just afloat of the relegation zone, while Palace keep distance between themselves at the bottom in 14th, though they will be disappointed they didn't take all three points today

"We really took the game to Cardiff, but they were defending doggedly and with a lot of players behind the ball and making it difficult for us of course, but to get 32 shots, 24 in the second half,and hit the cross bar, and force some saves, unfortunately it wouldn't find the net for us today

" "We knew we were gonna be up against it, but I thought we prepared really good, I thought the lads were really in for it, and after that first ten minutes when we were a little bit apprehensive I thought we grew into the game before half time

"We've shot ourselves in the foot so many times by giving away elementary goals, especially last week against Manchester United

We had to be a lot sharper and we changed things and i'm pleased we did now, we looked solid but we also looked capable of scoring

"Palace have a three-day break before hosting Chelsea live on , while Cardiff visit Leicester on December 29

Heroics from Neil Etheridge helped Cardiff escape with a point

A top-class performance

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Felipe Anderson's double helped West Ham come from behind to beat Southampton 2-1 at St Mary's and move into the top half of the Premier League

Having been under pressure for much of the first half, it was Southampton who in fact edged in front in the 50th minute with Nathan Redmond bundling the ball home for his second goal in as many games

However, despite failing to find any rhythm earlier in the match, West Ham's top goalscorer Anderson stepped up with a fine equaliser from 25 yards just 168 seconds later, before turning the match on its head following a swift counter on the hour mark, taking his tally to eight league goals already this season

Mario Lemina almost scored a late leveller, but was denied by a fine Lukasz Fabianski save as West Ham picked up a fifth win in six league games to climb to ninth, while Southampton stay 16th

West Ham were without 10 first-team players for the trip to the south coast, and could only name six players on the bench such is the extent of their injury crisis

Their woes looked set to worsen early on, but Redmond could only shoot straight at West Ham goalkeeper Fabianski

The visitors grew into the match, however, and had the best chance of the half with Aaron Cresswell squaring a perfect pass for Lucas Perez, but the West Ham striker scuffed wide from point-blank range

After the break, the hosts stepped it up a gear and soon had themselves in front

Oriol Romeu's strike was well saved by Fabianski, it came out to Danny Ings and Redmond, who appeared to be offside, but Grady Diangana was deep, playing them both on

Romeu bundled the ball back towards goal before Redmond got the final touch on the goal line under a challenge from Angelo Ogbonna

Nonetheless, the in-form Anderson lifted the visitors with an immediate equaliser out of nowhere, arrowing a fine strike into the net from distance, catching Alex McCarthy out at his near post

Then, with Saints pressing for a goal down the other end, West Ham countered at pace, Michail Antonio squared for Anderson, who again finished superbly to complete the turnaround

Saints pressed for a leveller, with Lemina denied by a fine save from Fabianski, but the visitors held out to get back to winning ways after their pre-Christmas defeat to Watford

The big-money summer signing had a very quiet first half, and was wayward with much of his passing, but a sign of a real quality player is being able to turn it on when it really counts, and his goals of real quality, when his side were trailing is further proof why West Ham decided to splash the cash in the close season

Seven goals in his last nine league games has helped see West Ham climb the table, and should he continue in this vain of form, expect the Hammers to continue their rise

West Ham travel to struggling Burnley next, while Southampton welcome Manchester City to St Mary's on Sunday, live on Sky Sports

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Romain Saiss' late strike denied Fulham a precious win as Wolverhampton Wanderers left Craven Cottage with a 1-1 draw on Boxing Day

Ryan Sessegnon came off the bench to open the scoring after 74 minutes, the 18-year-old's first Premier League goal at home for Fulham

However, Claudio Ranieri's side could not keep hold of the lead, with Saiss levelling matters with a close-range finish with only five minutes left to play

As a result, Fulham moved off the foot of the table and remain four points from safety, while Wolves stay 10th

Fulham went into the game on the back of their first clean sheet of the season at Newcastle on Saturday

But that new-found defensive solidity was tested early on when Denis Odoi made a hash of an attempted clearance and handled the ball, although referee Andre Marriner deemed it accidental

The home side created the better openings before the break, only for Aleksandar Mitrovic to spurn them

The Serb headed Andre Schurrle's inviting centre just off target when well placed, before somehow failing to get a toe on Cyrus Christie's driven ball across the six-yard box and then shooting too close to Rui Patricio after selling an outrageous dummy to escape Willy Boly

The visitors will feel their task should have been made easier by the sending off of Calum Chambers but, despite two questionable tackles, the Fulham holding midfielder was only yellow carded once before the break

Fulham took advantage of that stroke of luck to make a crucial breakthrough with just 16 minutes to go after Alfie Mawson did well to head Jean Seri's lofted free kick across the box, forcing Patricio to punch clear under pressure from Odoi

However, the ball dropped straight at the feet of Sessegnon, who did well to fire it back through a posse of Wolves players in the six-yard box and into the back of the net

Fulham's lead lasted just over 10 minutes before Wolves drew level after a lovely team goal involving Joao Moutinho and Ivan Cavaleiro down the left flank, with the latter firing an inviting ball across the six-yard box

Fellow substitute Helder Costa reached the centre at the far post, with Saiss in the right place to convert from virtually on the line, the Morocco international's first Premier League goal for Wolves

Mitrovic almost won it in the last minute, only for Wolves captain Conor Coady to scamper back to make a last-gasp goal-line clearance as Fulham's winless run stretched to six matches

Where would struggling Fulham be without their talismanic captain, who was a thorn in the visitors' back line all afternoon long at the Cottage?The Serbia international mustered seven shots in the first half alone, the most of any player in the first 45 minutes of a Premier League game this season

And the striker was desperately unlucky not to win it late on for the west London club, but opposite number Conor Coady got back just in time to hook his shot off the line

"I'm a little disappointed because I think we deserved more in the first half

In the second half after we scored they found a solution, but I'm satisfied with our performance

We were solid, we worked hard against a good team

"Mitrovic had the chance to win the match, but in this moment we have to stay together and be positive

" "The first half was not a good performance

Fulham were well organised and there was no space

"In the second half we were better, we were on the front foot and got our deserved reward

I would not say [we were] lucky

Lucky can hide many things

I felt in the first half we didn't perform

What I'm feeling is the starting XI was not the best choice

"But I'm happy, in the second half we played better and got a deserved draw

"Fulham host fellow strugglers Huddersfield Town, while Wolves travel to Tottenham, with both league games kicking off at 3pm on Saturday

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Lucas Digne scored twice as Everton secured their first win in six Premier League games by thumping Burnley 5-1 at Turf Moor

Marco Silva's side responded emphatically to their 6-2 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday, with Yerry Mina's header giving them the perfect start (3), before Digne stretched their lead with a fine free-kick (13)

Gylfi Sigurdsson made it 3-0 from the spot in the 22nd minute, after Ben Mee was adjudged to have handled inside the box, before Ben Gibson pulled a goal back for the hosts from close range eight minutes before half-time

But Everton quelled the fightback and re-established their three-goal cushion in the 71st minute when the impressive Digne fired past Joe Hart from 25 yards - and there was still time for substitute Richarlison to add a fifth in stoppage time (90+3)

It is only the third time that Everton have scored five goals in an away Premier League game and the first time since a 5-2 win at Sheffield Wednesday in April 1996

The win moves the Toffees back up to eighth in the table, while Burnley remain 18th, three points adrift of safety

Burnley did the double over Everton as they achieved a seventh-placed finish last season, but those days seem a long time ago now with pressure mounting on manager Sean Dyche

His side went behind after more slack defending inside three minutes as Yerry Mina - on his return to the Everton side having missed the defeat to Tottenham - rose unmarked to head in Bernard's cross

If the first goal was avoidable, there was very little Hart could do about Everton's second as, after Dominic Calvert-Lewin had been unceremoniously brought down by Jack Cork, Digne brilliantly lifted his 25-yard free-kick over the wall and beyond the fingertips of the former England goalkeeper

Everton were clearly intent on making a statement three days after that Spurs humbling, but they were gifted the opportunity of stretching their lead when Mee inexplicably lifted his hand to take the ball off Mina's head just nine minutes later

Referee Michael Oliver did not hesitate in pointing to the spot, and Sigurdsson - who had already missed two penalties this season against Fulham and Watford - sent Hart the wrong way to notch his ninth goal of the campaign

Burnley were in need of a response before half-time and it duly arrived when Gibson, on his first Premier League start since joining from Middlesbrough last summer, directed the ball over the line from close range after Michael Keane had initially kept James Tarkowski's header out on the goal line

But that was as good as it got for Burnley, as Digne's well-struck shot from Bernard's pass ended any hopes of a comeback, and Richarlison heaped more misery on Dyche with virtually the final kick of the game as he received Sigurdsson's pass to poke his shot low into the net beyond Hart

"It was a very difficult afternoon for us

Mainly for the first half an hour of the game

"After a poor start with the tempo of the game - they came out with a really hard tempo - and we didn't deal with that

There were sloppy goals and sloppy moments

The big moment of the game from our point of view was Tarky [James Tarkowski]'s miss

"If that goes in, they've just conceded six, it could've been a nervous time for them

But it didn't and the rest is how it shows in the scoreline

" "It's football

When we win one match, always the face is different

I thought we deserved the three points

It was tough for us the last game, but the fans welcomed us before the game and that shows they believe in us

"We started really well and we were really effective in those early moments

We scored early in the last game too and we kept focus with their direct football

Mentally, we prepared well to play this afternoon

"Having seen their six-game unbeaten run at home come crashing to an end against Tottenham, a visit to Turf Moor might not have been classed as the ideal place for Everton to look for a response

But in Digne, a player who is playing club football through the winter for the first time in his career, Everton had the touch of class needed to make a tough assignment a procession

The former Barcelona full-back is developing a reputation as a set-piece specialist, and he not only added to his repertoire here, but showed his ability in open play with a fine second to end Burnley's hopes of recovery

Five of the eight goals scored by Digne in Europe's big-five leagues have come from outside the box, including each of his three for the Toffees

Burnley host West Ham at Turf Moor on Sunday at 2

15pm, while Everton travel to face Brighton a day earlier (kick-off 3pm) at the Amex Stadium

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Manchester City fell seven points behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race as Ricardo Pereira's late stunner gave Leicester a 2-1 victory at the King Power Stadium

The Portuguese defender fired brilliantly into the far corner from 20 yards from a cleared corner, meaning City have picked up just three points from their last four games

They did take the lead through Bernardo Silva's seventh of the season after Sergio Aguero's deft pass (14), but Leicester levelled shortly after through Marc Albrighton's controlled header from Jamie Vardy's pinpoint delivery (19)

Then came Pereira's strike (81), before Fabian Delph was sent off for a studs-up challenge on Pereira (89), and with Liverpool beating Newcastle 4-0 and Tottenham defeating Bournemouth 5-0, the champions fell to third in the table

Leicester, meanwhile, are up to seventh

Pep Guardiola's side were looking to bounce back following a 3-2 defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday, and seemed to revert to type as Silva put them ahead

Aymeric Laporte fizzed a ball into Aguero in a central position, and his threaded pass allowed Silva to tuck past Kasper Schmeichel from 10 yards

But Leicester levelled just five minutes later with a fine move of their own as Vardy looked up on the left to curl a cross for Albrighton at the far post to head back where it came from and into the left corner

There was a flurry of chances late in the half; Aguero hooked over from close range, Vardy saw a one-on-one effort blocked at his feet by Ederson after Danilo's wild backpass, before Hamza Choudhury's effort at the far post was just touched away to safety by the goalkeeper

Manchester City had 68 per cent of possession in the second half but failed to create many clear-cut chances, as the Leicester defence and Harry Maguire, in particular, held firm superbly

That gave the hosts the platform to break, and after Leroy Sane had cleared Albrighton's corner, Pereira hit a fierce first-time effort into the left corner through a crowd of players and past Ederson's grasp for the winner

Manchester City pushed for a leveller, but their task was made harder as Delph's torrid day was rounded off by a late red, winning the ball in a challenge with Pereira, but leaving his studs in the defender's ankle

: "I think we deserve the result, because I think we get more chances than City

It's a fantastic result for the team, a good reward for the mentality and togetherness since the beginning of the season

": "The reality is there are two or three teams better than us, so they are better

We're not talking about whether we can take Liverpool or get to Liverpool or whatever, the issue is about winning another game, and thinking in ourselves about how we can improve

"Leicester needed a mammoth defensive performance if they were to get a result against the champions, and they got it

It was all led by this man

He made a whopping 16 clearances, double any other player on the pitch, and won 86 per cent of his duels

City now go to Southampton on Super Sunday at 2

15pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League, while Leicester host Cardiff on Saturday at 3pm in the Premier League

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Paul Pogba scored a second-half double to earn Manchester United a 3-1 win over Huddersfield in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first home game as interim manager

United laboured early on but got their breakthrough in the 28th minute with Nemanja Matic stabbing home his first league goal since March to settle the nerves around Old Trafford

Huddersfield pressed for a leveller in the second half, with Laurent Depoitre denied by a brilliant save from David de Gea, and that save proved decisive as Pogba stroked in United's second in the 64th minute, before making sure of the win 12 minutes from time from distance

Mathias Jorgensen's 88th-minute goal was a mere consolation as Huddersfield slipped to a sixth successive defeat, while Solskjaer has now overseen back-to-back wins since taking over from Jose Mourinho

With Anthony Martial missing through illness, United struggled to find any rhythm early on and could have found themselves behind in just the 12th minute, but Terence Kongolo blazed over from close range

Huddersfield were looking comfortable at the back, with United not really putting them under a great deal of pressure before, out of nowhere, Matic converted at the far post to break the deadlock after Victor Lindelof's header had been saved

Chants of "Ole, Ole, Ole" came booming down from the Stretford End in the direction of the jubilant United interim boss, whose mood could have been improved yet further had Diogo Dalot scored from a good position, after being brilliantly picked out by Marcus Rashford, but the young full-back side-footed wide

Huddersfield came out with added impetus in the second half, and came within a whisker of a leveller through Depoitre, who flicked for the top corner, but De Gea flung himself across goal before clawing the ball out

That save proved to be a wake-up call for United, and two minutes later they doubled their lead

Rashford did well down the right, cut the ball back for Juan Mata, who burst into the middle before laying it off for Ander Herrera, who poked the ball across for Pogba to find the net from just inside the penalty area

That goal all-but ended Huddersfield's resistance, with Pogba adding his second to make sure of the win, firing a strike in at the near post to give United some breathing space and ensure the rest of the match was time for United to enjoy themselves

Jorgensen's late goal after reacting quickest to Steve Mounie's knockdown ruined De Gea's hopes of a rare clean sheet, but a second win in a row for Solskjaer remained intact nonetheless

"That [De Gea save] was the defining moment of the game

It was one of the best saves I have ever seen

That was a big, big moment for us

"He [Pogba] has got the attributes for scoring, and got a few assists last game

I was very pleased for him today

Paul is the same, he loves football and loves to go forward he has a big, big smile, and I have enjoyed working with him

""I think the performance was very good

There was effort, determination and decent football that the guys played

I do not know if one hand is enough to count all the clear-cut chances we had

"We were unfortunately unable to use them

We could go in front very early on, where Terence Kongolo has a clear-cut chance and another just before half-time

"Pogba has been involved in four goals in his last two games, and looks like a man reborn

Released from the Jose Mourinho shackles, Pogba needs no invitation to shoot, with his clinical finishing making all the difference against Huddersfield

His finish for the clinching third goal showed all his intelligence, and emphasised the wealth of ability he possesses

Manchester United host Bournemouth next on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, while Huddersfield travel to Fulham on Saturday

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Tottenham made it 11 goals in three days and moved above Manchester City after hammering Bournemouth 5-0 on Boxing Day

Fresh from their, Spurs maintained their hot streak with goals from Christian Eriksen (16), Lucas Moura (35), Harry Kane (61) and a double from Heung-Min Son (23,70), which means the South Korean has now scored 10 goals in his last 10 games in all competitions

The victory moves Mauricio Pochettino's men up to second in the Premier League after City lost 2-1 at Leicester

Spurs are six points off leaders Liverpool

Bournemouth's performance was littered with defensive mistakes and their skipper Simon Francis was stretchered off with a serious-looking injury

Both teams struggled to find an early rhythm but Eriksen changed that with one swing of his boot on 16 minutes

This strike was not as spectacular as his cute volley against Everton but it still found the net from 20 yards, via a wicked deflection off Jefferson Lerma

Bournemouth then went to pieces

Charlie Daniels made a hash of a routine long ball and Kyle Walker-Peters nipped in to set up Son from the edge of the box

The South Korean looked full of confidence as he carefully curled one into the bottom corner

Walker-Peters was revelling in a rare start and set up Tottenham's third

Harry Winks picked him out with a great ball over Daniels and his subsequent pass was finished off from close range by Moura

Bournemouth threatened to make a game of it but a penalty appeal on Callum Wilson was turned down and Junior Stanislas had a goal rightly chalked off for offside

Any hopes of a sensational turnaround were dashed by Kane on 61 minutes

Eriksen played the quarterback role and chipped a wonderful pass over the top for Kane to chase and slide home from an acute angle

The scoring was not completed there as Son was on hand from three yards to bundle home after an almighty scramble inside the Bournemouth box

A cheer rang around Wembley as the Manchester City score was shown on the big screen

The Spurs go marching on

After making a crucial mistake in the Nou Camp against Barcelona, this was a much-needed boost for the talented full-back, who was making his first start of the Premier League season

He set up all three goals in the first half, admittedly with a little help from the hapless Daniels

Who needs a transfer window when you have got this sort of back-up in the youth team?"I'm trying to keep balance in my emotions," Pochettino said when asked about moving above City in the table

"The way that we work, is paying back now

It doesn't surprise me

We only focus on us, not the opponent

It doesn't mean too much to us to be second or third

The most important position is when you finish in May

""It was strange game

We had a good moments in the match

But we didn't take them

It was unfortunate goal - it changes the mentality of the players and conceded poor goals

It was a bizarre game

"Tottenham are back at Wembley on Saturday for the visit of Wolves while Bournemouth travel to Old Trafford to play Manchester United

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Chelsea ended Manchester City's quadruple bid as Hakim Ziyech's goal secured a 1-0 win at Wembley to send Thomas Tuchel's side through to the FA Cup final

Ziyech converted Timo Werner's squared pass after Chelsea sprang the Manchester City offside trap 10 minutes into the second half and the goal proved decisive in a game of few chances

City could yet face Chelsea again in the Champions League final after both sides advanced in Europe earlier this week, but they were well below par at Wembley and their problems were compounded by The Belgian was forced off early in the second half following a collision with N'Golo Kante, making him a doubt for next weekend's Carabao Cup final against Tottenham, and Pep Guardiola's side were unable to muster a response after Ziyech's strike despite dominating possession

Gabriel Jesus fired wastefully over from close range with their best chance, while Rodri was denied by Kepa Arrizabalaga from a City corner in stoppage time

Chelsea defended resolutely, clinching their 14th clean sheet in 19 games under Tuchel, and thought they had scored a late second before substitute Christian Pulisic's strike was ruled out for offside

Ziyech's goal proved sufficient, though, and the Blues will now be favourites to go on and lift the trophy when they face either Leicester or Southampton in next month's final

Guardiola freshened up his Manchester City side following the midweek win over Borussia Dortmund, making eight changes to Chelsea's three, but it was Tuchel's team who started brightest

Most of their attacks were directed down the flanks, with wing-backs Ben Chilwell and Reece James bombing forward at every opportunity and finding plenty of space to run into

There was an early warning for City when Ziyech put the ball in the net from a Werner cross following a break, but the goal was ruled out for offside

Chelsea's wing-backs then combined for the best chance of the first half, with James latching onto a Ziyech pass and launching a deep cross to the far post, where the unmarked Chilwell screwed his volley wide of Zack Steffen's right-hand post

Chelsea were dominating possession at that point, a rarity for any side against Manchester City, and they went close again when James flashed a first-time shot a few yards wide from 25 yards out following a corner

City grew into the game as the half wore on but lacked their usual incisiveness in possession and could only muster a couple of half-chances

Jesus curled their only shot on target of the half straight into the arms of Kepa, who got the nod in goal for Chelsea ahead of usual first-choice Edouard Mendy, while Fernandinho headed wide from a Raheem Sterling delivery

Chelsea were proving difficult to break down and City's task became harder when De Bruyne limped off just three minutes after the break, the Belgian's fitness immediately becoming a major worry for Guardiola ahead of the Carabao Cup final

Phil Foden was the chosen replacement and almost made an immediate impact when his deep cross was headed dangerously across goal by Jesus, but Chelsea's breakthrough arrived just a few minutes later

Werner had been threatening to exploit City's high line all afternoon and he finally sprang the offside trap to collect Chilwell's through-ball and square for Ziyech to finish into the empty net

It was a carbon copy of the goal they had disallowed in the early stages of the game and Chelsea were in again a few minutes later, with Steffen denying Ziyech a second after Ruben Dias had failed to cut out a long pass

Dias did recover in time to block Werner's effort from the follow-up but City continued to lack cutting edge at the other end

Dias nodded over after Rodri had headed a corner back across goal, and Chelsea continued to threaten on the break, with Pulisic getting in behind again, only to shoot tamely at Steffen

City then finally created a clear opportunity when the ball fell kindly to Gabriel Jesus, who was starting in place of the injured Sergio Aguero, but Guardiola was left with his head in his hands as the Brazilian blazed over from eight yards out

Pulisic seemed to have made the game safe when he fired across Steffen and into the corner in the third minute of stoppage time, but the assistant raised his flag again, giving City one last chance to equalise when Rodri's header was pushed around the post by Kepa

Tuchel's decision to play Kepa ahead of Mendy was viewed as a gamble ahead of kick-off, but it is Guardiola who may rue his changes

City's quadruple hopes are over but they must pick themselves up quickly

A return to Wembley is only eight days away

"I am very, very happy and proud with the performance of our team because we played with a lot of courage, we were very self-confident and played very brave with the ball and against the ball

""If you play against Pep you know that you play against the highest level of Europe because wherever he was at the sideline - Barcelona, Bayern (Munich) and now Man City - for years he was the benchmark with his teams

"And he is again

You can see that with the Premier League

Our target was to close the gap for the 90 minutes because it's possible in football, if you arrive in good momentum, to make this happen

""We played a good last 15 minutes

We had struggled to find our place in the pockets but congratulations to Chelsea in a tight game

"We arrived sometimes in that position but after that we didn't create

We conceded the goal but after we reacted well, especially after Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan came on

"The team that defends with eight players in the final third it is not easy

This type of game the margin is so tight

In general we controlled well

We didn't create many clear-cut chances but we arrived more than them

"Both sides resume their Premier League campaigns in midweek

Chelsea host Brighton live on Sky Sports Premier League from 7

30pm on Tuesday, with kick-off at 8pm, while Manchester City are away to Aston Villa on Wednesday, with the game live on Sky Sports Premier League from 8pm ahead of the 8

15pm kick-off

Chelsea will find out who they face in the FA Cup final when Leicester and Southampton go head to head in the other semi-final on Sunday

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Mohamed Salah scored one and made another as Liverpool moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 rout of Newcastle at Anfield on Boxing Day

Dejan Lovren's stunning 11th-minute half-volley gave Liverpool a half-time lead with one of the few first-half chances mustered against a stubborn Newcastle defence

But after the break the hosts turned their dominance into more goals, with Salah converting a penalty he won after Paul Dummett was harshly judged to have brought him to ground (47)

Xherdan Shaqiri put the result beyond doubt by slotting home Trent Alexander-Arnold's low cross 11 minutes from time, and then, seconds after title rivals Manchester City had fallen behind in their game at Leicester, Fabinho headed in Salah's corner (85) to put Liverpool in firm control of the race for the Premier League trophy

Had Joselu netted a fine early chance from Ritchie's cross it could have been a very different afternoon, but he headed into the ground and wide - and soon, normal Anfield service was resumed

A corner taken short to Andrew Robertson was whipped into the back post where Jamal Lascelles' weak header fell perfectly for Lovren, who smashed in his first goal of the season with a peach of a strike from 12 yards

Newcastle held out until the break as Jurgen Klopp's side failed to create clear chances, but after half-time it was one-way traffic and Liverpool found their clinical edge

Salah netted a penalty within three minutes of the re-start after ref Graham Scott judged Dummett's tug on the Egyptian's arm enough to award a spot kick

Newcastle survived several scares, with Sadio Mane and Shaqiri both going close before the latter ended a spell of relentless Liverpool pressure in the final third by turning in Alexander-Arnold's cross from a lovely first-time Jordan Henderson through ball

And with news filtering through that Manchester City were on the verge of a second shock defeat in four days, Fabinho turned in Salah's whipped corner to complete the scoring on a perfect afternoon for Klopp's side

The self-styled best defender in the world has had a tough time at Liverpool for much of his four years at Anfield, but his goal was the high point of another excellent performance from the World Cup runner-up since he came back into the starting line-up against Manchester United before Christmas

He took on more aerial duels than anyone else on the Liverpool team (9), winning six of them (also a Liverpool high), and made three clearances too

"[The gap] means nothing

It's important how many points we have, not the others, because what is six points? It's nothing

We have to play them still, they are all strong, we have to play all of them again

"The first part of the season is over, and the second starts again in three days against Arsenal

It's a tough season, but so far a good season for us

We just have to keep on going

""The soft penalty in the game made the difference, we were in the game at 1-0 at half-time, but when we conceded the second goal it was more difficult for us to react against a very good team

"The second goal was crucial, it gave them more confidence and was more difficult for us, you have to take more risks, be more open then you make more mistakes and pay for that

"Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday, in the 5

30pm late kick-off

Newcastle travel to Watford earlier in the day at 3pm

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Brighton ended a three-game losing run as they fought back to claim a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at the Amex Stadium

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put the Gunners ahead in the seventh minute with his 13th Premier League goal of the season

But, after Mat Ryan made a sharp save to prevent Aubameyang from making it 2-0, Brighton levelled in the 35th minute when Arsenal failed to deal with a long pass over the top and Jurgen Locadia scored

Arsenal's level dropped in the second half but Brighton were unable to take advantage, with Solly March and Locadia spurning their best chances

Brighton beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Amex last season but a repeat looked unlikely in the opening 30 minutes as the Gunners made a fast start

Ryan tipped over a lob from Aubameyang in the fourth minute before Brighton failed to clear their lines and Aubameyang finished with a curling first-time shot from inside the box

Brighton struggled to settle into the game and when they did get the ball in the net it was ruled out as Glenn Murray had kicked the ball out of Bernd Leno's hands

Ryan then made a fantastic save to deny Aubameyang before Brighton levelled after an Arsenal corner

Propper's long pass was flicked backwards by Stephan Lichtsteiner and Locadia nipped ahead of Leno and then finished into the empty net

Mesut Ozil was taken off at half-time but that did not appear to benefit Arsenal as they were unable to regain their early control of the game

Brighton had the better chances as Propper twice went close before March lobbed an effort over the bar from the edge of the box and then Locadia dragged a shot wide

Arsenal applied pressure late in the game but the closest they came was when a clearance deflected off Alex Iwobi and spun past the post

: "We showed great character to get back into the game

If there was a team that was going to score in the second half, I felt it was going to be us

" "I think the key today was the first 45 minutes

We controlled the match like we wanted, we scored and had two good chances from Aubameyang to get the second - but their keeper saved

Then they equalised

From then, it gave us the second half to try again to control the match, create chances and be able to win - but we didn't do that

"Propper played a key role in helping Brighton get a point from the game

He was busy in shielding the back four and played several intelligent passes to help Brighton break

He looked like he had a good connection with former PSV team-mate Locadia, who also had a good game

Brighton host Everton on Saturday before a trip to West Ham on Wednesday, January 2

Arsenal travel to league leaders Liverpool on Saturday and then host Fulham on Tuesday, January 1

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Eden Hazard scored both goals for Chelsea as they beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road to move back into fourth place in the Premier League

Hazard netted his 100th goal for Chelsea in all competitions when he opened the scoring in the first minute of added time in the first half although, just over two minutes later, Roberto Pereyra equalised for Watford (45+3)

The Belgian scored his second goal of the evening in the 58th minute after he won a penalty, with Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster bundling him over in the area

He then sent Foster the wrong way from the spot and ultimately sealed the win for Chelsea

It puts the Blues back in the top four in the Premier League table on 40 points after Arsenal's draw at Brighton had briefly seen them drop down to fifth

Watford remain in ninth

Chelsea had the first chance of the game in the 11th minute

Mateo Kovacic broke down the field before picking out Willian on the left flank

The Brazilian then cut inside - getting around the oncoming Foster - before trying to slot home on the angle but Christian Kabasele was there to see it behind

However, the Watford defender clattered into the upright with his armpit and was substituted not long after

Watford went close just after the half an hour mark, but a woeful finish from Abdoulaye Doucoure after a gut-busting run from Pereyra saw the ball fly high over the crossbar

Chelsea then had a chance at the other end, but Hazard was not able to turn a fizzing Cesar Azpilicueta cross home, trying to use his heel to turn it home

But the goals came thick and fast as four minutes of added time were shown

Hazard got his 100th Chelsea goal inside the first minute as Kovacic took advantage of a poor square pass from Etienne Capoue, picking out Hazard to the left

The Belgian then rounded the oncoming Foster before slotting home into an open net

Just over two minutes later - 137 seconds to be exact - and Watford were level

It came from a corner after Kepa Arrizabalaga did well to keep out Doucoure at the near post

Jose Holebas delivered the set-piece, which found an unmarked Pereyra at the top of the area and he hit an arrowing volley through the packed box into the bottom corner

Chelsea retook the lead 13 minutes after the restart after being awarded a penalty as Foster bundled into Hazard in the area

Hazard stepped up to take and sent the Watford goalkeeper the wrong way as he notched his second goal of the evening

The visitors continued to go close as the game wore on, with Willian seeing an effort ping off the post in the 72nd minute after a lovely cross from Hazard before the Belgian was involved again not long after with a storming Chelsea break

He picked out Kante to his right, but with Watford defenders closing in, the midfielder could only send his shot past the far post

A minute later Doucoure put a lovely cross into the area for Troy Deeney - who had got ahead of David Luiz - but he did not catch the ball well and lifted it over the crossbar from inside the six-yard box as the game ended in defeat for Watford

"I think we've competed very well

We conceded one in the first and then we scored our goal, and in a moment when we were playing better, we conceded the second goal

It was difficult because we know they are a very good team but I think we competed very well

""I think that we played a good match with a good level of determination and attention for 90 minutes

I think we could have won with another result, we missed three or four good opportunities in the last 20 minutes but I am really very happy with the reaction and application for 95 minutes

Today we reacted very well while playing our football

"Who else? It was a vintage Hazard performance and he hit an important milestone with his century for Chelsea in all competitions

He continued to show why he is so important for the west London sides, being involved in many of the attacks, and he could well have had a hat-trick

But with three shots, two on target and two scored, it was still a successful evening and a late Christmas present for the Belgian, with pundit Alex Scott calling his performance 'absolutely superb'

Watford are back at Vicarage Road on Saturday as they host Newcastle in the Premier League while Chelsea make the short trip to Crystal Palace on Sunday with their 12pm kick-off live on

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Kelechi Iheanacho fired Leicester into their first FA Cup final since 1969 as 4,000 spectators witnessed their 1-0 win over Southampton at Wembley

Iheanacho's swept finish at the second attempt after 55 minutes was enough to ensure the Foxes progress to face Chelsea

There is expected to be 21,000 in attendance - including far more supporters - when they return to Wembley on May 15 looking to win their first-ever FA Cup

James Maddison missed two good chances to extend Leicester's lead following his introduction off the bench in front of the watching Gareth Southgate, but one goal was enough for Brendan Rodgers' side

Southampton last reached the FA Cup final in 2003 but failed to register a shot on target - the best chance falling to Ibrahima Diallo - as their run came to a disappointing end

"The FA Cup loves me, and I love the FA Cup," Iheanacho said afterwards, his goal extending his run to having scored in the last three rounds

His finish was the 14th FA Cup goal of his career while no other player has scored more in the past five seasons

There was a spine-tingling applause as the teams emerged for kick-off at Wembley, where thousands of fans returned as part of one of the government's pilot events

A number of Southampton and Leicester fans were among the 4,000 local residents, including key workers, as the FA Cup semi-final welcomed the biggest crowd in England for 13 months

Everyone in attendance had to prove they had tested negative for coronavirus in a lateral flow test before coming to the game, which will be followed by a larger crowd at next week's Carabao Cup final between Tottenham and Manchester City

The first half was low on major incident, but Leicester created the better chances, spurned on both occasions by Jamie Vardy

It took until the 34th minute for the first to arrive as Youri Tielemans pounced on an Diallo mistake in midfield to set the veteran striker on his way but with Fraser Forster coming out to close the angle, Vardy lifted his shot over the crossbar

Ron Walker said: "It's a classic Leicester attack

Win the ball back in midfield, get it forward quickly - it's just missing the similarly classic Vardy finish

He gets his dink all wrong

He hasn't scored for Leicester in more than two months; the 34-year-old's confidence is not at its highest

"Vardy may have wondered again how he hadn't found the net a couple of minutes before the break when Jonny Evans' header back across goal from Tielemans' corner was brilliantly taken off his head by Jan Bednarek as the half ended goalless

Southampton, winners of the FA Cup in 1976, had looked slightly frozen by the occasion; they failed to attempt a single shot at goal in the opening 45 minutes of a match for the first time since November 2019 against Everton in the Premier League - but there was more intensity from Ralph Hasenhuttl's side upon the restart

Kyle Walker-Peters won a free-kick, which was delivered by James Ward-Prowse onto the head of Jannik Vestergaard but the defender was unable to direct his header on target

But Leicester would open the scoring after 55 minutes

Vardy's movement on the flank left Bednarek trailing in this wake, with the striker crossing for Iheanacho to shoot goalwards

The ball bounced kindly off Vestergaard and the in-form striker made no mistake with the rebound

Reporting from Wembley, Dharmesh Sheth said: "I've no idea what 4,000 fans cheering inside a 90,000 seater stadium is supposed to sound like

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but that sounded louder than 4,000 fans cheering inside a 90,000 seater stadium

"There was much greater urgency now from Southampton as Hasenhuttl introduced Che Adams, and after the Scotland striker's shot was blocked by Evans, Diallo was unable to keep his shot down

He came within a whisker of equalising moments later, however, as he ran onto Wilfred Ndidi's headed clearance to flash a rising volley a yard wide with Kasper Schmeichel stranded

Maddison was summoned from the bench as Rodgers sought to wrestle back control, and he had the chance to put last week's indiscretion behind him when he collected Iheanacho's pass but his shot was blasted over

Forster watched another Maddison effort sail over but time was running out for Southampton

There was still not a single shot on target - and that's how it would end

When Ward-Prowse's final corner was claimed by Schmeichel, their wait for a second FA Cup was extended into a 46th year at least as Leicester marched on

Leicester boss : "It's amazing

The club have been waiting a long time to get to the final

I thought we deserved it

We defended strongly and didn't concede any efforts on goal

"As the game wore on we looked really bright in our attacking play and maybe should have had more than one goal

(I'm) just really pleased for everyone, the players first and foremost

"It's a massive achievement, but we have to be hungry and keep pushing

We're embracing the challenge, and the players today were first class

We're certainly not frightened by the challenge

"It's going to be a privilege to lead the team out in the final

It was always going to be a tight game but I felt we deserved it

We had to defend well, which we did

I'm delighted for the players as they've shown that they're constantly learning

"The performance was very composed, mature, and we got the goal that counted

I just spoke to Top [Leicester chairman Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha] and he's absolutely over the moon

He was absolutely over-joyed

It's the early hours of the morning over there so he's been up all night

To be able to get to the final, I'm very happy for him

"Southampton boss : "We tried a lot and worked a lot against the ball

The performance was absolutely OK

We saw a tight game from both teams with both sides struggling to create chances

We had some moments and won the ball a lot of times in their half

"We didn't ultimately make the final step or create the final chance so we ended up without a shot on target

Defensively, it was really good what we did today

The goal we conceded was unlucky

He managed to hit our player with his first shot

It's a pity when a goal like this decides a game

"It was the only goal we conceded in our run this season but we have to come back and fight to win it next year

It was a nice experience playing in this beautiful ground and even with just a few fans, it was a nice feeling

We now have to concentrate on the remaining games of the season

If we put the same effort in against Tottenham on Wednesday then we have a chance of getting something

"Iheanacho is the first Nigerian player to score 15 goals in all competitions in a season for a Premier League club since Odion Ighalo in 2015-16 for Watford, who scored 17

"It is a dream come true," he told

"Loving it

I am happy

We did it together to get to the final

I watched the FA Cup when I was little and now I get the chance to play in the final

Such a big dream for me

"We did it together as a team

I am proud of that

Really happy

We are really happy to have some fans today, it is not easy with everything going on but hopefully the final there will be a lot more

"I just want to concentrate and keep working hard

Of course it is amazing when you count the goals but my focus is to keep working hard

"The FA Cup final takes place at Wembley on Saturday May 15 at 5

30pm

Leicester host West Brom at the King Power Stadium on Thursday in the Premier League; kick-off is at 8pm

