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A merciless Manchester City demolished Watford 6-0 at Wembley to win the FA Cup and become the first men's team to complete the English domestic treble

After Watford went close through Roberto Pereyra and saw strong appeals for a penalty waved away, City took the lead through David Silva's smart finish from 12 yards (26), on their way to equalling the biggest FA Cup final winning margin (Bury beat Derby 6-0 in 1903)

They doubled their advantage through Gabriel Jesus' touch at the far post (38), which was just adjudged to have gone over the line before Raheem Sterling poked into the net, while substitute Kevin De Bruyne got City's third with a close-range finish having rounded Heurelho Gomes (61)

Jesus, who started ahead of top scorer Sergio Aguero, got his goal (68), finishing coolly under Gomes after De Bruyne had slipped him through on goal, and Sterling got his second late on (81) at the far post from Bernardo Silva's fine centre

Sterling rounded off a stellar season with his second and City's sixth (87), as City claimed their sixth FA Cup victory to go alongside their Premier League and Carabao Cup success this season

Watford, meanwhile, are still searching for a first major trophy in their history

Watford were bright early on and should have took the lead as semi-final hero Gerard Deulofeu squared for Pereyra, but he was met by the onrushing Ederson, who denied him superbly at his feet just inside the box

Watford then had a strong call for a penalty turned down by Kevin Friend as Abdoulaye Doucoure's shot hit the arm of Vincent Kompany

Though the hand was by his side, we have recently seen penalties given by VAR for similar incidents, particularly in Europe, though the VAR controversially opted against a spot kick this time

City took advantage and were ahead shortly after; both David Silva and Sterling did well to win headers, before Silva span Kiko Femenia and finished left-footed into the bottom right corner

It was 2-0 before the break as Bernardo Silva's sublime ball over the defence was met by Jesus at a tight angle at the far post, and though his touch was heading over the line, Sterling rushed in to make sure by a matter of millimetres on the line

Though the goal was initially given to Sterling, after the game it was officially handed to Jesus

Riyad Mahrez, who had been impressive, looked aggrieved to be subbed off just 10 minutes into the second half, but his replacement De Bruyne killed the game, finishing off into an empty net having taken on Gomes from Jesus' square ball as City broke

De Bruyne was in the mood, setting up the fourth, as the Belgian's superb through ball was finished off low by Jesus from 15 yards, his fourth goal in the FA Cup this campaign

City broke the record for biggest winning margin in a Wembley cup final as Sterling capped off a superb season with his 24th goal, striking from close range at the far post after some superb work from Bernardo Silva

Sterling, who grew up in the shadow of Wembley, made it six late on, rebounding home after Gomes had kept out his initial effort

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City's domestic treble is harder to achieve than winning the Champions League

Chasing an unprecedented quadruple until Tottenham dramatically knocked City out of the Champions League in April, two-time European Cup winner Guardiola was adamant City's achievement trumps winning the Champions League, with Spurs and Liverpool contesting the final in Madrid on June 1

"It's one of the best seasons I have experienced as a manager

I wouldn't say the best, but one of the best for sure

To be 10 months, play in all competitions, and to be the first [to win the treble], it means we have been consistent every few days during 10 months

"I love the Champions League, but to do that is more difficult than to win the Champions League

"Jose Mourinho was never shy about counting the Community Shield as a major trophy, and despite missing out on the big quad with Champions League defeat by Spurs, City posted on their Twitter account shortly after full-time to celebrate the four pieces of silverware they've won this season

The Premier League fixtures will be announced on June 13 at 9am, before the season begins on August 10

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Gabriel Jesus kept Manchester City's quadruple dream alive as his early header saw them past Brighton 1-0 at Wembley and into the FA Cup final

The Brazilian netted the only goal of Saturday's semi-final to keep City on track for an unprecedented trophy haul

Pep Guardiola's side have already won the Carabao Cup this season, and are still in the hunt for the Premier League and Champions League

It could have got ugly for Brighton - who were chasing a first win in five attempts at Wembley - after falling behind so early on

But Chris Hughton's side were full of fight in their first appearance at this stage of the competition since 1983

They will head back to the south coast feeling plenty of pride in their performance, and can now turn their full attention to survival in the top flight

City, who will be back in north London on Tuesday night for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Tottenham, will face Watford or Wolves in the final

Those two sides meet in the second semi-final on Sunday

It took just four minutes for City to take the lead

A lovely team move afforded Kevin De Bruyne plenty of space on the right to put a perfect cross into the heart of the Brighton box, and Jesus popped up unmarked to head the ball home

The only other real noteworthy event of the first half, however, was a coming together between Kyle Walker and Alireza Jahanbakhsh, with a flare-up leading to the players going forehead to forehead

Walker appeared to be the aggressor as he moved his forehead into the face of the Iranian, but a VAR review deemed it only worthy of the yellow card already dished out by referee Anthony Taylor

Guardiola deemed it too risky to leave Walker on the pitch and replaced him with Danilo for the start of the second half, but it was Brighton who came out for the restart with more intent

They nearly created a glorious opening from a corner as well after 54 minutes as Shane Duffy won a header and put it back across the six-yard box, but Aymeric Laporte just got a foot in front of Glenn Murray to deny him an open goal

Brighton continued to press for a way back but City largely controlled the game superbly, with Guardiola throwing on the likes of John Stones and Fernandinho to help see out the result

When you're chasing unprecedented trophy hauls it will never be straightforward, and City may well be looking back in May on the moment Laporte denied Glenn Murray a certain goal midway through the second half

He has been a supreme presence in the heart of their defence all season

"It was tough because they defended incredibly well and they were well organised

After that it was tough for many reasons but I'm happy to be in the final and still in all the competitions

"It is always almost impossible to win the quadruple

To still be surviving at this stage in all competitions is already a miracle, and it's nice to be there

" "In my opinion it was a red card

We ask players to be honest and Alireza doesn't mkake a big meal of it, when we certainly would have seen in the past players going down clutching their heads and rolling on the floor

"[I have looked at it] and there would have been numerous circumstances where that action would have got someone a red card

I think there was sufficient force in the action to warrant that

"Man City are in Champions League action on Tuesday night as they head to Tottenham for the first leg of their quarter-final, before they then head to Crystal Palace on Sunday for a 2

05pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports Premier League

Brighton have a week off before they host Bournemouth in the Premier League next Saturday at 3pm

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Paul Pogba scored one and created another as Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in their FA Cup fifth round tie

United, who will face Wolves at Molineux in the quarter-final, were aggressive and clinical in the first half, going ahead through Ander Herrera's header from Pogba's superb left-wing cross (31), before Pogba scored a powerful header of his own from Marcus Rashford's beauty of a delivery from the right (45)

And the visitors kept Chelsea at bay through periods of pressure in the second half with a gritty and professional display, meaning United bounced straight back from their first defeat under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for only their third win at Stamford Bridge in 23 attempts

It was a nightmare evening for under-pressure Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri, whose second-half substitutions were roundly jeered as home fans criticised his methods and sang "You're getting sacked in the morning

"During a frantic but even opening, Sergio Romero was tested twice by David Luiz's free-kick and Pedro's follow-up, before Gonzalo Higuain headed wide in space from 12 yards

But United grew into the game and were ahead just after the half-hour mark; Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku combined before spreading left to Pogba, who worked it onto his right foot and brilliantly found Herrera at the back post to nod home unmarked

And it was 2-0 just before the break as Pogba started and finished a fine counter, finding Rashford on the right flank and latching onto the forward's superb, curling delivery to power a header past Kepa Arrizabalaga, who did get a touch on the effort

The second half lacked in chances but not in intensity, as United held off some sustained Chelsea pressure early on and constantly used Rashford as an effective out-ball from defence