Southampton travel to face Tottenham on Wednesday, live on and ; kick-off is at 8pm

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Leicester City are just two victories away from winning the FA Cup for the first time after beating Manchester United 3-1 to set up a Wembley semi-final against Southampton

Despite missing James Maddison, James Justin, Harvey Barnes and Ricardo Pereira through injury, Leicester remained a force to be reckoned with and took the lead in the quarter-final tie at the King Power Stadium through Kelechi Iheanacho when the striker took advantage of a horrendous pass from Fred

United scored against the run of play through Mason Greenwood, but the Foxes remained the brighter team and regained the lead through a fine Youri Tielemans strike

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had decided to rest a handful of his United regulars but sent on Bruno Fernandes, Luke Shaw, Edinson Cavani and Scott McTominay with 25 minutes left

However, it failed to spark the visitors as Iheanacho wrapped up the game with a back-post header with 10 minutes remaining, netting his seventh goal in his last four appearances

Leicester's win sets up a first FA Cup semi-final since 1982 for the club, while United's only hope of silverware this season now comes in the form of the Europa League

United's lacklustre play was summed up by Fred's inability to find a team-mate with most of his passes

He lost the ball which allowed Iheanacho and Ayoze Perez to break and ended with Jamie Vardy testing Dean Henderson with a low drive

Vardy wasted a fine opening soon after when his shot was blocked by Harry Maguire with Iheanacho free but Leicester were sharper than United all over the pitch

The opener came on 24 minutes in embarrassing fashion from a United point of view

United tried to pass their way out from the back and, when Maguire played Fred into trouble, the midfielder sold Henderson woefully short

It allowed Iheanacho to nip in, round the goalkeeper and tap into an empty net for his 12th goal in 18 FA Cup appearances

The goal seemed to give United a wake-up call and they equalised seven minutes before the break

Paul Pogba found space on the left and his cross was dummied by Donny van de Beek for Greenwood to sweep in from eight yards

Perez came close to restoring Leicester's lead ahead of half-time only for his 18-yard effort to go wide

An improved showing from Solskjaer's team was expected after the break although the boss resisted the urge to make any changes

Perhaps that was a decision he regretted six minutes after the break, when Tielemans restored Leicester's lead

The midfielder swapped passes around Matic with Iheanacho to drive towards goal and United's defence parted to allow the Belgium international to find the bottom corner from 18 yards in classy fashion

Vardy then should have ended the tie after 58 minutes

Iheanacho was involved as he found the striker who skipped past a static Maguire but, with just Henderson to beat, dragged wide of the near post

Solskjaer then made the quadruple change but it did little to change United's fortunes

Leicester carried a huge threat on the break and Iheanacho sealed Leicester's progress with 12 minutes left, heading home Marc Albrighton's free-kick

The Leicester midfield is everything a Manchester United midfield should be, led masterfully by Ndidi

His partnership in there with Tielemans has the perfect balance of steel and quality

They ran Fred and Matic ragged in the heart of the pitch as Ndidi tackled everything that moved

A special mention to Iheanacho, too

He has found the goalscoring touch of late and his partnership with Vardy continues to impress

Manchester United return from the international break with a game against Brighton at Old Trafford on Sunday April 4 (7

30 kick off), while Leicester host Manchester City, live on Sky Sports on Saturday April 3 (5

30 kick off)

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Nathan Redmond scored two and set up another as Southampton cruised into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 quarter-final victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium

Redmond set up Moussa Djenepo for Southampton's opener on 37 minutes and doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time with a stunning solo run and finish into the top corner

After having an early own goal from Bournemouth defender Cameron Carter-Vickers ruled out by VAR, Southampton were denied again early in the second half when Che Adams' venomous strike was chalked off for offside

But Redmond hammered home Saints' dominance shortly before the hour mark with a clinical second after the impressive Stuart Armstrong had struck the post, as Ralph Hasenhuttl's side escaped their challenging Premier League campaign to book a place at Wembley in style

Southampton made the brighter start and looked to have made the breakthrough inside 10 minutes

Kyle Walker-Peters latched onto Jan Bednarek's wonderful floated ball and drilled a teasing cross into the Bournemouth area which Carter-Vickers turned into his own net on the stretch, but the centre-back's blushes were spared when VAR found the Saints full-back had strayed offside

Bournemouth steadily grew into the game, with Arnaut Danjuma threatening down the left and Rodrigo Riquelme passing up two opportunities on goal, but the Cherries failed to make their best spell of the game count and were undone twice before the break

Redmond carried the ball from halfway before a perfect side-rule pass released Djenepo down the left channel, where the midfielder curled a composed finish beyond Asmir Begovic

Reaching the break without conceding another was imperative for Bournemouth's chances but they were hit again in the dying seconds of the half, and Redmond was front and centre once more

Armstrong's flick on from a throw-in released Redmond through one versus one against Steve Cook and his pace and poise bewildered the Bournemouth captain, leaving him on the ground as he rifled a stunning effort into the top corner

Bournemouth need to score first to have any chance of reviving their floundering cup campaign but Southampton were in no mood to surrender their advance and powered on into an insurmountable lead

After Adams' brilliant low effort was ruled out by VAR, Southampton put the victory beyond doubt when Redmond stroked an unerring finish into the far corner second after Armstrong had rattled the post

With the game over as a contest, Armstrong drew Begovic into a save a full stretch before Redmond could have completed his hat-trick when he whistled a shot inches wide

Danjuma and substitute Sam Surridge forced Fraser Forster into late saves, but it proved too little, too late for Bournemouth as Southampton marched through to Wembley

"They were a Premier League team and we were never expected to win the game

They were better on the day, more clinical in both boxes

"I'm gutted we've gone out; it would have been a bonus if we'd have got to a semi-final, but the objective this season is to get into the play-offs and get promotion

"We've got nine massive games to come, so this game will be put to bed, and we move on

""It was a very lively performance from our side

We had a good week, to be honest

"The mindset was important today

We immediately showed what we wanted to do and what we wanted to achieve today, and I could feel the whole week with a few good, hard sessions that the guys were focused"[Nathan] Redmond has had a difficult year so far with his performances and with the injuries he's had, and I'm hoping this game gives him so much lift that he now shows more often what quality he has

"Nathan Redmond has been directly involved in three goals in a single game in all competitions for the first time since May 2015, when he registered a goal and two assists for Norwich against Fulham in the Championship

Bournemouth host Middlesbrough in the Sky Bet Championship on Good Friday at 3pm, before Southampton host Burnley on Easter Sunday at 12pm - live on Sky Sports Premier League

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Second-half goals from Danny Ings and Stuart Armstrong saw Southampton beat Wolves 2-0 at Molineux to progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals

Ings fired the visitors ahead four minutes after half-time, albeit with the help of the Video Assistant Referee after the striker's goal had initially been ruled out for offside

Armstrong sealed the win in the last minute as the Saints advanced to a last-eight clash at south-coast rivals Bournemouth

While Wolves were much changed, perhaps mindful of Sunday's trip to St Mary's in the Premier League, Ralph Hasenhuttl opted to field a strong-looking line-up as Southampton looked to book another quarter-final berth, having made it all the way to the semis three years ago

However, it was a first half largely to forget in the Midlands, with the visitors on top, but missing that final pass, or composure in front of goal, against opponents clearly suffering a lack of confidence

The closest either side came to opening the scoring was when Ryan Bertrand's left-wing cross somehow made its way through to the unmarked Nathan Redmond at the far post, only for the forward to fluff his lines

But the second period was a different affair, beginning with a dreadful close-range miss by Armstrong that was soon forgotten when his team took the lead seconds later

Bertrand slipped Ings clean through on goal and faced with just the advancing John Ruddy to beat, the forward saw his initial effort saved by the back-up Wolves 'keeper, only for the ball to rather fortuitously end up in the net off the England international

At first, the hosts thought they had got away with it after the flag went up for offside, only for the VAR to decide that Ings had timed his run perfectly

The visitors could, and should, have increased their lead midway through the second half when Armstrong played Redmond through, only for Ruddy to deny the forward with a brilliant block

However, Fraser Forster was also called upon to make a wonderful goal-line stop with his legs to deny substitute Adama Traore with 11 minutes to go, before Armstrong finished the tie as a contest late on

Leander Dendoncker did Ruddy no favours with a firmly struck back pass which the 'keeper failed to control, and while Nathan Tella could not get the better of the Wolves No 1, the sub still laid the ball off for Armstrong, who from a tight angle found the corner of the net with a delightful curler

"It was about the schedule, the game, what we have in front of us, solutions for the team and trying to find other options

"It's not about regrets, we decided on the moment we had and because we wanted to find other things for the team

"Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't and today it didn't

There are many things we have to decide

Everyone needs to do more, when tough moments come we need the best from everyone

"It's a frustrating night for us, we are out of the competition because we didn't compete so well

We conceded easy goals

"We didn't create enough and we will keep on trying and looking to improve

We wanted to go through, it was everyone's wish

" "We are still in the Cup, which is fantastic

"We said when we were more comfortable in the league we can focus on the Cup

We want to go for the FA Cup and this is a chance to win something

"We haven't had an easy time in the last few weeks so it's important to win and they have been convinced about what they are doing

"In the end we deserved to win

It's not easy to create chances against Wolves, we had the better ones and we never stopped believing

This time we had luck with the VAR for the first time in a long time

"We have a south coast derby now which is always intense and we will go there trying to win

"What a signing Ings has been for Southampton, with the deadly goal poacher on hand to grab the crucial opener at Molineux on Thursday, the striker's eighth of the season

In fact, since joining the Saints in 2018, Ings has scored 41 goals in all competitions, at least 23 more than any other player for the south-coast club in that time

And Southampton will need him to be at his very best in front of goal if they are to keep progressing in this season's cup

Both sides face each other once again in the Premier League on Sunday, with the clash at St Mary's kicking off at noon

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Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win at Swansea - their 15th successive victory in all competitions, which is a new record for a top-flight team in English football history

Despite a raft of changes, it was a classic Man City performance as they dominated the cup encounter, registering 73

6 per cent possession and 17 shots

But they took the lead in strange circumstances as Kyle Walker's cross snuck home at the back post on the 30-minute mark

Swansea defended well in the first period and had their own sights of goal - Jay Fulton heading just wide immediately after the goal - but were sucker-punched with a Man City double inside five second-half minutes

Raheem Sterling (47) was left unmarked as he slotted home before Gabriel Jesus (50) added the third shortly after for his fourth goal in six games and second in the FA Cup this season

Morgan Whittaker's first Swansea goal was a consolation, complete with a fine finish, but it was not enough to inspire a comeback against the Premier League leaders

The victory brought up Pep Guardiola's 200th win as Man City manager, with his side now unbeaten in 22 games in all competitions

They will be part of the quarter-final draw on Thursday evening

The warning signs from Man City were there inside two minutes, Jesus fired an effort straight into Freddie Woodman's hands and it was not long before they started to rack up the chances

Jesus went close again in the 15th minute, lifting Benjamin Mendy's fizzing low cross just past the post

Aymeric Laporte then nodded a corner wide at the back post

Woodman was again in action when Ferran Torres lifted an effort his way from the left of the area, but it was saved well by the Swansea stopper

Man City finally made the breakthrough on the half-hour mark

It was a strange goal from Walker, who was picked out in acres of space on the right flank

He lifted his head up to pick out the run of Torres, but his whipped cross missed the forward before nestling home at the far post

Going behind seemed to galvanise Swansea somewhat and they had their best chance of the game just after

Connor Roberts whipped a cross in from the right, but captain Fulton could only send his strong header wide

Shortly after, Yan Dhanda slotted Jamal Lowe in down the left, but Eric Garcia was there to help see the ball behind for a corner

The impressive Marc Guehi then sent a header wide from the delivery

But Man City doubled their lead inside two minutes of the second half

It was a real lapse in what had been a solid defensive display from Swansea in the first half with Sterling left unmarked on the left

Rodri picked him out as Roberts scrambled back, and it was a simple run and finish from the Man City forward as Swansea argued among themselves as to who was at fault

A few minutes later, Jesus made it three

Swansea were once again caught out, this time attempting to play out from the back

Man City stole it back before lofting a cross into the area, which Bernardo Silva nodded back across

Jesus was waiting to control superbly on the swivel before firing home

The Premier League side could have added a fourth, but were thwarted by a great clearance from Man City academy product Joel Latibeaudiere

Riyad Mahrez fired a low cross in from the right, but the defender was there ahead of Mendy on the line to clear the ball away

Phil Foden tried to net the rebound, but it ricocheted off the Swansea defenders ahead of him to fly over the bar

Swansea deserved a goal for their overall performance and it came from an unlikely source in Whittaker

Ryan Manning lofted a superb cross into the box, which the former Derby forward controlled before turning to fire home on the volley

But there was no FA Cup shock or stopping the Man City juggernaut as they once again powered their way into the quarter-final draw

Much has been made of Man City's lack of strikers this season, but Jesus is quietly going about his business in the background

He now scored in each of his last four starts, his best run since scoring in seven straight starts between April and October 2019

Jesus registered his second FA Cup goal of the season - also scoring against Cheltenham in the last round - and it was a well-taken strike

He also had two glorious early openings and overall, it was a good evening's work from the Brazilian

: "I had a feeling that when Swansea go up front, they create a dangerous situation

They defend so aggressively but we controlled the game, we had a good-build up and we created a lot of chances, but unfortunately, in the final third, we could not convert

But we are in the quarter-finals so it's the next step

" "It is a message for ourselves - we came here to win the game and that's the most important thing

But we cannot deny how pleased and proud we are for our club to break the record from a long time ago

"The records made once will be broken so the record is there for another team to come along and break it but they'll have to do well so it's not easy in the modern era to win 15 games in a row

It's good today, now onto the next once

""I don't know how many games but 200 victories already, 200 good moments, and a lot of red wine afterwards!" "It was a really difficult task going into it anyway, and it proved to be that

"To be 3-0 down after 50 minutes, it's a real test of character - it can go one way or the other

We certainly didn't hide

The rhythm of the game stayed the same, but we kept going

We didn't concede another goal and we scored a goal

"There wasn't one sign of any players - I know we made changes - hiding from the challenge

"I think that's a really good sign of mentality, and we got some new players on the pitch, Morgan takes his goal, and that's really good for him

We've got to play against and see one of the best teams in the world live

"Swansea will be back in Sky Bet Championship action on Saturday when they travel to Sheffield Wednesday; kick-off 3pm

Man City also play on Saturday, welcoming Tottenham live on Sky Sports; kick-off 5

30pm

The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

The draw for the quarter-final will take place on Thursday evening ahead of the final fifth-round tie of the week between Barnsley and Chelsea

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Late goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne sent Manchester City into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over a stubborn Everton at Goodison Park

Everton sat deep in a goalless first half, but came closest to opening the scoring as Yerry Mina's glancing header was cleared off the line by Oleksandr Zinchenko

Young third-choice Everton goalkeeper Joao Virginia made a superb fingertip stop to deny Raheem Sterling after the break, but City broke the deadlock with six minutes remaining as Gundogan reacted fastest to head into an empty net after Virginia had tipped Aymeric Laporte's effort onto the crossbar

And sub De Bruyne wrapped up the win late on, latching onto fellow sub Rodri's through ball and lashing past Virginia (90), despite Everton protestations of a high foot from Riyad Mahrez in the build-up

The result means City have won 25 of their last 26 games as they remain on course for an unprecedented Quadruple, while Everton's 26-year wait for a major trophy goes on

The draw for the FA Cup semi-finals will be made on Sunday evening at 5

45pm

Everton's plan was clear early doors - at one point with 25 minutes gone, they had completed just 17 passes to City's 209 - but Virginia in the Everton net had little to do in the first half as the Premier League leaders struggled to find gaps in the defence

Everton came closest in a goalless first 45 minutes as Yerry Mina's near-post header form a Lucas Digne corner was headed off the line by Zinchenko, while goalkeeper Zack Steffen's blushes were spared as his misjudged rush-out to dispossess Dominic Calvert-Lewin bounced fortuitously out for a corner

City upped the ante slightly after the break, and, after Richarlison struck a half volley a yard wide of Steffen's right-hand post, the visitors went up the other end and should have scored

Fernandinho fought his way through two Everton challenges before finding Sterling unmarked in the box, running onto the ball, but the England man did not connect properly with his shot 12 yards out as Virginia got the slightest touch to divert it wide

Phil Foden went within inches shortly after with an effort from the edge of the box, but City finally got their opener with six minutes remaining through a familiar source

Gundogan got his second goal this week, and his 16th this season, reacting quickly to stoop low and head into the empty net after Virginia had brilliantly tipped Laporte's poked shot onto the bar

City had brought on the cavalry from the bench in Rodri, De Bruyne and Mahrez, and all three were involved in the second goal to kill the game off

Everton felt there was a high foot from Mahrez on Mina as the ball broke for Rodri, but the Spaniard superbly spotted the run of De Bruyne, who was found running in-behind before smashing past Virginia

City's class shone through eventually, meaning they have reached the FA Cup last four for the fourth time in five years under Pep Guardiola

Everton boss : "I think my players have improved a lot this season, and the game today showed there is a different quality, but with strong concentration, good defensive organisation, we are able to compete

Man City is not a normal team in this moment, they are the best

"On"We played the game we wanted to play

We didn't concede space; but they are the best team and have the best bench in the world

"I think it was a good experience for us, I think there is no regrets

The regrets are the game against Burnley, that we didn't use this type of concentrate, and against Fulham

We want to fight for our position in Europe next season

"Man City boss : "Honestly, since the last international break, we played 39, won 34, draw two, lost three, one of them was Porto away when we'd already qualified

"In this winter time, four months, playing every three days, it's incredible commitment

I don't have any words to express that, and in this period, after one game we cannot even enjoy because three days later there is another

"On the international break: "I hope they stay safe and make it back, not just for us but for them

Of course we are being incredibly controlled in these four months, but hopefully, and we spoke about this, to be careful

"But we are lucky that in England it is the best country alongside maybe the US that vaccinate a lot of people, which makes our life easier, and hopefully the people who go abroad can come back safe

"The draw for the semi-finals of the FA Cup will take place on Sunday evening after the conclusion of Leicester vs Manchester United

After the international break, Everton host Crystal Palace on Monday Night Football on April 5 at 6pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League

Man City, meanwhile, go to Leicester City on Saturday April 3 at 5

30pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League

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Chelsea weathered a spirited second-half Sheffield United fightback to reach the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 quarter-final victory at Stamford Bridge

The Blues looked set to stroll through to a last-four spot at Wembley when Oliver Norwood's first-half own goal handed them the lead at the interval, but a thrilling Sheffield United rally pushed Thomas Tuchel's side right to the wire

The Blades came alive in the second half and should have forced extra-time, but David McGoldrick squandered a gilt-edged header from six yards, before substitute Rhian Brewster lashed into the side-netting in stoppage-time

Hakim Ziyech then made sure of the Chelsea victory - their 10th from 14 games under Tuchel - with their second goal with virtually the last kick of the game as the Blues joined Manchester City and Southampton in the last four

Despite Tuchel making wholesale changes following the midweek Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid, Chelsea maintained their attacking fluency and dominance of the ball but found chances hard to come by against a battling Blades outfit

McGoldrick registered the first attempt on target in the opening minute before Phil Jagielka looped a header into the arms of Kepa Arrizabalaga as Sheffield United started positively in response to last week's 5-0 drubbing at Leicester

It took Chelsea until midway through the first half to finally unlock the Blades' defence, and they were given a helping hand as Norwood dangled out a leg and turned Ben Chilwell's driven cross-shot into his own net

Norwood very nearly gifted Chelsea a second three minutes before the interval when his wayward pass was intercepted by Christian Pulisic, but the forward was thwarted by on-rushing Blades goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale

The half ended just as it had begun, with McGoldrick forcing Kepa into action with another long-range strike, but the Spaniard ensured Chelsea reached the interval with their lead intact

Pulisic wasted another glorious opening after great footwork had seen him slip between two defenders and through on goal, but another tame effort was thwarted by Ramsdale

The Blades were passive for the first hour but sharpened in a pulsating final 30 minutes as Chelsea's intensity dipped

The chances came thick and fast, the best of which fell for McGoldrick, but he somehow headed wide with the goal at his mercy, before Oliver McBurnie stung the palms of Kepa

Brewster's deflected effort lashed into the side-netting in the first minute of stoppage time but Chelsea stood firm before Ziyech sealed their place at Wembley

"We had two chances [for Pulisic] which we didn't take, then we lost control, concentration, a bit of momentum and there were many minutes we had to suffer

They had two big chances and we were lucky to escape with a clean sheet

"But there are a lot of circumstances to explain it, and it's OK

After 14 matches the target was to go to the quarter-finals [of the Champions League] and to Wembley, and the team have achieved both of targets so big compliments to them and well done

" "It was a tough defeat to take

It was bittersweet, we've just been knocked out of the FA Cup, but I felt the game was there for us and we missed an opportunity

"That wasn't down to a lack of effort or quality, and I don't think anyone could have begrudged us forcing extra time or if we'd won 2-1

We want to take the positives rather than the negatives; we know why we didn't get through and that was because we didn't take our chances

"Chelsea host Fulham in the Premier League at 12

30pm and Sheffield United travel to Leeds at 3pm on April 3

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Tammy Abraham scored his fourth FA Cup goal of the season as Chelsea edged past an impressive Barnsley 1-0 to set up a quarter-final tie against Sheffield United

The striker had scored a hat-trick against Luton in the fourth round - in what was ultimately Frank Lampard's final game in charge - and found the net again with a close-range finish in the 64th minute, which proved to be Chelsea's only shot on target

Barnsley pushed their Premier League opponents all the way, particularly in the first half, managing 14 shots to Chelsea's six

Callum Brittain forced a reaction save from Kepa Arrizabalaga early on before Abraham cleared a flicked effort from Michael Sollbauer off the line as the hosts piled on the pressure in the final 15 minutes

It was an ultimately scrappy performance from a much-changed Chelsea side, but Abraham's goal ensures their place in the quarter-finals and a home tie against Sheffield United in March

Barnsley began well and tested Kepa inside 10 minutes

Alex Mowatt gave Callum Hudson-Odoi the slip on the left before lofting a cross into the area

Conor Chaplin headed it on with Brittain waiting inside the six-yard box, but his flicked effort was saved by the Chelsea goalkeeper at close range

With no VAR in use at Oakwell, Chelsea then had two penalty calls turned down

The first saw Toby Sibbick sweep at the feet of Abraham, but Martin Atkinson waved away the claims

Abraham was involved again soon after, going to ground after a tussle with Mads Andersen, but that was also dismissed

Chelsea did not have many bright moments in the first half, but their best move almost led to a goal

Christian Pulisic drove through the midfield before picking out Hudson-Odoi on the left

His cross flew over the waiting heads in the middle but did find the incoming Pulisic on the right, but he slipped as he connected onto the ball, sending it skewing wide

With the last kick of the half, Barnsley could have taken the lead with a well-worked corner that almost caught Chelsea out

Mowatt's delivery was sent back into the area by Chaplin for the waiting Brittain

However, Victor Adeboyejo unwittingly deflected the latter's shot inches past the post

Unimpressed with a disjointed first-half performance, Thomas Tuchel made two changes at the break, bringing on Antonio Rudiger and Reece James

Although it took them a while to settle, Chelsea soon saw chances fall their way

Hudson-Odoi dinked past Brittain and Sibbick on the left before firing in a low effort, but the ball wriggled past the far post with Abraham unable to get there in time

Just after, Rudiger nodded a Hakim Ziyech free kick just wide

Chelsea eventually broke the deadlock as Billy Gilmour slotted James through on the right flank and the full-back delivered a fierce, low cross into the area which Abraham turned home from close range

The striker then showed off his defensive prowess as Barnsley refused to go quietly

Mowatt fired in a wonderful free kick, which Sollbauer flicked on with his first touch of the game

However, Abraham was on the line to see the ball onto the top of the net with a header and then cleared the resulting corner

Barnsley continued to push for what would have been a deserved equaliser, with Kepa making a late save from Michal Helik's ricocheted header off of Emerson, but Chelsea managed to scrap their way into the quarter-finals

Chelsea would not have made it into the last eight without Abraham at both ends

Of course, he scored the winner with a well-taken tap-in, but his contribution in defence in the final minutes of the game should not be underestimated

His goal-line clearance was vital, as was his clearance from the corner after

They are just two examples of some superb defending from a player who is turning into a bit of an FA Cup goal machine

Abraham has been involved in nine goals in his last seven starts in the FA Cup (6 goals, 3 assists) and since the start of last season, has scored 30 goals for Chelsea in all competitions - at least 11 more than any other player at the club

After the game, Chelsea head coach Tuchel said: "With his goal, you cannot leave out the pass from Billy, the run from Reece so this was a very nice goal and he was at the end of a very good combination

He scores decisive goals in cup games and this was a very decisive goal

His stop on the line was also crucial in that moment

It's good for him because for the strikers, it's most important to score

" "The most important thing was the performance to compete at that level

We had a lot of questions before the game - can we force our principles against Chelsea, one of the best teams in the world, and we did it

"In the first half especially, we were the best team

We had two big chances to score and we have to score

In the second half, Chelsea changed the shape and had more control of the game and we had to adapt

We did it well and after, I think in one moment, we didn't keep the pressure on the ball and they finish us with the goal

"But after, we kept pushing and we had two big opportunities to score again

I think we stayed true to ourselves and all the people who know Barnsley recognised that and we stayed true to our way of playing football

It's a good feeling for the guys to see that we can compete at that level and to make it really unpleasant for Chelsea

"I'm really proud of the guys, they gave everything

The belief, the determination in everything we made and this is what you need to make the next step as young players

I think it was an excellent learning process for the guys to see that we made a good performance

" "We can clearly play better, it was not our best performance

To cope with the difficulties was hard for us, to cope with the pressure, to escape the pressure in our own half

"We made some changes at half-time and we played better in the second half in a different structure to help the team, they did very well until we scored a very nice goal

After that, the opponent again took a lot of risks, played very aggressive and we had trouble coping with the first challenges or the second balls so in the end it was way too deep for too many minutes

"We were lucky twice in the first half to have Kepa who saved, we were lucky when Tammy saved us with a header on the line

So in the end, we have to admit we struggled but in the cup, it's sometimes like this so I don't want to be too harsh with the guys

The circumstances were not too easy but we went through and this is the most important thing

"We cannot expect too much of ourselves, we have to cope with the quality from the opponent, the role that we are the clear favourites and they have nothing to lose

We arrived here and we had many changes, we lacked a little bit of rhythm and when you lack a bit of self-confidence, we cannot expect them to show up and put in their brightest performance

"But we can clearly do better but I don't want to be too harsh and judge everyone on this performance today

In the end, it's important that we try hard to be better and we did this is

We have a lot of things to improve, but we have this win and from there, we can continue

"Barnsley face a tough trip to Brentford on Sunday in the Sky Bet Championship; kick-off 1pm

Chelsea will be live on on Monday evening when they welcome Newcastle to Stamford Bridge; kick-off 8pm

Chelsea will face Sheffield United at home in the FA Cup quarter-finals next month

The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

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Kelechi Iheanacho scored an injury-time winner to send Leicester into the last eight of the FA Cup as they edged past Brighton 1-0

The return of Jamie Vardy and Wilfred Ndidi to the Leicester ranks means the Foxes were nearly at full-strength but they struggled for rhythm and tempo against a much-changed Brighton side

In an encounter of few chances that took 83 minutes for the first shot on target to be registered, it looked that extra-time and penalties were on the agenda but Iheanacho - on for Vardy - headed home with virtually the last action of the game to inflict a first defeat in seven games for Brighton

The draw for the quarter-final will take place on Thursday evening, ahead of the final fifth-round tie of the week between Barnsley and Chelsea

Victory came at a price though after James Justin was carried off in the second half with a knee problem when he landed awkwardly

Despite making seven changes, Brighton played with great cohesion and confidence with Percy Tau and Andi Zeqiri showing impressive chemistry

Graham Potter's side lost their Premier League clash 3-0 at the King Power Stadium in December yet forced Leicester to retreat and Zeqiri's ambitious overhead kick flew over five minutes before the break

The Seagulls controlled possession but their patient build-up lacked the final pass

Leicester seemed to be playing with the handbrake on with Vardy very isolated in attack

Mike Dean had little to deal with after he had decided to return to duty after he and his family received death threats and abusive messages following his dismissals of Southampton defender Jan Bednarek and West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek

His biggest call of the half came near the break when booking Ayoze Perez for a lunge on Pascal Gross, just one of three fouls committed in the first half

The lull continued after the break and Vardy was withdrawn after an hour for Iheanacho while James Maddison also replaced the ineffective Perez

In a rare opening Zeqiri did at least have the ball in the net after 65 minutes after a cute finish, but was rightly ruled offside

Two minutes later Cengiz Under also had a goal disallowed - sparing Dan Burn's blushes when he lost the ball in the area - as Iheanacho was offside in the build-up

Zeqiri curled wide soon after, following the slip from Justin which saw the defender carried off

The game seemed destined for extra time until Iheanacho popped up at the death to head in Youri Tielemans' cross and send the Foxes through

The fact that Leicester have coped so smoothly without the Turkish international this season is a testament to the management of Rodgers and the potential shown by Wesley Fofana

It was only less than six months ago that Soyuncu was being talked about as a potential Manchester City target after a formidable season with the Foxes where he helped them ease the burden of losing Harry Maguire

Here, his class shone through, sniffing out any loose balls in his box and starting Leicester attacks with some crisp long-range passing

Since returning from injury, in the 270 minutes of action with Soyuncu on the field, Leicester haven't conceded a goal

That's no coincidence

: "I believe we have improved, the mentality in the team has grown over the last year

Let's see if we can make the next step, let's see who we get

"Everyone was delighted it wasn't half-hour more for extra-time

The game was a bit broken and there weren't so many chances

"You have to keep going and keep fighting

It's another clean sheet, a great win, players getting minutes and getting through to the quarter-finals again

": "We're disappointed, we put such a lot into the game

There were some tired minds on the pitch and we switched off a little bit

"Our performance was really good, we more than matched them

We're happy about that but disappointed with the result

"Both sides would say there wasn't too much on either goal and it was a tight game, both sides defended well

We didn't have enough in the final third to be really satisfied but our performance up until that point was good

"In extra-time maybe we could have influenced it a bit more but it wasn't to be

"The overall performance was strong against a good Leicester team

We were the better team over the 90 minutes

We did a lot of things well but it's hard to think about that because we're so disappointed to lose

"The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

The draw for the quarter-final will take place on Thursday evening ahead of the final fifth-round tie of the week between Barnsley and Chelsea

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Billy Sharp again proved Sheffield United's matchwinner from the spot as the Blades beat 10-man Bristol City 1-0 to take them through to the FA Cup quarter-finals

Sharp beat Max O'Leary from 12 yards with an excellent penalty into the bottom corner after 66 minutes, to give the Blades the narrow victory they deserved against a dogged but limited Bristol City side

The Championship visitors' task was made harder with Alfie Mawson sent off for a handball on the line leading to that penalty, which was only spotted after a review by VAR official Martin Atkinson

United had the better chances in both halves, with Max Lowe striking the bar before the break and David McGoldrick pulling a fine stop out of O'Leary after it, while Nahki Wells selfishly wasted the Robins' best chance of note with Jamie Paterson waiting for a tap-in

But Sharp's typically fine finish ensured there was no upset as the Blades reached the sixth round

Sheffield United controlled the play from the off but found Bristol City difficult to break down in the opening stages

Instead, it soon became clear set-pieces would be the Robins' plan of action, and from a Paterson free-kick Tomas Kalas' half-volley was well saved by Aaron Ramsdale

Moments later the hosts almost found their breakthrough, as Lowe received a lovely pass from opposite wing-back Jayden Bogle before striking the bar when he should have scored

Moments before the interval Taylor Moore flicked another Paterson delivery over the bar when well-placed, and moments after it Wells wasted the Robins' best chance of the match by firing at Ramsdale from a tight angle when squaring to Paterson would have left his team-mate a simple finish

Just after the hour, the game's defining moment swung the tie in the Blades' favour

What initially appeared a superb goal-line Mawson clearance from McGoldrick's effort was, after a VAR review, found to be a handball - and a penalty, and red card, were awarded, with Sharp making no mistake

From then the Robins were up against it, and offered little hope of a comeback against their Premier League hosts

Instead, McGoldrick twice went close as Sheffield United saw out victory easily to reach the last eight and record another welcome win in an increasingly resurgent 2021

As well as making the chance for McGoldrick which led to the penalty, and red card, Sharp stepped up to score again from the spot with another match-winning performance for Sheffield United

Sheffield United boss : "I thought we played well and were in control against stubborn opposition

We'vehad some tight games against Bristol City in the Championship and they have turned us over a couple of times

"But I felt we were always comfortable and comfortable in possession and we deserved to get through to the quarter finals

Getting through to the last eight for two years on the spin is good for us and now we have to use that momentumgoing into an incredibly competitive next few games

"The FA Cup has put belief and confidence into the boys and we will hopefully use another win tonight to go and get some more results in what is a very challenging period for us

"Bristol City boss : "I thought it was a really disappointing way to lose a game of football and it is difficult to take

I think if the game was played at Ashton Gate it's not given, as there's no VAR at Championship stadiums

"Alfie feels responsible, but he shouldn't to be honest as it's a heroic bit of defending

I'm really disappointed because I thought our performance levels were good

I think we acquitted ourselves really well and we've been on the wrong end of a decision

"It's difficult but we will pick ourselves up and go again

"Sheffield United have a five-day rest before their next game, a trip to the capital to face West Ham on Monday; kick-off at 6pm

Bristol City are back in action at Watford on Saturday afternoon; Kick-off at 3pm

The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

The draw for the quarter-final will take place on Thursday evening, ahead of the final fifth-round tie of the week between Barnsley and Chelsea

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Everton came out on top in a nine-goal FA Cup classic against Tottenham to reach the quarter-final with a thrilling and chaotic 5-4 extra-time victory

In a chaotic first half, Davinson Sanchez gave Spurs the lead with a header (3), but Everton hit back with three goals in seven minutes

First, Dominic Calvert-Lewin's fierce shot was parried into his own net by Hugo Lloris, who should have done better (36), before Richarlison's low effort found the bottom left corner from 20 yards (38)

Gylfi Sigurdsson converted from the spot (43) after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg had unintentionally clipped Calvert-Lewin, but Spurs were back in it on the stroke of half-time through Erik Lamela's deft finish from an angle (45+3)

The drama didn't stop in the second half as Sanchez got his second to level at close range (57), Richarlison then edged Everton ahead with another finish from a tight angle past Lloris (68), but sub Harry Kane levelled with a header from a wicked Son cross (83)

And Bernard, who was close to leaving the club in January, grabbed the winner for Everton with a brilliant half-volley from Sigurdsson's expert pass in extra-time (97)

Incredibly, this was the highest scoring FA Cup game between two top-flight teams since February 1961 when Sheffield Wednesday beat Man Utd 7-2

Everton, who have reached the quarter-finals for the first time in five years, will find out who they face in the last eight in Thursday evening's draw, while a Jose Mourinho side conceded five goals for the first time since January 2015, when his Chelsea side were beaten 5-3 by Tottenham

Despite winning the FA Cup 13 times between them, Spurs (13 years) and Everton (26 years) had long been starved of a trophy of any kind in recent years, putting extra importance on this fifth-round tie

Tottenham left Kane on the bench, and the decision looked vindicated in the first half-hour as they showed most of the attacking intent

Lucas Moura flashed a rebound over the bar within 90 seconds, but Spurs took the lead shortly after as Sanchez rose highest from a Son corner to glance past Robin Olsen

Calvert-Lewin saw a shot deflect off Ben Davies and onto the post, but Spurs were on top as Son, Lamela and Steven Bergwijn all tested Olsen

But three goals in seven minutes stunned Spurs

First, Hojbjerg's sloppy play in possession gave Everton a glimmer, and they capitalised as Sigurdsson's clever flick was smashed goalwards by Calvert-Lewin on the half volley

Though the effort was fierce, Lloris should have held the ball as he parried it into his own goal

The second was a purer hit as Calvert-Lewin turned provider, feeding Richarlison on the edge with a clever pass, and his low shot from 20 yards went through the legs of Toby Alderweireld and into the bottom left corner

Spurs were collapsing and Everton feasted again; Sigurdsson's slipped ball into the box was intended for Calvert-Lewin, but he was unintentionally clipped by Hojbjerg, and after a quick VAR check, David Coote's penalty award stood

Sigurdsson then calmly rolled down the middle for 3-1

But Spurs showed no sign of shell shock and instead took advantage of some sleepy Everton defending with the last kick of the first half, as Son fed the ball to the left of the box for Lamela, who dinked over Olsen from an angle to halve the deficit

It didn't take long for Spurs to introduce Kane in the second half, replacing Bergwijn after just eight minutes, while Calvert-Lewin was replaced by Seamus Coleman for Everton with what Duncan Ferguson said afterwards was a hamstring tweak

Spurs levelled shortly after as Olsen parried away Alderweireld's header from another Son corner, with Sanchez waiting a few yards out to hook the rebound home

Everton reacted well and edged ahead just 11 minutes later as Sigurdsson fed Richarlison in the box, and his effort from a tight angle found the far corner, despite Lloris again getting a touch to it

Spurs wanted a foul from Alex Iwobi on Tanguy Ndombele in the build-up, but VAR deemed it fair

But there was another twist in store as sub Kane made an impact, heading home at the far post from Son's brilliant delivery from the left with seven minutes remaining, sending the game into extra-time

In the extra period, Kane nearly got his second after wriggling free, but his weak effort was parried away by Olsen, and Everton won it through Bernard, whose proposed move to Al Nasr fell through before the February 1 deadline

Initially receiving the ball from the Brazilian, Sigurdsson got out the pitching wedge, lifting a sublime ball over the Spurs defence into Bernard's path, and he smashed a brilliant half-volley past Lloris from what looked like a difficult angle

The game was still open thereafter as Spurs pushed for another equaliser, but the hosts just held on to edge one of the all-time FA Cup classics

With Mourinho brought to Spurs with the objective of winning a first trophy since 2008, their chances this season now lie with the EFL Cup final against Manchester City in April, along with the Europa League

But after a wretched run of form in cup competitions in recent years, fortune favoured Carlo Ancelotti's Everton as they look for a first piece of silverware since 1995

Everton assistant said: "We are delighted

We don't need to talk about tactics

We just congratulated them for their spirit and great attitude, they kept going right to the end again, like at Old Trafford

They were fantastic, and to score five goals is brilliant

"Tonight we go into extra-time, go behind and then in front - fair play to the players, they've dug in and showed a great fighting spirit

"On Dominic Calvert-Lewin's injury: "We're not quite sure, but he might have tweaked his hamstring

Hopefully it's not too bad, but it looks like a hamstring tweak

""It was a long night for everybody but it was a great game and we came out and won it, which is the main thing

"Tottenham manager toldttacking football only wins matches when we don't make more defensive mistakes

We scored four goals and four goals was not enough

"If it hurts me [the lack of defending], it hurts everyone from our team because the feeling is that we played really well, when we had the ball we were brave, we created

"We were the best team winning 1-0, and certainly in five minutes, there was, poom poom poom, mistake, mistake, mistake, goal, goal, goal

"On Bale not being in the squad: "Well I think it's better for me to say

We played against West Brom on Sunday, he didn't play, Monday I was a little bit surprised by him wanting to have a scan because he was not feeling comfortable with the muscular area, so he didn't train on the Monday

"Then on the Tuesday he trained with the team, but I was informed that his desire was to work with the sport science to strengthen the area he was not feeling comfortable with, and that is the reason why he was not here

""I thought it was going to be a chess match between Mourinho and Ancelotti

The manner it's been played in has been quite incredible

"It could have gone either way but Everton have really dug deep

Carlo Ancelotti will be delighted with the character and quality his side have shown

"It was the most extraordinary cup tie I've seen for a long time but Everton deserve it

They've worked so, so hard

"Tottenham have the Carabao Cup final to look forward to but I think was important for both teams

In the cold light of day, Jose will think this was an opportunity missed

"The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

The draw for the quarter-final will take place on Thursday evening, ahead of the final fifth-round tie of the week between Barnsley and Chelsea

Everton now host Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday at 7pm, before hosting leaders Manchester City on February 17 at 8

15pm

Tottenham now go to Manchester City on Saturday Night Football at 5

30pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League, before going to Austrian side Wolfsberger in the Europa League round of 32 first leg on Thursday at 5

55pm

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Bournemouth reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the second time in their history as goals from Sam Surridge and Junior Stanislas inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Burnley at Turf Moor

Jonathan Woodgate boosted his chances of replacing the departed Jason Tindall on a permanent basis as Bournemouth boss with his side breaking the deadlock when Surridge met Jack Stacey's cross to convert from close range (21)

Surridge was upended late on, with Stanislas converting the resulting spot-kick, as the Cherries reached the sixth round for the first time since the 1956/57 campaign

Jay Rodriguez spurned a gilt-edged chance to level in the second half, missing the target from six yards on a bitterly cold night where Burnley almost blundered by initially putting Erik Pieters in their starting line-up before he was withdrawn after they were apparently notified of his suspension for this game

Pieters' withdrawal meant there were eight changes to the side that drew against Brighton in the Premier League, and they were outshone by a Bournemouth outfit who have now won both games under caretaker manager Woodgate

Woodgate spoke of it being "one game at a time" - with Nottingham Forest next up, live on - but here he masterminded a thoroughly deserved win that will certainly enhance his credentials; Bournemouth knocked out top-flight opponents for the first time since a 2-0 win over Manchester United back in January 1984

Dyche has unapologetically prioritised Burnley's league fortunes over anything else during his tenure, but they had a chance to reach their first FA Cup quarter-final in 18 years

Only wingers Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Dwight McNeil and forward Matej Vydra kept their spots for Burnley, who announced shortly before kick-off an "administrative error" had led to Pieters being removed from the line-up

It transpired Pieters was suspended for this fixture, having earned yellow cards in their wins over MK Dons and Fulham in the previous rounds, with Burnley made aware of the fact after the teams had been released

The Dutch full-back's place went to 21-year-old Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, who was caught out by Stacey midway through the first half as Bournemouth, who made six changes to their line-up, went ahead

Defences were on top early on but a swift attack down Burnley's left-hand side led to David Brooks passing to the overlapping Stacey and his square ball left Surridge with a simple tap-in into an empty net

Burnley's appeals for offside were in vain while the hosts were fortunate not to fall further behind, with goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell making an excellent save after Dale Stephens unknowingly directed a header towards goal from a corner

Philip Billing went down in the area under Kevin Long's challenge but was told to get to his feet towards the end of a half where chances were at a premium, with Burnley unable to muster a shot on target in the first 45 minutes

That was quickly remedied shortly after half-time as Vydra's shot from a narrow angle forced Asmir Begovic to save at his near post, while the visiting goalkeeper pushed away McNeil's 25-yard effort despite being unsighted

Burnley should have levelled just before the hour when the adventurous Long's cross was misdirected by Vydra into the path of Rodriguez, who blazed over with the goal at his mercy

"It was a golden chance, but it didn't quite work out for us," Dyche said afterwards

"We've had to factor a lot of things into tonight as we keep losing players to injury

It has been really tough and we have to juggle these things

We've got to manage the group

"Phil Bardsley shot through a cluster of players and just wide of Begovic's post as Burnley's spell of pressure continued to go unrewarded on a night punctuated by gentle snowfall

Bournemouth made the game safe two minutes from time when Dunne tripped the onrushing Surridge in the area, with Stanislas confidently dispatching the penalty as the away side reached the last eight for the first time in 64 years

Burnley boss on Pieters' late omission: "It was a clear admin error

We have people who keep an eye on situations and unfortunately, it got away from them before someone found clarity

The rules have changed this year with the bookings and so it was a clear oversight

To be fair to Bournemouth, they flagged it so credit to them for gentlemanly conduct and we jumped on it straight away

"I thought the lads got on with it tonight and took the task on

What you want is a committed side, but we couldn't find the quality

We had an amazing chance in the second half to find the goal

If it goes to 1-1, we were then in the ascendancy and on the front foot

We've got a lot of players who are learning and haven't played too much

"This has got nothing to do with my feelings towards the FA Cup

The reality is that we've got three Premier League games next week, and I think tonight was our 11th game in 31 days

We've got injuries galore, and we've got to factor all that in

But I thought the team had a go

We just couldn't find the key moments

"Interim Bournemouth boss : "It was really impressive - I thought we were first class from the start

We stuck to the game plan, and I thought we were compact and good behind the ball

I can't remember a save Asmir had to make

We could've been two or three up at half-time

"I'm loving it of course

I've been given the responsibility to go and manage a good football club

I'm enjoying it, but all I look at is the next game against Forest if I'm in charge

I have no idea, I'm just waiting to hear

If I'm asked to, I'll give it my best shot

"It's just nice to win football matches and to increase the confidence in the players

This will breed confidence in the dressing room on the back of beating a good Birmingham side

"Burnley travel to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday in the Premier League, live on

Coverage starts on and at 2

45pm; kick-off 3pm

Bournemouth visit Nottingham Forest in the Championship on Saturday, live on

Coverage starts at 12pm with kick-off at 12

30pm

The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

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Scott McTominay's extra-time goal finally saw off dogged West Ham as Manchester United's 1-0 win put them through to the FA Cup quarter-finals

McTominay fired home powerfully from Marcus Rashford's tee-up seven minutes into the additional 30, after United had found themselves frustrated by the visitors for the opening 90

They nearly found a breakthrough in a first half where the Hammers set out to frustrate their hosts, with Victor Lindelof's header kept out by a superb one-handed Lukasz Fabianski save shortly before the half-hour

The visitors improved after half-time although Manchester United still enjoyed the best chance, with Marcus Rashford denied by another point-blank Fabianski stop, before Craig Dawson almost won the tie with a glancing header from a corner late on - and in extra-time, McTominay's finish would make all the difference

Without Michail Antonio, West Ham were always likely to miss a focal point in attack, but they did little to help themselves with their midfield taking their own role in David Moyes' low block, which did not help to relieve pressure when they did win back the ball

It did what it was set out to do for the most part, though, and it took 27 minutes for Fabianski to be required

He came up trumps when called upon, too, keeping out Lindelof's header from a corner with a lightning-fast reaction save

A succession of blocks and some committed defending restricted the hosts' efforts before the break while Andriy Yarmolenko had West Ham's only real chance, taking Mark Noble's low ball on the turn before Lindelof got in the way of his goal-bound effort

The second half saw two Hammers substitutes and a change in shape which got Moyes' side further up the field through the pace of Ben Johnson and Ryan Fredericks, but within minutes they were again indebted to Fabianski who was quick off his line to deny Rashford from close-range

Late on, Anthony Martial headed wide from an inviting Telles delivery, while West Ham almost stole victory in injury time as Dawson got only a glancing header on a corner, when a clean connection would surely have sent them through

Instead, the two sides lined up for 30 additional minutes neither would have liked given their already-packed schedules

Having waited 90 minutes for a goal, it took only seven of extra-time for one to arrive

United flowed forward in a trademark Ole Gunnar Solskjaer break from a West Ham attack, with Martial leading the charge before Luke Shaw's cross was glanced away to Rashford

His perfect tee-up begged McTominay to put his foot through it, and he did just that to finally beat Fabianski and put the hosts in front

West Ham offered little in the way of threatening an equaliser, and had only Said Benrahma's header straight at Dean Henderson to ever even look like troubling United's progression through to the last eight

It was slim pickings on a night without a huge amount of quality from either side, but McTominay's involvement was greater than most in finding the back of the net

The increasingly influential midfielder also won both of his aerial challenges, two out of three tackles and completed 28 of his 34 passes in the 47 minutes he was on the pitch, but his seventh goal of the season proved the most telling contribution on the night

Manchester United are live on when they visit Sam Allardyce's relegation-battling West Brom, on from 1

30pm; Kick-off at 2pm

West Ham host another team struggling for points in 20th-placed Sheffield United on Monday night; Kick-off at 6pm

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Tottenham needed three goals in the final five minutes as they survived an FA Cup scare to overcome a spirited Wycombe 4-1 on Monday

Fred Onyedinma slotted Wycombe ahead midway through the first half as a much-changed Spurs were punished for their early wastefulness at Adams Park

Gareth Bale hauled Spurs level on the stroke of half-time, converting his fourth presentable chance, but a stubborn Wycombe refused to roll over, forcing Jose Mourinho to turn his star-studded bench to avoid extra-time

And, with four minutes remaining, Spurs' quality finally told as Harry Winks' first FA Cup goal and a late double from Tanguy Ndombele set up a fifth-round tie away at Everton

Mourinho handed Bale a rare start and the chance to prove a point after a spell out of the team, but the Welshman squandered a golden opportunity inside five minutes when he headed Lucas Moura's corner wide when the goal was at his mercy

Wycombe showed no signs of a side who had gone 16 days without a game due to a coronavirus outbreak, and responded well as Admiral Muskwe's near-post header had to be clawed off the line by Joe Hart

Bale wasted another decent opportunity soon after, dragging a shot wide at the near post, and those misses proved costly as Wycombe struck first on 25 minutes

Uche Ikpeazu got the better of Toby Alderweireld down the right and his cross was not cleared by Davinson Sanchez, who could only divert it into the path of Onyedinma to fire home

Spurs rallied but their rapid response was thwarted by the frame of the Wycombe goal, with Moussa Sissoko and Japhet Tanganga hitting the post and bar either side of Bale firing another presentable chance into the side-netting

But, just as Wycombe looked to have preserved their lead through to the interval, Spurs finally converted a chance as Bale hooked in Moura's floated cross from close to level the tie

With Bale, Erik Lamela and Moura all failing to convert Spurs' strong start to the second half into goals, Mourinho turned to Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son from the bench, but they too were equally wasteful

Kane saw his shot blocked by Alsopp after miscontrolling, Son flashed an effort wide after a trademark dart into the area and then the South Korean blazed his best opening over from Moussa Sissoko's cutback with 10 minutes remaining

But with extra-time beckoning, Spurs avoided another 30 minutes with two goals in the space of 72 seconds

After Kane spurned another chance at the far post, the ball fell to Winks 20 yards out and the midfielder sent a curling effort into the top corner to break Wycombe hearts

Immediately from kick-off, Spurs got in down the left, Son's shot was deflected into the path of Ndombele and he diverted into the bottom corner, before the Frenchman put the seal on the victory with a second in stoppage time when he superbly cut inside and fired in at the near post

Wycombe manager told: "They're a good side, they're a world-class side and there's no disgrace from our boys tonight, I'm really proud

We've got to pick ourselves up now for Brentford on Saturday, but we'll take a lot of heart from this

"We have only trained one day in the last eight days and that has hampered things without a shadow of doubt, and we were missing a couple of key players as well, but no excuses

"It's a game we wanted to win, we believed we had a chance and for 85 minutes I thought we were well in the game

"Tottenham boss told : "The way they (Wycombe) play they can score from nothing

They can score from a throw-in, from a corner, from a long ball, so we have always the danger

"In the second half we were super-dominant

We had lots of chances and started finding spaces

The people who came off the bench, of course fresh, brought some intensity and quality to the game

"But we weren't scoring

Against a team like them, you are dominant, but the threat is always there

With the fresh players we put on in the second part of the game, I believed it would be even more difficult for them to handle us

"The midfielder has endured a tough time of late amid heightened competition for regular first-team football but his performance at Adams Park will have certainly given his manager food for thought

Winks kept things ticking over in the face of resilient Wycombe defending and was justly rewarded with the goal the opened the floodgates for Spurs' late flurry

Tottenham host champions Liverpool in the Premier League on Thursday at 8pm, while Wycombe travel to Brentford in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday at 3pm

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Tammy Abraham's hat-trick helped Chelsea beat Luton Town 3-1 in the FA Cup fourth round to help ease the pressure on under-fire manager Frank Lampard

Abraham had appeared to put the hosts in total control of the tie with two early goals, only for Jordan Clark's strike on the half-hour mark, with the aid of another Kepa Arrizabalaga error, to give Luton hope of a shock at Stamford Bridge

However, Abraham was on hand to ease any home nerves with a close-range finish 16 minutes from time and despite Timo Werner missing a late penalty, Chelsea still set up a fifth-round clash at Barnsley

The home team headed into the tie in need of a morale-boosting display after losing 2-0 at Leicester in midweek, with Lampard fielding a strong-looking line-up against their Championship opponents

In snowy conditions in west London, Chelsea soon raced into a two-goal lead thanks to some opportunism from Abraham, albeit with controversy surrounding their 11th-minute opener as there were two balls on the pitch in the lead-up to the goal

However, referee David Coote decided that had not affected Luton's players as Hakim Ziyech's quick throw appeared to catch the visitors napping, before Werner's pull back from the right-hand byline was guided into the bottom corner of the net by Abraham

The forward doubled his team's lead six minutes later after some build-up play down the right involving the impressive Ziyech again and Reece James, whose cross caught Luton 'keeper Simon Sluga hesitating, allowing Abraham to loop a header into the unguarded net

But if Chelsea thought the job was done, they were mistaken as Luton hit back after their own eye-catching move as James Bree got free to the right-hand byline, before finding Clark in the box and his half-volley - their first shot on target in the game - somehow found its way past a fumbling Kepa at his near post

After a lengthy half-time delay reportedly caused by a faulty bell in the visitors' makeshift changing room located outside the stadium, the Premier League side stepped it up in the second half in search of the third goal to kill off the tie

However, it was Luton who came closest to grabbing the next goal, only for Kepa to come to his team's rescue this time with a vital block to keep out Chelsea fan Harry Cornick on the hour-mark

That was that as far as Luton were concerned, with Chelsea moving up a gear again after Callum Hudson-Odoi's introduction, with the sub playing a key role in Abraham's third, capping off a wonderful team move with his and his side's decisive third goal

It could have been even better for Lampard had his misfiring frontman Werner converted a penalty four minutes from the end, given after Clark had hauled down the German when through on goal, only for Sluga to guess right as Chelsea made it into round five for the 23rd time in the last 26 attempts

Frank Lampard has thanked the Chelsea fans who created a Stamford Bridge banner throwing their support behind his managerial reign in west London

Fans group We Are The Shed created a banner reading "In Frank we trust

Then

Now

Forever," that was displayed for the first time on Sunday

"I knew about the banner maybe a week or two ago, directly from those who put it together, who are obviously massive supporters of this club; and I was very appreciative," said Lampard

"I don't know if emotional was the word, but people who know about how I feel about this club will understand, it's a two-way thing from the first time I came here, maybe 20 years ago nearly

"So I'm very thankful for that support, and it's great to see it at the Bridge

I feel it very strongly indeed

I know the modern world has moved on with social media there are eyes all over the world

But one thing I know is that when I'm at the Bridge, the fans have shown me huge support as a player, and now as manager here as well

So I appreciate it very much

"All I want to do is repay that with being successful at the club, and working through a tough moment to bring a long-term success to the club

I keep saying recently there will be moments of pain, and moments that are difficult, because of the situation

And when you see the fans that are there to stick with you from now, and going forward, that's an important thing for me

"Lampard also admitted things aren't dropping for Werner after his late penalty miss means the German has scored just once in 17 appearances for club and country

"He was a threat behind, his link up with Tammy, his link up with people around him, it's (the penalty miss) just one of those things

"When it's not going for you, it can happen

I missed penalties, I know the feeling

I know he will feel despondent, maybe now and the last few minutes of the game, but he shouldn't be

"It's my job and his team-mates' job to lift him and he will be fine

It was almost a sign of what's going on for Timo at the minute, it's not quite dropping for him

But there will be a time when he takes penalties without thinking about it and hits the back of the net without thinking about it

"At the moment that's not quite the time for Timo, but it will come and hopefully soon

"Luton manager Nathan Jones said: "It was a great test for us and I'm very proud of the game we gave Chelsea

"We gave ourselves a mountain to climb in the first 20 minutes, but I will accept responsibility for that because I wanted us to be attacking in our shape and do more than just defend

"Once we changed that shape I thought we were excellent

"The England international once again reminded Lampard of his fox-in-the-box qualities with some real poacher's strikes on Sunday lunchtime

All three finishes may have appeared routine to the eye, but they still required the frontman to be in the right place, at the right time to take advantage of good approach play from his team-mates

And that means the 23-year-old has scored six goals in 13 appearances at Stamford Bridge this season, as many as he had in 21 home games across all competitions last season

Chelsea take on Wolves at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Wednesday at 6pm, while Luton travel to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, with the Championship clash getting underway at 3pm

The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

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Bruno Fernandes fired Manchester United into the FA Cup fifth round as his 78th-minute free-kick earned his side a 3-2 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford

Liverpool's poor form continued at the home of the fierce rivals; they have now failed to progress beyond the fourth round in five of their six seasons under Jurgen Klopp and the Premier League champions have recorded one win in their last seven games in all competitions

Mohamed Salah gave the visitors the perfect start with a sublime finish (18) but Mason Greenwood levelled eight minutes later following a sweeping move

Marcus Rashford completed the turnaround with his fourth Old Trafford goal against Liverpool (48) but Salah restored parity after running onto Roberto Firmino's pass (58)

The stage was set for Fernandes, who settled the tie 12 minutes after his introduction with a venomous free-kick from the edge of the box to set up a fifth-round tie at home to West Ham next month

United entered the tie unbeaten in their last seven home games against Liverpool in all competitions since a 3-0 loss in March 2014

Last weekend's stalemate failed to inspire, but Liverpool came to Old Trafford dressed in hyper turquoise, and this fourth-round tie lived up to the hype

The clash got off to an intense, end-to-end start, with Liverpool finding the breakthrough in the 18th minute

Firmino threaded a pass between Luke Shaw and Victor Lindelof to Salah, who was played onside by the latter and coolly lifted the ball over Dean Henderson

United have won seven of nine league games having conceded the first goal, collecting 21 points from losing positions, and they made it 1-1 in the 26th minute

Greenwood had already had two half chances, failing to trouble Alisson, but his luck would change

Paul Pogba broke up a Liverpool attack and Donny van de Beek sent a quick pass as the hosts raced forwards, with Rashford darting down the left before cutting back and sending a fine diagonal ball over to Greenwood on the right

The teenager matched the play with his unerring finish, firing right-footed across Alisson

With 19 FA Cup titles between them, it was clear both managers were desperate to reach round five, and the first half drew to a close with Pogba and Scott McTominay heading over presentable chances from two Shaw corners

Nick Wright said: "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has clearly instructed his side to target the right-hand side of Liverpool's defence

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Rhys Williams look extremely vulnerable up against Rashford and Shaw

"Shaw created three times as many chances as any other United player in the opening period but Jurgen Klopp stuck with his same starting XI for the restart - and three minutes later, his side were behind

Shaw began the move as his throw-in was collected in midfield by Edinson Cavani, who rode the challenge of Thiago and found Greenwood

Rhys Williams failed to clear Greenwood's first time ball, which allowed Rashford to race through and coolly turn past Alisson

Liverpool reacted well to falling behind, however, and James Milner was left holding his head in his hands after scooping over from close range

But the 35-year-old midfielder soon helped Liverpool level as they capitalised on uncharacteristically sloppy Cavani play, with Milner leaving Firmino's cross for Salah to sweep home

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer identified that Liverpool were in the ascendancy and duly turned to Fernandes on his bench

Twelve minutes later, Fabinho gave United a chance with the clock winding down after fouling Cavani on the edge of the box

The Brazil international avoided a second yellow card but Fernandes would carry out the ultimate punishment

The Portugal midfielder pulled rank and buried his 28th goal for United to provide a classic FA Cup tie with the match-winning strike it deserved

Rashford endured a frustrating afternoon at Anfield last weekend but he so often enjoys his duels with Liverpool on home soil

He received a 5 in seven days ago having been deployed, by quite some distance, as United's furthest-forward player, showing a "baffling indiscipline with the offside rule"

But here, back out in his preferred role on the left, he mesmerised in tandem with Shaw

Trent Alexander-Arnold had a torrid time containing him

Manchester United boss : "It's fantastic to win games against last year's champions - they are a fantastic team and we have had good results over the past couple of years playing different systems but today we played well and won on our terms

"We have found a way that we and the players believe in and we are getting stronger and stronger

Our mentality to come back from 1-0 down

We have shown it so many times this season

Physically we have got stronger and stronger and lasted to the end of games a lot more

"We look at the difference of a year ago and six months back

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you cannot take too many big strides at any one point, but layer by layer we are getting better and better, winning tight games

The morale and confidence of course is very good

For us it's a good feeling to play on our terms

We have had some good results over the last few years, playing with the diamond or with a 3-5-2

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different systems to nullify opponents but to win today with a positive selection and in the way we see our team, that's a statement to ourselves

"That's the confidence boost that we can match the best with our style of football

"Liverpool boss : "It's not what we wanted so it's always frustrating

If we wanted to win today, we had to be at the absolute top of our game but we made a lot of steps in the right direction

We started the game well, and then we made decisive mistakes

We had not enough protection for United's first goal, but it's good that my team likes to go forward and score goals

"In the end, they scored three and we scored two but we can take positives out of this game

We know exactly what we need to work on, but we have to make steps

We made big steps tonight, which for the moment is OK

"We scored twice and we had other situations where we created well against a deep defending block

We made obvious mistakes around the goals, and with the third, your colleagues tell me it wasn't a foul but I didn't see it

I was told that it might not have been a foul for the free-kick but that's how it is

If you want to change something you have to work hard and that's what we'll do

"There's no doubt about my trust in the players, but we need to be critical on ourselves

As a group, we are really together

If we have problems, we have to solve it together

Nobody is thinking about the very good things of the past few years

We are in this moment, and all we can is try to win football games

Tonight, I didn't see any confidence problems but obviously if we don't score for a while it's not good for confidence

It's about how you deal with it

"The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his first goal since early December as Everton breezed past Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup

Carlo Ancelotti showed how seriously he is taking the competition by naming a strong side against the Sky Bet Championship strugglers and Calvert-Lewin ended his six-game goal drought with a poacher's finish (29) to put Everton on their way

Championship side Wednesday belied their relegation status with a lively opening 45 minutes but faded badly after the break with Richarlison (59) and Yerry Mina (62) both heading home James Rodriguez corners as Everton showed their class

Ancelotti's side will now face one of Wycombe or Tottenham, who play on Monday night, in the last 16

In their 26th year without a trophy, Everton showed no nerves in a potential banana skin of a fixture as Richarlison had a header tipped onto the crossbar and a goal ruled out for offside after a lovely ball from Rodriguez

With Wednesday pushing men forward on the counter when possible it made for an entertaining watch

Adam Reach and Barry Bannan carried the main threat from the visitors but it was the Premier League side that grabbed the all-important opening goal

Calvert-Lewin was sharpest when it came to reacting to Andre Gomes' cross, sliding in at the far post to divert home his 15th goal of the season just before the half-hour mark

Wednesday did not carry the same adventure after the break as Calvert-Lewin was denied again when goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith turned his shot behind but the game was wrapped up around the hour mark

Both goals came from almost identical corners from Rodriguez, the first flicked in by Richarlison with the second powered home by Mina, showcasing once again the power Everton possess from set-pieces

With the job done - and Leicester to come on Wednesday - Ancelotti withdrew both his senior forwards and late on handed debuts to academy graduates Tyler Onyango, 17, and Thierry Small, who at 16 years and 176 days took the record for being Everton's youngest away from Jose Baxter, who was 15 days older when he made his bow in 2008

This would have tasted sweet for the born and bred Sheffield United fan

When Everton play with this freedom and fluidity in midfield, Calvert-Lewin must lick his lips

That attacking approach has not been seen recently due to injuries and some smart tactical manoeuvres from Ancelotti, therefore, the goals had dried up for the striker

But his first goal in 595 minutes of action since opening the scoring at Burnley gave a reminder of his frightening potential, making the finish look easy in a goal that was all about his ability to instinctively react in the box

There are fewer strikers with such clever movement in the Premier League

Harry Kane (28) remains the only top-flight English player with more goals in all competitions than Calvert-Lewin (23) since Ancelotti's first game in charge of Everton in December 2019

The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

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FA Cup holders Arsenal were knocked out in the fourth round by Southampton on Saturday after a first-half own goal from Gabriel

The Brazil centre back deflected Kyle Walker-Peters's low drive past Bernd Leno midway through the first half at St Mary's - the first goal the visitors had conceded in over eight and a half hours stretching back to Boxing Day - as Southampton got the better of Arsenal for the first time in the competition

As a result, Ralph Hasenhuttl's side will now take on Wolves at Molineux in February's fifth round after they edged past non-league Chorley Town 1-0 on Friday night

Both managers made a raft of changes with the two teams meeting again at St Mary's in the Premier League on Tuesday evening, although the hosts still sent out a strong line-up as key striker Danny Ings returned

Saints dominated proceedings before the break, almost opening the scoring in fortuitous circumstances when captain James Ward-Prowse's corner from the right floated over Leno's head, only to crash against the bar

The Arsenal No 1 was called into action again after Che Adams left Gabriel for dead, but the German goalkeeper did well to keep out the striker's goalbound effort before Southampton took a deserved 24th-minute lead

The hosts worked the ball across the box between Ings and Ward-Prowse before the skipper fed the overlapping Walker-Peters down the right

The full back's low centre was then touched past his own 'keeper by the unfortunate Gabriel, trying to clear his lines

The visitors were flat in the first period, only threatening once when Eddie Nketiah's clever free-kick caught the Southampton defence napping, but Gabriel Martinelli fluffed his lines when faced with just Fraser Forster to beat

As the sun came out on the south coast after the break, Arsenal's attacking intentions grew as the visitors stirred into life, especially after Mikel Arteta introduced Bukayo Saka and Thomas Partey just before the hour-mark

But a combination of Forster, who did well to deny Nketiah, and Ward-Prowse, who was alert enough to clear the former's shot off the line with ten minutes to go, saw Saints hold on for a trip to Molineux

The Saints skipper once again ran the show on the south coast, as has so often been the case of late due to his eye-catching form

The playmaker very nearly broke the deadlock after just five minutes with one of his trademark set plays - albeit not from a customary free-kick, but a corner - only for his whipped delivery to smash against the crossbar

The England international, 26, was then inevitably involved in his team's winner midway through the first period, releasing Walker-Peters down the right, before the full-back's cross was turned into his own net by Gabriel

"We had in the first half I think more punch, more power

In the second half, it's always normal that the opponent gets a lift, they make a few good subs with quality and then it's still hard to defend

"We must make the second goal

I think there was only one or two chances

I think the penalty for Longy (Shane Long) was a clear penalty for me and then you can kill the game but, as long as it's 1-0, you never know

"But the team was very disciplined today against such a strong side

It's always important that you are against the ball very organised and I think I've seen today 11 players on the pitch that really worked hard for this cup win

""Really sad to be out of the competition

Congratulations to Southampton, but I'm disappointed with the way we lost the game

"We had issues in the first half

We have to compete in these games, we have to do that better, but it's a lesson

They all tried so hard, it was intense game and Saints demand the best out of you because they are aggressive

They all tried their best

"We are looking in the market to see what else we can do, we moved some players, we are a little bit short in one or two positions, let's see what we can do

""I don't know what he's doing," said the former Arsenal forward

"They're not going to win the league

They're not going to get into the top four, I wouldn't have thought, unless they go on one of the best runs in the history of the Premier League

"For me, this is the [competition] that made Arteta last time around

He came to Arsenal and had a great semi-final and a great final

"Honestly, I can't believe it

This was a more important game than the midweek league game, in my opinion

They're not getting relegated and they're not getting in the top four

"You don't really want to end up getting sixth or whatever again because then you're playing in the Europa on Thursdays and that just sets you back

"So, for me, bad decision

"The two sides meet again at St Mary's in the Premier League on Tuesday evening, with the game kicking off at 8

15pm

The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

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Manchester City were nine minutes away from being dumped out of the FA Cup by League Two Cheltenham but late goals saved their bacon as they rallied to earn a 3-1 win

Longshots are regularly seen in this part of the world with Cheltenham racecourse just a mile away from the Jonny-Rocks Stadium and Michael Duff's team almost created another one when Alfie May prodded them ahead (59) against a team 72 places above them in the league pyramid

It looked to be one of those nights in the famous competition as City squandered chances but with just nine minutes to go Phil Foden drew City level (81) before Gabriel Jesus ended the possibility of extra-time with another close-range finish (84)

Ferran Torres added an unfair gloss to the scoreline in added time (90+3) as this was a night all about the work-rate, quality and defensive brilliance from the League Two side

City now face Swansea in the fifth round

Despite grabbing huge plaudits, it could have been a very different narrative for Cheltenham had Jesus found the net inside 30 seconds after being found by Riyad Mahrez

The visitors were then denied an opener after 12 minutes as Tommy Doyle's cross was half-cleared to Benjamin Mendy and the defender's strike was brilliantly cleared off the line by a diving Ben Tozer

Goalkeeper Josh Griffiths then came to the fore, making a low save from Torres after some impressive work by Foden

Jesus headed over soon after but the Robins conjured their own opening after 23 minutes

May was a pest for the City defence all evening and he latched on to George Lloyd's header but Zack Steffen turned his low effort behind

The Robins remained confident on the ball and resolute in defence, forcing Pep Guardiola's side to shoot from distance and got to half-time level

Cheltenham needed Jesus to miss a glorious chance after 53 minutes to keep the scores level

Foden's cute through ball sent the striker clear but with just Griffiths to beat he hit the outside of a post from 15 yards

City had dealt with Cheltenham's aerial threat until Tozer sent a long throw into the box on 59 minutes

This time the visitors failed to deal with it as they allowed May to run in unchecked and he poked home from close range after Cheltenham had won the first ball

A classic FA Cup shock was now on the cards and Guardiola sent on Ruben Dias, Ilkay Gundogan and Joao Cancelo in search of a way back into the match

It forced City to up the tempo and Griffiths saved from Mahrez after Foden slipped the forward in

An equaliser did not look likely but City finally overcame their hosts in the final 10 minutes

Foden had been their best player and he levelled with nine minutes left, volleying in Cancelo's cross

Jesus then completed the turnaround three minutes later as Cheltenham tired before Torres added an undeserved third for the Premier League title favourites

: "We learned to suffer and at the end the quality made the difference

We won the game and we are happy to win this game in this type of competition

"We knew how tough it would be and the response from the players was magnificent

"The chances we had a 0-0 were so clear and if we scored it would have been very different

"They had a fantastic team, what they do they do really well

They defended well, May is an exceptional player

Every throw is more important than a corner or a free-kick

"In the FA Cup this is why it's nice, everyone can beat everyone

I don't have any regret over how we were behaving and the way we played

We scored three magnificent goals

"We reacted so well, in this competition it's not the first time a Premier League team has suffered

We suffered well

": "I thought it was an incredible performance, I'm really proud of the players

Maybe we have stepped out of the racecourse's shadow for five minutes

"The last thing I said to them was 'can you walk off the pitch with your shoulders back proud of yourself?' You can't guarantee the result but we said 'can you make a mark in a positive way?' Pep and the players know they have been involved in a half-decent football match

"We could have been 1-0 down after 17 seconds and there was a bit of nerves because they can put nine past better teams than us

"I don't think the lads deserved to concede a third goal, we have lost to the best team in the world right now and the players have given an incredible account of themselves

"There's a tinge of disappointment but the lads will get unbelievable attention so I told them to enjoy the moment but to turn up on Monday ready to go to work because we have Oldham at home (on Tuesday)

"The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final set to take place at Wembley on

There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion

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West Ham will face Doncaster in the FA Cup fourth round after Craig Dawson spared their blushes to secure a 1-0 victory over non-League Stockport in adverse conditions at Edgeley Park

Dawson broke 83 minutes of brave Stockport resistance, forcefully heading in Jarrod Bowen's cross, as the Hammers overcame sodden pitch to avoid being taken to extra time by the National League side, who sit 86 places below the them in the English football pyramid

Stockport, aided by the conditions which stymied West Ham's superiority on the ball, gave a good fist of things in their bid to reach the fourth round for the first time since 2001, but there was to be no repeat of their last meeting with the Hammers when they dumped them out of the League Cup in 1996

West Ham's reward for the victory is a fourth-round tie at home to League One Doncaster Rovers, with the winner of that piece travelling to either Manchester United or Liverpool in the fifth round

Stockport were largely camped in their own half early on and almost fell behind when Said Benrahma clipped the outside of the post, as his wait for his first Hammers goal continued

A fireworks display at one end of the stadium brightened up a gloomy night but the deafening noise brought the game to a brief halt, and thereafter the visitors lacked a spark despite creating several opportunities

Andriy Yarmolenko let fly from distance but missed the target, while West Ham were given a scare when goalkeeper Darren Randolph's punch from a corner flew behind him, only for one of his own defenders to bail him out

The tricky conditions were encapsulated when Ben Hinchliffe spilled a routine shot from Lanzini, although the Stockport goalkeeper gratefully gathered at the second attempt with no West Ham player able to follow up

Lanzini's effort from the edge of the box was the only one of West Ham's seven attempts that were on target in the opening 45 minutes, although Antonio twice failed to make the most of being put through

On the first occasion, Antonio was unable to cleanly collect Yarmolenko's precision ball down the middle and was then denied by Mark Kitching's superb last-gasp challenge as he shaped to shoot following Lanzini's pinpoint pass

The pitch was becoming increasingly unpredictable, with the ball routinely stopping in surface water, which was proving something of a leveller for Stockport, who were more of an attacking force after the interval

After Connor Jennings saw his shot hacked clear, Richie Bennett was introduced in place of the subdued Alex Reid and nearly made an impact, dispossessing last-man Dawson, only for a wayward pass to end the opportunity

At the other end, Benrahma fluffed an attempt from a narrow angle after Hinchliffe slipped while attempting to clear, while the Stockport custodian missed an attempted punch before using his feet to clear

By this stage, West Ham were on the front foot, and a short corner was worked to Bowen, whose cross from the right was glanced into the net by Dawson as the deadlock was finally broken in the 83rd minute

Stockport offered little to suggest extra-time might be on the cards as West Ham comfortably held on to set up a fourth-round tie against Doncaster

Stockport boss told : "The players are disappointed, but that's testimony to how they played to come off disappointed, to lose the game