Sarri, under pressure following a poor run of fixtures and a 6-0 defeat at Manchester City last time out in the Premier League, was roundly criticised for his decision to bring on Ross Barkley and Davide Zappacosta for Mateo Kovacic and Cesar Azpilicueta respectively, with fans singing: "You don't know what you're doing

"But the night belonged to United and Pogba, who has now been directly involved in 15 goals in 12 games in all competitions under Solskjaer, six more than he managed in 20 games under Jose Mourinho this season

United now host Liverpool on Super Sunday, live on Sky Sports Premier League at 2

05pm, while Chelsea face Malmo in their home second leg in the Europa League round of 32 on Thursday at 8pm, before the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday at 4

30pm, live on Sky Sports Football

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Wolves reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1998 as Manchester United were swatted aside 2-1 at Molineux on Saturday

It was a brilliant display from Nuno Espirito Santo's team, who stepped up their intensity in the second half with Raul Jimenez (70) and Diogo Jota (76) grabbing the all-important goals

Marcus Rashford scored (90+5) what was barely a consolation for a lacklustre United, who have now suffered two straight defeats under Ole Gunnar Solksjear

VAR was in use and overturned a red card to Victor Lindelof (80) after a crunching tackle on Jota by the touchline

Wolves are now dreaming of winning their first silverware since 1980 with Watford, Manchester City and one of Millwall and Brighton awaiting them in the semi-finals

The visitors dominated possession in the early stages without hurting the hosts - a pattern which bore out during a dull opening 45 minutes

Wolves' best chance came three minutes before the break when Jota was played through by Ruben Neves but Sergio Romero - excellent throughout - made a fine block

Jimenez forced a spectacular one-handed save from Romero just after the break, the goalkeeper reacting quickly to tip the ball onto the crossbar

United were there for the taking and Wolves seized their opportunity with 20 minutes remaining

Joao Moutinho took three United players out with a piece of quality down the left and found Jimenez, who fired a low effort into the net after being afforded too much room

Six minutes later, the game was over when Jota outmuscled Luke Shaw on the counter attack and struck a low effort past Romero at his near post

United escaped further misery late on when Lindelof was initially dismissed for a foul on Jota

However, VAR was used to switch the defender's punishment to just a booking

Rashford did strike in injury time but it did not matter though - Wolves are going to Wembley

The Mexico international fired his third goal in as many games and led the line with great skill and authority, which set the platform for Wolves to strangle United in the second half

That's 15 goals for the season now for the striker as his status within the Wolves fan-base grows week-by-week

Due to the international break, both teams have a 14-day break

Wolves visit Burnley on March 30 while United host Watford on the same day

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Andre Gray's goal a minute after coming on sent Watford into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace

Gray's goal 11 minutes from time booked Watford's place at Wembley for the second time in four years after a passionate quarter-final at Vicarage Road, which the hosts were good value for edging

They took advantage of increasing first-half momentum to move ahead on the half-hour when Etienne Capoue was teed up by Craig Cathcart after Vincent Guiata missed a punch from a corner

But Michy Batshuayi then levelled after half-time following a horrible mistake from Adrian Mariappa

The tie looked to be heading to extra-time with clear chances at a premium late on until Gray, who had been on the pitch barely 60 seconds, slotted in Roberto Pereyra's perfect lob to seal their progression

Vicarage Road is rarely a quiet ground but the thunderous noise that greeted every early tackle showed just how much a place in the semi-finals meant to both sets of fans, and that partisan atmosphere continued throughout

Perhaps it affected Watford early on as it was Palace's players who looked the more ready for the game, flying out of the traps and forcing Heurelho Gomes, , into a save six minutes in from Luka Milivojevic's drive from the edge of the box

But once the hosts settled they began to take control of the first-half, and Gerard Deulofeu fired a warning shot from the corner of the box which Guaita had to turn over

He looked less comfortable from a succession of corners minutes later, racing into no-man's land before punching behind on one occasion

That tendency to wander then proved his downfall when Watford took the lead after 27 minutes

Jose Holebas' delivery took a nick off the goalkeeper's fist at the near post but dropped for Cathcart on the far side, and he squared for Capoue to fire high into the empty net

Few half-chances followed before the break but after it, Palace came close when Max Meyer's header travelled through a crowd of bodies before Gomes, who saw it late, palmed away well at full-stretch

Despite an improvement from the visitors their goal, two minutes after the hour mark, came out of the blue and was one to forget for Watford

Mariappa found himself in trouble when he attempted to play the ball over Batshuayi when the Belgian striker closed him down, and instead it struck the Palace man and set him clean through - and he finished smartly past Gomes to level

Pereyra should have squared for Abdoulaye Doucoure to put the hosts back in front when Guaita found himself out of position from another cross, but instead took the shot on himself and hit it straight at the goalkeeper

Watford were ahead again six minutes later though, as Pereyra lifted a textbook pass over the home defence and Gray ran through to score

There were tears at the final whistle from the winning goalscorer and an emotional Gomes, who plans to retire at the end of the season, but the sadness was all Palace's as the Hornets progressed to the semi-finals for the seventh time in their history

Deulofeu did not get on the scoresheet but he was a delight to watch

The Spanish forward looks confident, sharp and motivated - three things you have rarely heard together to describe his career to date

Whereas his goalscoring form has earned the headlines, it was outside the box where he was at his best against Palace, although he did pull four saves out of Guiata with more shots on target than anyone else on the pitch

Only Troy Deeney completed more passes in the Palace half for Watford than his 14, and he single-handedly stretched the Palace defence with his pace and running until he was withdrawn with a minute to go after a job well done - and probably needing a rest

After the international break Watford return their attentions to the Premier League and travel to Manchester United on March 30 at 3pm, while Crystal Palace will host Huddersfield at the same time

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Crystal Palace reached the FA Cup quarter-finals with an assured 2-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers

Jeffrey Schlupp scored on the counter-attack to give the visitors the lead in the eighth minute at the Keepmoat Stadium

Max Meyer added a second with almost the last kick of the first half and the League One side could not recover

Alfie May spurned Doncaster's best chance when he headed over from close range, but otherwise Palace held firm to book their place in Monday's quarter-final draw

The last time Palace reached the last eight was in 2015/16 when they went all the way to the final

Doncaster have never reached the quarter-finals and their hopes of an upset suffered an early setback when Palace countered and Schlupp finished with a deflected shot across goal

The home side did not change their approach and continued to pass the ball around nicely, but they struggled to create clear chances

May curled an effort wide while Herbie Kane toe-poked a shot at Wayne Hennessey

Palace had two decent penalty appeals for handball turned down by Mike Dean, but took control of the game with a second goal deep into first-half injury-time

Luka Milivojevic scooped a pass over the top and Andros Townsend headed across goal for Meyer to finish from a few yards out

While the goal put Palace firmly in control, Doncaster had their best spell at the start of the second half

Ben Whiteman saw a swerving shot saved by Hennessey before May headed over from close range with John Marquis waiting behind to nod home

Palace withstood the pressure and spurned chances to extend their lead as Michy Batshuayi's touch let him down when played through and Cheikhou Kouyate headed wide from a corner

Milivojevic was a calming presence in midfield for Palace and played a key role in the second goal as he lifted the ball over the top for Townsend to head across goal

Palace travel to Leicester in the Premier League next Saturday before hosting Manchester United on Wednesday, February 27

Doncaster continue their League One promotion push with trips to Scunthorpe (February 23) and Shrewsbury (February 26)

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Brighton completed a stunning comeback in their FA Cup quarter-final tie against Millwall, capitalising on a goalkeeping howler to secure a late 2-2 draw before winning 5-4 on penalties

After a goalless first half, Alex Pearce headed Millwall ahead in the 70th minute before Aiden O'Brien - on his 200th appearance for the club - slotted home eight minutes later and seemingly set the Lions on course for Wembley

But the comeback was on for Brighton when Jurgen Locadia pulled one back in the 88th minute and, with 95 minutes on the clock, Millwall goalkeeper David Martin spilled a Solly March free-kick into his net to send the game into extra-time

The added 30 minutes provided no further goals and, after Shane Ferguson was shown a straight red card in the 119th minute for a stamp, the game went to a penalty shootout

Millwall initially held the advantage, thanks to Glenn Murray's miss, but Mahlon Romeo and Jake Cooper failed from the spot to hand Brighton a 5-4 shootout victory and send them into the semi-finals, where they will face Manchester City

The hosts started the game well, having already taken the scalp of Everton at The Den in the fourth round

Jed Wallace and Lee Gregory had shots before a Cooper header tested Mat Ryan for the first time, but the Brighton goalkeeper collected his weak header

The best chance of the half came for Millwall in the 28th minute as Gregory collected a Wallace nod down and, with his back to goal, tried to scoop the ball over the top on the turn but sent it onto the roof of the net

Brighton could then have been awarded a penalty just before the break

Shane Duffy nodded wide from a Anthony Knockaert corner, but it appeared that Cooper had a hold of Duffy's arm in the build-up

However, the Video Assistant Referee was not in use as the game was not being played at a Premier League stadium, so the decision was not able to be reviewed

As the second half began, the heavens opened in south London and it took a while for the game to rediscover its rhythm amid the hail

In the 57th minute, Beram Kayal powered the ball towards goal from the top of the area, but Martin made a smart save before Gregory slid Wallace through into the area, forcing Ryan out to make a big stop

Millwall then began to take control of the game with Ryan making two good saves from Shaun Williams and Gregory, and they made the breakthrough in the 70th minute

Williams swung a corner towards the back post and Pearce was there to meet it, powering his header through a packed six yard box and into the back of the net

Eight minutes later, and Millwall added their second

Wallace burst down the right flank, beating his marker, before cutting into the box

He then played the ball back for O'Brien, who turned the ball home

But Brighton came roaring back into the tie as the clock ticked down with Locadia firing home from eight yards after fine work on the wing by March in the 88th minute, before March unexpectedly scored himself in the fifth minute of injury time

His free-kick - which appeared to be sailing wide - slipped through the fingers of goalkeeper Martin and into the net, sending the game into extra-time

Millwall had the only real chances of note in the first 15 minutes, as Ryan saved a low strike from James Meredith before Romeo sent the rebound blazing over the crossbar

Brighton looked the more likely to score in the second added period, Locadia flashing a shot wide on the angle before Dale Stephens' drive went straight into the hands of Martin

The hosts went down to 10 men with just a minute of the extra period to be played as Ferguson - an almost-certain penalty taker for the Lions - was shown a straight red card

After a foul on Lewis Dunk, he then stood on the back of the Brighton defender's leg and was sent off by referee Chris Kavanagh

After a goalless 30 minutes of extra-time, the game went to penalties

Murray pinged the opening penalty onto the crossbar, before Romeo saw his effort saved by Ryan

With the others scored, it went to sudden death and was down to Cooper to keep Millwall in the game, but he fired his penalty high to spark Brighton celebrations

March came on as a substitute in the 67th minute, but what an impact he had

He set up the first and scored the second of Brighton's late goals, and was the man trying to create something for the visitors in the added period when others around him were tiring

He also stepped up to take a penalty under plenty of pressure, and scored, thoroughly deserving the title of man of the match

Both sides will now have a weekend's break due to the upcoming internationals, with Millwall travelling to Leeds in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday, March 30 while Brighton will host Southampton on the same day

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Manchester City staged a stirring second-half comeback - aided by two controversial decisions - to keep their hopes of a quadruple alive as they beat Swansea 3-2 in the FA Cup quarter-finals

The Championship side went in front against the Premier League leaders in the 20th minute when Matt Grimes converted a penalty after Fabian Delph fouled Connor Roberts

Former City player Bersant Celina added a brilliant second in the 29th minute with a curling finish

City responded midway through the second half with a fine strike from Bernardo Silva and then a contentious penalty from Sergio Aguero that deflected into the net off goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt

Swansea were annoyed at the awarding of the penalty as Cameron Carter-Vickers appeared to get the ball when he tackled Raheem Sterling, and there was further frustration to follow for the hosts as Aguero headed in from an offside position in the 88th minute to complete City's comeback

The Video Assistant Referee was not in use as the game wasn't being played at a Premier League stadium, so neither decision was able to be reviewed

While Swansea might be left to rue the lack of VAR, City can count themselves somewhat fortunate to still be competing on all fronts, having looked in trouble at 2-0 down

Swansea took the lead when Roberts was clumsily fouled by Delph in the box and Grimes slotted the penalty into the corner

It was 2-0 in the 29th minute as Swansea quickly swept forward, breaking down the left side before Nathan Dyer teed up Celina to finish with a brilliant curling first-time shot from the edge of the box

City went close to cutting the deficit as Nordfeldt kept out a shot from Bernardo Silva and then Grimes blocked on the line from David Silva's close-range shot

City's threat appeared to be diminishing in the second half until Bernardo Silva arrowed a fine shot across goal in the 69th minute

That gave City a spark and they levelled in the 78th minute, albeit in fortunate fashion

Carter-Vickers appeared to get the ball when he tackled Sterling in the box, but the referee pointed to the spot and Aguero's penalty deflected off the post and then into the net off Nordfeldt

It was one-way traffic from then on and, after Nordfeldt made a fabulous double save to deny Jesus and then Aguero, City got the winner when Aguero stooped and headed in from Bernardo Silva's cross, although replays showed the striker was offside

It was Silva who ignited City's comeback with a brilliant finish that flew past Nordfeldt

He also looked one of City's most threatening players on the ball and provided the assist for Aguero to net the winner

Swansea travel to Nottingham Forest in the Championship on Saturday, March 30 before hosting Brentford on Tuesday, April 2

City return from the international break with a trip to Fulham, live on, on Saturday, March 30

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Ivan Cavaleiro's first-half strike was the difference as Wolves narrowly beat Bristol City 1-0 at Ashton Gate to progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals

The 25-year-old forward met Matt Doherty's squared pass to hand Wolves a deserved lead in the 28th minute, and the latter almost made it two moments later when his strike smashed off the inside of the post

City changed to a three-man defence in the second half with substitutes Matty Taylor and Marlon Pack both squandering good goal-scoring opportunities

But the Premier League side held on, with Frank Fielding denied by opposing goalkeeper John Ruddy in added time, to reach the last eight for the first time in 16 years

Wolves will find out their next opponents on Monday night as City's nine-game winning streak came to an end

Wing-backs Doherty - who signed a new contract on Friday - and Jonny stretched the City defence early on and the visitors' wide play eventually paid off

In the 25th minute, Doherty skipped by Chelsea loanee Jay Dasilva and squared for Cavaleiro to apply a simple finish

Bristol City almost instantly replied when a deep cross found Callum O'Dowda inside the box in the 29th minute, but his overhead kick looped narrowly over the bar

And on the half-hour mark, Doherty came agonisingly close to making it two, but his fierce shot after a fine one-two with Raul Jimenez rattled off the woodwork

Lee Johnson introduced Pack and Taylor at half-time as the hosts switched formation, and the changes swung the momentum their way

Dasilva skied an effort, despite having time and space, over the bar in the 53rd minute after a spell of good City pressure

In the 67th minute, Ruddy quickly reacted to a flicked shot by Taylor from point-blank range, seven minutes before Fielding was called into action to tip a 25-yard Joao Moutinho free-kick over the bar

Second-half substitute Morgan Gibbs-White saw his one-on-one shot parried away by Fielding nine minutes from time, but City were ultimately made to rue two missed chances late on

In the 87th minute, Pack sent his first-time shot from a corner over the bar as it flashed by him, before Fielding almost produced some emphatic late heroics deep into injury-time as he went up for a set-piece, but his half-volley was blocked by Ruddy