"They had lots of possession, lots of penetration, but the lads did really well

We gave ourselves a chance of getting a goal and possibly winning the game with the opportunities we had

"But it was always a stretch for us

I think the performance showed my players are a cut above this level, so hopefully we can continue to show that through the league season

"We tried to play, tried to play in the right areas and the right type of game

We showed what we are about and that's all I wanted from tonight's game

"Stockport host Notts County in the FA Trophy and West Ham host Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday at 3pm

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Crawley Town produced the shock of the FA Cup third round as a second-half blitz saw the League Two side stun Premier League Leeds 3-0 on Sunday

Sixty-two places in the English football pyramid stood between the two sides ahead of kick-off but that counted for nothing as Crawley secured one of the finest victories in the club's history

Two goals in two-and-a-half minutes, a fine solo effort from Nick Tsaroulla and Ashley Nadesan's near-post drive, left Leeds with a mountain to climb at the Broadfield Stadium, and their hopes were extinguished 20 minutes from time when Jordan Tunnicliffe rammed home a rebound for Crawley's third

The defeat continued Leeds' dismal run in the third round of the FA Cup, with Marcelo Bielsa's side having been eliminated at this stage for the last four seasons

For Crawley, and their 61-year-old manager John Yems, thoughts turn to Monday's four and fifth-round draws, where one of the biggest cup upsets in recent years could be rewarded with a lucrative glamour tie

While in-form Crawley suffered a 1-0 fifth-round defeat at Manchester United as a non-league side a decade ago, this was almost certainly the club's biggest game on home soil

Coronavirus restrictions deprived them of a sell-out home support but they were boosted by 15-goal top scorer Max Watters returning to the bench, where he was joined by former reality television star Mark Wright

The hosts had to wait until four minutes before the break for their first real chance and could easily have gone into the dressing room ahead

Striker Tom Nichols, scorer of a hat-trick in the remarkable 6-5 first-round win at Torquay, powerfully met Jack Powell's corner with his head, forcing back-up Leeds keeper Kiko Casilla into a diving save

Undeterred by that missed opportunity, the hosts took control of the contest courtesy of two goals in the opening minutes of the second half

Former Tottenham youth player Tsaroulla, whose inclusion was Crawley's only change from last weekend's win at Bolton, escaped the attentions of four Leeds players as he drove into the box and drilled his first senior goal into the bottom right corner

The home dugout had barely finished celebrating the opener when the advantage was swiftly doubled

Nadesan burst into the 18-yard box on the right and, with no support, opted to unleash a low drive which bobbled and beat former Real Madrid keeper Casilla at the near post

Crawley, flying high in the fourth tier, were seeking to make it 10 games without defeat and put the result beyond doubt with 20 minutes to play

After Sam Matthews' free-kick into the box, Nadesan's effort was denied by Casilla, only for Tunicliffe to force the loose ball into the roof of the net

There was never any threat of a Leeds comeback and substitute Watters could have added further gloss to the scoreline

He found his path to goal blocked after rounding Casilla, while manager Yems also used the comfortable situation to bring on former The Only Way is Essex star Wright for the final moments

Referee Peter Bankes' full-time whistle promoted celebratory scenes from the home side as they cruised into the fourth round for the first time since 2012

Crawley manager : "You've got to enjoy these sort of days

We've worked hard enough for it so let's enjoy it

"It's nice when you work on something and you've got the players here, there's a lot of them have a lot to prove to other clubs that released them

"It was just a really good team performance

We done what we could do

They're a good side

We are what we are so let's see who we get in the next round and just enjoy the moment

"Leeds manager : "We couldn't unbalance them when we attacked

We had the ball for a long period of time but we couldn't do much with it

"In the first half, we played better than the opponent and the game was played how we wanted it to be played, even if we did not create much danger

"And in the second half the game was played how the opponents wanted to play and they did create danger to deserve the goals that they scored

The result generates a lot of sadness and disappointment for us

"Crawley travel to Bradford in Sky Bet League Two and Leeds host Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday at 3pm

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Carlos Vinicius scored a first-half hat-trick as Tottenham avoided an FA Cup third-round upset after easing past non-League Marine 5-0

The Premier League side, sitting 160 places above their hosts in the football pyramid - the biggest such gap in the competition's history - were given an early scare when Neil Kengni rattled the bar from distance

Thereafter, though, it was all Spurs, with Vinicius opening the scoring midway through the first half with a simple tap in, before doubling his team's lead with another close-range finish on the half-hour mark

Two minutes later, Lucas Moura's curling free-kick made it 3-0 to Spurs and Vinicius completed his hat-trick with a delightful lob eight minutes before half-time

Sixteen-year-old substitute Alfie Devine completed the scoring with a low drive on the hour-mark as Jose Mourinho's side cruised into Monday night's draw for the fourth and fifth rounds

Tottenham arrived at Rossett Park knowing they had nothing to gain and everything to lose in a potential banana skin of an FA Cup third-round clash against opponents sitting in the eighth tier of English football

However, a 13-minute first-half hat-trick from Vinicius - handed a rare start in attack by Mourinho in a much-changed Spurs starting line-up - ended any dreams Neil Young's side may have harboured of causing the biggest upset in the famous old competition's long history

It may have been different, however, had Kengni's thumping drive gone in after 20 minutes rather than striking the top of the bar, with Joe Hart thinking the trainee plumber's effort was going over as the back-up Spurs 'keeper withdrew his hand, only to get the fright of his life

That near-miss seemed to spur the visitors on and soon after Vinicius found himself on the end of Dele Alli's inviting centre across the six-yard box to score at the second attempt, before the forward doubled his side's lead with another tap in after Bayleigh Passant had denied Matt Doherty

If those were simple finishes, Lucas' strike moments later was anything but as the Brazil international curled home a free-kick from the edge of the box, with his compatriot Vinicius rounding off the first-half scoring with his own eye-catching effort to double his goals tally with his sixth for the club

Both managers made a raft of changes at the break, with Mourinho bringing on Devine for his debut and the youngster made the most of his chance by becoming his team's youngest-ever scorer aged just 16 years and 163 days with a composed finish at the near post

However, despite Mourinho introducing Gareth Bale for the closing stages, Marine managed to keep the final score down to 5-0, albeit thanks to a gilt-edged late miss from the previously deadly Vinicius

"The run for me I am very proud of, you look at the teams we have played and we have beaten home and away

It is past our wildest dreams to bring Tottenham to Marine

I wish we could have done more

"The cup run has been a lifesaver for us financially for where we are in non-League

There has been no help for teams in step three and below

"Hopefully we have made non-League proud, but we have just got to take the positives of the whole run and what it will do for our football club

"This could be our last game of the season

I wanted to get all the lads in, we don't know what is coming next, and I just wanted to make sure we had a huddle and told them how well they have done

" "We start seriously and we finish seriously

We tried to kill the game as soon as we could, and we did that

The second half was a question of controlling the result, control the energy, control the potential injury, and of course I'm very happy with the way the players faced the game

"You know, I think it was weird that we were ready for everything, even on the bench, the bench that we had, we were ready for everything

"We didn't want to be surprised

We were ready for difficulties

We were ready for absolutely anything because we wanted to win the game

"To be 4-0, 5-0 or 6-0, for us in fact doesn't make a difference

The difference for us is only to always have the game under control

"They hit the bar yes but what could we do to stop it? We played always in their half

They didn't create any danger

"They had that long-distance shot that I thought that Joe thought was not even going close to his goal so was an isolated situation

"I have to admit that if they score 1-0 it would bring even more emotion to the game but it's OK

"Not much has been seen of the Brazilian since he joined Spurs on a season-long loan from Benfica in October, although after this eye-catching display, maybe we will see more glimpses of the player in the second half of the campaign

The 25-year-old netted a 13-minute first-half hat-trick at Rossett Park, meaning he has now scored six goals in his last three starts for Spurs in all competitions, while also becoming the first player to net an FA Cup hat-trick for a side managed by Jose Mourinho since Frank Lampard for Chelsea against Macclesfield in January 2007

And while two of his strikes were simple finishes, his third to complete the treble was a delicious chip that will live long in the memory

Marine host Marske United on March 13, while Spurs take on Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday night (kick-off 8

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Holders Arsenal needed extra-time as they booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 victory against Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium

Substitute Emile Smith Rowe had a straight red card for a challenge on Sean Longstaff at the end of normal time downgraded to a booking by Chris Kavanagh after the referee consulted the pitchside monitor

And the youngster made the all-important breakthrough for the Gunners in the 109th minute before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (117) sealed his side's place in Monday's fourth-round draw

Newcastle, who are without a win in seven games in all comeptitions, pushed Mikel Arteta's side all the way and they had their chances to win the tie, Andy Carroll denied by Bernd Leno late in normal time

But Arsenal's quality eventually shone through as they kept their bid for a 15th FA Cup success on track

Arsenal were dealt a blow before the game when they forced into making a change to their starting line-up after Gabriel Martinelli picked up an injury in the warm up

Reiss Nelson replaced him and he was into the game early, testing Martin Dubravka with an early shot

Nicolas Pepe also saw an early shot saved by the returning Dubravka, who also denied Aubameyang midway through the first half with a smart block

Arsenal were beginning to dominate proceedings, but they were struggling to find any way through a well organised Newcastle defence

After a lacklustre first 45, Newcastle, who replaced captain Jamaal Lascelles with Matt at half time, had the best chance of the game so far early in the second half

Jeff Hendrick's scuffed shot fell kindly to Carroll, but the striker could only steer his shot wide

The flag did go up for offside against Carroll, but replays suggested he was onside and had he'd scored, VAR would have let the goal stand

Arteta had seen enough and introduced Smith Rowe and it brought about a lot more urgency from the Gunners

Aubameyang fluffed his lines, poking wide with only Dubravka to beat before Newcastle's goalkeeper clawed away Joe Willock's close-range header

It was the midfielder's last involvement following a double substitution with Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka introduced, but Steve Bruce's side that almost clinched victory at the end of the 90 minutes

A quick break by the visitors saw Elliot Anderson's deflected shot fall for Carroll, but Leno saved well and collected the loose ball before the forward could score the rebound

There was still time for more drama as Smith Rowe was shown a straight red card for what the referee thought was a high tackle on Longstaff, but Kavanagh, told to consult his pitchside monitor, overturned his original decision

In extra time, Xhaka forced Dubravka into another superb save from his powerful volley early, but the opener eventually came

Substitute Alexandre Lacazette headed into Smith Rowe's path and the playmaker chested the ball down before firing into the bottom corner via the post

There was still time for Aubameyang to grab a sixth goal of the season, tapping home Tierney's cross to secure the holder's passage into the fourth round

Arsenal boss "It was very impressive because he is playing with a lot of personality, a lot of risk

He is playing in areas where he needs to make things happen and he has got the talent do it

" "We have five days to prepare for the game against Crystal Palace, so we want to keep going and win more games

It's always important to stay in the competitions, we want to fight for this competition again, so today was a big game for us

"Newcastle boss : "You have to take your chances when they come along, we had the opportunity in the final few minutes and didn't grasp it

As a cup tie, it could have gone either way and we rue the missed chances

"I thought Andy (Carroll) did fantastically well, if he had topped it off by scoring a goal it would have been good for him

A lot of pleasing things, we've had a tough run of fixtures but we dust ourselves down and go again

"I have found positives in all of the games, it has been a difficult period in terms of the games we have had to play

We are trying to get higher up the pitch, which is pleasing, and create a few more chances

"Arsenal goalscorer : "I was really happy, a bit of a relief for me with the incident before (the overturned red card) - it definitely wasn't intentional - happy to get the goal and get through to the next round

"We knew how tough it was going to be, they're a tough opponent

It was about breaking them down

From a young kid I have always wanted to play for this club, I am really happy

"It shows how together we are, we have been working off the pitch to get closer as a group and it shows

"Tierney is fast becoming the first name on Arsenal's team sheet!He put in another excellent display on Arsenal's left, creating a game-high six chances against Newcastle

He has now had three goal involvements (one goal, two assists) in his last two games for Arsenal, after having none in his first 20 appearances this season

Arsenal are back in Premier League action on thursday when they face Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium, live on Sky Sports; kick off 8pm

Meanwhile, Newcastle face a trip to Bramall Lane to face Sheffield United on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports; kick off 6pm

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Scott McTominay's early header helped Man Utd beat Watford 1-0 to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup

The Scotland midfielder, who was captaining his side for the first time, bounced a header into the roof of the net just five minutes into the third-round tie at Old Trafford

And that ultimately proved to be the difference between the two teams as a much-changed United side held on to be in the hat for Monday's fourth and fifth-round draws

As expected, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made a raft of changes to his line-up after his side's midweek League Cup semi-final loss to Manchester City, and with a busy week of Premier League action coming up with key games at Burnley and Liverpool on the agenda

Not that it seemed to matter, though, as the hosts made the perfect start when opening the scoring after only five minutes as McTominay met Alex Telles' left-wing corner with his head

While the Scotland international did not make the contact he would have wanted, the skipper's header still bounced nicely into the turf and then up into the top right-hand corner of the goal past Watford's surprised back-up goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann

United's start was fast as they looked to kill the tie as a contest, with all the players brought into the side hoping to catch Solskjaer's eye, only for the visitors to grow into proceedings as the first half wore on

Xisco Munoz's team were particularly dangerous from set plays, without ever really testing Dean Henderson in United's goal, while Bachmann had to be alert to deny Juan Mata just before half-time after the Spaniard was sent through on goal by Donny van de Beek's clever back heel

The second period was a disjointed affair, though, not helped by both teams making a raft of changes, with United seemingly content to hold on to their slender lead, conscious no doubt of greater tests to come

Man Utd manager : "Very happy to get through

We started very brightly

I expected it to be other way round - that we needed 15-20 minutes to get going and find our rhythm

But after a very good start we lost our shape, we lost too many balls

"We lost it easily

It was like we started making difficult decisions to try and complicate things and maybe show the manager that 'I want to play in the next game'

"I know they're good players, so they didn't have to do that, but we're through

That's the main thing

"Watford head coach : "I'm very proud of our players

This is our style

I know we have little details to improve

We know we have a very good team against us

"The guys give us very good intensity, with very good tactics

Our team is growing up and it's important we believe in our team

"The 24-year-old was handed the armband for the first time in his United career and he rewarded his manager with an all-action man-of-the-match display at Old Trafford

The Scotland international firstly headed home his side's winner after just five minutes, meaning the player has now scored four goals in all competitions this season, one short of his best tally in a single campaign (five goals in 2019-20)

And what is more, three of those goals have been scored in the first five minutes of matches

However, it was not just his winner that caught the eye, but also his ability to read danger and snuff out visiting attacks, including temporarily filling in at centre back when Eric Bailly was forced off with a head injury just before half-time

United take on Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday (8

15pm) in a match you can see live on

Meanwhile, Watford face Huddersfield Town at Vicarage Road on Saturday January 16 (3pm)

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Aston Villa's academy youngsters produced a valiant effort as Liverpool survived a first-half scare to win 4-1 and progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup

Following a Covid outbreak in their first-team squad, Villa were forced to field an Under-23 side, and Sadio Mane headed the Premier League champions in front inside four minutes

But Louie Barry equalised (41) memorably on the stroke of half-time to spark hopes of a fairy-tale result for Mark Delaney's young team

Liverpool's superior quality told, however, as three quickfire second-half strikes from Georginio Wijnaldum (60), Mane (63) and Mohamed Salah (65) ensured there would be no stunning upset

The Aston Villa starting line-up did not have a single senior appearance between them and an average age of just 18 years and 294 days

Unsurprisingly, Liverpool needed just four minutes to take the lead when Mane headed in Curtis Jones' cross from the right

Jurgen Klopp's side had several opportunities to extend their lead as Wijnaldum wasted a glorious chance when found again in space by Jones

Akos Onodi then saved well to deny Fabinho from 12 yards before the Hungarian stopper kept out a low effort from Salah

But Villa grew into the contest and stunned Liverpool five minutes before the break when they levelled

Barry raced onto Callum Rowe's pass to go clean through and calmly beat Caoimhin Kelleher

It sparked emotional scenes as Barry raced to celebrate with his substitutes

Stephen Warnock told : "It has been truly brilliant from Aston Villa's youngsters

But Jurgen Klopp will be furious

He will be telling his team they have to move the ball quicker and do things a lot sharper

"Liverpool had 83 per cent possession in the first half, but Klopp still turned to Thiago Alcantara at the break in place of Jordan Henderson

Anything Villa produced in the second half would have been a bonus, but Liverpool immediately reasserted themselves as James Milner's corner was headed towards goal by Fabinho to bring Onodi straight into action

The visitors thought they had restored their advantage eight minutes into the restart when Thiago slipped a pass inside for Neco Williams that was lashed home at the second attempt by Salah, but only after he had taken the ball out of Onodi's hands in front of referee Craig Pawson

Villa were defending resolutely but they were finally breached on the hour mark as Takumi Minamino set up Wijnaldum for a fine finish from the edge of the box low to Onodi's left

Within four minutes and 20 seconds, the visitors had a three-goal cushion

First, relentless pressure led to Mane doubling his tally for the evening as the Senegal international escaped Jake Walker to meet Xherdan Shaqiri's cross to loop his header beyond Onodi, and barely two minutes later, Salah took another Shaqiri pass to turn and fire low into the same corner having been afforded too much space by Mungo Bridge

It was the first mistake the youngster made all night

Villa were tiring and began to cramp, as Liverpool looked to add to their lead with Roberto Firmino introduced

The Brazilian dragged an effort wide in the closing stages before Thiago, in cruise control since coming on at half-time, nearly capped his cameo with a goal as his strike from distance thudded off the bar

Four times in Liverpool's history have they won FA Cup semi-finals on this ground and gone on to win the cup

They will hope this is a good omen, but the night belonged to the pride of Aston Villa's youngsters

Aston Villa boss to BT Sport: "We are all very proud as a club, as coaches and players

That was a monumental effort considering what the players have had to go through

"We deserved to go in at 1-1

It was a good goal

We knew they'd have a lot of ball and the potential of conceding early goals

We reacted very well and stuck together

We didn't give them too much territory

"We thought maybe one or two bits of quality and we might get something and we did

Three or four passes and a lovely through ball

We know Louie Barry is a goal scorer and he took it ever so well

We see it every day

To do it on this stage against a quality team, he showed real composure

"We are a very young group in the 23s

We do concede early goals sometimes

We showed a togetherness

"Liverpool boss to BT Sport: "First of all we have to say that the kids did really well

So that's good

"We scored a nice goal but from that moment on we didn't pass with the right speed

We had football problems and we solved them in the second half with football

"We had too many players on the wrong side of the ball

It was a bit of a rusty start but in the second half it was exactly how we wanted it

"It is over three years since Villa started anybody as young as the average age of their starting XI in any competition - Jake Doyle-Hayes vs Middlesbrough in September 2017 aged 18 years and 263 days

Kesler Hayden was one of five Villa starters who was not even born when James Milner made his first FA Cup appearance in January 2003 but the right-back was one of the many in claret and blue who impressed

The 17-year-old was full of purposeful running, especially in the first half, on the right while he also showed great athleticism to cover his team-mates with several important blocks to frustrate Liverpool for an hour

"It was a quite brilliant first half from Aston Villa's youngsters

They grew in confidence off the back of Mane's opener and came back into the game

It was a brilliant finish from Barry and reminded me of a young Michael Owen when he first burst onto the scene

"Thiago entered the pitch at half-time and Liverpool took control of the game in the second half

Villa's youngsters acquitted themselves very well and there was always the fear that there could be an upset which played on their minds in the first half

"Liverpool have been going through a tough run but their experience, superior strength, quality and tactical awareness all came into play in the second period

"Aston Villa are set to face Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday January 13, live on Sky Sports; kick off 8

15pm

However, there are doubts as to whether the game will go ahead after the coronavirus outbreak in the Villa first-team squad

Liverpool's next encounter is a week on Sunday when they face Manchester United in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports; kick off 4

30pm

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Adama Traore's first goal of the season was well worth the wait as his powerful strike secured Wolves a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace and a place in the FA Cup fourth round

In the 35th minute, the 24-year-old produced a smart bit of skill and a powerful thunderous strike which flew past Jack Butland to give Wolves the advantage

It proved to be the only goal of the game as Nuno Espirito Santo's side booked their place in Monday's FA Cup fourth-round draw

Meanwhile, it was a disappointing night for Palace, who threw on Wilfried Zaha as a second-half substitute as they went in search of an elusive equaliser

The result means they exit the FA Cup at the third-round stage for the second successive season

Both sides exchanged really good openings early on, Fabio Silva heading Pedro Neto's cross over from close range before Eberechi Eze fired Michy Batshuayi's cut back high over John Ruddy's crossbar

Jack Butland, making his first appearance for Palace, was called into action in the 21st minute when he parried Nelson Semedo's powerful low drive before making a more comfortable save from Silva seconds later

However, he could do nothing about Traore's opener

The 24-year-old skipped past Eze with a lovely piece of skill before shifting the ball onto his right foot and powering a shot beyond Butland from the edge of the penalty area

The Palace goalkeeper managed to get a hand to the ball but there was too much power on the strike for him to keep it out

Silva missed another glaring opportunity at the start of the second half to extend Wolves' lead, this time glancing another free header wide from a Neto corner

Palace enjoyed much more of the ball in the second half, putting Wolves under pressure but they failed to trouble goalkeeper John Ruddy

At the other end, Butland kept his side in the contest, showing good reactions to keep Leander Dendoncker's goal bound effort out

Palace boss Roy Hodgson called on Zaha for the final 20 minutes and the visitors immediately looked livelier as the forward tried to tee up Batshuayi, but Conor Coady spotted the danger to make a last-ditch block

Wolves went close on the counter-attack with 10 minutes remaining as Neto sent a shot narrowly wide before Palace applied some late pressure in a bid to keep the tie alive, but they ran out of ideas

"It [the FA Cup] deserved to be respected because it is the oldest competition

We want to compete and go as far as possible and we always try

It was a special goal from a special player [Adama Traore]

I am very happy because I think this goal will boost his confidence

"He has been really trying in training sessions and that is why I am so happy

"We have to have patience with everybody

It has been a hard season for everybody, all the teams, players and managers

You can see how the situation affects everybody

"Adama is a versatile player, who can play in a couple of positions and one thing we are sure about is that every time he is on the pitch he always has an impact

" "I thought in the second half we had quite a lot of control but we were a goal down to an incredible strike

We have suffered from a few of those in recent weeks

It meant that Wolves could sit back and defend which they did well

"They [Christian Benteke and Michy Batshuayi] will be a little disappointed and they were both desperate to do well

They both worked extremely well and respected the tactical instructions we had given them but it didn't fall their way but you must give Wolves credit for that

There weren't many situations in the game where the goalkeeper was called on to make saves

"Football is a part of life in general

We are part of society and like the rest of society we are a little depressed by what is going on at the moment and not least of all the terrible amount of hospitalisation and death we are suffering

"We are still privileged and happy to be playing football

We have to be very careful before we start lamenting that life is hard

"A much needed confidence boost for the winger, who was a constant threat with his pace down the Wolves right

He gave Patrick van Aanholt problems all evening and produced a stunning finish to end his goal drought

Wolves will be hoping it can be the spring board to a few more in the coming weeks

Wolves host Everton in the Premier League live on on Tuesday; coverage starts at 8pm with kick-off 8

15pm

Crystal Palace travel to face Arsenal in the same competition on and on Thursday; coverage starts at 7

30pm with kick-off at 8pm

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Liverpool completed a clean sweep of the domestic cups with another penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea at Wembley in the FA Cup final, as Kostas Tsimikas struck the decisive spot-kick after Mason Mount’s effort was saved by Alisson

It had taken 22 penalties to separate the sides in February's Carabao Cup final and while there were only 14 taken after another goalless 120 minutes on this occasion, it was once again Jurgen Klopp's side who clinched the silverware by the narrowest of margins, handing Chelsea a third straight FA Cup final defeat in the process

Mount dropped to his haunches as Liverpool's players and staff ran off to celebrate with their fans amid a fog of red flares - he has now lost six major finals at Wembley

Earlier in the shoot-out, Sadio Mane - who scored a winning penalty for Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations and another to send them to the World Cup earlier this year - had missed the opportunity to clinch it for Liverpool following Cesar Azpilicueta's strike against the post, but Tsimikas kept his cool to become the unlikely hero

Liverpool's success was tempered by injuries to , which could potentially damage their hopes of an unprecedented quadruple, with their Premier League pursuit set to continue on Tuesday at Southampton on and their Champions League final with Real Madrid on May 28

But the scenes of wild celebration at the end on the pitch and in the stands suggested Liverpool were only focused on this moment

They last won both domestic cups in 2000/01 and this was their first FA Cup triumph since Steven Gerrard's heroics against West Ham in 2006

The 141st FA Cup final, 150 years on from the first, had seemed unlikely to go all the way in the opening 15 minutes, as livewire Luis Diaz gave Trevoh Chalobah real problems during an electric start from Liverpool, but Chelsea gained a foothold and hit the bar through a Marcos Alonso free-kick during their own fast start to the second half

The woodwork was then struck twice in quick succession by Liverpool at the other end inside the final 10 minutes of normal time, with Diaz denied before Andy Robertson miscued a close-range volley

With fatigue setting in through extra-time on a warm Wembley afternoon, extra-time saw the tempo drop, but the drama cranked up again in the shoot-out - and it was once again the red end celebrating

Those Liverpool supporters had booed both the national anthem and Abide With Me before kick-off, but were cheering a sensational start from Diaz when play got underway

The winger had been a standout performer in Liverpool's Carabao Cup success over Chelsea and was immediately tormenting Chalobah, getting the better of the 22-year-old centre-back four times inside the first quarter of an hour

It seemed at that stage only a matter of time before a Diaz move delivered the opener for Liverpool but, with wing-back Reece James tucking in to help out his team-mate Chalobah, Chelsea came through the early storm and created good moments of their own for Christian Pulisic and Marcos Alonso

The match - and potentially Liverpool's season - took another twist on 33 minutes, when Salah was forced off

He looked relatively comfortable as he walked down the tunnel but there will now inevitably be concerns about the part he can play in Liverpool's remaining matches

His replacement Diogo Jota passed up a fine chance just before half-time, volleying Andy Robertson's cross over from eight yards before Romelu Lukaku - starting with Kai Havertz out injured - followed suit with a trickier chance moments later

The second half also began with a flurry of chances - although this time they were for Chelsea, with Alonso dragging a shot wide, Alisson saving sharply from Pulisic, and Alonso then smacking a free-kick against the bar from out-wide

Liverpool struck back with Robertson unable to bundle in at the back post, Diaz shooting over from the edge of the box, Jota arrowing just off target and Naby Keita making Edouard Mendy work

But still there was no breakthrough

The teams continued to trade blows, with Pulisic shooting wide and Diaz bending a fine shot over before James stopped a swift Liverpool counter-attack with a combination of good defending and then a foul on Thiago to earn the first booking of the match

But Liverpool kept on coming and hit both posts in quick succession as the clock ticked down, with Diaz denied after a shuffle and shot from eight yards before Robertson miscued his volley from the other side when he seemed certain to convert

There was still time for Diaz to curl just off target but, for the fourth time this season, 90 minutes wasn't enough to separate these sides

There was another blow for Liverpool at the turn around, with Van Dijk subbed off and looking frustrated in the dugout

On the pitch, his centre-back partner Ibrahima Konate took a risk when he floored Hakim Ziyech in the box, although ref Craig Pawson waved play on

A series of Chelsea set-pieces came to nothing and in the second period of extra-time, with fatigue setting in, chances were again in short supply as penalties loomed

Tuchel's decision to sub off sub Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Ross Barkley in the final seconds was intriguing move, given how his Kepa Arrizabalaga switch in February back-fired

Barkley did score his penalty but the tale had an unhappily familiar ending for Chelsea, who, through the finest of margins, missed out on another trophy, with this loss adding to their FA Cup final defeats to Arsenal and Leicester City in recent years

As for Liverpool - who have drawn level with Chelsea on eight FA Cups - it's now a question of how much more silverware they can finish the season with…"Outstanding, it was an incredible, intense game against Chelsea - they would have deserved it exactly the same way, like in the Carabao Cup

That's how small the margins are

"I couldn't be more proud of my boys, the shift they put in, how hard they fought, the early changes

I think Virgil is fine, but his muscle was hurt

"All of these things, missing good chances, overcoming good moments from Chelsea, then having really good moments ourselves

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"Then in the penalty shoot-out, it was nerve-racking, my nails are gone but I really feel for Chelsea

For the second time, 120 minutes and you get nothing, that's too hard

But for us I'm pretty happy

"We are mentality monsters but there were mentality monsters in blue as well - it was one penalty

Chelsea played outstanding but in the end there must be one winner and that was us today

""Like in the last final, in the Carabao Cup, it's no regrets

I told the team I'm proud

"We were sure that we would be competitive and make life very difficult for Liverpool

We did it again

We struggled in the first 15 minutes but then we were excellent for the whole match

We got to 0-0 against maybe the best attacking team in the world and we also created a lot of chances

We deserved it, as they deserved it as well, but again we lose on penalties

"We are very disappointed of course

We are sad but at the same time proud

"I was sure we would win today

I was sure before and I was sure during the match that momentum was on our side

I was sure until the very last minute but unfortunately I was not right

I have to digest it and keep on going

That's life in sports

"We have everything it takes to win trophies, we proved it

We have a Club World Cup and a European Super Cup and I don't feel sorry this was at the beginning of the season and in winter

"We were good in Champions League, strong in both domestic cups, we can produce peak performances and we have the mentality in the club to shape the mentality of the players, but Man City and Liverpool have shown you need this on a consistency

"Liverpool travel to Southampton on Tuesday at 8pm while Chelsea host Leicester on Thursday at 7

45pm

On the final day of the Premier League season, Liverpool host Wolves and Chelsea host Watford on Sunday at 4pm

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Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount scored second-half goals as Chelsea earned a hard-fought 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Wembley to reach their third consecutive FA Cup final

On a bright Easter Sunday afternoon in London, substitute Loftus-Cheek's first goal of the season (65) and Mount's composed finish 11 minutes later were enough to book a meeting with seven-time winners Liverpool on May 14 in a repeat of

After suffering on Tuesday, Chelsea appeared to carry that disappointment into their second domestic semi-final of the season as they started lethargically and without any real conviction

In a quiet and uneventful first half, the best chance fell to Palace, with Cheikhou Kouyate's volleyed drive forcing Edouard Mendy into a fine save before an offside Joachim Andersen hit a post with the rebound

The tie needed a moment of magic and Loftus-Cheek, who had replaced the injured Mateo Kovacic midway through the opening period, delivered just that 20 minutes after the interval

Palace left-back Tyrick Mitchell was caught on the ball and, after a couple of quick one-touch passes saw Kai Havertz advance into the box, his half-cleared effort was smashed home by Loftus-Cheek via a slight deflection for the opener

The 26-year-old, who spent the 2017-18 season on loan at Palace and has struggled with injuries during his time at Stamford Bridge, punched the air in celebration as he ended a Chelsea goal drought stretching back to May 9, 2019

Eleven minutes later and the tie was over

Timo Werner's simple square ball from the edge of the box was nicked past Andersen by Mount's first touch before the England international buried a finish beyond Jack Butland for his 12th goal of the campaign

Romelu Lukaku then had a gilt-edged chance to make it 3-0 late on but the second-half substitute, who is yet to score a Premier League goal in 2022, could only strike the far post from a few yards out

After losing to Arsenal in 2020 and Leicester last year, Thomas Tuchel's side will hope it is third time lucky at Wembley next month when they target a ninth FA Cup title

The result also capped a successful day for the club as a whole, with Chelsea Women having earlier progressed to their third FA Cup final in five years after

After losing to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final in February, Chelsea's is targeting "payback" as the two sides meet again next month with the Reds hunting an unprecedented quadruple

"It's definitely time for us to win a final at Wembley, it's five finals I've lost

Now it's time to get our payback," he told

Chelsea boss said: "I don't care about Liverpool's other titles

We want to turn things around (against them) but it will not get us the Carabao Cup title back

"We are here, we were here last season in the FA Cup Final in a game that means an unbelievable lot for us because it is the FA Cup, the most prestigious and most traditional cup in the world maybe and played at Wembley, so there are not a lot of bigger games to be a part of

"That is why we are grateful and we will be well prepared because we play against one of the strongest teams in the world

"It will be another hard fight, given the quality and run of form of Liverpool

It will be unbelievably difficult to beat them, but this is what a cup final is all about

" told : "It's been a tough road, injuries and going on loan to find my form again, I always believed in myself and I always wanted to play for Chelsea

"The reason I'm still here is my mentality

I still believe in myself

I said for many years my time will come

"Everyone wants to play and I feel I've done well in the last couple of games and wanted to keep the momentum

The strength in depth in the squad is fantastic but I have to be ready to step in

" added: "Hopefully it is a big moment for Ruben

"It was nice because he is normally a very calm, quiet guy and to see him like this and jumping and celebrating a goal was good

"He is the opposite of overconfident, we need to instil this confidence into his body and into his game

These are the next steps for him

"Crystal Palace boss wants the semi-final defeat to be a platform for his side and praised the club's supporters

"This is the kind of game the club wants to be involved in

We have to keep building the team, working well, and the fans were unbelievable," he said

"I believe playing these kinds of games with a lot of tension will make us a better team

"We had chances and we didn't score, it's not just about those chances but the decision-making as well

"I don't think it was bad luck

We tried to play our best but Chelsea were too good on the day for us

"I am proud of the team with their approach to this game

In the first half we were brilliant

"Thomas Tuchel defended Chelsea's laborious, turgid opening 45 minutes against Crystal Palace in their FA Cup semi-final win by insisting it was the only way to play against Patrick Vieira's counter-attacking team

This was a Palace side who sit 13th in the Premier League, with eight league wins all season and appearing in their fifth ever FA Cup semi-final, up against the reigning Champions League, Club World Cup and European Super Cup holders

Vieira's men were also starting without their player of the season Conor Gallagher or brightest playmaker Michael Olise, playing a shape they have not deployed all season

Tuchel has little need to make excuses for himself or his side given his achievements at Stamford Bridge since he joined 14 months ago, and the Blues would have been forgiven for showing signs of a Champions League hangover after their extra-time exit at Real Madrid in midweek

But his reasoning doesn't wash

Chelsea's tempo and intensity was lacking throughout the first period at Wembley, and it was no coincidence that their two goals came from quick, incisive play later on - the kind Tuchel had suggested wasn't possible because of Palace's threat on the break

The proof will be in the FA Cup final-shaped pudding on May 14, when Chelsea return to face Liverpool, hoping to avoid finishing as runners-up for the third season in a row

Against a disciplined but limited Palace side, they could afford to take their time to get their rhythm, and were given a let-off in either half when Cheikhou Kouyate came close to scoring for the Eagles

A Liverpool side still on course for the quadruple, who cut Man City apart so easily in Saturday's other semi-final, will not be so generous

Anything approaching a repeat performance in four weeks' time would be sure to continue Chelsea's recent FA Cup run of being always the bridesmaid, and never the bride

"I'm in a really good place, at a wonderful football club with good people and I want to take the club to another level

"That was Patrick Vieira's prevailing emotion after leading the club to a rare Wembley cup appearance and pushing Champions League holders Chelsea all the way in just the fifth FA Cup semi-final in the club's 117-year history

With seven games to go in the Premier League, Palace have exactly the same number of points as they did at the same point of Roy Hodgson's final season at Selhurst Park

But the feeling around the club is very different

Where Palace ended 2020/21 fielding the oldest average line-up of any Premier League club, now the likes of Michael Olise, Ebere Eze, Marc Guehi and Joachim Andersen have rejuvenated the club and brought a new air of youth to south London

Not only that, but Hodgson's robust, effective style which helped to establish Palace as a Premier League side has now evolved into an expansive, attractive brand of football which even during rough patches this season has kept fans onside with the Vieira project

Sunday's defeat at Wembley was just not Vieira or Palace's day

The manager conceded his side would have had to been at their best and take the three half-chances that fell their way to stand any chance of reaching the final, and it just didn't happen

But his belief in the Eagles remains justified

Taking over such an ageing side was never going to result in a one-season rebuild, but the philosophy which has penetrated the club in such a short space of time, while reaching a cup semi-final and securing another season of mid-table security promises more success on the horizon

On another day, their determination and discipline might have snuck a result against Chelsea and got Palace into the final

On this season's evidence, their next opportunity might not be so far away

Chelsea host Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday at 7

45pm - live on Up next for Crystal Palace is a trip to Newcastle at the same time

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Liverpool produced a devastating first-half performance before then surviving a Manchester City fightback to beat their Premier League title rivals 3-2 at Wembley and advance to the FA Cup final

Six days on from the thrilling 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League, Jurgen Klopp's team appeared to be cruising into the final after scoring three unanswered goals during a one-sided first half as Sadio Mane scored twice after Ibrahima Konate's early header

Klopp later described Liverpool's first-half display as "one of the best" of his tenure but City rallied after the break, reducing the deficit almost immediately when Jack Grealish fired home from a Gabriel Jesus pass

Bernardo Silva then set up a tense finale when he slid home from close range in the 90th minute