Doherty was instrumental in helping Wolves get over the line against Bristol City and was a constant threat in the first half

His tireless running down the right flank was problematic to City's backline

He was fully deserving of an assist after getting the better of Dasilva, and nearly got a goal of his own after combining well with Jimenez

He would have felt slightly aggrieved to have to come off in the second half with a minor injury

Bristol City travel to Norwich in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon

Wolves visit Bournemouth in the Premier League at 3pm on Saturday

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Swansea took their place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 4-1 comeback win to knock out visitors Brentford on Sunday

During a first half in which the Londoners dominated proceedings, Ollie Watkins scored a 28th-minute goal after Brentford escaped on the counterattack

But Swansea equalised quickly after half-time when Bersant Celina's free-kick rattled off the post before the ball came off Brentford keeper Luke Daniels for an unfortunate own goal

Dan James then scored a breakaway goal to put Swansea ahead in the 51st minute, running from within his own half of the pitch to notch, before a piece of solo skill from Celina, cutting in from the left touchline, put Swansea 3-1 up midway through the second half

After Ezri Konsa was sent off for a foul on the rampant James, the fourth eventually came when James and Celina set up George Byers to finish from outside the box in the 90th minute

For Brentford's goal, Neal Maupay set up Watkins to drive his shot across Kristoffer Nordfeldt from close range

The margin might have been greater at half-time

Swansea did not have a single shot on target in a first half after which they were booed off by home fans in what was a half-full Liberty Stadium

But Graham Potter's team rallied, with both Celina and James to the fore as Brentford were put to the sword by the speed of attacks

James' goal followed a mistake in midfield which left the winger with the space to surge on and score past Daniels, while Celina's strike came after the Kosovan had had the luck of the bounce of the ball in the Brentford area

Potter's team thought they had a fourth just two minutes later when Connor Roberts netted after Daniels had made a save from Celina, only for that to be ruled out by a delayed offside decision

Konsa's dismissal and Byers scoring the fourth for Swansea late on completed a miserable afternoon for Brentford and their manager Thomas Frank, who was booked in the second half for withholding the ball from Swansea forward Oli McBurnie

Swansea are in the quarter-finals for the second season in a row

They have not reached the semi-finals since the 1963-64 season

The winger's second-half appearance was the difference as his speed and direct running battered Brentford

His breakaway solo goal to put Swansea 2-1 up and the red card Konsa received for fouling him were the decisive moments

Swansea will discover their quarter-final fate when the draw takes place on Monday after Chelsea vs Manchester United

Swansea play away at Sheffield Wednesday next Saturday at 3pm in the Championship, while Brentford host Hull at the same time

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Brighton held off a late fightback from Derby to win 2-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the second year in a row

Despite making eight changes, Brighton controlled the first half and scored through Anthony Knockaert and Jurgen Locadia

Derby eventually responded in the 81st minute when seven-time FA Cup winner Ashley Cole scored his first goal in English football since 2012

However, Brighton withstood a spell of pressure to reach the last eight

The win comes as welcome relief for Brighton, who are battling relegation from the Premier League after just one victory in their last 11 matches

Chris Hughton's team selection suggested Premier League survival was the priority, but Brighton were still much the better side in the first half as Kelle Roos kept out shots from Knockaert and Yves Bissouma

The deadlock was broken in the 33rd minute when Knockaert ran onto Bissouma's low cross and produced a composed finish into the corner

Derby finally created an opening in first-half injury-time when Martyn Waghorn shot at David Button from a tight angle, but Brighton replied with a second goal before the break

Bissouma dragged the ball through Tom Huddlestone's legs and then curled a shot against the far post, with Locadia reacting quickest to tap into the net

Derby brought on Cole and Jack Marriott at half-time but even though they improved, they created little

In fact, Roos kept Derby in the tie by tipping a shot from Knockaert past the post and then making a sharp save to deny Bernardo from 10 yards out

Cole gave the visitors hope when he scored his first FA Cup goal in the 81st minute, heading into the net from Dan Burn's clearance

But Derby could not force extra-time as Harry Wilson sliced a volley wide and Fikayo Tomori missed the target with a bicycle kick from the penalty spot

The midfielder produced an assured display and set up both goals for Brighton - the second after a lovely bit of skill to turn away from Huddlestone

He was strong in the middle of the pitch and drove forward with the ball

On this evidence he should be staking a claim for a regular starting spot

"I am hoping the momentum of this cup run can push us on in our league form

We haven't been that bad in terms of level of performance but the last three games we picked up one point

The most important thing at the moment is getting the points we need

" "In the first half we were slow, with a lack of urgency

To come to a Premier League team and give them time on the ball is the cardinal sin, you are waiting for them to score

After the first 15 minutes we weren't at the races

Whether it's fear or too much respect, whatever it is, it's not enough to come here and get a result

"Brighton travel to Leicester in the Premier League on Tuesday, February 26 and then host Huddersfield on Saturday, March 2

Derby play Millwall in the Championship on Wednesday, live on the red button on, and then face Nottingham Forest, live on , on Monday, February 25

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Glenn Murray came off the bench to score twice in extra-time and send Brighton into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win away to West Brom on Wednesday night

After a goalless draw in the initial fourth-round tie at the AMEX 11 days ago, it took 77 minutes of the replay at The Hawthorns for Kyle Bartley to find the opener, but Brighton swiftly responded as Florin Andone sent the game past the 90-minute mark

Murray then popped up in the 104th minute to complete the comeback before putting the icing on the cake three minutes from time to put Brighton into the last 16, where they will play host to another Championship side in Derby

It was a goalless first half but there was plenty of action as the crossbar was hit at both ends

35 minutes were on the clock when Leon Balogun rose highest for a Brighton corner, but he powered his header off the woodwork

Then two minutes before half-time, it was the turn of Hal Robson-Kanu for West Brom as he crashed a sweet volley in from the edge of the area that rattled the bar and bounced clear

There was a controversial moment as well as Andone appeared to elbow Sam Field in the face just before the half-hour mark, but the referee did not see the incident

Further controversy ensued with 25 minutes to go as Alireza Jahanbakhsh was bundled over in the box by Tyrone Mears' clumsy challenge, but the referee waved away Brighton's calls for a penalty

Finally, after 167 minutes of the tie, there was a goal as Bartley prodded West Brom in front in very unusual circumstances

Wes Hoolahan's free-kick was looped into the air by the head of Dan Burn, and his defensive partner Balogun just stood by and watched as Bartley stuck a leg out in front of him on the touchline to turn the ball into the net

Bartley, however, got into a defensive mix-up with Craig Dawson at the back just five minutes later to allow Andone to steal into the box and slip home the equaliser for Brighton, sending the game into extra-time

Darren Moore used his fourth substitute at the start of the added 30 minutes, and that decision would quickly cost West Brom as Robson-Kanu was forced off with injury leaving them down to 10 men

And Brighton would capitalise shortly before the interval as Murray managed to turn home Jurgen Locadia's deflected cross from point-blank range, before the veteran striker netted again in the 117th minute after being smartly found in the box by Davy Propper

It's not often that a player who is introduced with less than 20 minutes to go of extra-time will win Man of the Match, but you just couldn't deny Murray's match-winning quality

After more than 200 minutes of an even tie, he came off the bench to make the difference

West Brom's next two Sky Bet Championship matches are live on

On Saturday evening, they head to Stoke and then the following Tuesday, they host Nottingham Forest

Brighton, meanwhile, host Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday evening

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Phil Foden's second-half double saw Manchester City beat Newport County 4-1 at Rodney Parade to progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals

After an evenly matched first 45 minutes, Sane opened the scoring after 51 minutes with his 12th goal of the season, before Foden doubled City's lead with a quarter of an hour left to play

Newport striker Padraig Amond briefly gave Michael Flynn's men hope of a stunning fightback by pulling a goal back in the 88th minute, only for late strikes by Foden - just 71 seconds later - and Riyad Mahrez to seal the contest

As a result, City's quadruple hopes remain alive ahead of their midweek trip to Schalke in the Champions League, while Newport - playing in the fifth round of the Cup for the first time in 70 years - can return to their League Two programme with heads held high

Newport actually controlled large parts of the first period and could have been leading at half-time had it not been for a breathtaking reaction save by Ederson just before the quarter-hour mark

After Jamille Matt had managed to get a flick to Mickey Demetriou's long throw, Tyreeq Bakinson - lurking unmarked at the far post - was denied by the Brazilian's fingertips

The Premier League champions were not without their own moments of threat in the first 45 minutes, but Joe Day's outstretched leg prevented Mahrez's early shot from finding the far corner, before Sane thumped a shot off the outside of the bar

With the scoreline still goalless at the break, Newport joined a select band of four other teams to have prevented Pep Guardiola's star-studded line-up from scoring in the first half of a game this season

Six minutes into the second half, though, the visitors - no doubt driven on by some half-time words from Guardiola - did make the breakthrough following an exchange of passes down the left between Sane and Gabriel Jesus

Sane still had a lot of work to do, but from an acute angle towards the byline, the German powered a shot through Day at his near post, leaving the Newport No 1 with a bloodied nose for his troubles

That strike settled City, whose neat passing game then began to kick in as the visitors went for in search of a second to seal the tie, only for a combination of Day and the woodwork to initially deny themHowever, City did double their lead with 15 minutes to go as Foden won the ball on halfway, before driving forward and beating Day with a low shot which the 'keeper will feel he should have kept out

Amond was alert enough to take advantage of a mix-up at the back with an opportunistic 88th-minute strike, only for City to immediately respond through Foden's mazy dribble and shot and Mahrez's powerful near-post drive in stoppage time

Foden made the most of his rare start and continued his fine goal-scoring record in the cup competitions

The midfielder netted with two smart finishes, taking his tally to five goals for the season - they have all come in domestic cup competitions

A constant threat to the Newport defence, it will not be too long before Foden is handed his first Premier League start if his performance levels remain this high

Newport travel to bottom-of-the-table Notts County in League Two on Tuesday night

Meanwhile, City visit Schalke in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday evening, before facing Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley a week on Sunday, with that show-piece event getting underway at 4

30pm live on

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Etienne Capoue's goal on the stroke of half-time was enough to send Watford into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, beating QPR 1-0 on Friday

As four minutes of added time were shown at the end of the first half, Capoue swept the ball home after a mis-hit from Tom Cleverley and it proved to be the winner

QPR created plenty of chances but lacked a clinical finish after playing their fourth game in ten days, with captain Toni Leistner sending the ball wide from close range in the final few minutes

Watford will now be in the draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals, which will take place after Chelsea vs Manchester United on Monday evening

It took a while for the game to get going, but Heurelho Gomes did make a few good collections after the 20-minute mark, first leaping to save a Pawel Wszolek cross before stretching to keep out a free kick from Luke Freeman

Watford also went close not long after as Daryl Janmaat whipped an effort just past the post and it was a similar story at the end too as a cleared corner fell to the feet of Massimo Luongo, but his fierce strike also flew past the upright

QPR ended the half strongly and had two brilliant chances to take the lead

The first was in the 37th minute as Michael Smith headed a Freeman cross just wide of the post - although he was flagged for offside

Four minutes later and Freeman latched onto a woeful midfield pass from Watford, burst down the field before chipping a ball over the top for Nahki Wells

He then struck with his first touch, forcing a fine save from Gomes as the ball went behind for a corner

But QPR's wastefulness was punished by Watford on the stroke of half-time

Jose Holebas delivered an outswinging cross, which Cleverley mis-hit over on the right of the area

But the bobbling ball landed at the feet of Capoue, who hooked it back across goal and into the bottom corner

QPR continued to see the better chances in the second half and went close inside two minutes with Freeman just sending a shot wide of the post

15 minutes later, Wells latched onto a poor Christian Kabasele pass, drove towards goal but could only send his shot past the upright

Watford's best chance of the second half was in the 69th minute as a cleared corner landed to Cleverley, but his effort from range lifted over the crossbar

The hosts should have equalised with three minutes of normal time to play

Freeman delivered another good free kick, which found Darnell Furlong at the back post

He fizzed the ball across the face of goal which Leistner came racing in to meet, but his touch sent the ball agonisingly wide of the post as Watford saw out their victory

Queens Park Rangers have lost six of their last eight games in all competitions (W1 D1), after a run of six games unbeaten directly before that (W4 D2)

Watford have kept five clean sheets in their last six games in all competitions, as many shut-outs as they managed in their previous 24

Watford have won eight of their last nine FA Cup ties against sides from a lower division, losing only against Millwall in the fourth round in 2016-17

Etienne Capoue's winner came courtesy of Watford's only shot on target of the gameMiguel Britos does not get much game time these days, but he certainly gave manager Javi Gracia something to think about with his performance at Loftus Road

QPR were the better attacking side but aside from some poor finishing, Britos was certainly a big part of keeping them at bay

He made a number of vital clearances and had QPR striker Smith marked well throughout, with the pair clashing heads early on as they went for the same ball

He continued to make superb blocks and clearances as Watford booked their place in the next round

QPR are back in Sky Bet Championship action on Tuesday when they host West Brom, live on the red button

Watford travel to Cardiff in the Premier League on Friday

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Murray Wallace's first-half header sent Millwall through to the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon at Kingsmeadow

Wallace's powerful effort in the fifth minute got Millwall off to an ideal start, just moments after Joe Pigott's near-post half-volley hit the post for the Dons

The League One side responded brightly after going a goal down, but it was Millwall who had the better chances in the second half to double their lead, with home goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale saving goal-bound efforts from Jed Wallace and Ryan Leonard

Substitute Dylan Connolly was presented with a glorious opportunity to equalise for Wimbledon two minutes from time, but he smashed his close-range volley over the bar as the hosts saw their quarter-final dream fade away

Millwall can now look forward to the draw on Monday night when they will find out their last-eight opponents

Wimbledon started the fifth-round tie confidently

In the second minute, Toby Sibbick's cross was met by Pigott at the near post, but his driven strike clattered off the post

Three minutes later and Millwall dampened the atmosphere at Kingsmeadow

Leonard's whipped cross was met by the unmarked Wallace - who scored the late winner against Everton in the fourth round - to nod in at the far post

Wimbledon were keen to respond quickly in a scrappy first half

Watford loanee Michael Folivi came close to scoring on the quarter-hour mark, but he toe-poked his effort wide after breaking free of two markers

Seven minutes later and Deji Oshilaja met Sibbick's fine cross at the far post, but he nodded it over

The hosts continued to mount the pressure in search of an equaliser, and referee Jon Moss pointed for a Wimbledon penalty in the 69th minute when substitute Andy Barcham was brought down by Mahlon Romeo, but the linesman already had his flag raised

Ramsdale was forced into making some fine saves a few minutes later

In the 75th minute, Ramsdale parried away a long shot from Jed Wallace and he then put out a strong arm to block a close-range Leonard shot with eight minutes left

Wimbledon's big chance to take the game to extra-time fell to Connolly in the 88th minute, but - despite being unmarked - he fired his volley over the bar

The 19-year-old wing-back was a constant threat to Millwall's defence and delivered a number of dangerous crosses into the box

Millwall's left flank of Ferguson and Wallace struggled to contain his pace and he also caused further confusion for the visitors with his driving runs into central areas

Wimbledon travel to Rochdale on Tuesday night for a Sky Bet League One fixture

Millwall, meanwhile, travel north to take on Derby in the Championship on Wednesday evening

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Crystal Palace compounded a miserable week for Tottenham by knocking them out of the FA Cup with a 2-0 fourth-round victory at Selhurst Park