Liverpool were indebted to Alisson for keeping City at bay before that, the goalkeeper twice denying Gabriel Jesus, while at the opposite end Zack Steffen, picked in place of Ederson, was badly at fault for Mane's first goal, when the 30-year-old charged him down, and his second, when his volley beat him at his near post

Liverpool's victory, jubilantly celebrated by the red-shirted fans who made the trip to a sun-drenched Wembley, ends City's treble hopes and keeps their own dream of a quadruple alive after their Carabao Cup triumph earlier this season

Liverpool will face either Chelsea or Crystal Palace in their first FA Cup final under Klopp on May 14 and they will also hope this win gives them a psychological edge over City as they head into the Premier League run-in separated by a single point at the top of the table

In front of a raucous Wembley crowd, Manchester City had the first sight of goal when Grealish's low effort from Joao Cancelo's cut-back was blocked, but from then on the first half was all Liverpool

Guardiola had made seven changes from City's Champions League meeting with Atletico Madrid, with Kevin De Bruyne an unused substitute and Kyle Walker unavailable for selection, and his heavily-altered side could not live with Liverpool's first-half intensity

The opener arrived from a set piece, as Konate rose above Nathan Ake, starting in place of the rested Aymeric Laporte in central defence, to head home Andrew Robertson's corner

Liverpool then doubled their lead in bizarre circumstances as Steffen dithered in possession following a John Stones backpass, allowing Mane to slide in and tackle him, bundling the ball into the net in the process

It was a glaring error from the American and he was found wanting again for Liverpool's third goal, when Mane's diagonal volley from Thiago Alcantara's chipped pass, following slick Liverpool approach play, flew into the bottom corner at his near post

City looked down and out at that point but they emerged from the half-time break determined to give a better account of themselves and they breathed life into the encounter when Jesus set up Grealish for his fifth goal for the club

The former Aston Villa midfielder took the goal well but Jesus could not match his efficiency in front of goal, twice seeing Alisson deny him after springing the Liverpool offside trap

Mohamed Salah, back in the Liverpool starting line-up having been named on the bench against Benfica on Wednesday, then spurned a glorious opportunity to kill the tie when he chipped wide following a poor backward header from Oleksandr Zinchenko

Salah's miss allowed City to keep the contest alive and their second goal arrived when substitute Riyad Mahrez's angled shot was saved by Alisson and fell to the onrushing Silva to fire home from inside the six-yard box

City had chances to take the game to extra time after that, with Fernandinho blasting wastefully over when unmarked in the Liverpool box and Raheem Sterling shooting straight at Alisson, but Klopp's team held on

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said: "I think it was [one of our best performances]

That was the feeling I had when I saw the first half because of the quality of the opponent

"We did all the right stuff, we scored in the right moments; we played an incredible game in the first half, I have to say

I loved each second of it

"To deny them in so many moments is so difficult, as is creating your own opportunities against them

The first half was outstanding in pretty much all parts of the game

"The second half they scored an early goal, like we did [at the Etihad], and then the game opened up

"No footballer on the planet is safe against City with a 3-1 lead, it is always clear what they can do

"We needed Alisson, what a game he had, but we had our moments as well, and could have decided the game earlier

"We didn't do it, but that made the game even more special, 3-2 was a fair result and it was good enough to bring us to the final

"Pep Guardiola jumped to goalkeeper Zack Steffen following his error for Liverpool's second goal

He said: "It was an accident

One of the strong points is trying to play [out] and as a keeper he has this quality

"It was an accident and he will learn for the future

When the ball is there, it can always happen

I have spoken with the team, not him personally, but he is strong

"Guardiola fielded a much-changed side after Kevin de Bruyne and Kyle Walker suffered injuries against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday and claimed Riyad Mahrez and Rodri were the only players on his bench fit enough to actually come on

"When you play a lot of games, and you continue to do it, always these kinds of situations can happen," he added

"The game in Madrid was really tough for us

We tried to put energy into the team but sometimes the opponent is good too

"In the second half we found a goal, which helped us a lot with our momentum

They continued to play at a good level but we had chances and the game was there

"As the Mohamed Salah contract saga rumbles on, it is easy to forget there is another member of Liverpool's attack with only a year remaining on his deal

Sadio Mane surely merits just as much fuss

This game was the fifth in a row in which Salah has failed to find the net but it matters little when Mane continues to deliver such devastating performances

The Senegal international, who triumphed over his team-mate at AFCON in February before then helping his country beat Egypt again for a place at the World Cup, followed up his crucial goals against Benfica and in the Premier League against City last weekend with a match-winning double at Wembley

His first goal rewarded his relentless work rate as he closed down Zack Steffen and bundled the ball into the net, while his second showed sensational technique as he guided a volley into the bottom corner from Thiago Alcantara's lofted pass

City could not live with him, instead resorting to fouling him five times across the 90 minutes - no player won more free kicks - and he left the field to rapturous applause from the delirious Liverpool fans inside Wembley when he was withdrawn in the closing stages

His goals kept Liverpool's hopes of a quadruple alive

They were also a reminder that, while he may not attract as much acclaim as his fellow attacker, he is no less influential

Man City host Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday at 8pm, while Liverpool host Manchester United on Tuesday at 8pm - live on

The FA Cup final will be played on May 14, with Man City/Liverpool facing the winner of the other semi-final between Chelsea and Crystal Palace

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Crystal Palace produced a slick attacking performance to thrash Everton 4-0 and set up an FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at Wembley

Marc Guehi, called up to Gareth Southgate's England squad for the first time earlier this week, headed home Michael Olise's corner for the opening goal (25), with Jean-Philippe Mateta then converting from Wilfried Zaha's cut-back (41)

Palace, FA Cup runners-up in 2016, when they were narrowly beaten by Manchester United in extra-time, continued to overpower Everton in the second half with Zaha (79) and substitute Will Hughes (87) extending their lead with close-range finishes

Relegation-threatened Everton came into the game on the back of a morale-boosting 1-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League on Thursday, but those exertions appeared to take a toll in the south London sun as they rarely threatened after a bright start

Palace, on the other hand, offered plenty of excitement with Olise, Eberechi Eze, Zaha and Conor Gallagher named in the same starting line-up for the first time, the youthful quartet allowing the home supporters to continue dreaming of Wembley glory

Everton started brightly on the back of their dramatic win over Newcastle, with Ben Godfrey almost sliding home a diagonal shot by Michael Keane in the second minute and Richarlison causing problems for Guehi in the early stages

But an injury to former Palace man Andros Townsend, who had to be helped from the field after twisting his knee in the 13th minute, seemed to tilt the momentum in Palace's favour

Guehi's goal arrived after Olise's initial corner had almost caught Jordan Pickford out, the returning Everton 'keeper having to punch it over the crossbar, and Palace almost doubled their lead when Zaha sent a Mateta cut-back into the side-netting

Richarlison then spurned a chance to equalise when he fired straight at Jack Butland from Seamus Coleman's diagonal ball over the top and that wasted opportunity was punished when Palace sliced through Everton not long afterwards, with Mateta converting after Eze had released Zaha on the left

Mateta had a chance to add a third shortly before the break, when he latched onto a headed pass from Eze, who shone on only his fourth start of the season, but Seamus Coleman made an excellent recovery tackle before he could get a shot off

Frank Lampard, who won the competition four times to Palace boss Patrick Vieira's five as a player, threw on Dominic Calvert-Lewin at half-time but Everton could not live with Palace's vibrant attack

The third goal came in bizarre circumstances after Olise had failed to connect properly with a shot, sending it looping onto Pickford's far post, where Zaha reacted quickest to slide the ball home

Demarai Gray was the only Everton player who looked dangerous at the other end, once flashing a low shot narrowly wide from outside the box, but substitute Hughes sparked more delirious celebrations from the home fans when he turned the ball home after Gallagher's low shot had been well saved

Everton manager bemoaned his side's lack of steel, saying: "I don't have a magic wand to get inside people's heads and change resilience across the whole squad

That's a work in progress

"The difficult thing for us is that we don't have lots of time in terms of the league to do that

"My job title is quite vast as a manager, but to get inside heads and change that with the flick of a switch is not possible

"He added: "There's only so much you can keep trying to butter someone up to give them confidence

"There's a balance of confidence and playing at the cut-throat end of football here

"This is a quarter-final today to get to Wembley and if you haven't got the confidence to play, you can quickly flip it and say, have you got the b******* to play?"That's the football reality

If you fall somewhere in the middle, then don't worry about it

"We didn't play that badly today and Palace didn't play that well today, but we lost 4-0 because of a lack of confidence and a lack of what I just said

"Crystal Palace boss said: "It's just about performing on the day and I think today we performed really well

"The objective was to go to the semi-final and we needed to perform well as a team and managed to go one step forward, so that's the most important thing

"What I really loved the performance today is how we managed the game

We went through a really difficult period in the first 20 minutes, but we managed to stick together

"We showed some experience - that hasn't been our strength this season - and we accepted the fact they were on top of us and we couldn't play, so we decided to go longer and to wait until we got back into the game

We managed that period really well

"We don't want to get too excited

What we want to do is enjoy the day, but at the same time we only went one step forward

What I want is for us to keep working well and working hard and to try to improve individually allowing us to improve more as a team

" told: "It's amazing

Obviously it's crazy that it's the first year that the team's played together and you can see the progress already

"I think that, over time when the team gels together more, there's more to come

"added: "It was a bit of a nervy start from myself but I think we responded well by being resilient, by defending well and making sure that, in that period, we didn't concede

"Thankfully we didn't and we went on to have a good performance

"Fantastic feeling going to Wembley

We've achieved a lot this season and we can't wait for that game

"

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Manchester City swept past Southampton with a scintillating second-half display to win 4-1 and reach the FA Cup semi-finals

City have twice drawn against the Saints in the Premier League this season, but found their ruthless streak to and keep their treble hopes alive

Raheem Sterling gave the visitors the lead after Adam Armstrong struck a post for Southampton early on, although the hosts deservedly equalised in first-half added time when Aymeric Laporte turned Mohamed Elyounoussi's cross into his own goal

However, City moved through the gears in the second half once Kevin De Bruyne had converted a penalty

Substitute Phil Foden added a third with a perfect strike from the edge of the area and then Riyad Mahrez netted at the end of a lovely move

Pep Guardiola needed a response from his side's disappointing draw at Crystal Palace on Monday and - despite a sloppy end to the first-half - he got that

Armstrong was inches away from giving Southampton the lead when his shot came back off a post and Sterling punished the miss moments later by sweeping home from inside the six-yard box

City then hit the woodwork from close range as Ilkay Gundogan connected with Joao Cancelo's cross, but the visitors were unable to build on their lead

Southampton finished the first half strongly, grabbing the equaliser in added time when Elyounoussi broke in behind before seeing his cross deflect into the City goal by Laporte

An end-to-end start to the second half eventually led to Gabriel Jesus being brought down in the box by Mohammed Salisu and De Bruyne snuck the penalty past Fraser Forster

Southampton responded well with City needing keeper Zack Steffen to save from substitute Che Adams which proved crucial as Foden struck a stunner to add a third

Two minutes later Mahrez, another substitute, found the corner after Gundogan had chested the ball into the winger's path from Cancelo's cross to put the tie beyond Saints

Pep Guardiola hailed the impact of his forward players - and is excited for the season run-in

"We started really well and then we forgot to play, knowing that it's so difficult because Southampton is one of the most organised teams we've faced this season, they push you with incredible intensity," he said

"The goal we conceded was a consequence of that

The second half was much better, they had a chance for Che Adams when it was 2-1, but the quality we had up front made the difference

"After we come back we know what we have

Quarter-finals of the Champions League, Premier League two or three games, semi-final of the FA Cup, arriving in the later stages of the season we are there, it is nice

"How many times has it [the treble] happened in this country? Once, in our lifetime

It is not easy

"Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl could not be downbeat over his side's performance despite bowing out of the FA Cup at home

"The goal when you're playing such a game is to make it as difficult as possible, to let them struggle a little bit and that everything works perfectly then you have a chance to take the game," he said

"Two games this season against them we have taken a point, I think today we didn't have a perfect game

I must say that we have played much better than the last home game against them when we drew

"They were really on the back foot today, you don't see Man City very often kicking balls long from the goal kick

That shows you how good we have been today and as soon as you come in such a moment you must take the chances you have and don't give them easy moments to score and we did that twice

"Until the 75th minute we have seen a very equal game, until that moment it was one of our best games against them but in the end it was not good enough

"We can be proud of what we've done

I haven't seen many teams playing against Man City like we did today

"Man City will take on either Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals on April 16/17

Southampton will look to complete a double when they head to relegation-threatened Leeds on Saturday having won 1-0 at St Mary's earlier in the season

Man City are aiming to do the same at Burnley, who they beat 2-0 in October, to keep their title hopes on track

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Chelsea produced a professional performance at the Riverside Stadium to secure a 2-0 win and end Middlesbrough's impressive FA Cup run at the quarter-final stage

Championship side Boro had been one of the stories of the competition this season, having already eliminated and on their way to the last eight, and more than 30,000 home fans were hoping to see the world and European champions added to that list

But Chelsea had other ideas and came flying out of the blocks, despite having less than 700 of their own supporters at the game after the club were prevented from selling any more tickets as part of the sanctions placed on owner Roman Abramovich

But the Blues fans who were able to take their place in the away end would have been delighted with the way their side approached their task, with Mason Mount giving them a taste of what was to come when his whipped cross after a clever run down the right was just missed by both Romelu Lukaku and Christian Pulisic

The Chelsea academy product was again released down the right after 15 minutes after some composed defending by Cesar Azpilicueta and Thiago Silva, and this time his ball in was turned home by Lukaku

Boro responded well to the early blow and created an opening when Jonny Howson dispossessed Ruben Loftus-Cheek in a dangerous area, while Marcus Tavernier caused problems with his deliveries from set-pieces

But Hakim Ziyech then celebrated his 29th birthday in ideal fashion by doubling the Blues' advantage on 31 minutes

The Moroccan was granted too much time to cut in on his favoured left foot, and while his strike from the edge of the area arrowed into the bottom corner, Boro goalkeeper Joe Lumley may feel he should have got down quicker to turn away the strike

Chelsea should have made it three shortly after when a lucky bounce allowed Lukaku to round Lumley, but Anfernee Dijksteel produced an excellent clearance on the goal line to keep his side in the game

Boro improved in the second half, with Isaiah Jones' forays from his right wing-back position catching the eye, but - while Thomas Tuchel's side failed to maintain their first-half intensity - they never really looked like giving up their advantage, with the imperious Thiago Silva, in particular, ensuring their hosts were kept at arm's length

Boro ended the game without a shot on target, such was Chelsea's comfort, while the visitors even spurned a late chance to put the game beyond doubt when Timo Werner saw his short-range effort blocked by Sol Bamba with the goal gaping

The result means Chelsea have now reached the FA Cup semi-finals in five of the last six seasons, and they will discover who they face at Wembley next month when the draw takes place on Sunday at 5

30pm, while Boro will turn their attention to securing a play-off spot as they bid to return to the Premier League

Tuchel described himself as "impressed" with the performance of his team on Teesside, both with their ability to switch their attentions to the FA Cup just three days after their , and to put events off the field to the back of their minds

"It was a deserved win," the head coach told

"We've come through a period of lots of matches

"Just three days after a Champions League tie you have to play a completely different competition with a totally different approach, but we were focused and got a deserved win

Full credit to the team

I'm very impressed

"We accepted the situation as we didn't cause it

Nothing we can do can change the situation, it's not in our hands

But what is in our hands is to stay focused and set an example as I'm sure many people who work at Chelsea not in the spotlight are more concerned than us about the situation and what will happen

For them it's also important we take the responsibility to show the right spirit and attitude

This is very, very good

"We have a responsibility too with our talent

If you are gifted and privileged to play football as a profession then you have to push yourself to the limit

This is what we do and the culture of the club helps

", and Tuchel emphasised the need for the club's ownership to be resolved as soon as possible

"I hope the process goes through as soon as possible to clear the situation and calm the situation down so we can have an outlook on the near future

"As far as I know things will be pushed as fast as possible so we can see ourselves in a calmer situation

"The narrative surrounding Chelsea in recent weeks has understandably focused on the club's future, with Abramovich looking to sell the club after being hit with sanctions and a number of interested parties keen to take the club off the Russian billionaire's hands

But that has meant that events on the field have flown under the radar, and therefore it is perhaps surprising to note that Chelsea have now won 11 of their last 12 matches, with the sole defeat coming on penalties to

The Blues' only other defeat since December 4 was a - a period of time that spans 26 fixtures in all competitions

As Tuchel noted after his side's latest win at Boro, the ability of his players to focus on events on the field while chaos reigns off is "impressive", as was the way in which they handled the challenge of ending their hosts' FA Cup charge

Chelsea never looked like following in the footsteps of Man Utd and Spurs in losing to Boro, and Tuchel's strong teamsheet - bolstered by the likes of Antonio Rudiger, Silva and Mount - made it clear how seriously they were taking their task

Restricting Boro to zero shots on target reflected Chelsea's control, while they have now extended their run of playing at least one cup fixture at Wembley to eight seasons

The aim for Tuchel now will be to reverse his woes at the national stadium, with the German overseeing a shock 1-0 defeat to Leicester in last season's FA Cup final as well as last month's Liverpool loss

While Mount may feel hard done by having registered the assists for both Chelsea goals, the award just about goes to Silva

The 37-year-old continues to defy his years thanks to his uncanny reading of the game and continually cut out Boro attacks in the second half to help secure his team's place in the FA Cup semi-finals

Chelsea now have a two-week break due to the upcoming international fixtures, with their next match being the home game against London rivals Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, April 2, with kick-off at 3pm

The Blues then face Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday, April 6, with kick-off at 8pm

Middlesbrough's next game is also on April 2, with their trip to Peterborough in the Championship kicking off at 3pm

Chris Wilder's side then host Championship leaders Fulham on Wednesday, April 6, with kick-off at 7

45pm, live on

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Salomon Rondon scored twice as Everton eventually eased to a 2-0 fifth-round victory over non-League Boreham Wood to set up an FA Cup quarter-final date with Crystal Palace

The first goals conceded by the National League side - 77 places below the top-flight Toffees - in this season's competition were enough to be their downfall with the visiting defence eventually breached by the Venezuelan's near-post finish in the 57th minute

A powerful header from Rondon, which Taye Ashby-Hammond - who also made one good, low save from substitute Richarlison - could not prevent from crossing the line, then guaranteed progress six minutes from time

Although Richarlison also had a goal ruled out for handball by VAR, the Boreham Wood goalkeeper had an easier night than he would have anticipated

Rondon's rare double, taking his tally to three in 17 appearances since arriving as one of three summer signings in Rafael Benitez's ill-fated and short-lived reign, set up a last-eight tie away to Crystal Palace

Everton had funded a special one-off kit for Boreham Wood to avoid a clash and also paid for the visitors' travel and overnight stay

And that generosity was extended to the pitch with a dreadful first half

Ukraine international Vitaliy Mykolenko was made Everton captain for the night and there was a poignant pre-match show of solidarity with his homeland as players and officials held a banner reading 'Imagine all the people, sharing all the world' - a line from John Lennon's Imagine which was played over the ground's public address system

Everton's left-back was the first to test Ashby-Hammond, but the next challenge did not come until the 36th minute when Anthony Gordon whipped in a low, angled shot which bounced awkwardly in front of the goalkeeper who successfully clawed it away

The awfulness of the first 45 minutes persuaded manager Frank Lampard to make a half-time change and it was the unfortunate Nathan Patterson, making his debut nearly two months after signing from Rangers, who had to make way for Richarlison

Mykolenko was first to show again but his driven cross was missed by Rondon, who should then have buried Jonjoe Kenny's cross but headed over

Jarrad Branthwaite was spared embarrassment when he passed straight to Tyrone Marsh and was relieved to see the Boreham Wood forward drive a shot just over goalkeeper Asmir Begovic

The growing frustration subsided when Rondon made amends for his earlier failures with a neatly-taken goal after nipping in front of centre-back David Stephens to convert another Kenny cross

For the second successive home match Everton were on the end of another controversial VAR handball decision - this time denying them a goal - when Richarlison's close-range effort was chalked off after Adrian Clifton's attempted headed clearance hit the Brazil international

But Rondon ensured there was no late drama with a header which was adjudged to have crossed the line before Ashby-Hammond pulled it back

"We didn't really have many spells and they dominated the ball

We were waiting for one moment, but Everton managed it superbly

We just went over 500 minutes in the FA Cup without conceding a goal, but their movement and their runs were just class

"The fans have been amazing they didn't stop singing

It's a shame we didn't give them their moment, but they were class and they gave us everything

What this group has done is fantastic and we have been in the last 16 of a national cup competition

" "In terms of game, it was comfortable in the end

We were slow in the first half, which is interesting for me because this type of game needs an injection of tempo and pace at the level we are normally at

"We fell below that, but we addressed that at half-time, were sharper in the second half, and we're through to the next round

These games are not easy, especially if you don't score early, and I thought we dealt with elements of the game pretty well

"I've not been here that long, and I have to understand the players need to hear a message, not just me shouting at them for how slow they are playing

I tried to make a clear message, I made a change, got Richarlison and another player behind their midfield line to give them more problems

"The players reacted well to that, which I am pleased with

We saw some of the not so good things, sometimes it's good to flush those out in a game which was comfortable in the end

But I've got no problem with how the game went

"Middlesbrough's reward for knocking Tottenham out of the FA Cup is a home quarter-final against Chelsea

Boro followed up their fourth-round penalty shoot-out win over Manchester United by deservedly beating Spurs 1-0 after extra time on Tuesday and will now face a third Premier League giant in the last eight

Chelsea beat Luton on Wednesday and make the long trip north looking to make it back to Wembley for the semi-finals, having been beaten in last season's final

Six-time winners Manchester City have been handed a tough draw as they visit Premier League outfit Southampton, while Liverpool - fresh from winning the Carabao Cup on Sunday - are guaranteed Championship opposition after being drawn against the winner of Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield, who play on Monday night

The final tie sees Everton travel to Crystal Palace

Matches will be played over the weekend of March 19/20

Everton travel to Tottenham on Monday Night Football at 8pm - live on - while Boreham Wood travel to Wrexham in the National League on Tuesday at 7

45pm

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A wonderful solo goal from Armando Broja and a nerveless James Ward-Prowse penalty sent Southampton through to the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over West Ham

Ralph Hasenhuttl's side are now unbeaten in their last 12 home matches and, despite the Saints boss making nine changes to his team, they produced a fine performance to progress

Impressive left-back Romain Perraud struck a superb opener from 25 yards that found the top corner, but Michail Antonio equalised in the second half after a Willy Caballero mistake

However, the veteran goalkeeper, 40, made up for his error with a crucial save late on from a Craig Dawson header

It came after captain Ward-Prowse had regained the lead for Southampton from the penalty spot

Broja - a second-half substitute - was brought down in the area by Dawson with a penalty awarded after VAR instructed referee Andre Marriner to watch the incident on the pitchside monitor

Broja then made sure Southampton would be heading to the last eight in injury-time by driving at the West Ham defence, beating Kurt Zouma and slotting past Alphonse Areola into the bottom corner

Hasenhuttl's team selection, in which he benched regular first-teamers Oriol Romeu, Che Adams, Nathan Redmond, Stuart Armstrong, Broja and Tino Livramento, could have easily backfired

In contrast, West Ham boss David Moyes made just two alterations from their in a bid to lift some silverware this season

The visitors started well as Jarred Bowen almost raced through on goal but was stopped by a good tackle from Jack Stephens

It set the tone for the opening 20 minutes and West Ham's first chance came soon after from a lovely move involving Manuel Lanzini and Pablo Fornals, the ball eventually falling kindly for Tomas Soucek, but he shot wide from inside the area

Then their best opportunity came the way of Bowen, who headed over from inside the six-yard box from Antonio's left-wing cross

Southampton had barely been able to enter West Ham's final third although, when they did, Will Smallbone centred the ball and Shane Long blazed over with a first-time effort

It took left-back Perraud to light up what had been a lacklustre tie

The Southampton defender picked up the ball 30 yards from goal on the left side before driving an unstoppable shot into the far top corner

Hassenhuttl brought on two of his regular first-teamers at half-time in Stuart Armstrong and Broja for Long and Moussa Djenepo to try and put the tie beyond West Ham

Ward-Prowse almost did so with a dipping long-range shot which just went wide before Soucek was replaced by Said Benrahma after receiving a blow to the head that left him bleeding heavily

But the injury did not faze West Ham and they equalised just before the hour mark

The warning signs were there for Southampton when Zouma headed a corner over from close range and then, from another, Antonio scrambled the ball home after Caballero failed to punch the delivery clear

However, the visitors were level for just nine minutes before Southampton regained the lead

A long ball from Stephens was latched onto by Broja, and he was brought down in the area by Dawson with a penalty eventually awarded, which Ward-Prowse expertly hammered down the middle

Areola saved excellently from substitute Redmond's long-range drive in the final 10 minutes before Caballero kept out Dawson when he powered a header at goal from Bowen's in-swinging corner

Broja then had his moment in the fourth of seven added minutes, powering past the West Ham defence and finishing calmly

Hasenhuttl revealed Perraud's goal was helped in part by the FA Cup match balls being lighter than the usual Premier League footballs

"It was an amazing goal," he told the BBC

"The ball in the cup is lighter and that's why you can shoot outside the box

We have a few good guys who can score goals from them

"Hasenhuttl also explained his decision to make nine changes from their , with only Kyle Walker-Peters and James Ward-Prowse retaining their places

"You can't speak about having a big squad and trusting everyone and not show the right signals," he said

"It was hard for them in the beginning with no rhythm playing in front of 28,000 fans

It was clear with five subs you can decide the game in the second half with subs

"Armando Broja had a good impact in the game

He is a threat with speed

We have quality and created some good parts in our game

"Making nine changes doesn't mean that we're not looking for this cup

It's a super opportunity for us

But we shouldn't forget these players have brought us here

"We should give them a chance to play again

It's tough but as soon as you saw players struggling after the Norwich game we knew we should make changes

"Moyes admitted his West Ham side did not do enough to get through to the FA Cup quarter-finals

"We probably didn't deserve it," he told the BBC

"We went behind to a worldie and we fought back

"I thought we were probably the better team at those stages of the game

We gave away a terrible second goal and the third didn't matter

We didn't do well enough to get through

"Congratulations to Southampton

I thought in the first half we had a lot of the ball but not the quality in the final third

We didn't take our half-chances

In the second half after we got the goal back and it looked like if any team was going on to win, it was us

"Southampton's opening goalscorer Perraud told the BBC after the game:"I think it's a great goal for us

We did a very good performance with some players who don't play every game against a good team

"Congratulations to the team and the club

Now we wait for the next round

West Ham played with their best team so it was difficult for us but after 15 or 20 minutes we began our game and we deserved this win

"We are ninth in the Premier League and in the last eight of the FA Cup

We can dream

We'll wait for the next round but it's important for our confidence

Game after game we're in a good moment and we have to work on this

"Southampton will next face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday at 3pm

West Ham will travel to Anfield to face Liverpool in the Premier League on the same day at 5

30pm, live on

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Oleksandr Zinchenko captained Manchester City to a 2-0 victory at Peterborough to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup

City handed the armband to the defender in a show of support for his home nation of Ukraine and before kick-off, he and Peterborough captain Frankie Kent held a Ukraine flag as they led the two teams out at the Weston Homes Stadium

Peterborough proved a tough nut to crack in the first half for the Premier League leaders

Ilkay Gundogan curled a strike beyond the dive of Steven Benda but wide of the far post, while the German midfielder also headed Riyad Mahrez's cross well wide from eight yards as the Championship strugglers held firm

After the break, Peterborough started strongly as Sammie Szmodics fired wide with the Man City goal at his mercy before Phil Foden intervened with a superb last-ditch tackle to take the ball off Jorge Grant's toes just as he was about to get a shot away from inside the City penalty area

However, City's quality eventually took over

Mahrez would finally break the deadlock with a low trademark left-footed strike, which was City's first attempt on target

City remained on top after taking the lead and the in-form Algeria international missed a good chance to double the lead minutes later but it would be Jack Grealish who finished off the tie

Foden's inch-perfect ball over the top released his England team-mate, whose superb first touch took him in on goal and he scored his first FA Cup goalPeterborough rallied momentarily and substitute Jack Marriott teed himself up to thump a shot at Ederson with his first contribution off the hosts' bench, but it was six-time FA Cup winners City who carry on in this season's competition on a special night during difficult times for Zinchenko

Zinchenko was handed the honour of leading City by Fernandinho as a show of support against Russia's invasion of his homeland

Zinchenko was shown crying at the support shown to Ukraine ahead of Saturday's league win at Everton, where he was an unused substitute, but here he played the full 90 minutes as skipper and his name was cheered by all four corners of the Weston Homes Stadium

On the support for Zinchenko, England midfielder Jack Grealish told ITV Sport: "It has been quite emotional

"He is such a big character in the squad and has unbelievable quality

He is so under rated as a player

"We have had to be there for him

It has been an extremely difficult time for him and for everyone associated with Ukraine

But fair play to him, he came out and captained the side

I think he did brilliant

"Meanwhile, Man City boss Pep Guardiola paid tribute to the well wishes shown for Zinchenko, saying: "He got not just [support from our fans], but all around the world, the UK, about this insane situation we are living in right now

""We saw Jack Grealish kick on in the second half

It was a brilliant run and the first touch set him up for the goal

"He's talking about where he needs to improve, and it is his end product

You do want more goals and more assists from him, but his goal was the highlight of the game

"The biggest lift Grealish will get will be from scoring

He said he spoke to the manager about his general play being good, but it is about having an effect on the game, and we saw that with the bit of quality for the goal

"Jack is a good link-up player, but sometimes that is easy to defend

Sometimes it is just about making that run, having the desire and the intelligence to make that run because you know the players you are playing with will pick you out

"The goal will do Jack the world of good

"Peterborough boss , who only took the job last week following the departure of Darren Ferguson, hailed the efforts of his side

"I am really proud of the performance," he said

"We knew we had to be good defensively and have a real good structure

"We also had some really good moves in transition and had a massive chance in the early part of the second half to maybe go 1-0 up and on another day we do

But when you play against a top-class team and top-class manager, they keep probing and probing and got the goals

"I have said to the boys that this is the benchmark

We have only been in here four or five days to work with the players, but they have shown the work-rate and energy they can play with

"There is a lot of quality in the dressing room and it is up to myself and the coaching staff to get it out of them on a more regular basis

"Peterborough will return to Championship action on Friday March 4 at 7

45pm as they travel to Huddersfield

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30pm, live on

The draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals will take place on Thursday just before Everton vs Boreham Wood, which kicks-off at 8

15pm, with the draw being conducted by England manager Gareth Southgate at Wembley

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Carabao Cup winners Liverpool reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time under Jurgen Klopp, with Takumi Minamino's double helping them to a 2-1 fifth-round win over Norwich at Anfield

Liverpool made 10 changes from the side which won at Wembley on Sunday but still had too much for Premier League bottom club Norwich, with Minamino lashing home twice in the first half to put his side on course for their fourth victory over the Canaries this season

Lukas Rupp did give the visitors hope late on, seizing the invitation to shoot from back-peddling Joe Gomez with 13 minutes to play, but the Reds deservedly saw out the final stages and can now look ahead to Thursday's last-eight draw

That draw will be made amid growing chatter about Liverpool's chances of pulling off an unprecedented quadruple, given they are in a strong position in their Champions League last-16 tie with Inter Milan and, in the Premier League, have a six-point gap to leaders Manchester City with a game in hand and a trip to the Etihad Stadium to come

While Liverpool supporters will be dreaming of more silverware, the painful reality is inescapable for Norwich fans, who will see their side return to the relegation battle and a potentially-pivotal clash with Brentford this weekend on the back of a fourth defeat on the spin

The visitors started positively on Wednesday but could have gone behind on nine minutes to a fine curling effort from Curtis Jones which clipped the bar, and they then gave their hosts some help with some slack marking soon after

Divock Origi had far too much time seven yards out to control and lay-off Kostas Tsimikas' cross for Minamino to blast in the first goal on 27 minutes and the Japan international was in plenty of space when Ben Gibson's flick on a Liverpool corner allowed the forward to hammer home his second goal (39)

The second half started in similar fashion to the first, with sub Josh Sargent shooting wide as Norwich showed early intent before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain fired against a post from a similar position to Jones as Liverpool reclaimed control

After seeing a handball appeal against Gibson waved away, Diogo Jota should have made it three - matching the number Liverpool scored against Norwich at this venue 11 days ago - when he headed over, but instead it was the visitors who scored next

Sargent found Rupp in space between the lines and, with no pressure on him, the Norwich man struck home from 20 yards

Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Rowe threatened to grab a dramatic equaliser from a tight angle as Norwich pushed forwards but Alisson was alert to it and, with sub Luis Diaz looking dangerous at the other end, Liverpool ultimately eased through the final stages to ensure their name goes into the hat on Thursday

Minamino scored four goals in five games to send Liverpool to the final of the Carabao Cup but did not play a minute of the final on Sunday

However, he made his mark in the FA Cup on Wednesday making it three goals in three appearances in this competition this season with a well-taken first-half double

Afterwards, Klopp was full of praise for the 27-year-old, saying Minamino's performance against Norwich was his best for the club so far

"He's an incredible player," the Liverpool boss told

"[This was] the best game he's had for us

He played a super game, was a constant threat, kept all the balls

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"Without him we wouldn't be in the quarter-finals

Without him we wouldn't have been in the final of the Carabao Cup

"Norwich boss Dean Smith was left frustrated with how his side conceded the first goal of the match and believed it had an important impact on the way the rest of the half was played, leaving the visitors too much to do after the break

"I thought the first 20 minutes we asked some questions," said Smith

"They had more possession but we stuck to a game plan we had

I thought the goal was a soft one to give away and they became comfortable after that first goal and it became very hard for us and we lost a little bit of faith

"At half-time we rallied and put in a much better second half performance

"Liverpool will next host West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday at 5

30pm, live on

Norwich will next face Brentford in the Premier League on the same day at 3pm

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Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher said his players should be "extremely proud" after taking Chelsea to extra-time before they were finally beaten 2-1 at Stamford Bridge

Kepa Arrizabalaga's penalty heroics helped the Blues avoid a shootout as they edged past Argyle 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round, having been forced into playing an extra half-hour by the plucky League One side

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 extra-time, only for League One Argyle to battle back and force one more opening

Kepa kept his cool to conjure a fine save, however, on a day where Chelsea markedly missed Thomas Tuchel after the Blues head coach tested positive for Covid-19

The German could now be forced to miss Chelsea's Club World Cup campaign in Abu Dhabi next week due to isolation regulations

"We asked the players to give us everything out there and not leave anything in the tank," said Schumacher

"They should be really proud of themselves

We're obviously disappointed that we didn't get through, especially having a penalty so late on that would have taken it to penalties

But all in all, it was a good day

"Macaulay Gillesphey headed Plymouth into an early lead, converting ex-Chelsea youth midfielder Jordan Houghton's whipped free-kick

Cesar Azpilicueta levelled via a fine backheel finish just before half-time, with Chelsea having hit the woodwork three times

A first goal for the Spaniard in a year could not open the floodgates however, and the Blues were left to toil through extra-time for their win

Chelsea's day started in the disarray of Tuchel's positive Covid-19 test, leaving assistants Arno Michels and Zsolt Low to take charge against Argyle

The Pilgrims sent their disciples into raptures right from the off, with Gillesphey nodding home from Houghton's set-piece

Inch by inch the Blues built back into the contest, however, striking the woodwork three times before finally conjuring an equaliser

Mateo Kovacic powered strikes against the bar and the post, with Callum Hudson-Odoi also nodding against the goal frame

Chelsea found their leveller, however, with skipper Azpilicueta delivering at a crucial stage just before the break

Jorginho threaded a neat ball to Mason Mount on the right wing, and Azpilicueta's fine backheel converted the England midfielder's cross

Romelu Lukaku should have scored when Hakim Ziyech exchanged passes with Mount and fired across the face of goal, but the off-kilter Belgian could not reach the ball at full stretch

Chelsea did have the ball in the net again shortly afterwards, with Azpilicueta turning home another backheel after a corner

But this time the defender was offside, and so the effort was quickly chalked off

Chelsea failed to find the clincher in regular time, however, with replacement Timo Werner eyeing a chance when through on goal only to see James Wilson slide in and flick the ball to safety

As the whistle blew to sound extra-time, Azpilicueta could only shake his head at the Blues being forced into 30 more minutes amid an already relentless schedule

The first period of extra-time came and went without incident until the final minute, where Chelsea belatedly took the lead

Kai Havertz traded passes with Werner before laying a neat cutback on a plate for Alonso, who strode onto the ball and swept into the net

Chelsea expected to ride out an event-less second period, but Plymouth had other ideas

Hardie intercepted Sarr's pass and raced into the area, only to be hauled down by the Frenchman

The Plymouth forward stepped up to take the penalty, but was left to bury his head in his hands as Kepa produced a fine save, smothering the ball and protecting the Blues' lead

assistant Arno Michels: "I think we had for me 60 minutes where we could also lead 3-1, we had very many opportunities

We were a bit unlucky with crossbar, post, and at the same time we scored more or less an own goal to bring us into difficulty

"But everyone would say the most important thing in the FA Cup is to go through, and that's what we did

"manager Steven Schumacher: "We asked the players to give us everything out there and not leave anything in the tank

"They should be really proud of themselves

We're obviously disappointed that we didn't get through, especially having a penalty so late on that would have taken it to penalties

But all in all, it was a good day

"Ryan Hardie will feel that he's let everybody down today for missing the penalty, but I can honestly say he hasn't

"The FA Cup fifth-round draw is on Sunday, February 6

It will take place before Liverpool's home clash with Cardiff at around 11

30amand you can follow it live on the Sky Sports app and website

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Harvey Elliott marked his return from injury with his first Liverpool goal as Jurgen Klopp's side beat Cardiff 3-1 at Anfield to set up a FA Cup fifth-round tie against Norwich

Elliott, who had not featured at all since dislocating his ankle during a Premier League meeting with Leeds in September, controlled an Andrew Robertson cross and fired a clinical finish into the corner (76) after coming off the bench in the second half

Elliott later described the goal as a moment he will "cherish forever" while Klopp added: "He was patient coming back and he's still a fearless boy and a great footballer

Getting this goal was a really touching moment

"Earlier, Diogo Jota had put the hosts in front with a superb header from Trent Alexander-Arnold's free-kick (53), before Takumi Minamino doubled Liverpool's advantage from a cut-back by new signing Luis Diaz (68), the substitute marking his debut with an assist

Cardiff did give their fans something to cheer after that, with teenage substitute Rubin Colwill firing past Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher after exchanging passes with Isaak Davies (80), but the Championship side were well beaten in the end as Liverpool advanced to the fifth round for only the second time under Klopp

It might have been a different story had the visitors been able to build on a resilient first-half performance during which they frustrated a Liverpool side still missing Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah at the Africa Cup of Nations

Jota would eventually take his tally for the season to 15 goals, but he missed a gilt-edged chance inside the first few minutes when he shot too close to Cardiff goalkeeper Dillon Phillips after creating space for himself with a brilliant turn

It set the tone for a wasteful first-half showing, with Curtis Jones, Roberto Firmino and Naby Keita also spurning opportunities as Liverpool reached the halfway point having had 10 shots but only one on target

Cardiff saw little of the ball but did threaten on occasion, not least when Mark Harris saw a penalty appeal turned down - the decision upheld by VAR - after going to ground under pressure from Ibrahima Konate in the Liverpool box

The VAR was called into action again moments after the break when Kelleher, starting in place of Alisson Becker, raced off his line in an attempt to make a clearance but ended up bringing down Harris

The young goalkeeper appeared to have his studs up as he challenged Harris but a yellow card was deemed sufficient

Jota's outstanding opener, when he directed Alexander-Arnold's delivery into the far corner from 12 yards out, arrived soon afterwards

The Portuguese international then volleyed narrowly wide from a corner but Liverpool didn't have to wait long for their second goal when Diaz, whose introduction was met with raucous cheers by the home fans, won possession off a dawdling Perry Ng to set up the onrushing Minamino

There was subsequently a worrying moment for the Colombian international, a January arrival from Porto, when he went down in pain and needed treatment following a coming together with a Cardiff player, but while the collision left him with a cut on his knee, he was able to continue

Elliott's strike completed a satisfying afternoon's work for Liverpool, for whom Kostas Tsimikas was particularly impressive at left-back, although the travelling Cardiff fans also experienced a moment to savour when 19-year-old Welsh international Colwill fired home their consolation goal

Goalscorer expressed his delight afterwards, telling : "It's hard to put into words at the moment

It's what I've been put into the team to do - to score and assist

Thankfully, it's come today in front of the fans after a long time out

"It's my job, and I just have to keep doing it

It's a moment that for myself and for my family we will cherish forever

"On his goal, he added: "It wasn't too bad

Watching Diogo next to me, I've been getting tips off him!"Th 18-year-old also paid tribute to Liverpool physio Joe Lewis for helping him through his injury rehabilitation

"One man I have to thank is Joe," he said

"He's one of the physios who took me in during the early hours of the morning and we didn't finish until late at night

He made me strong again

"A big shout out to all of my friends and family as well, especially my mum and dad

They've supported me throughout

A massive thanks to the fans who gave me all the love

The injury is behind me now and I'm back

"Asked about Harvey Elliott afterwards, told : "He was unlucky with the injury but then lucky with the whole process afterwards

"Everything has gone well

He did an incredible job and the medical department did an incredible job

"He was patient coming back and he's still a fearless boy and a great footballer

There are not a lot of good things when you get an injury like that, but when you are that young, you deal with it better

"Getting this goal was a really touching moment

"Luis Diaz, meanwhile, enjoyed a promising debut from the bench as he set up Liverpool's second goal but he also needed treatment after a Cardiff boot landed on his knee in the closing stages

Klopp added: "Luis came on and it's just a little bruise, a little cut

Everyone in the dressing room said, 'Welcome to England'

That will be a scar in the end from his first game, but it's all good

"The ties will be played in the week commencing Monday February 28, 2022

Liverpool host Leicester City in the Premier League on Thursday at Anfield at 7

45pm while Cardiff return to Championship action at home to Peterborough on Wednesday at 7

45pm, live on via the red button

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Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup with a 7-8 penalty shootout defeat to Championship side Middlesbrough following an incident-packed 1-1 draw at Old Trafford

Anthony Elanga blasted the decisive penalty over the bar and into the Stretford End to spark wild celebrations among the 9,000 travelling fans after the two sides had converted 15 consecutive spot kicks in a high-quality shootout

United dominated the game for long periods before that, attempting 30 shots to Middlesbrough's six, but the tone was set for a wasteful performance when Cristiano Ronaldo dragged a 20th-minute penalty wide after a foul on the returning Paul Pogba

Ralf Rangnick's side did take the lead shortly after that missed spot kick, Jadon Sancho collecting a long pass from Bruno Fernandes and firing home via a deflection (25), but they spurned a glut of other opportunities and were made to pay by the resilient visitors

Middlesbrough's equaliser came in controversial circumstances when substitute Duncan Watmore miscontrolled a diagonal pass from Isaiah Jones inside the United box, causing the ball to bounce up onto his hand before he crossed for Matt Crooks to slide home from close range at the far post (64)

The goal would likely have been ruled out prior to this season, but VAR allowed it stand - despite furious United protests - in line with changes to the handball law brought in during the summer

According to those changes, a player can no longer be penalised for an accidental handball preceding a goal unless he scores it himself

Given Watmore's handball was not deemed to be deliberate, and his arm was deemed to be in a natural position, the goal stood

Manchester United were understandably aggrieved by the decision but they had only themselves to blame for their profligacy

Sancho struck the crossbar with goalkeeper Joe Lumley off his line in the second minute, but others missed far better chances

Ronaldo's wayward spot kick was one of nine shots from him without scoring over the course of the 120 minutes

The Portuguese international did convert during the shootout, but he endured a wretched night otherwise, firing into the side-netting from a Marcus Rashford cut-back with his clearest opening

Rashford was guilty of fluffing his lines too, the 24-year-old twice denied by the outstanding Lumley after being put through on goal first by Luke Shaw and later by Pogba

He also volleyed over from a Sancho cross early in the second half

Fernandes, who had blazed over from a Diogo Dalot ball over the top in the first half, then contrived to hit the post in the 72nd minute despite having an empty net to aim at after stealing the ball from Jonny Howson on the edge of the Middlesbrough box

Elanga then headed a gilt-edged chance straight at Lumley in stoppage time at the end of the 90 minutes

By that point, however, the hosts were running out of ideas, their bright start to the game having faded

Middlesbrough, meanwhile, grew in stature as the game wore on and went close to winning it themselves without the need for a shootout when substitute Aaron Connolly was denied by United goalkeeper Dean Henderson from close range in the second half of extra time

Middlesbrough had sensed their opportunity by then and duly held their nerve in the shootout as Elanga's wayward effort, after 15 pinpoint penalties, secured a famous fourth-round victory for Chris Wilder's side and eradicated Manchester United's most realistic chance of silverware this season

Manchester United manager "Incredibly disappointed

We should have won and killed off the game in the first half

"Crossbar, post, missed penalty and numerous chances

It should have been 2-0 or 3-0

We conceded a goal which I don't understand why it stood

He controlled it with his hand

"In the moment when they scored, it was clear that VAR would not allow this goal to stand

We were not well positioned in that moment, too open and allowed them the counter, we should have won the game

"Anthony Elanga, anyone can imagine how he us, he is shattered and absolutely disappointed

It was the eighth penalty which had all converted

""Five years without a trophy

It's phenomenal, a club of Man Utd's stature, five years is such a long time

They brought Ronaldo back to win a trophy, and it hasn't happened

I know they're in the Champions League, but let's be honest, I'd be shocked if they won it

They have to get in the top four

"This was a nightmare, the game should have been over at half-time, but they should also have enough to go and win it in the second half and extra time

"Now it's a bit of a snakes and ladders situation

They get to fourth place, then they fall straight back down the ladder again

I just can't explain what a bad result that is on Friday, it's a shocker

"Man Utd should be putting Middlesbrough to bed, and now they have a big, big football match against Burnley in midweek

"Middlesbrough manager "We are delighted

The opposition will be wondering how they did not progress, but it is the magic of the cup

We rode our luck, took our chances and took it to a shootout

"You can't do anything when it goes to penalties, you just hope they are positive and they took a fabulous approach

You give yourself an opportunity to witness scenes like tonight, 10,000 fans coming down the road and going away happy

"Dean Henderson is a good goalkeeper, I know what he is about and saved a few penalties when we worked together, but it's a fabulous night for the football club and why fans around the world enjoy the FA Cup

"You cannot get any better than winning at Old Trafford on a Friday night

""You have to be critical of Manchester United

First half, they were fantastic, but they are playing a Championship team at home in the cup

"Obviously, it's not good enough

Defeat changes the mood

It changes the mood in the ground as well

"The fans would have been thinking they would win tonight and, being at home, I fully expected them to beat a Championship team

"But now, it just adds more and more pressure to the upcoming games

"The FA Cup fifth-round draw is on Sunday, February 6

It will take place before Liverpool's home clash with Cardiff at around 11

30amand you can follow it live on the Sky Sports app and website

Manchester United return to Premier League action on Tuesday when they travel to Turf Moor to face Burnley; kick-off 8pm

Meanwhile, Middlesbrough's Championship campaign continues on Wednesday when they travel to west London to face QPR, live on from 7

40pm; kick-off 7

45pm

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Manchester United survived an Aston Villa onslaught - including two goals being disallowed - as Scott McTominay's early strike proved enough to send Ralf Rangnick's team into the FA Cup fourth round

United, who were without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, took the lead just eight minutes into the game as Fred sent in an inch-perfect cross from the right and McTominay glanced a header past Emiliano Martinez from close range

Villa were celebrating what they thought was an equaliser just five minutes into the second half when Ezri Konsa headed a free-kick back across the face of goal for Danny Ings to bundle home from close range

But after a lengthy VAR review, including Michael Oliver checking the monitor, it was disallowed after Jacob Ramsey was adjudged to have blocked Edinson Cavani

When asked for his thoughts on the decision, Villa boss Steven Gerrard said: "How long have you got? The officials took three and a half minutes to settle that one

They have looked at two or three things in it

"When VAR is there and they make a decision you have to accept it

There is nothing you can do to change it

The easy way out is to blame luck and the officials, we won't do that

"The frustration continued for Villa as Ings again saw celebrations cut short when he raced through and clipped the ball over De Gea for Watkins to tap home, only to see the offside flag go up for the summer signing's initial run

It was the story of the game for Gerrard's side, who despite the early setback, responded well to going behind to McTominay's early header

They did everything but score as John McGinn's long-range effort was kept out by David de Gea before Ollie Watkins rattled the crossbar after turning Victor Lindelof inside as the hosts got in at the break with their lead intact

After the disallowed goals, Villa continued to push for a late equaliser, but it did not prove to be their night as United survived an almighty scare to reach the fourth round, where they will play Middlesbrough

United boss Ralf Rangnick has spoken about the need for his side to take control of games, but there were still plenty of worrying signs as Villa dominated possession at Old Trafford

However, United's interim boss insists he saw progress from the defeat against Wolves last week

"I think we showed a reaction after the Wolves game, that is what everyone expected from us," Rangnick said

"We knew it would be very difficult against Villa

In the first half, I thought we did well

It could have been 3-2 or 4-3 to us at half-time

"In the second half, we were on the counter-attack and we could have made more of those situations

We took the wrong decisions at times but when we changed to a diamond in midfield, we had more control

"In the last 20 minutes, we had more control

We fought well as a team together when it was important

In the end, it was a good win

That was our goal, to proceed to the next round

"When asked if he saw progress, Rangnick added:"Yes

To say that this was a perfect game, nobody would believe that of course, it was not

We still have quite a few things we can get better at but a clean sheet was important today and we worked together

Still a lot of things to improve but it is easier to do that with a 1-0 win

""It was job done for Manchester United, but only just!"Steven Gerrard will be left scratching his head on the bus home from Old Trafford, wondering how his side didn't get something from this entertaining FA Cup tie

"Villa were by far the better side as they passed their way through Manchester United time and time again, just as Wolves did in their win at Old Trafford in the Premier League a week ago as Ralf Rangnick's side's failings of the last few weeks appeared again

"McTominay and Fred may have combined for what proved to be United's winning goal in the opening stages, but time after time United were overrun in the middle of the park as Villa piled the pressure on the hosts

"The frustrations of the home fans were evident as passes went astray and Villa continued to dominate the game, and on a different day, Gerrard's men would have got their reward

"However, it was to be United's day as they held on for a much-needed win to ease the pressure slightly on Rangnick

"Villa boss Gerrard has called on his side to be more ruthless in both penalty areas after they squandered an excellent opportunity to reach the FA Cup fourth round for the first time since 2016

Gerrard said: "Very tough

We are out of the FA Cup and coming into this job I saw this competition as an opportunity to have a good run in it

"The lads gave a lot in terms of performance but we need to learn and close the gap from a performance that was nearly good enough

We dominated for large parts but we were not ruthless enough

"I've seen enough tonight in terms of the performance to know that I can get to where I want to get to but we need to learn and learn quickly

We need to be more ruthless moving forward, defending crosses we need to be tighter

We cannot be having people with free headers in our six-yard box

It is quite clear what we need to iron out and we will do it in the short term

"Despite the defeat at Old Trafford, it's been a big week for Villa with The former Liverpool forward has completed his medical and is currently in France completing paperwork for his work permit

He is set to join up with his new team-mates on Wednesday to take part in his first training session and will be ready to play in Saturday's Premier League match against United

Gerrard will be hoping his former Liverpool team-mate can make the difference when his side goes head to head with United again, this time at Villa Park and live on

"It is quite unique to play a team in the space of five or six days," Gerrard said when asked about facing United again in a few days

"The players have an opportunity to flip the mood, flip the feeling

I am sure they are frustrated

They played quite well and dominated large arts but with no rewards for the performance so they have an opportunity at Villa Park to straighten that out

"I am not disappointed in the performance tonight just disappointed we didn't take our chances and conceded a sloppy goal

"Manchester United visit Aston Villa in the Premier League next Saturday at 5

30pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League

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A stunning second-half display by Michael Olise helped Crystal Palace come from behind to beat rivals Millwall 2-1, although crowd incidents marred the FA Cup tie

The Lions had knocked out Everton and Leicester in recent years and were eyeing another scalp when Benik Afobe put them ahead early on to only further incite a partisan crowd at the Den

At this point Patrick Vieira, a five-time winner of the competition, was heading for an unwanted first defeat as a manager in the FA Cup but his 20-year-old summer signing turned the south London derby around

Olise equalised within a minute of the second half with a superb individual goal and turned creator before the hour mark to help Jean-Philippe Mateta head home what proved the winner of a fiery clash to send the Eagles through to the fourth round

The wet weather in Bermondsey did little to dampen the spirits of the Millwall faithful, who greeted the Palace players onto the pitch with boos and repeated the trick when the visitors chose to take the knee before kick-off

Vieira had promised to play his best team and largely stuck to his word with Conor Gallagher back to boost a side missing three key players due to their African Cup of Nations commitments

Gallagher was welcomed back to action with an accidental whack to the face which saw him need treatment after 11 minutes

Millwall could have already been ahead by this point but Afobe fired over following a cut-back by strike partner Tom Bradshaw

It would not take long for the forward duo to combine to good effect again in the 17th minute and this time it produced the opener albeit with a huge helping hand from Palace

Jack Butland, deputising for first-choice Vicente Guaita, had time to clear the ball but unwisely attempted to dribble between Bradshaw and Afobe inside his own penalty area

The end result was the Palace goalkeeper being dispossessed and Afobe was on hand to tap into the empty net to raise the decibel levels even more at the Den

Another cup upset seemed on the cards for Millwall who were all over their Premier League opponents but Jeffrey Schlupp tested George Long soon after before Gallagher had an effort from 20 yards go just wide

Eagles boss Vieira was still extremely animated on the touchline as the second tier club held a slender advantage at the break after penalty appeals for a superb George Saville tackle on Eberechi Eze were waved away by referee Anthony Taylor

With the words of their manager still ringing in the ears, Palace set about getting back on level terms and it was a 20-year-old who silenced the home fans

Plenty of supporters were still making their way back to their seats when Olise received a pass from Gallagher on the right, cut inside and curled an effort in off the post to equalise in the 46th minute

Last season's Sky Bet Championship Young Player of the Year was full of confidence now and almost scored an identical second five minutes later but his shot hit the woodwork and this time bounced away to safety

After another effort from Olise had curled over, the ex-Reading attacker did play a part in Palace's second with 58 on the clock

Will Hughes crucially won back possession and found Olise, who initially went on the outside of Jake Cooper before he checked back and crossed into the area for Mateta to head in from close range

The Palace players celebrated in front of the home supporters and saw a number of objects thrown their way as a result while the away fans chucked a flare onto the pitch and let off another smoke bomb in the stand

Following a raft of substitutions, Millwall looked to force extra-time but Mason Bennett saw a weak shot saved while Matt Smith's stoppage-time header was straight at Butland to ensure the visitors held on

"I thought we equipped ourselves very well for the vast majority of the game

"The first half we started really well and knew with the atmosphere at the Den, it was about making it an aggressive and good start which I thought we did

"We looked good in and out of possession, scored a good goal

Butland took a little bit of time and we pinched it off him

"So, we looked fine first half but second half you cannot start like that against a Premier League side and you can't allow a player like Olise time like that

" "Michael was fantastic in the second half and I think he changed the game for us

"The first 15 minutes of the second half, he was really good and he showed his talent, so that was really good for us as a team

"He scored one, hit the post and created the second one

He had a couple of chances where he went on his left foot and didn't hit the target

This is one of his strengths, doing that and of course JP scoring is good for his confidence

"I think having Jordan at the African Cup of Nations, it will give him obviously more time to play in the Premier League

"What is important is when you look at the first half and second half, it is two different players

It shows there is fantastic potential in the player but at the same time he needs time to keep developing himself

Those games he will play in the future will help him to develop

"We know how good he can be and now what is important for us is to work together to improve that talent

"On a bottle hitting Olise, Vieira added: "No, he didn't talk about it

"Millwall host Nottingham Forest on Saturday at 3pm in the Championship while Crystal Palace visit Brighton in the Premier League on ; kick-off 8pm

The draw for the FA Cup fourth round will take place at around 4

50pm on Sunday 9 January after West Ham's clash with Leeds at the London Stadium

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Manchester United are into the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win as Fulham imploded following three quickfire red cards on a dramatic day at Old Trafford

Marco Silva's side had appeared to be in control of the quarter-final following Aleksandar Mitrovic's goal early in the second half but Willian's handball sparked an astonishing turnaround that saw coach Silva and Mitrovic red carded as well as the Brazilian

Bruno Fernandes levelled the tie from the penalty spot and Marcel Sabitzer's clever finish from close range completed the reversal of fortunes to leave Fulham's remaining nine men bereft

Fernandes added late gloss to the scoreline with an emphatic finish and it is Erik ten Hag's team that will face Brighton at Wembley next month

For much of the afternoon, Fulham were the more impressive side, with United's six-month unbeaten run in front of their own fans at risk

It was a deserved lead for the away side when Mitrovic turned the ball into the net from Issa Diop's flick early in the second half

Without the suspended Casemiro in midfield, United struggled to gain control

It was Joao Palhinha, back in the Fulham midfield following a suspension of his own, who was the dominant figure in the middle of the pitch

And then, the game flipped

United countered at pace and with Jadon Sancho having rounded Bernd Leno, Willian opted to block the ball near the line with his hand

It was spotted following a VAR review and if there was sympathy for the player there was none for the actions of his team-mate

Mitrovic aggressively shoved referee Chris Kavanagh and left the official with no option but to send him from the field

Ten players would have been tough

Nine made it impossible and when Fernandes converted his spot-kick the momentum was unstoppable

Sabitzer still deserves some kudos for the finish that put United in front, however

Luke Shaw's centre was delightfully turned in by the midfielder and Fulham knew it was over

Fernandes' second of the game made it look straightforward

But this was a crazy game

"Until the penalty and red card, we were clearly the best team on the pitch," Silva told

"We respect Manchester United but it was clear we were the best team on the pitch

"Asked about the decisions, he added: "What is difficult to understand is why the two moments in their box in the first half where one of them is a clear penalty on Mitrovic - why did no-one check?"On his own red card, he said: "If you ask me if I did something I am happy with, of course not

But if you ask me if that should be a red card, I have big doubts

I would like to know what the referee is going to write about what I said to him

""I have lost a bit of confidence watching United now," former Manchester United captain Roy Keane told

"A month or two ago, I was thinking they are up for it

But the last couple of games I have seen some habits come back

"It is fine to play in moments every now and again but right now it feels like their DNA

They have slipped into some really bad habits

"They turned up today expecting to win the match as they have quality players

But if they turn up with that attitude for the semi-final, Brighton will beat them

"United need a kick up the backside

"Fulham are back in action after the international break with a trip to Bournemouth on Saturday April 1, while Manchester United resume their schedule the following day in front of the Sky Sports cameras

Ten Hag's team travel to Newcastle for Super Sunday in the 4

30pm kick-off at St James' Park

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola joked that Manchester United fans do not need to be scared about his side winning the treble this season, insisting it was still "far away" after they booked their place in the FA Cup final

Riyad Mahrez's hat-trick ensured City reached the showpiece occasion next month with a 3-0 victory over Championship side Sheffield United at Wembley to end a run of three successive semi-final losses

With the Premier League title now firmly in their hands ahead of a decisive match with Arsenal on Wednesday and in the last four of the Champions League they look a good bet to match United's fabled achievement in 1999

Guardiola mused that the once 'noisy neighbours' now enjoy a cordial relationship with their city rivals and have nothing to be worried about, but anyone who is thinking of winning the treble is not being realistic

"They don't have to be scared, we are neighbours, the neighbours are always nice to each other," he said

"We are far away, people cannot believe that we are far away with this kind of situation

It is OK for people to discuss it for a funny moment, but the reality is different

The reality is to come here and perform

"City had lost at the semi-final stage of this competition three years running but their FA Cup final appearance will form part of their hunt for three trophies at the end of this season

They host wobbling Premier League leaders Arsenal in a crucial game at the Etihad on Wednesday night, while a Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid is to come in May, as City aim to replicate the 1998/99 treble heroics of their neighbours Man Utd

Wednesday is a big night for Sheffield United too - they can secure a return to the Premier League with victory over West Brom and cap a memorable season

But Saturday's test was too tough

City had lost four of their last five matches at Wembley and the big favourites on Saturday had an early scare moments after kick-off when a corner came to Ndiaye at the back post - but he could not angle his shot past Ortega

Just minutes later he fired past the near post, after racing onto a flick-on

It was a super start from the underdogs but their real challenge was to keep City at bay at the other end, which they set about with real determination

Guardiola's men took complete control of the ball, racking up 80 per cent possession at one point, but could not get near Wes Foderingham's goal

Sheffield United's deep defence restricted Mahrez, Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva to speculative efforts from distance

With half-time approaching, City looked short of inspiration in the final third - but Jebbison's moment of inexperience gifted them a way through

The teenager swivelled and struck at the ball to try to clear when Bernardo Silva miscued a volley into the air but floored the Portuguese in the process

Mahrez made no mistake from the spot, striking into the bottom corner

City started the second half with more purpose, with Erling Haaland unable to turn in a deflected Sergio Gomez shot and Alvarez shooting over

But they were handed another opening on the hour mark when John Egan and Jack Robinson backed off Mahrez, who suddenly found himself in the box and able to convert his second

The tie was sealed five minutes later when Mahrez met Grealish's centre sweetly, whipping the ball home despite Foderingham getting a hand to the shot

He now has 19 goal contributions (12 goals and seven assists) in 23 appearances since the World Cup break

From there on it was a procession

Sheffield United have now lost in their last six FA Cup semi-finals - but their celebrations could come in midweek

For City, the big prizes are almost within reach

"It's the fourth time in a row we're here, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool we could not do it

We did really well

I'm really satisfied for the club, after many years, to be in the FA Cup final

"Mahrez is an exceptional player, a big-stage player, he has the mentality to score goals

His composure for the penalty was important

He loves to play football and he's given many things in these years and hopefully more in the future

"They had a clear chance in the first minute

Every set-piece was dangerous

In the first half we didn't win one second ball

But we moved them well

We lacked a little bit to find Julian and Erling

But in general it was a really good performance, knowing from three days ago where we were

In the locker room we saw the vibe the guys were here

""Pep has been on this road before, peaking at the right time

They look in great shape to get over the line in all competitions

"[Would it irritate me if Man City matched Man Utd's treble?] Yes

But I wouldn't begrudge teams, I know how hard it is to win trophies

If Man City go on to win it, well done, but they have a few hurdles to get over, particularly Real Madrid

I think that is the tough one to come as they're red-hot favourites for the league and FA Cup

" "There's a lot of frustration there

I can't get away from we gave City the first two goals

But if we get the points we want on Wednesday and get where we want to be, that's the benchmark

"We didn't score when we had the first two moments of the game, which is critical against the best

We knew there were moments where we had to suffer

But to concede a penalty when we did was poor on our part

"There's contact and it's never going to be overturned

He'll learn from it, he's down

But games come thick and fast and in three days' time we're back to the day job and have to be ready to go

"Arsenal visit on Wednesday April 26 in the Premier League; kick off 8pm

host West Brom in the Sky Bet Championship on the same evening, live on ; kick-off 8pm

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Solly March's missed penalty saw Manchester United edge past Brighton to reach the FA Cup final with a 7-6 shoot-out win after a goalless semi-final draw at Wembley

The Brighton winger was left inconsolable with the only miss of 14 spot-kicks, following a tense 120 minutes where either side could have felt they would have been worthy of returning to face Manchester City on June 3

Brighton flew out of the blocks and saw Alexis Mac Allister pull David De Gea into an early fingertip save from a free-kick, but United improved as the half wore on and Bruno Fernandes and Anthony Martial both missed presentable chances in added time

The Seagulls were inches from finally opening the scoring in the second period but Julio Enciso, the hero at Chelsea last weekend, was denied again by a flying De Gea stop before Danny Welbeck nodded wide from a corner

Substitute Jadon Sancho could have won it for Erik ten Hag's side late on, but lifted a curling effort just over the goalframe

In extra-time, Marcus Rashford flashed an effort past the post with only Robert Sanchez to beat before Kaoru Mitoma's heavy touch denied him what seemed a certain last-minute winner - and after each of the first 12 penalties in the resulting shoot-out were scored, March's miss left Victor Lindelof to score the winning spot-kick and set United up for a shot at a second trophy this season

Brighton were looking to reach the FA Cup final for just the second time, after losing to Manchester United 40 years ago in a replay in their only previous appearance

United, meanwhile, had the added motivation of bouncing back from their chastening Europa League exit in Seville on Thursday night, but were slow out of the blocks at Wembley and needed the fingertips of De Gea to deny Mac Allister from an early free-kick

A succession of injury stoppages dented Brighton's early momentum, but Man Utd could only force Sanchez into a routine stop from Fernandes' curling effort

Roberto De Zerbi would have been the happier manager until the closing minutes of the half, when United suddenly upped the pressure and nearly broke the deadlock

First Fernandes found himself clean through but shot wide, before a Martial lob, with Sanchez off his line, drifted agonisingly wide

Antony's driving run and cut-back towards Martial moments after the interval might have signalled an improvement for the previously-anonymous Brazilian, but the game soon settled into the pattern of the first half, with Brighton pulling the strings

A half-cleared corner fell for Enciso whose crisp, venomous first-time drive was tipped over by a springing De Gea save, before Welbeck nodded the second corner over from a matter of yards out when he really should have scored

As had been the case before the break, United grew into proceedings helped largely by the introduction of Fred, whose industrious work finally helped them begin to control the midfield battle for the first time in the match

Even so, they had only substitute Sancho's curler which just cleared the bar, and a tricky, low 20-yard effort from Antony to show for their new-found dominance

There was little surprise there was no winning goal to be found, with the game level after 90 minutes just as Brighton's FA Cup final with Man Utd had ended four decades earlier

The parallels continued but grew more cruel

Gordon Smith had missed a glorious chance in the final minute of added time in Brighton's first game that year, and this time Mitoma's heavy touch with only De Gea to beat denied him and the Seagulls the jubilation of a last-gasp winner at Wembley

That was as close as either side came in the additional 30 minutes

Rashford should have done better after shaking off Joel Veltman but mis-hit a powerful drive well wide, while Marcel Sabitzer nodded a Sancho cross past the post

With semi-final replays scrapped over 20 years ago that was to be the end of the similarities, bar the final result

After 12 perfect penalties, March blasted his spot-kick over the bar leaving victory in United's hands

Up stepped Lindelof to send his side into their second final of the season, and repair some of the damage done by their limp Europa League exit to Sevilla on Thursday night

"We deserved to win because we played better and we had more chances to score

We suffered in the middle of the second half but for the other part of the game we commanded the play, we played in the other half of the pitch

"Asked what he said to Solly March, who missed in the shootout, De Zerbi said: "Not too many words

I told him I was a player and made a lot of mistakes in penalties and it isn't a problem

"He was one of the best players in terms of quality of performance on the pitch

I'm proud of him, especially [on Sunday]

""It was the worst game of the season in Sevilla

You can't change it anymore but take the lessons for the future

"What we've proved is we can deal with setbacks and bounce back between games, but now what we have to improve is bouncing back in a game, in difficult situations, in away stadiums, we have to show personality, carry on and stick to the plan

"Even if we played a bad game, there was opportunities on Thursday night to bounce back in that game and get back into it

If you can fight three days after a defeat, you can also do that in a game

It's just controlling your emotions, sticking together and turning around the game

"We are physically and mentally strong

We showed the character and personality to do that

I can tell you it's not so easy but we did it

We were determined to win this game

"visit Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Wednesday night; kick-off 7

30pm

are back in action on Thursday evening at home to Tottenham; kick-off 8

15pm

April 26: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 7

30pmApril 29: (H) - Premier League, kick-off 3pmMay 4: (H) - Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live on May 8: (H) - Premier League, kick-off 5

30pmMay 13: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 3pmMay 18: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 7

30pmMay 21: (H) - Premier League, kick-off 2pmMay 24: (H) - Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live on May 28: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 4

30pmApril 27: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 8:15pmApril 30: (H) - Premier League, kick-off 2pmMay 4: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live on May 7: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 7pmMay 13: (H) - Premier League, kick-off 3pmMay 20: (A) - Premier League, kick-off 3pmMay 25: (H) - Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live onMay 28: (H) - Premier League, kick-off 4

30pmJune 3: (N) - FA Cup final, kick-off TBC

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Brighton advanced into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup as teenage forward Evan Ferguson’s first-half effort secured a 1-0 victory at Stoke

The Republic of Ireland international, 18, finished a fine move on the half-hour mark to register his fifth goal for the Seagulls

After the game, Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi said of Ferguson: "He is unique for us in terms of quality, in terms of characteristic

He knows very well the way to score

"I think he can and he has to improve, in the quality of play, in ball possession, to keep the ball better

"But he is 18 and he will improve for sure, because I know the guy, I know his passion, his attitude, and I have no doubt

"The Sky Bet Championship hosts went close to equalising after the break through on-loan Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe, before Brighton substitute Danny Welbeck hit the post in stoppage-time as the visitors claimed a last-eight spot for the third time in six seasons

Ten days on from their last match, the 1-0 Premier League loss to Fulham, De Zerbi made five changes to his starting line-up, with Ferguson one of two 18-year-olds in the side

The other was Argentinian midfielder Facundo Buonanotte, making his first start since joining the club in January, while skipper Lewis Dunk retained his place for a 400th Brighton appearance

Stoke, currently 17th in the second tier, had an XI showing seven adjustments from Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Millwall, including Alex Neil bringing in January signing Tuanzebe for a full debut

Potters forward Tyrese Campbell registered the contest's opening attempt in the fifth minute when he cut in from the right and saw Jason Steele block his shot

Soon after, Buonanotte's header was diverted behind by Jack Bonham, and Jan Paul van Hecke nodded over from the resulting corner

Stoke threatened again in the 29th minute with a low Campbell strike that Steele got down to save but Brighton had been dominating possession and a minute later they were in front as Kaoru Mitoma ran on to Dunk's excellent through-ball and laid a delightful pass of his own to Ferguson, who tapped in

The closing stages of the first half then saw Moises Caicedo hit a strike wide of the Stoke goal and a Jordan Thompson shot pushed behind by Steele

Pascal Gross dragged an effort wide and Jeremy Sarmiento's shot was well saved by Bonham as Brighton sought another early in the second half, before Stoke almost drew level in the 65th minute with Tuanzebe sending a header just wide

Mitoma looked likely to double Brighton's advantage on 73 minutes but his shot ended up in the side-netting

Having weathered some Stoke pressure, the visitors then nearly added a second late on, with Welbeck seeing one shot saved by Bonham and another come back off the post

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Alejandro Garnacho inspired Man Utd to a late comeback 3-1 win against West Ham as Erik ten Hag's men progressed to the FA Cup quarter-finals, where they will host Fulham

Sunday's 2-0 victory against Newcastle secured the Old Trafford giants' first silverware since 2017 in the Carabao Cup but the manager's immediate message to his players was "get back to work"

United looked set to be brought back down to earth with a bump after Said Benrahma put David Moyes' West Ham into a deserved lead at Old Trafford

But Nayef Aguerd's 77th-minute own goal sparked an impressive turnaround, with teenager Garnacho's superb 90th-minute effort followed by a stoppage-time strike by Fred in a 3-1 triumph

Their quarter-final will take place on the weekend of March 18 and 19

There was a sense of relief among the delighted celebrations as Ten Hag's men progressed from the fifth-round tie despite a shaky performance, keeping their hopes of a quadruple alive

"I see today another step," manager Ten Hag said of Garnacho

"I tell him before the game 'it's getting time you had an impact when you come on, but now you need to have impact as a starter'

"I think he is capable of it so that is the next step he needs to take

"That [fearlessness] is one of his skills

But definitely, it is a great skill when you are fearless, when you are brave

"He is one of the players that I think has a skill that is so specific

"There are not so many players in world football who can take players on, who are capable of just going at players and out-dribble them

"But he has more skill than only that, for example, finishing

"I see he also has a big engine

He is fast and has speed, but he can keep running for 90 minutes or 120 minutes

"United started brightly as Antony missed an effort before West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola - set for a prolonged spell as starter due to Lukasz Fabianski's fractured cheekbone - denied Garnacho

Moyes' men stepped up after that shaky start and had a great chance to open the scoring midway through the first half

Benrahma fizzed a ball between Maguire and Victor Lindelof to put Michail Antonio through on goal, but De Gea spread himself well and blocked the returning striker's shot with a strong right arm

Tomas Soucek went close from the resulting corner

Benrahma was pulling the strings and teed up Emerson Palmieri to fizz over a tantalising cross, with De Gea then denying Antonio having given the ball away in the first place

The Spaniard got down well to stop Soucek heading home a deep cross from Benrahma as the Hammers had the first chance of the second period, with Weghorst then striking wide at the other end

The sides traded attacks looking for an opener that arrived for the visitors in the 54th minute

Half-time substitute Casemiro claimed Soucek had rolled the ball out of play for a throw-in and United switched off as played continued, with Emerson cutting back for Benrahma to bend home brilliantly

United's appeals for it to be chalked off fell on deaf ears, with the goal given the green light by the VAR

Pablo Fornals lashed just across the face of goal and Antonio bypassed newly-introduced Lisandro Martinez as the Hammers threatened to take the tie away from the hosts

But Ten Hag's substitutions boosted this mentally resilient group, leading to a belated response

A well-hit Casemiro strike was denied by Areola and substitute Marcus Rashford hit wide from distance, before Old Trafford erupted when Casemiro headed home Fernandes' free-kick in the 72nd minute

But those celebrations were cut short as the substitute had clearly strayed offside, meaning the VAR review was needlessly dragged out

West Ham's travelling fans lapped up that moment, only for their night to go downhill rapidly from the 77th minute

Again it was a Fernandes set piece at the heart of it, with players rising to meet his corner and visiting defender Aguerd inadvertently heading his own goal