Connor Wickham (9) set Palace on their way with his first goal in 799 days, before Andros Townsend (34) haunted his former club by doubling the hosts' lead from the penalty spot after Kyle Walker-Peters' inexcusable handball

Spurs were architects of their own downfall; Mauricio Pochettino left Christian Eriksen out of the squad and they lacked creativity, while Kieran Trippier's woeful missed penalty (44) left them with a mountain to climb without Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Heung-Min Son

The victory sees Palace secure their place in Monday's fifth-round draw at the expense of Spurs, whose trophy hopes took another significant dent after Thursday's Carabao Cup exit at Chelsea

It took just 10 minutes for Spurs' positive start to unravel

Jeff Schlupp drove into the area and drew a save from Paulo Gazzaniga

The Argentine got a hand to the effort but could only tip it into the path of Wickham, who needed no invitation to score from close range on his first start in 792 days

Palace were gifted the chance to double their lead as Walker-Peters stuck out an arm to block a diagonal ball before it reached Wickham, and Townsend sent the penalty down the middle after Gazzaniga had committed to his dive

Gazzaniga prevented Townsend from adding a quickfire second on 36 minutes with an outstanding save as the Palace winger tried to apply the finishing touch to a flowing counter

Trippier's quick thinking to roll a free-kick to Georges-Kevin Nkoudou presented the Frenchman with a chance to halve Spurs' deficit, but Eagles 'keeper Julian Speroni thwarted two of his attempts on goal

Patrick van Aanholt was then penalised for a foul on Juan Foyth in the area but, three days on from Eric Dier's miss at Stamford Bridge, the curse of England's penalty takers struck again as Trippier blazed wide from 12 yards

Pochettino brought Erik Lamela on at the break but Spurs' efforts to get back into the tie failed to materialise, Speroni showing great reflexes to tip a deflected Fernando Llorente shot behind on 52 minutes

Trippier lashed a volley across the face of goal which narrowly evaded Llorente's outstretched leg on 66 minutes but that was as close as Spurs came as their miserable week took a further turn for the worse

The midweek Premier League schedule sees Palace travel to Southampton (7

45pm) and Spurs host Watford (8pm) on Wednesday

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Everton's woes on the road continued under Marco Silva as Millwall knocked out the Premier League side with a thrilling 3-2 win in the FA Cup fourth round

Silva cut a frustrated figure as his team only had two shots on target, scoring from both of them through Richarlison (43) and Cenk Tosun (72)

Despite leading twice, Everton could not hold on to their advantage as Lee Gregory (45+1) and Jake Cooper (75) controversially pulled the Sky Bet Championship side back into the match

A replay looked on the cards but Millwall mustered one last attack in stoppage time and Murray Wallace fired home (90+2) after some dismal Everton defending

Not even a mini-pitch invasion at the full-time whistle could spoil the party as Millwall made it five wins in a row against Premier League opposition at The Den in the FA Cup

Silva has now won just six of 32 away games with Hull, Watford and Everton and the pressure is mounting on his shoulders

All the ingredients were in the mix for an upset: a raucous crowd, heavy rain and a Premier League team out of form

Millwall started with plenty of bite in the tackle and aggression from set-pieces

Cooper headed a fantastic chance wide on eight minutes and Shaun Hutchinson had an effort cleared off the line by Lucas Digne as Everton failed to deal with the wet and windy conditions

The Championship team looked comfortable but gifted Everton the opener just before the break when Jordan Archer allowed a skiddy shot from Richarlison to slip through his grasp

The goal should have settled the Toffees down but Millwall struck back within two minutes

Cooper rose highest to flick a set-piece back towards Gregory at the far post and the striker guided a precise looped header over Jordan Pickford

With the rain getting heavier, the quality on show dropped as the game developed into a midfield battle

It seemed to be drifting but Everton substitute Tosun - linked with a January move away - made an impact by finishing sweetly after a clever pass by Gylfi Sigurdsson

Their lead lasted only three minutes

Cooper was on hand to prod home after Pickford blocked Shane Ferguson's shot - replays showed that the defender used his arm to score but with no VAR in use, the goal stood

Everton's response was pitiful and Millwall took advantage of their lack of quality, fight and spirit, when Wallace forced home a loose ball in the box

The Den erupted

Another Premier League side embarrassed by Neil Harris' tenacious side

Everton are back in Premier League action on Tuesday against Huddersfield, while Millwall host Rotherham next Saturday in the Championship

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AFC Wimbledon produced a stunning performance to hold off a second-half comeback from West Ham and earn a 4-2 FA Cup scalp

The side bottom of League 1 turned the form book on its head and showed more industry and desire than their Premier League visitors in the first half, and were rewarded with a comfortable lead at the break through Kwesi Appiah's deflected opener (34) and Scott Wagstaff's smart finish on the break (41)

West Ham looked far more competitive following a triple half-time substitution from Manuel Pellegrini, but not before Wagstaff had scored Wimbledon's third just 37 seconds after the restart when his superb flick from Appiah's cross beat Adrian

The Hammers threatened to extinguish hopes of an upset through two of those substitutes, with Lucas Perez firing in from a corner (57) and Felipe Anderson scoring direct from a free-kick (71)

But Wimbledon did not let their increasing pressure tell and wrapped up a famous victory when 19-year-old Toby Sibbick nodded in Anthony Wordsworth's cross with two minutes remaining, sending the sell-out home crowd into pandemonium

Pellegrini made six changes from last week's defeat at Bournemouth but the Hammers' side still had Premier League experience from back to front, although in the opening 45 minutes it was difficult to believe they were the top-flight side in the tie

Wimbledon worked the ball forward with quality and pace and although West Ham hit the post through a deflected Javier Hernandez effort, it was one of few half-chances they fashioned before the break

Instead, Wimbledon took the lead with a slice of good fortune their play had thoroughly deserved when Appiah's shot from 20 yards took a big deflection off Angelo Ogbonna to wrong-foot Adrian

Their second, seven minutes later, summed up their performance when Appiah robbed Pedro Obiang in midfield, with Wagstaff picking up the loose ball and he raced beyond the West Ham defence to slot inside the near post

Pellegrini threw on Anderson, Perez and Ryan Fredericks at the break but their first job was to watch Wagstaff volley in Appiah's measured cross from the left with a brilliant flick into the far corner

From then on, the visitors had the lion's share of possession and play but with a three-goal handicap, had it all to do

But they certainly smelt an opportunity once Perez fired home powerfully once Michail Antonio's shot had been saved by Aaron Ramsdale

The Hammers kept on knocking and Anderson curled in a second from a 25-yard free-kick following a clumsy challenge from Will Nightingale, but Wimbledon held firm and denied them any further clear-cut chances

They gave them a lesson in creativity when the hosts resisted the temptation to pull men back once a late corner had been cleared, allowing Wordsworth to pick out substitute Sibbick, who nodded in his first goal in more than a year from close-range, sparking scenes of wild celebration in the stands well before the full-time whistle with a spot in the fifth round assured

Going on this performance the buy of little-known Connolly from Irish side Dundalk looks a stroke of genius

On his first start since his January 3 arrival, he made three key passes, as many as anyone else on his side, and his crossing deserved more from his forward team-mates

He won 78

6 per cent of his 14 duels on the night - a higher proportion than any other Wimbledon player - and gave Arthur Masuaku a torrid time on the right until he was withdrawn exhausted with four minutes left

Wimbledon face another tough test when they travel to promotion-chasing Sunderland in League 1 next Saturday at 3pm

West Ham are back in action on Tuesday night, when they visit Molineux to face Wolves at 7

45pm

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Quickfire first-half goals from Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard set Manchester United on their way to a pulsating 3-1 FA Cup fourth-round win over Arsenal at the Emirates on Friday night

United were under the cosh for most of the opening half-hour but once they took the lead, when Romelu Lukaku fed Sanchez with a perfect slide-rule pass and he rounded Petr Cech to score (31), they never looked back

Lukaku showed excellent composure again to make United's second goal two minutes later, making the most of a rapid counter-attack from the edge of the visitors' own box to spot Lingard's run into the area, from where he finished smartly

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled a goal back two minutes before the break from Aaron Ramsey's pass but, despite plenty of possession in attacking areas, Arsenal failed to threaten enough

Instead, United sealed their path into round five late on when Paul Pogba's shot was spilled and Anthony Martial netted with a powerful finish to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer an eighth win from as many games since taking over in December

Arsenal turned the screw on the United defence from the off and overloaded them in wide areas, but the visitors' penalty area proved impenetrable as they stood up to the early barrage of pressure

Even as United began to feel their way into proceedings there was no sign of the sucker-punch which would follow for Unai Emery's men, but the quick one-two owed as much to their own defending as anything else

Three defenders raced to close down Lukaku as he feinted to shoot on the edge of the box, leaving space for Sanchez to ghost in behind and when the ball was played through to him, he rounded Cech before firing in from a tight angle for his first goal against his old club

Arsenal committed men up-field as they searched for an immediate response but, once they lost the ball, Luke Shaw found Lukaku on the half-way line and he sprinted to the edge of the Arsenal area before spotting Lingard's run, and the England midfielder took a touch inside the box before slotting home

That knocked the stuffing out of the hosts and only in the moments before half-time did they begin to improve again

They finally put together a decent attack and Aubameyang netted with a shot he could not miss from close range after Ramsey had drifted in off the left and pulled the ball across

The striker's goal put the second half on a knife-edge but, despite long spells of possession, Arsenal could only fashion half-chances, with Alexandre Lacazette pulling a strong, but comfortable, save out of Sergio Romero

United substitute Marcus Rashford and Arsenal's Sead Kolasinac were perhaps lucky to stay on the pitch when they went head-to-head as tempers boiled over with time running out, but more concerning was a coin thrown from the crowd towards the melee of players who became involved in the aftermath

Luckily, no-one was hurt

The visitors looked happy enough to soak up the Arsenal pressure and sprung another counter-attack late on to seal victory

Pogba picked off a square ball across midfield and paced out of his half towards the Arsenal box before shooting from 25 yards

Cech's save was unconvincing and provided the perfect set-up for Martial, who smashed in a third goal of the night for Solskjaer's side

Lukaku won't often pick up an MOTM award in a match where he doesn't score, but the Belgian was tasked with "taking his chance" by Solskjaer and he did not disappoint

A masterful piece of anticipation made the opening goal for Sanchez before he turned provider again moments later for Lingard

United's path to round five could have been a lot tougher without Lukaku's assistance, and he certainly made a strong case for playing a greater part in United's upcoming games

"I'm happy because I think our work is good, but the result is bad

Today it's the result and the injuries

They don't help us to be in the match, maybe when the result's 1-2

In this moment we had the possibility to grow and to win, but these injuries - especially the one to Koscielny - didn't help us because our rhythm went down

"They were very clinical today and in the moments when we attacked, we got into the box but couldn't produce the last action to score

We deserved more but we played against Manchester United who are in their best moment of the season, and they have a lot of players to make the difference

(Marcus) Rashford and Martial came on as well

""It was a massive step forward for us performance wise, as a team, the structure in the team was miles, miles, miles better compared to Tottenham a couple of weeks ago where we hung in there and David (De Gea) saved us

"We have been working on that, we need to dig in and defend properly against good teams

I am not here to get excited, I am here to keep on improving the team, improving the players and just look to the next game

It is a league game, a massive league game for us at home again

Tomorrow we will enjoy sitting back in the chair and enjoy watching the FA Cup

"Arsenal are at home to Cardiff in the Premier League on Tuesday evening (7

45pm kick-off), while Manchester United host Burnley at Old Trafford on the same night (8pm kick-off)

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Derby County came from two goals down for the second time against Southampton to force a 2-2 draw and penalties before winning the shootout 5-3 to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup

Captain Richard Keogh scored the winning penalty after Nathan Redmond had missed the target from 12 yards as Frank Lampard's side set up a tie with Sky Bet League One side Accrington Stanley

Earlier in the evening, Southampton looked on course for the next round after goals from Stuart Armstrong (68) and Nathan Redmond (70) but just as they did in during the first tie at Pride Park, the Rams roared back through goals from Harry Wilson (76) and Martyn Waghorn (82) before their penalty heroics

Not for the first time this season, VAR was once again a talking point when Derby thought they had taken a first-half lead, however, Craig Bryson's finish was correctly disallowed for offside following an intervention

Replays showed striker Waghorn, who provided the assist for Bryson, was marginally offside in the build-up to the 38th-minute strike, with referee Anthony Taylor ruling it out after a delay of more than two minutes

The game eventually burst into life after the break

Scotland midfielder Armstrong broke the deadlock in the 68th minute, heading in a rebound from close range after Long's effort from Mohamed Elyounoussi's cross was cleared off the line by Scott Malone

Redmond, who replaced Tyreke Johnson at half-time, doubled the advantage two minutes later by racing onto Jack Stephens' pass and lifting the ball over the onrushing Kelle Roos

Wilson started Derby's fightback with a free-kick from wide on the right which evaded everyone and found the bottom-left corner in the 76th minute

The Wales international then provided a pinpoint cross for the unmarked Waghorn to head into the top-right corner six minutes later to level things up

Derby substitute Tom Lawrence had a chance to prevent extra-time when he nodded Waghorn's delivery over the crossbar in the dying moments

Redmond then wasted a golden opportunity to restore Saints' lead in the 111th minute, firing straight at Roos after being slipped in by Oriol Romeu, before his off-target spot-kick in the shoot-out proved decisive

Wilson's return from injury was timely for Lampard's side

Starting again for the first time following a hip injury, the Liverpool loanee scored one and set up the other as Derby roared back to knock out Premier League Southampton on penalties

Wilson has now scored eight goals from outside the box in all competitions this season, at least twice as many as any other player in the top four tiers of English football in 2018/19

The 21-year-old has also had a hand in 14 goals across all competitions for Derby this season (11 goals, three assists) - more than any of his team-mates

Southampton return to Premier League action on Saturday when they take on Everton at St Mary's

Derby also return to league action on Saturday when they host Reading in the Sky Bet Championship

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Ruben Neves scored a stunning winning goal as Wolves knocked out Liverpool in the FA Cup third-round with a 2-1 win at Molineux

Jurgen Klopp made nine changes from the defeat at Manchester City, including handing debuts to youngsters Rafael Camacho and Curtis Jones while 16-year-old Ki-Jana Hoever made his bow after just five minutes when Dejan Lovren went off with a hamstring problem

But Wolves carried the greater threat and took the lead through Raul Jimenez (38) after a sloppy error from James Milner

Divock Origi netted an equaliser from Liverpool's only shot on target (51) but Wolves maintained their control and struck in spectacular fashion via the boot of Ruben Neves (56) from 30 yards

Klopp brought on Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah with 20 minutes to go but apart from a Xherdan Shaqiri free-kick that struck the post, Liverpool struggled to muster the desired response

The tone for Liverpool was set when Lovren departed early on

Already without a recognised centre-back in the squad due to injuries, Hoever, Liverpool's third-youngest player ever, partnered Fabinho in a makeshift partnership

In a tepid opening half, Shaqiri had a sight of goal on 31 minutes but his effort flew wide

Milner - one of Liverpool's most experienced players on the pitch - handed Wolves the opener just before the break when his sloppy pass allowed Diogo Jota to find Jimenez, who strode through on goal and fired into the far corner

Origi - quiet up top with Daniel Sturridge - provided a moment of magic to draw Liverpool level after half-time

The striker manipulated himself into space from 22 yards and let fly an unstoppable shot into the top corner