Garnacho had penalty appeals ignored and Casemiro saw a header saved as the hosts pushed for a late winner, with Fernandes seeing a dangerous cross cut out

That intensity eventually brought two late goals as United sealed progress

Weghorst saw a shot blocked and the ball looped up in the air, with Garnacho taking a touch before coolly striking home a right-footed curler in front of the Stretford End

Fred added the gloss in the fifth minute of stoppage time, smashing in after Weghorst pressured Aguerd

pundit Roy Keane hit out at David Moyes' Hammers for a "shocking" second-half display, accusing the Londoners of gifting United three goals

Asked if he ever felt that West Ham would hold on for a win, Keane told : "It never happens

Seen it all before

They come, get a bit giddy, get an opportunity

"Loads of teams, the Spurses of this world, they come to Old Trafford, get a few chances and they get all excited and they end up getting beat

"Defensively, West Ham were shocking

Absolutely shocking [and] useless in the second half

They gave up three goals!"Give United credit, you knew there would be a reaction

The really good games find a way to win

We saw the set-piece delivery at the weekend, and contributions from substitutes

Fred scored

But there are no surprises at what we've seen tonight

"I've seen it over the years, West Ham are laughable

You get chances, you've got to take them

You talk about small margins, players have to do their job!"Asked about the role of West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola in Aguerd's own goal, Keane added: "The goalkeeper has to come out there

I remember the goalkeeper coach I used to work with used to say: 'Come out with violence

' You come and take people out

"But you look at [Areola and his West Ham defenders] there and they're having a discussion like they're in Starbucks

"Go and take people out

Come with violence

That's your job

"Man City vs BurnleyMan Utd vs FulhamBrighton vs GrimsbySheffield United vs Blackburn visit Liverpool in the Premier League at Anfield on ; kick off 4

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visit Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday; kick-off 3pm

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Brighton dumped holders Liverpool out of the FA Cup thanks to a brilliant 92nd minute winner from Kaoru Mitoma as the Seagulls ran out deserved 2-1 victors to earn progression to the fifth round of the competition

The hosts, as expected, were without wantaway midfielder Moises Caicedo, who went public with his desire to leave after Arsenal had a £60m bid rejected on Friday

"We are ready to go forward without him," manager Roberto De Zerbi said post-match

"If we don't lose Caicedo we are ready to fight for Europe," he added

The Reds went ahead when Mo Salah carved through the heart of the Brighton defence, highlighting Caicedo's obvious absence, to find the intelligent run of Harvey Elliott, who squirmed the ball beneath an onrushing Jason Steele (30)

Brighton responded valiantly, restoring parity nine minutes later when Tariq Lamptey's long-range effort deflected fortuitously beyond a wrong-footed Allison via the boot of Lewis Dunk (39)

Jurgen Klopp attempted to force the issue midway through the second period, introducing James Milner, Jordan Henderson and Darwin Nunez, but spirited Brighton held firm, before firing the killer blow in second-half stoppage time

Mitoma, outstanding all afternoon, had threatened Allison's goal on multiple occasions and was rewarded for his persistence in the dying embers of the game, shimmying through a crowd of players at the back post before rifling the winner into the roof of the net (90+2)

The warning signs were there but they went unheeded by Liverpool's often lifeless backline

Back at the scene of a 3-0 thumping a fortnight ago which Klopp described as the worst of his managerial career, the Reds were improved in patches, but powerless to prevent Mitoma's wonderful improvisation late on

The Japanese international, who terrorised Trent Alexander-Arnold enough to warrant the full-back's withdrawal after just 59 minutes, had presented Solly March with the chance to tie up proceedings not long before his decisive strike

A neat flick of the right boot found March on the move centrally, but he was met swiftly by the towering frame of Alisson, who sprawled to deny the winger before the rebound bounced the wrong side of the post

March, incidentally, ended up in the back of the net - the ball did not

Undeterred, Mitoma continued to wreak havoc down the right before getting the break his performance deserved - bamboozling Joe Gomez as he controlled Pervis Estupinan's lofted cross and lashed into the net

The dramatic nature of the winner - which required VAR to check Estupinan was onside when diverting the ball back across goal - prompted an explosion of noise inside the Amex Stadium as fans sung the name of their hero, while a dejected Klopp watched on helplessly from the touchline, wincing awkwardly at another show of shoddy defending

Liverpool have lost nine games in all competitions this term, more than twice as many defeats as in the whole of last season

"We will not fall apart, I can tell you

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there were steps in the right direction," Klopp said afterwards

The view from the winning dugout was actually less flattering with De Zerbi making it clear that he was not thrilled with his side's all-round performance, despite the outcome - a clear indication of Brighton's soaring trajectory

"This was a different team to the last game

It was very difficult to win this game and we are very happy

If you ask about the quality I didn't like the game, we can improve a lot

We made too many simple mistakes

"We have to work

Most important in football is to have heart and balls, you understand? To become a great team you have to win this game

We didn't play so well like the last game [against Liverpool]

"You think it's very nice today because we won the game, but to become bigger we have to understand the game

The result is important but the performance also

"We are not like Manchester City, Man United, Arsenal, Tottenham or Liverpool and Chelsea

We are not the same level

But we want to fight to improve

In the moment we are playing well

In the table we stay in sixth

On Caicedo he added: "It is difficult for me to be a coach

To be a coach and chairman is more difficult

Caicedo is a good guy

I would like him to finish the season with us

But we are ready to go forward without him

"We've lost [Leandro] Trossard

If we lose also Caicedo that's a problem for us

If we want to fight for Europe or the maximum we can get - I don't like this

""We had our moments again

We make steps but we have to improve

You have to respect what they do, it's really good

There were steps in the right direction, we have to go from there

"We have to build

Body language I was not happy with

Last game here we couldn't have won, but this today nobody would be surprised if we had won

"We will not fall apart, I can tell you

If it looks like that I'm sorry

It's not that we were falling apart late on it was frustration - players get yellow cards, that happens

"After we came back from the World Cup break we wanted to go for it

So far it didn't happen properly

But it just means we have to keep working

Some very good performances today

"I'm not over the moon about this performance overall

But this was much better, two weeks ago was horrendous

I understand 100 per cent when people say we aren't happy with the game

I'm sorry for Liverpool fans - today we paid a little bit back

But we are still out and that's the worst outcome from the game

"Liverpool must be sick of the sight of Brighton - and they aren't the only side to have developed a distaste

The Seagulls have outclassed many visitors to the Amex this season, but none more so than under-fire Liverpool

Roberto De Zerbi's side have scored eight goals across three encounters with the Reds

It wasn't quite the demolition that unfolded on the south coast in mid-January - a performance Klopp described as "horrendous" - but the defending at times was just as disastrous

Klopp insisted pre-match that he has not become a "bad manager overnight" and he can solve Liverpool's current malaise, but the Amex is a difficult place to go soul searching - as proved

De Zerbi has got this courageous Brighton team running like clockwork and with genuine belief they can match any side

Not even the loss of key midfielder Moises Caicedo disrupted their rhythm

The Italian was critical of his side in the aftermath of the game, perhaps unfairly, but such high expectations speak to the club's rising ambition and broader trajectory

"If you ask about the quality I didn't like the game, we can improve a lot," he said

Two wins over Liverpool in the space of 15 days is, however, testament to their growth under the Italian

Many questioned whether Brighton could continue to show signs of improvement after Graham Potter swapped Brighton for Chelsea in September

Such concerns should now be duly laid to rest

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The Seagulls then travel to Selhurst Park to take on rivals on Saturday February 11; kick-off 3pm

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Jurgen Klopp's side then travel to bitter rivals on February 13 for a encounter, live on ; kick-off 8pm

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John Egan scored a 95th-minute equaliser to salvage an FA Cup fourth-round replay with Wrexham after a thrilling 3-3 draw at the Racecourse Ground

With co-owner and Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds in attendance, the National League side fell behind inside 120 seconds when Oli McBurnie headed in a corner, but grew in confidence and deservedly levelled when James Jones bundled the ball in after Ben Tozer's long throw was not dealt with

Thomas O'Connor completed the comeback when he steered home just after the hour, but Oliver Norwood tucked home an equaliser minutes later (65) after his first attempt was repelled

Daniel Jebbison was shown a red card midway through the second half for appearing to kick out at Tozer in an off-the-ball incident on the halfway line

Wrexham's talisman Paul Mullin - who has now scored in every round his side have played in this season - thought he had had the final say, firing in after exchange passes with Sam Dalby to fire the Red Dragons ahead for the second time with four minutes to go

But Blades defender Egan stepped in to save the Championship side's blushes with seconds remaining, when he poked in at the far post to take the tie to a replay at Bramall Lane next month

With Reynolds in attendance, all the pre-match talk centred around whether Wrexham could write a script fit for the silver screen

Within 10 minutes there had been more twists than the actor himself could have dreamed up

McBurnie headed in Tommy Doyle's corner at the near post to give the Blades the advantage in the tie, which, on paper, at least, only grew larger when central defenders Jordan Tunnicliffe and Aaron Hayden limped off injured to compound a disjointed start

But there was to be no lack of endeavour from the hosts, who dug in and felt aggrieved not to have been awarded a penalty when Mullin went to ground after chasing down a long ball, claiming goalkeeper Adam Davies had caught him, though replays suggested there was little contact

Wrexham ended the first half in the ascendancy, too, with Mullin testing Davies from a tight angle after bringing Mark Howard's goal-kick under his control and then blasting a free-kick into the wall from just inches outside the box after he had been brought down by Egan

Their fearlessness continued into the second half and finally produced a reward when one of Tozer's signature long throws was bundled into the net by Jones, before O'Connor fired in under pressure after an attempted clearance by substitute Billy Sharp to turn the tide

The drama continued when Norwood equalised after a late dash into the box to take over from Jebbison, who was, incidentally, sent off with just under 20 minutes to play after an off-the-ball incident with Tozer, that referee Dean Whitestone was alerted to by fourth official Scott Oldham

Wrexham should then have been awarded a penalty when Anel Ahmedhodzic handled a cross, but play continued, with Ollie Palmer crashing a shot off the woodwork

They got justice, however, when Mullin made a direct run into the box, collected Dalby's return pass and slotted home, but a safe passage to the next round for the first time since 1996/97 was put on hold when Egan pounced in the dying embers

"With the start we had, conceding a goal and losing two players, for the team to reset themselves as well as they did, I thought was outstanding

A lesser group of players could have got beaten four or five nil there

We had to re-jig the team, having lost two key players to injury, and the way we regained our composure was absolutely outstanding

"We got to half-time and I believed that we would get back in the game, I really did

We took the game to Sheffield United, we pinned them in for long periods and it's a real blow that we haven't got over the line, so it is mixed emotions, as you can imagine

"The way the lads have performed today on the big stage was outstanding

Character, heart, quality as well and I think that was the key thing

We had the threat from set plays, but some of the composure we showed in possession against a really, really good team I thought was excellent

"All of those qualities mixed together are going to take this club a very long way and I'm immensely proud of what we've seen out there, but equally, there is that disappointment that we haven't got over the line

"Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom praised his players for the way they handled the game

"It doesn't surprise me that we fought and dug in to keep ourselves in the hat and upset everyone," he added

"We all know why everyone turned up today and I'm glad we didn't give them what they wanted

"On Jebbison's "massively disappointing" red card, after referee Dean Whitestone took advice from fourth official Scott Oldham, the Blades boss said he had yet to see convincing evidence to warrant a sending-off and a three-match ban

"I was stood next to the fourth official and he said he'd seen something I've not," he said

"I've looked at footage and I can't see anything in it yet

We can't just accept it, we have to get to the bottom of it

"Either Jebbo has to learn from it or if there's nothing in it we want the player and we will have to appeal it so we need some footage

"return to National League action on Saturday with a trip to - kick-off 5

20pm - before hosting on Tuesday February 7; kick-off 7

45pm

next game is at Yorkshire rivals on Saturday, live on ; kick-off 12

30pm

The promotion hopefuls then host on Saturday February 11; kick-off 3pm

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Nathan Ake was Manchester City's unlikely match-winner in their 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup, helping his side to perhaps land a psychological blow on the Premier League leaders ahead of their top-flight clash next month

Mikel Arteta prioritised Arsenal's title challenge with his team selection, resting six regulars for the trip to the Etihad, but a strong City XI struggled to find a way through until defender Ake passed the ball into the bottom corner (64) after sub Julian Alvarez had struck a post

Guardiola had appeared less than impressed with his side's first-half performance, which saw Leandro Trossard catch the eye on his first Arsenal start and ended with John Stones appearing to suffer a hamstring injury

But the City head coach eventually got the better of his former assistant Arteta as the home side edged through

After a shock exit to Southampton in the Carabao Cup, City will now be favourites to win this competition and add to their six FA Cup successes with a second under Guardiola

The draw for the fifth round will take place on Monday, with ties played in the week commencing February 27

This was far from the thrilling contest Arsenal had been in with City's neighbours Manchester United last weekend but it added extra intrigue to their upcoming Premier League clash, with February 15 circled as a key date for the destination of the 2022/23 crown

Arsenal will be disappointed to have been knocked out of the cup - but will hope that, at full strength, they are able to build on the positive aspects of this performance to be the ones celebrating when these sides meet again in a couple of weeks' time

Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane called Arteta's team selection "a huge gamble" before kick-off, criticising the number of changes the Arsenal head coach made to his defence amid suggestions a heavy defeat could dent the Gunners' mindset for their Premier League campaign

Arsenal fans will remember a 2007/08 title challenge unravelling after a weakened team lost heavily in the cup at Manchester United

But the re-jigged visitors equipped themselves well, despite Rob Holding needing to be subbed off at half-time after his physical approach to marking Erling Haaland led to him being booked and walking a disciplinary tightrope during the final stages of the opening period

He'd done well to limit City's top scorer to an ambitious acrobatic effort and lob over the bar in the first 45 but Arteta perhaps had last season's north London derby in mind, when Holding was dismissed during a damaging defeat

Kevin De Bruyne came closest for City before the break, bending a beauty beyond the post

But it was Arsenal posing the real threat in that period, with Trossard impressing down the left as he teed up Takehiro Tomiyasu and Eddie Nketiah and tested Stefan Ortega himself

It was City who eventually made the breakthrough in the second half, though, with Alvarez rocketing an effort against the base of a post soon after being sent on and Jack Grealish then twisting and turning before feeding Ake to calmly roll the ball beyond Matt Turner's reach

Arteta sent for key men Oleksandr Zinchenko - back at his old club - and Gabriel Martinelli and the Gunners almost responded just moments later, when Granit Xhaka's pass looked perfect for Nketiah before Stones' replacement Aymeric Laporte nipped in

Martinelli seemed to be Arsenal's most likely route to goal in the final stages but there was no way back for the 14-time winners of the FA Cup

Their focus will now be firmly on their Premier League challenge for the coming weeks until European competition resumes, while City dream of domestic success on multiple fronts

"Tight game

A really difficult opponent, they make it man-to-man

We realised it was difficult to make the process because our man free was the goalkeeper but the contribution from Kyle and Bernardo was so important to help us to control the game and play long balls a little bit better

""We're disappointed

We could have got much more from the game but an action decided a game that was really tight and competitive

Unfortunately we are out

"We had quite a lot of control in the second half and we had big situations we didn't put them away and in those games you need to do that

"We can take a lot of positives

I think the way we approached the game and the way we competed in the game was really good because it's very tough to do that against this incredible team and we played face-to-face with them

"Asked what they need to learn from this game, he said: "In the big moments in big matches you have to make the difference and that's how you win against these teams

"Roy Keane on "It was hard to gauge Arsenal tonight because of the team they put out

Looking at the starting line-up you could sense that this was not their priority

They want to get that Premier League title

"But I know the players are going to be down for the next few days as they don't want to get beat

"They'll recover and if they go on to win the league, they'll say they had to sacrifice this game, but when you make so many changes particularly defensively, you send the message that you're not that bothered - which is not a good message to send

"next game is in the Premier League, with a trip to on Sunday February 5, live on ; kick-off 4

30pm

Pep Guardiola's side then have a week's break before they host on Sunday February 12, live on ; kick-off 4

30pm

next outing is also in the Premier League, with a trip to on Saturday February 4; kick-off 12

30pm

The Gunners than face London rivals on Saturday February 11; kick-off 3pm

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Leeds booked their place in the FA Cup fourth round after near-total dominance against Cardiff earned them a thumping 5-2 win in the third-round replay at Elland Road

Wilfried Gnonto got the hosts off to the perfect start with an exquisite scissor kick after just 26 seconds and it was 3-0 with 36 minutes gone, thanks to a second from the Italian teenager and Rodrigo's 12th goal of the season

Cardiff's Curtis Nelson thought he had found a slim chance of a way back into the game before the break, but his header was ruled out after a VAR review

Patrick Bamford then came off the bench at half-time to score two goals in five minutes, taking his tally to three in two games after his first of the season in the defeat to Aston Villa on Friday

Callum Robinson pulled back a consolation for the visitors and then converted a late penalty with effectively the last kick of the game to reduce the deficit, though it was all too little, too late

Victory for Leeds - their first since November 5 - sets up a fourth-round clash away at either Boreham Wood or Accrington, who play one another in their replay on Tuesday January 24

Leeds had to rely on a 93rd-minute equaliser from 18-year-old Sonny Perkins to force a replay in South Wales 10 days earlier, so in the first FA Cup tie at Elland Road since January 2016, it was beyond all doubt they would be desperate to set the record straight

In the build-up to the game, head coach Jesse Marsch had suggested a win against the Bluebirds had the potential to kick-start his side's season and, with less than 30 seconds on the clock, they got off to a flyer

Rodrigo floated a beautiful ball to the far side of the post, where Gnonto gained a yard or two on Tom Sang and fired in an exquisite scissor kick that was a near carbon-copy of Paulo Di Canio's iconic volley against Wimbledon in the Premier League 23 years ago

Gnonto and Sam Greenwood gave Cardiff full-backs Sang and Joel Bagan a torried time on either wing, but the Cardiff defence just about held firm for the next half-hour until Rodrigo latched onto Jack Harrison defence-splitting ball, drew Jak Alnwick from his line and fired in his 12th of the season

Within two minutes of the second, it was 3-0

Harrison was the architect once again, leading an incisive breakaway, before dropping the ball off to Gnonto, who instinctively fired in at the near post

When Leeds failed to clear their lines following a corner, Nelson's header was helped over the line by the hands of Illan Meslier, but any smidgen of hope was quickly erased when referee Thomas Bramall was advised to go to the pitchside monitor by VAR Mike Dean, where he ruled that Andy Rinomhota had been offside and in the goalkeeper's eyeline when contact with the ball was made

Leeds continued to dominate and search for further goals after the break, but it wasn't until the 71st minute that they added to their tally, when Bamford danced into the box and elegantly lifted a shot past Alnwick

And he added his second five minutes later, coolly finishing after playing a neat one-two with Joe Gelhardt

Cardiff did get in on the act late on, when Callum Robinson headed in after suspect defending from the hosts and then converted a penalty awarded after another VAR review, but the goals did little more than removing some of the gloss off an otherwise crushing victory for Leeds

"Willy has been playing at a high level for a few weeks now, so I'm not surprised

It was a great start with his first goal

"I think he has developed really quickly

You can see his belief in himself

He's a really grounded person and I think part of his success is that he's about his work, he's about always trying to do more, do better, taking on information that we give him and then trying to put it into practice

It was another really good performance from him

"It was funny because Luis [Sinisterra] went down injured and it gave Cry Summerville a chance to get going; Cry has gone down and it's given Willy a chance to get himself going

You can see the confidence is developing, even coming out of the Villa game, I knew that we were going to be confident

That was good to see tonight

"Now to have Patrick [Bamford] fit and gathering some momentum, looking sharp and scoring goals, that is a very positive sign for us

We feel like, even with the addition of Georginio Rutter, that we have some weapons now

""It's the worst possible start

We made mistakes in the lead-up to it, but it was a quality ball and a quality goal from a top player

I think, particularly in the first half, Leeds were good, but we made it very, very easy for them, at times

When we pressed, we didn't all press together, we left big gaps and good players take advantage of that

"We addressed it at half-time, changed the shape and started the second half much better

Again, made some mistakes, but we finished with the positive of two goals, which will be great for us moving into Saturday

This bunch of players don't give up in any game

"It's tough, but everybody wants to win games and we've got to do that very quickly

"I'm going to do it [the interim manager role] until I get told otherwise

We've got a bunch of players and staff here who work very hard

Yes, we lack in areas - of course we do - but we'll work our hardest to get points on the board and move up that table

We'll go into Saturday and we'll see what happens after that

"Leeds are next in action at 2pm on Sunday January 22, when they welcome Brentford to Elland Road, in a match live on

Meanwhile, Cardiff return to action at 3pm on Saturday January 21, when they welcome Millwall to the Cardiff City Stadium

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A sublime Casemiro double formed part of a large Brazilian influence that helped steer Manchester United into the fifth round of the FA Cup as they beat Reading 3-1 at Old Trafford

Erik ten Hag's side were dominant throughout as their recent spell of good form continued, although they were unable to find a way past a committed Royals defence - the visitors managed by former United midfielder Paul Ince - in the first half

As it turned out, the game needed a sprinkle of Brazilian magic as Casemiro, Antony and Fred helped guide Man Utd through

They also recorded an 11th successive home win in all competitions

Midfielder Casemiro scored twice shortly after the break

Antony picked out his team-mate with a world-class pass for the opener (54) before a Fred assist saw the former Real Madrid man lash home the second three minutes later

Fred (66) then added his own name to the scoresheet with a delightful flicked finish at the near post

It came a minute after former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll (65) was sent off for a second bookable offence, having made a late, clumsy challenge on Casemiro

Reading pulled back a goal late on through Amadou Salif Mbengue's (72) free header, but the only real blow for the hosts was an ankle injury for midfielder Christian Eriksen

Ten Hag, who faces a hectic fixture schedule next month with eight matches in February, says it is "difficult" to give a diagnosis but the midfielder will be assessed over the next 24 hours

United now join the likes of Manchester City, Tottenham and Leeds in the fifth round, with the draw being made on Monday evening

Man Utd began well against their Championship opponents and had three openings inside 15 minutes

January signing Wout Weghorst saw his neat flick blocked, before Eriksen sent a free-kick just wide

Then, Marcus Rashford saw his won set-piece well saved by Joe Lumley

Antony looked bright in the first half too, but could not send any of his curling efforts on target

The winger set up Bruno Fernandes, but he also curled an effort just past the post

The two linked up again just after the half-hour, but Fernandes dragged a shot well wide

Rashford thought he had fired United ahead soon after, scrambling the ball over the line from a tight angle, but VAR intervened to rule it out for offside

Weghorst was the culprit, off by a knee as he nodded a looping ball down for Rashford's finish

Reading almost went into the break 1-0 ahead

Tyrell Malacia was caught dawdling on the ball by Royals skipper Junior Hoilett, who hurried the young full-back into making a pass

However, Hoilett's scuffed shot was saved by David de Gea

Man Utd finally made the breakthrough shortly after the break with a quickfire Casemiro double

The first saw him set up superbly by Antony, with the winger cutting past a defender before slotting the ball down the channel for his team-mate

It was then a delightful dinked finish from the midfielder, taken with real skill

Three minutes later, and another moment of quality from Casemiro

Newly-introduced substitute Fred laid the ball off for his fellow Brazilian, who had all the time to prepare his shot before sending a thunderbolt past Lumley

It took a deflection on the way through which may have wrong-footed the goalkeeper, but it was another fine goal nonetheless

Reading's evening went from bad to worse with Carroll's red card in between the second and third goals

Having already been booked earlier in the game, the frontman flew into a rash challenge on Casemiro in midfield - very much a striker's challenge - before being shown a second yellow card

And it did not take long for United to add a third

Fernandes found Fred at the near post, before the midfielder flicked home past Lumley as the hosts threatened to run riot at Old Trafford

Reading were handed a lifeline when they pulled a goal back just after the 70-minute mark

It was a goal that will have annoyed Ten Hag with Mbengue allowed through the defence to nod home with a free header

However, that was the only real scare Reading were able to muster as Man Utd cruised into the last 16

Antony has provoked a lot of ire since signing for Manchester United

The Brazil winger's showboating and inflated price tag have made him an easy target

But after a frustrating start to his career at Old Trafford the 22-year-old is slowly beginning to show why Erik ten Hag was so insistent on bringing him to Manchester

"I think he's growing," Ten Hag told

"We want him to be more dynamic, variable and direct

Today was a lovely pass for the first goal

"We are happy with his improvement in this moment

There's big potential in him and he has to develop it every day

"Antony, who has scored six goals for United this season, showed his threat as a creator against the Royals

The former Ajax winger, who cost £86m in the summer, created more chances than anyone on the pitch at Old Trafford and set up his Brazil team-mate Casemiro for the opener with a slide-rule pass

United fans can expect more frustrating evenings with Antony, but he brings much-needed balance to their lopsided attack on the right wing and is an asset out of possession

Ten Hag has laid down the gauntlet for Antony to prove the doubters wrong and become a key figure in his rebuild at Old Trafford

"The first 60 minutes was really good

We totally dominated

We were composed with good moments

In the first half we had some good opportunities

I don't know why the [Marcus Rashford] goal was disallowed

"We are here for trophies but we have a long way to go

We're building

" "We know he's a great player

In Madrid's midfield with Kroos and Modric it was great

I think he's capable, you see offensively he enjoys it

What I like is dynamic football with variations, many position switches

" "I think he's growing

We want him to be more dynamic, variable and direct

Today was a lovely pass for the first goal

"We are happy with his improvement in this moment

There's big potential in him and he has to develop it every day

""He's been a huge signing

Over the last few years for Man Utd, particularly in the middle of the park, they've lacked a quality player with a big personality, a guy with a bit of presence

"He's a top-quality player

We see it week, in week out

He affects games

"Before he came there was this perception he's a sitting midfielder because of working with different players at Real Madrid, players who are more attack-minded, but we're now seeing over the last few months he's got so much quality going forward in terms of the final pass and he's getting goals, as well as being very, very good defensively

"A huge signing for Man Utd and a big personality, which Man Utd needed

""He's been what he has been brought in to do, he is a phenomenal player and he has been throughout his career

"He's improved the team, the morale and it is great to have him

""You've got to have a plan

You know when you come to Old Trafford you need to ride your luck

You've got to ride your luck to get anything from this game

To go in at 0-0 [at half-time] gave us a chance

But we gave them a goal, poor marking to Casemiro and it's a wonderful goal

"It's been a long time to come back here, but it wasn't about the reaction [from the Man Utd fans], it's about our fans who travelled here

I hope our fans are proud of that

": "If you look at the first one, it wasn't actually a foul

The linesman hasn't flagged, the players are walking away and the ref can't wait to get his card out

"Once you've been booked you can't make those challenges, but the ref can't wait to get his card out

It's poor

"next game is their Carabao Cup semi-final, second leg at home to on Wednesday, live on ; kick-off 8pm

Erik ten Hag's side then host in the Premier League on Saturday; kick-off 3pm

return to Championship action on Saturday at home to - kick-off 3pm - before travelling to on Saturday February 11; kick-off 3pm

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Harvey Elliott's early strike from distance gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over Wolves in their FA Cup third-round replay at Molineux to set up a tie against Brighton in the next round

It was Brighton who beat Jurgen Klopp's side in the Premier League on Saturday but a much-changed Liverpool line-up ended a run of three games without a win in all competitions

Wolves pushed hard in the second half but could not find an equaliser this time

The first tie at Anfield had been controversial

In that game, Wolves had a potential late winner disallowed for offside that could not be checked by VAR because of a missing camera angle and this contest began in similarly strange circumstances with a power cut

Adama Traore was about to send a cross into the box when the lights went out

It was not long after the restart that the ridiculous made way for the sublime, Elliott's rasping long-range strike catching out the backtracking Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa

Liverpool played with greater fluency in the first half and came close to a second only for the flag to go up after Fabio Carvalho put the ball in the net

Although Raul Jimenez had a close-range header deflected over late on, the visitors did not need the second

A rematch with Brighton now looms

After being demolished 3-0 at the Amex on Saturday - with Klopp calling it the worst performance of his managerial career - the German was delighted with his side's response on Tuesday night

"Everybody got that reaction, it was the reaction we needed to show," he said after the third-round replay win

"The game was completely different to last time

I'm really happy with that

All the individual performances were good

"It was good and I said to the boys after the game that's how it feels when you play well and win

That's why we are quite happy

"It was a good game, we only get into the next round but we wanted to go to the next round, it was an important sign that these things are possible

"There's a massive game coming up at the weekend (against Chelsea), if we had played another game like the last one I'm not sure what people would have thought before they arrived at the stadium

"We were compact, together and we had good challenges

We played really good football and scored an exceptional goal

Harvey saw something not a lot of people have seen

I wouldn't have expected a shot in that moment

"Whether it was happiness or relief, it was hard to tell, but Klopp is in a better mood after witnessing this response from his squad to that desperate display at Brighton

Beaten 3-0 on the south coast, the sense was of a group no longer able to do the basics

That is why this will have satisfied him

"We were compact, we were together," he said in the press conference afterwards

" He began by mentioning Elliott and teenager Stefan Bajcetic but ended up mentioning the lot

"All the individual performances were good

"With a big game against Chelsea coming up on Saturday, some belief has been restored

"Tonight was an important sign for us that these kind of things are possible

If we had played a game like the last one I am not sure what people would have thought

"This was a makeshift team in some respects

It is not the template now

"I don't think after one game this will be the team for the next eight weeks or anything like that

" But Klopp will hope that the application can be repeated - and the debacle at Brighton never is

Asked for his thoughts on the chance to avenge that result in the FA Cup at the end of the month, he resisted the temptation to offer some tub-thumping response

An understated reply did the trick

"I think the idea is that we try to do better than last time

""Looking at the two matches, we deserved more

We have scored more goals than the opponent in the first match

All of you know why," Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui said

"We suffer a strange goal in the first half

We start playing well in the first minutes

After we suffer emotionally

We have been out of the match until half-time

We changed some things

In the second half they put it all on the pitch, a big effort, character, personality

Unfortunately for us, we didn't score

"We had a big [dream] to continue in the cup

Now we have to put 100 per cent the focus on the Premier League

Today we lost and I am sad

"Wolves were at least able to confirm the signing of Pablo Sarabia from Paris Saint-Germain just before kick-off and the hope will be that the experienced winger can make a difference for Lopetegui's team in the final third of the pitch

"Sarabia is a good player," said the Wolves coach

"I know him

I think he is in a very good moment in his career

He is going to help us to get our main aim to be out of the relegation [zone] of the Premier League

It is going to be a very hard task but we have one player more to help us

"Victory sees Liverpool set up a fourth-round clash at Brighton on Sunday January 29; kick-off 1

30pm

Before that for Liverpool is a clash against Chelsea at Anfield on Saturday January 22; kick-off 12

30pm

Meanwhile, Wolves travel to Manchester City, also on Saturday January 22; kick-off 3pm

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Eddie Nketiah struck twice in the second half to help Arsenal to a comfortable 3-0 win at Oxford United and set up an enticing FA Cup fourth-round clash at Manchester City

The Gunners will travel to the Etihad on the final weekend of January thanks to a vastly-improved performance during the second 45 minutes at the Kassam Stadium

Mikel Arteta's side failed to record a single shot on target during a drab first half as Oxford frustrated the Premier League leaders, but Mohamed Elneny set them on their way 10 minutes into the second period with his first goal of the season

Nketiah then confirmed Arsenal's progress into the fourth round as he continued his impressive form in front of goal with two composed finishes that ended Oxford's stubborn resistance

Arsenal went into their game against League One side Oxford having won 19 of their 24 matches this season and named a strong XI, despite making seven changes from the frustrating

But the Gunners looked nothing like the swaggering side that have opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League, with Oxford - who are 14th in the third tier - holding them at bay with relative ease during the first half

The only moment of danger came when Elliott Moore blocked Albert Sambi Lokonga’s shot with his arm in the area, but referee David Coote waved away Arsenal’s claims - and there was no VAR in operation to overturn his call

Arteta was unlikely to have been pleased with what he saw from his side and was no doubt relieved to see them wake from their slumber after half-time, with Bukayo Saka seeing a shot cleared off the line by Lewis Bate

Elneny’s header from Fabio Vieira’s inviting free-kick finally settled their nerves, and the Portuguese midfielder then claimed another assist when his sumptuous through ball set up Nketiah, who rounded goalkeeper Edward McGinty before sliding the ball home

Nketiah then claimed his fifth goal in as many games - a huge bonus for Arsenal given Gabriel Jesus’ injury - with a delightful dinked finish to seal the victory

Emile Smith Rowe provided Arteta with another reason to cheer by coming off the bench to make his first appearance since September following groin surgery, while the manager allayed fears over Saka's fitness after the final whistle, despite the forward limping off ahead of the huge North London derby at Tottenham on Sunday, live on Saka went down twice at the Kassam Stadium, eventually coming off to be replaced by Smith Rowe in the 75th minute after receiving treatment on the field, but Arteta insisted he has no concerns over the England international’s fitness

“He is fine,” said the Arsenal boss, who now has five days to prepare his side to face Tottenham

Arteta also spoke about Nketiah's form, adding: "Obviously he's been waiting for this moment

"He's been patient when he needed to be but as well he's been with the right mindset and preparing himself for this moment

"That's why I think he looks ready and why he's performing the way he is

He showed great composure

"He's a great finisher, the timing of his runs and the decision-making in waiting until the last moment when the keeper was committed shows his quality

"His understanding, his work-rate, I think he's getting better and better

"Oxford boss Karl Robinson said his players "did the club proud" with their display against the Premier League leaders, while he questioned the awarding of the free-kick from which Arsenal opened the scoring

Gabriel Martinelli went down to win what looked to be a soft foul, and Robinson told : "Question mark on if it was a free-kick or not, but the ball in is the reason why they are Premier League players

"He added: "We lost control of the game in the central part of the second half

"From my point of view, the players did the club proud

We fought in all areas

They didn't look like a team so far apart to the other team

"We have good players

It is the first time I have had probably my strongest team to compete

We have a good squad, a good team - one that is full of energy and exciting to watch

"next game sees them return to League One action with a trip to on Saturday - kick-off 3pm

next outing is the North London derby, with the Gunners travelling to for a crucial Premier League fixture on Sunday, live on - kick-off 4

30pm

Mikel Arteta's side then face another huge Premier League test against on Sunday January 22, live on - kick-off 4

30pm

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Leeds survived an FA Cup third-round scare as Sonny Perkins' stoppage-time equaliser secured a 2-2 draw at against 10-man Cardiff City

Cardiff looked like inflicting more FA Cup third-round misery on Leeds following first-half goals from Jaden Philogene and Sheyi Ojo

But Rodrigo reduced the deficit with a close-range header and, after the Spanish substitute had been denied from the penalty spot and Cardiff lost Joel Bagan to a red card, England U19 international Perkins squeezed home from close range three minutes into injury time

The tie had evoked memories of Cardiff's famous third-round victory in 2002 when David O'Leary's Leeds were top of the Premier League

Cardiff were in the third tier at the time, but a frenzied Ninian Park saw Scott Young's late winner deliver one of the competition's great upsets

Former defender Young was among the guests invited back for the day as around 6,500 Leeds filled the end behind one of the goals at Cardiff City Stadium to produce a terrific atmosphere

Cardiff, the lowest scorers in the Championship with 20 goals in 26 games, had not found the back of the net in nearly six hours of football

But their goal drought ended on 24 minutes when Mark Harris broke behind the dozing Pascal Struijk to force a save from the advancing Joel Robles

The ball broke to Isaak Davies and, although his effort was blocked, it squirted to Philogene who made no mistake from six yards

Cardiff doubled their lead seven minutes later just after the half-hour mark

This time Ojo was left unattended from Andy Rinomhota's floated pass and Robles was beaten again by a fine finish into the roof of the net

Signs of Leeds' growing frustration became apparent, with Wilfried Gnonto booked for simulation before the young Italian was off target with a wayward header

Jesse Marsch waited until just shy of the hour mark to make his first substitutions, a triple change

Midweek recruit Max Wober, Rodrigo and Cody Drameh - the reigning Cardiff player of the year following his loan spell in south Wales last season - were sent on to rescue the situation

The move almost paid off instantly as Struijk headed wide when it appeared easier to score

But Leeds halved the deficit after 65 minutes, Rodrigo meeting Sam Greenwood's clipped cross with a close-range header that Jak Alnwick got a strong hand to but was unable to keep out

Leeds set up camp in the Cardiff half and won a spot-kick 10 minutes from time when Bagan dived to tip Junior Firpo's goalbound shot around a post

Alnwick guessed correctly to his right to push away Rodrigo's kick and reignite Cardiff's hopes of a Premier League scalp

However the visitors continued to push, and Leeds forced a replay deep into stoppage time when 18-year-old Perkins, who had only been on the pitch eight minutes, got in front of Alnwick to poke home Junior Firpo's flick

Leeds boss : "The whole first half we were not in sync and not aggressive enough

We didn't have a full understanding of what this tournament and this game was going to require

"We need better tactical understanding and savviness and awareness for exactly what matches require

"We know there's an opportunity back at Elland Road with the draw, and everything is laid out in front of us

"If we learned one thing is that if you don't show up and you're not ready to play from the beginning, you're going to cause yourself problems

"Cardiff boss : "First and foremost, the overriding feeling is I'm proud of the performance we put in against a top Leeds side

"Tactically, we got it right

We showed a good shape

We countered when we could, we frustrated them

We scored two really good goals

"We knew we would suffer in the second half

They have got an abundance of talent to come off the bench

"It's not bad when you can bring Rodrigo off the bench

"'snext game is at home against in the Championship on Saturday January 14; kick-off 3pm

Meanwhile, travel to on Friday Night Football, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 8pm

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Harry Kane sent Tottenham into the FA Cup fourth round with his 265th goal for the club enough to see off League One Portsmouth

Kane moved one behind Spurs' all-time top scorer Jimmy Greaves after bending a wonderful effort into the corner from the edge of the box at the start of the second half

Tottenham struggled throughout to break down the managerless visitors, who had sacked boss Danny Cowley on Monday following nine winless league games, with a much-changed team from their 4-0 victory at Crystal Palace

Both Kane and Heung-Min Son kept their places though as Spurs laboured to their 1-0 win, capping a positive week for Antonio Conte ahead of the north London derby with Arsenal next Sunday, live on

Tottenham failed to have a shot on target in the first half with Portsmouth going closest to taking a stunning lead

Reeco Hackett-Fairchild adjusted his body in the box to swivel and sweep an overhead kick at goal which had to be pushed away by Fraser Forster

Kane nearly turned the ball home from a corner, while Son whipped an effort narrowly wide, but Spurs were thoroughly frustrated by the resilient visitors, roared on by almost 9,000 supporters

They were still not silenced despite Kane breaking the deadlock five minutes after the break amid a fast Tottenham start which saw Emerson Royal's headed effort come back off a post

Kane exchanged passes with Ryan Sessegnon on the edge of the box before bending a perfect effort into the corner for his third goal of the week

Tottenham dominated the second period, seeing Son blast over before Oliver Skipp fired off-target from the centre of the box with a clear view of goal, but it mattered little as Spurs went through

"I think we have to compliment Portsmouth because they played a good game and made it a tough game for us

It was not easy to find a way to score

"We had the possession and had the game under control so we are happy

Maybe we could have scored earlier but we couldn't find a goal

After we scored the game was different and it was much better for us

"We had to stretch them to find a way to score [after half-time]

We tried to move players, get Oliver Skipp into the box, drop Harry Kane [into space] to find a solution and we found it immediately

"We have to take care of him because he's our best player and he's the captain of England

We have tough games in front of us and Harry is important for us

""I'm really pleased with them, we limited a top side and made a world-class player score a world-class goal

"Our shape was good, we had good energy and offered a threat early in the game

We tired, which is understandable, but I'm really pleased with the players

"Tottenham took the game away from Palace in 23 minutes the other night, they can do that to you

But our players limited them to very little

When Harry Kane has to pull that out of the bag, it says something

"We probably lacked a bit of quality in our final delivery, we nearly got in behind twice, but we were just on the wrong side of those little moments today

"next game is a huge north London derby at home to in the Premier League on Sunday January 15, live on - kick-off 4

30pm

Antonio Conte's side then face another crucial league game on Thursday January 19, when they travel to , live on - kick-off 8pm

next outing is at in the Papa Johns Trophy quarter-finals on Tuesday - kick-off 7

45pm

Pompey then face away again on Saturday, this time in League One - kick-off 3pm

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Manchester City defeated Chelsea for the second time in four days with a 4-0 win in the third round of the FA Cup to pile the pressure on Blues manager Graham Potter

City were three up at half-time thanks to Riyad Mahrez's magnificent free-kick, Julian Alvarez's penalty and Phil Foden's tremendous team goal

Mahrez added his second and City's fourth from the spot late on to further underline the gulf between the two teams

Pep Guardiola's team can look forward to a tie at home to Arsenal if the Premier League leaders overcome Oxford United on Monday evening

As for Chelsea, it is the first time this century that the Blues find themselves not among the clubs in the fourth round

The result adds to the pressure on Potter, who was only appointed in September

Chelsea have now lost six of their last nine matches in all competitions and have not tasted victory away from home since beating Red Bull Salzburg in October

It was Mahrez who scored the only goal of the game when these teams met in the Premier League on Thursday and he broke the deadlock again here

His curling free-kick from the right edge of the box arrowed into the top corner beyond Kepa Arrizabalaga's dive

If Chelsea could do little to stop that, the second was self-inflicted

Kai Havertz led with his hand when trying to clear a corner at the near post and the VAR could not miss it

Alvarez, starting for the first time since his World Cup win with Argentina, just about beat Kepa

City had dropped points against Brentford and Everton in their last two Premier League games in front of their home supporters but they did not go two up then

With that advantage, the confidence grew and Guardiola's side really started to purr

What a goal their third of the first half was

Kyle Walker's trickery got them moving, Foden and Rodri trading flicks, Mahrez found Walker's overlapping run and there was Foden from close range to tap in

It was a goal typical of this City side at their absolute best

Though the pace dropped thereafter, another good move brought the fourth goal when Kalidou Koulibaly clumsily bundled Foden to the ground and the referee had little choice but to point to the spot

Mahrez did the rest, lashing the ball high into the net

There might even be an argument that City look more fluid with Alvarez making these unselfish runs up front than Erling Haaland, the team's prolific striker, stood there banging them in himself

Either way, it is the sort of problem that Potter would love to have

Throughout the second half, sections of the 8,000-strong travelling support chanted the name of his predecessor Thomas Tuchel, having earlier sang the name of the now departed owner Roman Abramovich

All is not well at Chelsea

The Man City machine rolls on

Chelsea will be sick of the sight of Mahrez but Guardiola will be grateful for the games against them because they have been critical in reigniting the winger's season

His goal against them in the Carabao Cup in November now looks to have been a turning point

The City boss had been critical of Mahrez's form earlier in the season - and he defended that assessment of the player's contribution even when praising him after the game

"He was not the same

I was completely fair

He was not playing at the level he is playing right now

Sometimes I have to let them see the mirror of who they are

It is not about the quality, you have to do more in football

"But since the World Cup he is playing really well

A fantastic free-kick and he played an outstanding game, playing wider, playing narrow

A good game

""We made an incredibly intense game against a top side

Next round of the FA Cup

Happy to still be in there

"I have a feeling that we have incredible human beings and players

When we have this incredible hunger, we don't give them time to think about it

They did not have time

When that happens it is because we are alive

"As a manager, you realise something is dropping when these actions we are not doing

It is easy for me as manager because I can show them the clips and say, 'This is what you need to be doing

' This is what we need to do

""I thought we were second best to a very, very good side

Obviously, we are not in a great moment ourselves and even though it was a cagey first 20 minutes we couldn't attack the backline well enough, we couldn't attack as well as we would like

I think Manchester City do really well in terms of stopping you doing that

At the same time, we struggled

"It was a fantastic first goal in terms of a strike from a free-kick, and a strange penalty and you are caught in a position where it is 2-0 and you have to chase the ball against Manchester City

You are caught between trying to commit more men and not getting opened up

"So the first half was painful and tough for us all

Second half, we had to respond and I thought there were some positives there in terms of the young players

I thought they gave everything and showed their quality but we are disappointed we went out of the competition

Congratulations to Man City

They deserved to win, of course

"next game is at in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday, live on - kick-off 8pm

Pep Guardiola's side then travel to neighbours for a Premier League clash on Saturday - kick-off 12

30pm

next fixture is away to west London rivals in the Premier League on Thursday - kick-off 8pm

The Blues then host in another top-flight clash on Sunday - kick-off 2pm

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Liverpool survived a late scare but still face an FA Cup replay with Wolves after a VAR call labelled "impossible" by Julen Lopetegui denied Toti a late winner in a topsy-turvy 2-2 draw at Anfield

Toti backheeled Hwang Hee-Chan's low centre into the net in the 82nd minute to spark wild celebrations in the away end, which were eventually dampened when a flagged offside in the build-up was upheld by VAR - even though reported video official Mike Dean did not have a camera angle of the alleged offence

"We have seen it, and the offside doesn't exist," Lopetegui told after visiting referee Andy Madley with captain Ruben Neves

"It's impossible, but someone has told him that it is offside

We have seen the image, and it doesn't exist

"It proved the final twist in a memorable FA Cup clash at Anfield, which Wolves led after 26 minutes thanks to Alisson's horribly wayward pass which handed Goncalo Guedes an open goal

In contrast, the hosts' equaliser just before half-time was one of pure quality

Trent Alexander-Arnold's 40-yard cross-field ball fell perfectly for Darwin Nunez, and he finished superbly past Matija Sarkic

Liverpool turned the game on its head after half-time when debutant Cody Gakpo's deep cross was nodded on by Toti, who by deliberately playing the ball was contentiously ruled to have played Mo Salah onside for an opportunity he buried

That decision proved another bone of contention for Lopetegui, who said: "The second goal from Liverpool is the same

It's the same rule

Salah was offside before Toti touched the ball, and of course Toti [reacts] to the position of [Salah]

"Wolves were given some respite as Liverpool's fragile backline was breached again through Chan, who bundled home his first club goal in 11 months - before Toti's overturned winner denied Lopetegui the finest moment of his short Wolves career to date

Both sides will now face a replay at Molineux amid an already packed schedule later this month

Jurgen Klopp went against many of his Premier League colleagues by naming a first-choice Liverpool XI to bounce back from Monday's defeat at Brentford, but much of the first half at Anfield presented him with familiar frustrations

Gakpo and Salah both enjoyed early opportunities in a good Liverpool start, but their nonchalance at the back threatened to cost them even then

Joel Matip was caught cold by Guedes when dribbling out of the Liverpool box, and was lucky to get away unscathed

Soon after Alisson was less fortunate when he passed straight to the Portuguese under little pressure, and was left to watch on as he fired into an empty net

Wolves were not flattered by the scoreline but had their lead snatched away moments before half-time through a move they had little chance of stopping

Alexander-Arnold's raking cross-field ball was pinpoint for Nunez, whose finish across Sarkic was nearly as excellent

The offside confusion began seven minutes into the second half with Liverpool's second goal

Salah latched onto Toti's miscued header, which he may not have attempted had the forward not been offside, and lashed home a gift of a goal which VAR confirmed after a brief review

Wolves missed a gilt-edged chance to level when Rayan Ait-Nouri was played through but fired straight at Alisson

But soon their sense of injustice was softened temporarily when substitute Hwang, back from a starring role with South Korea at the World Cup, burst into the Liverpool area and bundled home an equaliser after exchanging passes with Cunha

But the visitors, and Lopetegui in particular, were incensed when Toti's apparent winner from a corner was ruled out by the linesman's flag when Matheus Nunes was ruled offside in the build-up

After a lengthy VAR hold-up, Dean upheld the on-field decision without an opportunity to review it himself to force Wolves to settle for a draw, and keep Liverpool's hopes of retaining the trophy alive

- Liverpool's Gakpo plays a deep ball looking for Salah, who is stood in an offside position

Wolves defender Toti, who at this point cannot know for certain if Salah was offside or not, reaches to intercept the pass, miscuing his header into Salah's path

With that touch, which was judged to be a deliberate action, Salah is now onside according to the rules

The Egyptian slots home to give Liverpool a 2-1 lead

This is a hugely subjective and controversial area of offside

Many will feel deliberate or not, the defender would not have attempted to go near the ball if he knew for sure the attacker was offside

Many will agree that for a defender to know this for sure is unlikely, and instinct will always be to intercept the pass

Whether an action is 'deliberate' is also up for debate; with Toti in mid-air attempting to head the ball, he should be viewed as having less control of the ball, but on this occasion, the action was still seen as deliberate

VAR confirmed the goal after a brief review, but because the assistant referee had not flagged originally for offside, the decision was even more unlikely to be overturned

On this occasion, all marginal or subjective calls went against Wolves

Nunes' corner is eventually spat out of the box by Wolves' striker Hwang

Nunes then picks the ball up again wide left, delivers, and Toti thinks he has scored a late winner to put Wolves 3-2 up

There is no obvious offside in the build-up, but the assistant referee's flag goes up

Despite Hwang's header going backwards, the assistant judges Nunes to be in an offside position, meaning when he receives the ball again he is offside

If Nunes was indeed offside upon Hwang's touch, the decision is correct - - but Lopetegui said after the game that the club have a tactical camera which proved Nunes was clearly onside

Crucially, with no calibrated camera angles able to show the position of Nunes when Hwang touched the ball, and the assistant having already flagged, the VAR cannot overturn the offside decision

Semi-automated offside would solve this issue, because every player is tracked

"On the pitch, I couldn't see it

For me, I thought it was a goal

It was the player in the left corner who might have been offside, we have one angle which I saw in the dressing room which I thought was offside but I would not swear on it

"This angle, the VAR didn't have if I'm right

We had a similar situation in the Arsenal game, an angle was missing and everyone thought it was offside but we couldn't prove it

"I don't know how these things can happen, but it happened

So I understand Wolves' frustrations, you want the right decision in these moments as we wanted it back then

"It was only to talk about the two goals

We have seen the offside for our goal, and it doesn't exist

It's impossible, but someone has told [the referee] it is offside

We have seen the image, and it doesn't exist

"The second goal from Liverpool is the same

It's the same rule

We have talked a lot with referees about this kind of situation, one player taking advantage of his position before Toti touched the ball

Of course, Toti reacts to the position of [Salah]

"The referee was very polite, he helped us but now it's happened and we have to accept it

It's a pity because we deserved to win against a fantastic team like Liverpool, we have to recover and go again in four days against Nottingham Forest

"next game is at in the Premier League on Saturday January 14 - kick-off 3pm

' next outing sees them travel to in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday - kick-off 7

45pm

Julen Lopetegui's side then host fellow Premier League strugglers in a crucial top-flight clash on Saturday January 14 - kick-off 3pm

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West Ham's Said Benrahma came off the bench to dump former club Brentford out of the FA Cup in superb style and end his side's winless run at the seventh attempt

The Hammers winger, a former favourite in west London, struck from 20 yards with just 11 minutes to go to settle a third-round tie that was heading for a replay which neither side wanted

Benrahma's goal came from the visitors' first attempt on target as Brentford dominated the game at the Gtech Community Stadium, with Lukasz Fabianski making a superb save to deny Yoane Wissa from close range early on

Not even the introduction of new loan striker Kevin Schade could inspire a comeback for Brentford, who now have only Premier League football to play for this season

West Ham, meanwhile, march on to round four after picking up their first win since November 3

"We've got something to build on now and hopefully we can get back on track," said West Ham manager David Moyes

"It was important to stop conceding goals

If you do that then you've always got a chance of winning

"I said in the press conference last week that we could do with someone scoring a screamer, well Said certainly did that

His impact was excellent

"I could have easily started Said today

We were thinking of starting Said today and we were umming and ahing on it

"David Moyes named a strong squad for this FA Cup tie, hinting that the Hammers are taking this competition seriously this season, despite sitting just one place above the relegation zone in the Premier League table

But it was a much-changed Brentford side that dominated from the start and created the only real chance of the first half - one which should have been put away by Wissa

The exciting Keane Lewis-Potter burst down the right to cross for his strike-partner, who was unmarked in the box, but the forward could only fire straight at Fabianski who rushed out at his feet

West Ham failed to create any shot on target in the first half but should have taken the lead at the beginning of the second with two big opportunities

First, Tomas Soucek somehow fired wide while unmarked inside the six-yard box following a good move down the left involving Emerson and Lucas Paqueta

Craig Dawson then slipped at the far post after being found all alone by Paqueta's pinpoint free-kick

The tenacious Lewis-Potter continued to trouble the Hammers' defence, testing Fabianski's gloves with one rasping drive before dropping a header wide of the far post from Mads Roerslev's cross from the right

Brentford brought on new striker Schade, signed on loan from Freiburg this week, for Lewis-Potter but it was former Bees attacker Benrahma - introduced at the same time - who stole the show

Declan Rice pinched Wissa's pocket in the centre circle and the loose ball fell to Benrahma, who charged at the Brentford defence with a mazy run

Just as he did many times in red and white, Benrahma finished with aplomb and chose not to celebrate in front of his former employers

Brentford pushed for an equaliser in the final 10 minutes, with Schade seeing a shot deflected wide and Wissa missing from inside the box at the near post

But it was West Ham, who had lost their previous three outings against Brentford going into the game, who earned the London derby bragging rights this time

Despite going into the game sitting 17th in the Premier League table, Moyes would like to see West Ham have a go at the FA Cup

"I want a run in the cup, I want to try and go as far as we can," Moyes said

"The cup would be a real bonus for us, getting our Premier League form correct is obviously a big priority though

"When you saw this draw in the FA Cup you thought: 'Wow what a difficult draw

' We're thrilled to be through and we want to have a go at it

"The Hammers boss did criticise the quality of the Brentford pitch for the FA Cup tie, which came three days after London Irish played a rugby match on the same turf

"It was a tough game

The pitch is obviously not good at all

It's not that easy to play on," added Moyes

"I don't want to get on over who is right [about whether a football club should share pitch with a rugby team]

Brentford have a really good set-up, business model and how they do things

"They've also got a good football team and normally good football teams would like to have a good pitch

Their players will be feeling that as well

The standard of the pitches in the Premier League is normally very good, I have to say

"But it's the same for everybody

Liverpool had to play here last week, I'm sure it's the same as it was today

"Brentford manager Thomas Frank could not hide his frustration after suffering another early domestic cup competition early

Their FA Cup exit comes two months after they exited the Carabao Cup third round at home to League Two basement club Gillingham on penalties

But in this game, Frank believed his side more than deserved to progress to round four

"I'm not devastated, I'm irritated

Argh!" he said

"I felt we did more than enough to win a tight game

I know we're facing West Ham, they are a good side

You're not just walking over a team who is much bigger than us

"We did everything we could, if you look at all the stats, there should have been a winner and it's us

It's not our day

There was one moment we should have avoided

"next game is at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, live on - kick-off 5

30pm

The Bees then travel to for another top-flight fixture on Sunday January 22, live on - kick-off 2pm

next outing is a crucial Premier League game at fellow strugglers on Saturday - kick-off 3pm

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Manchester United defeated Everton 3-1 in the third round of an entertaining FA Cup tie at Old Trafford as Conor Coady scored for both teams

Coady had levelled it up for Frank Lampard's side, cancelling out Antony's early goal after taking advantage of a bizarre error by David de Gea in the Manchester United goal

But the defender proceeded to put the ball past his own goalkeeper in the second half

Everton came close to a second equaliser but Dominic Calvert-Lewin had a goal disallowed for offside in the build-up

Instead, it was left to player of the match Marcus Rashford to guarantee victory with a stoppage-time penalty after Alejandro Garnacho was fouled

Everton's focus shifts back to the Premier League relegation battle, while Erik ten Hag's trophy push continues

It's seven wins in a row for United

United could not have hoped for a better start, the front three combining brilliantly for the opening goal

Anthony Martial held the ball up well to feed Rashford and the England forward outpaced his marker before finding Antony rushing in at the far post

The writing was on the wall for Everton at that point given that Ten Hag's team had not conceded in their previous four games since the World Cup but De Gea's error changed that in curious fashion when he was inexplicably unable to deal with Neal Maupay's cross

It was if the United goalkeeper did not appreciate he could use his hands as he leant against the post and, when he found himself in a muddle, Coady was the quickest to react - the former Liverpool defender no doubt relishing his goal at the Stretford End

In fairness to Everton, Demarai Gray had warned of the threat with a long-range shot that struck the near post just before their goal, but it was the home side doing most of the pushing and it required a smart stop from Jordan Pickford to keep out Martial when one-on-one

Christian Eriksen whipped a shot just over the top corner of the net but Everton, emboldened by their equaliser, settled into the game and were threatening to repeat the draw that they were able to earn against Manchester City in their previous away fixture

But the second half did not go Lampard's way

Firstly, Alex Iwobi turned his ankle in a challenge with Tyrell Malacia and was stretchered off

Then came United's second

Rashford beat Seamus Coleman on the left and Coady could only divert the cross into his own net

It was a spirited effort from the Toffees right to the end and there were opportunities

Diogo Dalot cleared Vitaliy Mykolenko's attempt from near the goal-line and there were wild celebrations in the away end soon after when the fans thought they had the second

Calvert-Lewin, on as a substitute, did well to deflect Gray's wicked centre into the net from close range but the winger was just offside in the build-up

Any hope of a late equaliser was gone when Garnacho was brought down by Ben Godfrey

Rashford converted

Game won

He was made to wait on this occasion but Rashford's penalty he scored past England team-mate Pickford means he has now scored in five consecutive matches since returning from the World Cup

This may now be the best form of his career

Rashford had been announced as the player of the match even before finding the net

He was the man who was architect for both of United's previous goals, providing the assist for Antony and the cross that Coady put into his own net

He is enjoying himself

"Again, a great performance

I think Marcus was the one who goes in front and showed the confidence, showed the belief, good movement behind, taking players on

I think he was a threat for 90 minutes for the defending part of Everton

"Asked if there is more improvement to come, Ten Hag added: "You can never say with football

How can you measure it? Of course, as a striker, you measure goals and assists

Today, he had two assists and a goal, so that was great

He has fantastic skills

"When he has that mental stability he keeps going, but that demands a lot from him and also a lot from us as a team to make sure that we have the right organisation, the right environment, the right structure

But when he remains focused like this, I am sure he can keep this going

"Ten Hag later added: "As a team we have to make sure we create the space, playing to his strengths

That is about Marcus doing really well but also the team, getting into the shapes

I think he is unstoppable with his speed, his dribbles and his directness

""The players were very, very good in the sense of the organisation, the game plan, the work ethic, the togetherness - things that should be basics in football, but people question them when you have a performance and result like we did the other night

"We were really good, we had the better chances I think - good chances for us and a goal disallowed

Marcus Rashford was probably the difference between the teams because individual talent can do that to you

"Asked about his future at Everton, he added: "That's not under my control, so it's not for me to focus on that

It's to focus on what I saw tonight, which is a performance that every manager wants, with the attitude of the team and the focus

"Our only focus now is Southampton because this league can change very quickly and when you're in a difficult run, you have to work really hard to get out of it and the picture can change

"Everton brought huge support to Manchester, helped by the increased ticket allocation permitted in the FA Cup, and they were vocal in their opposition to the running of the club with chants of 'sack the board' ringing around Old Trafford well before kick-off

The frustration is understandable, although this was a much-improved effort after the debacle of that 4-1 home defeat to Brighton

They were a threat throughout and even after conceding early in the game it took an own goal and a penalty for United to add to that

But the feeling that this is a club in need of clearer direction remains

Half of the outfield starters at Old Trafford were Lampard signings but Neal Maupay, in particular, is struggling

It is one goal in 15 appearances now for the £15m summer signing from Brighton

Lampard has recruited the spine of this team - two of the centre-backs and two of the central midfielders - but the identity is still lacking

Maybe the positive here was that they avoided a heavy defeat and can now concentrate on the ensuing relegation battle

But with the supporters directing their ire at the club's hierarchy - the official fans forum sent an open letter to majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri earlier in the day - the unity that kept them up last season has dissipated

Tough times ahead for the Toffees

next game is at home to League One side in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday - kick-off 8pm

United then host rivals in the Premier League on Saturday January 14 - kick-off 12

30pm

next game is at home to fellow Premier League strugglers in a crucial top-flight clash on Saturday January 14 - kick-off 3pm

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Arsenal's season was left in tatters as Villarreal held on for a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium to secure a 2-1 aggregate victory and a place in the Europa League final against Manchester United

Following a 2-1 defeat in Spain in the first leg last week, the Gunners were sluggish as they tried to find the goal they so desperately needed, but they did have chances

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's volley struck the outside of the post in the first half and the Gunners skipper's header hit the inside of the upright and bounced out with 11 minutes remaining

The hosts, who threw on Gabriel Martinelli, Alexandre Lacazette and Willian in the closing stages, piled forward, but it was not to be their night as Unai Emery got the better of his former side, with Villarreal reaching their first European final, where they will face United in Gdansk on May 26

Meanwhile, defeat in the tie capped yet another bad night in what has been a difficult campaign for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal

The Gunners now face the prospect of not qualifying for European competition for the first time in 25 years

Arsenal were forced into a late change to their starting line-up as Granit Xhaka pulled up with an injury in the warm-up

Kieran Tierney, making his first appearance since April, came into the side at left-back after returning from injury, and he was made to work straight away after a confident start from Villarreal

There were nervy moments for the Gunners in the opening 20 minutes and the closest the visitors came was a Dani Parejo free-kick, which flew just over Bernd Leno's crossbar

At the other end, Arteta's men were yet to click into gear, but they almost snatched the lead in the 27th minute

The ball dropped kindly for Aubameyang and his well-struck volley had goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli beat, but the ball clipped the outside of the upright

Villarreal then had to contend with an injury blow of their own and they were forced into an immediate change when Samuel Chukwueze, who went down with no one around him, was stretchered from the field and replaced by Yeremi Pino

It was a tight, tense affair at the Emirates Stadium, but Arsenal eventually injected some life into the game as Emile Smith Rowe burst forward before releasing Aubameyang

The striker, in his favoured position over on the left, cut inside before forcing Rulli into action, and the goalkeeper clawed the ball away from goal after spilling the initial strike

Villarreal would have been happy with their work in the opening 45 minutes, keeping Arsenal relatively quiet, but, after a lacklustre first half, the Gunners came out with much more urgency for the second half

Nicolas Pepe fired wide of the far post before Smith Rowe's chipped effort drifted agonisingly wide of the far post after Rulli had made a mess of Hector Bellerin's cross

Villarreal were still a threat on the counter attack, and with the game starting to get stretched, Gerard Moreno had a glorious chance to make Arsenal's task even more difficult, but the Spanish forward could only hit his shot straight at Leno

Arteta looked to his bench for inspiration, bringing on Martinelli, and the hosts began to build some pressure again as Rob Holding headed agonisingly wide after meeting Pepe's cross

There was more frustration moments later as Aubameyang rose highest to meet Bellerin's cross but his header hit the inside of the post and bounced out

It proved to be his final contribution as fit-again Lacazette replaced the Arsenal captain, while Willian came on for Tierney as the Gunners searched for the goal they needed, but Villarreal defended resolutely as they held on for a famous victory

"We are devastated

Really disappointed

We have to congratulate Villarreal

We tried everything until the last minute

I think we deserved to win the game but the details define these ties

"We had three big chances, they didn't have anything but they are through

So many things happened to us, and so many players were just trying to compete not at their best

"On why Arsenal lost, he added:"It's various things

The way we started in Villarreal wasn't good enough

We didn't arrive here in the best moment with everyone in their best condition

For 90 per cent of them it was their first semi-final and we have to learn

""The only way [to qualify for Europe] is through the Premier League so we know what we have ahead of us

Today is a big disappointment because we tried everything

"The final will take place in Gdansk, Poland on with the game kicking off at 8pm, UK time

The Gdansk Arena was originally intended to host the 2020 showdown but the coronavirus outbreak caused the closing rounds of the 2019/20 competition to be staged in Germany

The Polish authorities have confirmed that up to 9,500 spectators - 25 per cent of the stadium capacity - will be permitted

VAR will continue to be used in the final, while five substitutions are allowed, with a sixth permitted for each side if the game goes to extra-time

If it was not a hard enough night already for Arsenal fans with the Gunners crashing out of Europe at the hands of their former manager Unai Emery, it was another former Gunner, who bossed the game from central midfield

Coquelin was superb for the Spanish side, shielding his defence excellently, putting out plenty of fires and covering so much of the ground he knows so well

Arsenal face West Brom in the Premier League on Sunday; kick-off 7pm

They then face Champions League finalists Chelsea on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 8

15pm

Villarreal are also back in league action on the same day, hosting Celta Vigo; kick-off 5

30pm

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Nicolas Pepe's penalty provided a Europa League lifeline for 10-man Arsenal as they were beaten 2-1 by Unai Emery's Villarreal in a dramatic semi-final first leg in Spain

Arsenal endured a dismal first half at Estadio de la Ceramica as poor defending allowed Manuel Trigueros to smash home from inside the box (5), before an unmarked Raul Albiol doubled Villarreal's lead from close range following a corner (29)

Arsenal were second best to their former manager's side and their hopes of reaching the final appeared in even greater doubt when Dani Ceballos was shown a second yellow card for planting his studs on Villarreal's Dani Parejo early in the second half

But the Gunners were handed a scarcely-deserved route back into the tie when Bukayo Saka was tripped by Trigueros to win a penalty, with Pepe, who had been denied a spot kick earlier in the game due to a handball picked up by VAR, holding his nerve (73)

Villarreal then went down to 10 men themselves for the final 10 minutes as former Watford midfielder Etienne Capoue went in late on Saka to earn his second yellow card

Mikel Arteta had opted to start the game without a recognised striker due to injuries, but Arsenal almost salvaged an unlikely draw when substitute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was only fit enough for the bench following his bout of malaria, was denied by Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli in stoppage time

A 2-1 loss, however, is a far better result than Arsenal's overall performance deserved and the opportunity is now there for them to go on a claim a place in the final in next week's second leg

Arteta had expressed optimism about Arsenal's injured players returning in his pre-match press conference but Martin Odegaard was the only one who started, with Alexandre Lacazette and Kieran Tierney unable to even join Aubameyang on the bench

Arsenal's lack of firepower would prove problematic but it was the absence of Tierney that hurt them for Villarreal's opener as makeshift left-back Granit Xhaka, together with Ceballos, backed off Samuel Chukwueze, allowing Trigueros to fire home from his deflected pass

Emery, sacked by Arsenal in November 2019 after just 17 months in charge at the Emirates Stadium, pumped his fists in celebration in his technical area and the early setback rocked the visitors

Arsenal's nervousness was apparent in stray passes and panicked touches as they attempted to play out from the back and there was a glaring lack of cutting edge at the other end, leaving Emile Smith Rowe with little to work with in the false nine position

Arsenal didn't muster a shot until the 26th minute, when Saka curled wastefully over the bar, and their only other efforts of the first half involved Thomas Partey blasting a long-range effort into the stands and Rob Holding heading tamely wide from a free-kick

Villarreal, meanwhile, continued to look threatening, springing forward every time they robbed Arsenal of possession and targeting the Gunners' left side, where Chukwueze and right-back Juan Foyth found themselves with plenty of space to work in

It was from a set piece, though, that they struck their second as Arsenal left two men unmarked in their own six-yard box from a corner, Albiol tucking home Gerard Moreno's flick at the far post

Arsenal were reeling but out of nowhere they were then awarded a penalty when Pepe was tripped and referee Artur Dias pointed to the spot, only for the decision to be overturned as a VAR review showed the Ivorian had handled the ball in the build-up

Pepe would have to wait for his chance from the spot

Ceballos picked up his first booking of the night shortly before half-time when he tripped Foyth following another Villarreal breakaway and Arteta was then punished for opting not to substitute him

Ceballos, whose errors almost cost Arsenal in the round of 32 against Benfica, had been fortunate to avoid a second yellow card for a careless foul moments after the break but there was no reprieve for him when he left a foot in on Parejo soon afterwards

It seemed Arsenal's hopes of reaching the Europa League final, their only hope of qualifying for next season's Champions League, were slipping away from them as Villarreal tried to press home their man advantage

Bernd Leno made a smart save from Chukwueze to keep them in the tie and then made an even better one from Moreno after he had been played in on goal by former Arsenal man Francis Coquelin

But Arsenal, buoyed by Leno's heroics, then won their potentially crucial penalty as Saka's trickery forced the error from Trigueros

Pepe slotted the spot kick down the middle

Another layer of drama was added to a chaotic evening when Capoue saw red, injuring himself in the process, and a tie that had almost slipped away from Arsenal suddenly tilted in their favour

The Gunners will need to show considerable improvement in next week's second leg at the Emirates Stadium if they are to advance to the final, where they would likely face Manchester United, 6-2 winners against Roma in the other semi-final, but Pepe's penalty has at least given them hope

"We didn't want to come here and lose obviously but the way the game developed, being 2-0 down and with 10 men, it's probably the best result we could have

"They were two different halves

In the first half, there were so many moments that we weren't us

We weren't clear with our high press, we were disorganised, we were not precise with the ball and we didn't have enough control

"We didn't have enough threat or desire to attack the box but in the second half it was completely different

"I am confident, we have a chance to win [the tie], that's for sure

""In the second half, we started with a little more defensiveness because they pushed it on us, but we had chances to score the third goal and that was our plan

"The two expulsions changed the match, but the penalty is not a penalty

"I think we deserved this victory

We deserved to do it with more difference [in the scoreline], but we play there again with the same plan, thinking of the control and to play with our personality and to take the performances into the second leg

"The second leg of this semi-final will be played at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday of next week but before that, Arsenal face Newcastle in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports from 1

30pm on Sunday (kick-off 2pm), while Villarreal take on Getafe in La Liga on the same day

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Manchester United produced a scintillating second-half fightback to put one foot in the Europa League final with a thrilling 6-2 semi-final first-leg victory over Roma at Old Trafford

United's semi-final curse under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looked set to continue when Lorenzo Pellegrini's penalty and Edin Dzeko's sixth Old Trafford goal cancelled out Bruno Fernandes' brilliant opener to hand Roma two away goals before half-time

United looked shell-shocked and out of ideas but wrestled back control with a devastating attacking display as Edinson Cavani's double, Fernandes' second from the penalty spot, Paul Pogba's header and Mason Greenwood's sixth saw them score five unanswered goals

Roma, who were forced into three substitutions before the interval due to injury, grew wearier with each passing minute and were fortunate to escape Old Trafford without conceding seven like they did in 2007, though that will come as little consolation to Paulo Fonseca's side as their hopes of reaching the final were effectively ended

Roma lost midfielder Jordan Veretout to injury inside five minutes and, four minutes later, United grabbed the initiative with a breakthrough goal which oozed class and quality

Pogba skipped around two Roma challenges before feeding the ball up to Cavani who, with his back to goal, released Fernandes with a first-time pass which the Portuguese lifted delicately and devastatingly over on-rushing goalkeeper Pau Lopez

United's perfect start lasted barely five minutes, with Pogba harshly penalised for handball while sliding in to block Rick Karsdorp's cross

The Frenchman deflected the ball onto his arm at close proximity, but the referee stuck with his decision, handing Roma captain Pellegrini the chance to score an away goal, which he took emphatically

Roma's injury problems worsened on 25 minutes as goalkeeper Pau Lopez was forced off with a suspected dislocated shoulder seconds after parrying Pobga's drive from the edge of the box

Veteran 37-year-old stopper Antonio Mirante came off the bench, but Roma's concerns soon turned to joy as they took control of the tie

The lively Leonardo Spinazzola made inroads down the left flank, shifted the ball inside to former United forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan who released Pellegrini in behind, and he squared for Dzeko to bundle in his customary Old Trafford goal

Spinazzola became the third Roma player forced off through injury, a setback which didn't look to have derailed the Italians until the stroke of half-time, when Cavani intercepted centre-back Ibanez's wayward pass, but the Uruguayan was thwarted by Mirante in goal before Amadou Diawara blocked his follow-up shot

United re-emerged from the break reinvigorated and needed just three minutes to draw level, with Cavani wrapping a clinical effort into the top corner of the Roma goal having held up play and exchanged passes with Fernandes

The goal marked to start of a period of domination from Solskjaer's side, with Cavani restoring United's lead with a tap-in after Roma goalkeeper Mirante spilled Aaron Wan-Bissaka's drive

Three became four on 71 minutes when former United defender Chris Smalling was penalised for a late foul on Cavani in the area, and Fernandes confidently converted his 20th penalty in United colours

With Roma out on their feet, Pogba glanced in a header from Fernandes' inch-perfect cross and there was still time for substitute Greenwood to get in on the act with a deflected sixth which ensured a once-promising night for Roma ended with more Old Trafford misery and left United on the brink of another Europa League final

"The job is not done, but it was a job well done

Roma have got quality, scored two goals with their two chances we gave them in the first half, but I was very pleased with the response

The second half was very good

"We know we've got creative players; it's about getting them up there in good positions

We took most of our chances, I am very pleased

The character showed, the players didn't lose their heads

"For five minutes at the end of the first half we didn't look great, but we managed to get ourselves together

The two goals were down to very schoolboy errors, they should not happen at this level, we said that at half-time and corrected it

""It's a heavy defeat

We had a good first half, but we didn't exist in the second

It's difficult to explain how the same team that did so well in the first half had that kind of second half

It's hard to play against a side like United without having the substitutions [to make in the second half]

"Even the Manchester United coach was very honest [about Smalling's tackle on Cavani] and didn't think it was a penalty either

I really didn't think it as a penalty

It was a decisive moment in the game and it was tough to take

"Edinson Cavani made it 50 goals in major European competition (15 in Europa League, 35 in Champions League), with the Manchester United attacker, at 34 years and 74 days, the oldest player to score a brace at the semi-final stage or beyond in major European competition since Philip Cocu (34y 187d) for PSV vs Milan in the Champions League semi-finals in 2004-05

Manchester United host Liverpool on at 4

30pm - live on Sky Sports Premier League - while Roma travel to Sampdoria in Serie A on Sunday at 7

45pm

United then travel to Rome for their Europa League semi-final second leg on Thursday at 8pm

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