Their lead lasted just four minutes

Neves was given far too much from 30 yards and swerved a fantastic strike into the bottom past the dive of Simon Mignolet

It meant Salah and Firmino were called for but all the visitors could muster was a sensational Shaqiri free-kick that bounced back off the upright

Wolves saw it out with plenty to spare as Liverpool slipped to back-to-back defeats for the first time this season

Big players produce big moments to win games and Neves did just that

He's not shown it on a regular basis in the Premier League this season but he saved this strike for the perfect time to hit Liverpool with a hammer blow

His general play, too, was top quality

You'd be expecting him to kick on between now and the end of the campaign

Wolves are back in action next Monday, live on Sky Sports, as they travel to Manchester City

Meanwhile, Liverpool have a chance to go seven points clear in the Premier League against Brighton on Saturday

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Woking's FA Cup run came to an end against Watford as goals from Will Hughes and Troy Deeney earned the visitors a 2-0 win over the National League South side

Watford took the lead in the 13th minute through Hughes during a first half in which the Hornets dominated possession

The second half contained few goalscoring chances for either team, but Watford substitute Deeney wrapped up a comfortable victory for the Premier League side with a simple tap-in (75)

Woking fought hard in front of a sell-out crowd at Laithwaite Community Stadium , with assistant manager - and Sky Sports commentator - Martin Tyler watching on from the touchline, but it is Javi Gracia's men who will be in the pot for the fourth-round draw on Monday night

Watford dominated the opening stages with lively debutant Adalberto Penaranda firing an early warning shot narrowly wide just six minutes in

The visitors went close again six minutes later when Adam Masina's point-blank effort hit Toby Edser in the face on the goal-line, and they broke the deadlock moments later

The resulting corner was drilled low into the area by Masina, finding the unmarked Hughes who curled his first-time effort into the side of the net

Woking struggled to find a way into the game with Watford bossing possession, and the Premier League side nearly doubled their lead through Tom Cleverley before half-time, but his 36th-minute free-kick crashed off the crossbar

The second half was relatively uneventful, but Woking continued to fight with substitute Armani Little having a shot on target from 25-yards out on the hour mark, which required Huerelho Gomes to make a save

Ken Sema and Deeney were introduced in the 71st minute and the two combined for Watford's second three minutes after coming on

Sema's pegged-back pass from the left flank was met by Deeney at the near post and he flicked home

Woking's best chance of the game fell to former Watford youngster Harvey Bradbury four minutes from time, but the substitute directed his header from a few yards out over the bar, ensuring Watford held on for a clean sheet

Watford midfielder Will Hughes scored his first goal in the FA Cup since January 2015 for Derby County against Chesterfield; he has now been involved in a goal in each of his last three appearances in the competition (two goals, one assist)

Troy Deeney has scored three goals in his last two matches for Watford in all competitions, as many as his previous 26 combined prior to this

It was a comfortable afternoon for Watford's attack and that was mostly due to the contribution of Hughes, who was tidy in possession and was clever with his movement as he scored their crucial opener to dampen Woking's spirits

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Padraig Amond's 85th-minute penalty secured a 2-1 win for League Two Newport County against Leicester in a classic FA Cup third-round tie at Rodney Parade

Jamille Matt headed County into an early lead (10), but Claude Puel's side equalised with eight minutes remaining with a rifled shot from Rachid Ghezzal that beat Joe Day

But after Marc Albrighton handled Vashon Neufville's cross inside the box, Amond stepped up to clinch the victory as Newport knocked out a top-flight side for the first time since January 1964

Leicester were lacklustre in the first half but were unfortunate not to take the lead when winger Ghezzal forced Day into a fine save around the post

The hosts rekindled memories of beating Leeds and holding Tottenham at home last season, breaking the deadlock with their first attack

Robbie Willmott beat Christian Fuchs down the right and produced a pinpoint cross for Matt to rise above Wes Morgan and glance his header in off the post

Newport came close to doubling their lead 10 minutes later as a rehearsed corner involving Willmott led to Matt Dolan forcing Danny Ward to save with his legs as the ball was worked back to the edge of the area

Shinji Okazaki had already gone close with a shot that was cleared off the line by the masked Mickey Demetriou before the Japan forward was withdrawn at the interval

But it was not until the 54th minute before they threatened again as Albrighton cut in from the left and hit the bar from 25 yards with Day beaten

Kelechi Iheanacho wasted a good opportunity when he dragged wide after a rare mistake from Demetriou before substitute James Maddison's shot was blocked by the excellent Fraser Franks

Just when it appeared Newport had weathered the storm, Leicester levelled when Day, seconds after a superb save from Maddison, was powerless to prevent Ghezzal's venomous shot from the edge of the area finding the net

But Newport were not ready to settle for a replay, and Mike Flynn's side immediately earned a penalty as Albrighton inexplicably lifted his arm to block Neufville's cross

Amond kept his cool to slot his 16th goal of the season past Ward to seal a memorable victory as Newport bridged a gap of 74 places in the biggest shock of this year's third round

To a man, Newport were magnificent, but their efforts were epitomised by their captain Fraser Franks

The defender was courageous throughout to win his battle with Iheanacho and set the tone for a deserved win for the League Two side

It took something special to breach the hosts, but Leicester struggled to create clear-cut chances largely due to Franks' organisation of a back three that refused to be beaten

No team will want to be paired with them in Monday's draw

Newport travel to face Crewe in League Two on Saturday, while on the same day Leicester host Southampton in the Premier League

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Manchester United cruised past Reading 2-0 in the FA Cup third round to continue Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winning start in charge of the club

United made the breakthrough after the intervention of VAR, when it was decided Omar Richards had tripped Juan Mata in the box, with the Spaniard converting the resulting spot-kick midway through the first half

Romelu Lukaku then doubled the hosts' lead in first-half stoppage time - the striker's 13th goal in his last 14 appearances in the competition - to make it five straight wins for Solskjaer since he became United's interim boss

As for the visitors, second bottom of the Sky Bet Championship, Jose Gomes' side have now gone 11 games without a win

Despite heading into the clash in rude health after winning four Premier League matches in a row under the Norwegian, United were flat in the first quarter of the contest at Old Trafford, until VAR's intervention that is

The home team had the ball in the back of the net thanks to Fred's neat finish, only for the video ref to check for a possible offside against the Brazilian

However, while Fred was offside, Mata had been tripped by Omar Richards just prior to that, allowing the playmaker to score from the spot, the first time he had netted in the cup since against Crystal Palace in the 2016 final

The tie was all but over when with just seconds to go until the break, John Swift gave the ball away and then Tiago Ilori tried to catch Lukaku offside, with disastrous consequences as striker ran clean through on goal

Lukaku then rounded the advancing Anssi Jaakkola, before rolling home his 13th goal in the last 14 appearances in the FA Cup

Despite enjoying an eyebrow-raising 60 per cent of possession, though, Reading lacked the firepower to really trouble Sergio Romero in United's goal and the visitors will now return to the Madejski to continue their fight against relegation

The diminutive Spain international was in sparkling form at the Theatre of Dreams on Saturday, helping his side to easily progress into Monday's draw for the fourth round

The 30-year-old was tripped to hand the hosts a penalty midway through the first half, which he coolly converted, meaning he has now been directly involved in 21 goals in 24 starts in the FA Cup (10 goals, 11 assists)

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Two goals from Joe Willock and another from Alex Iwobi saw Arsenal cruise into the fourth round of the FA Cup after a 3-0 win against Blackpool

Willock got Arsenal off to an ideal start with a simple tap-in in the 11th minute before he doubled Arsenal's advantage midway through the half with an easy finish (37)

The Gunners could have been further ahead but Eddie Nketiah spurned three good openings in the first half

Blackpool responded brightly in the second half, with Michael Nottingham missing the best chance to pull the Sky Bet League One side a goal back, but it ended up a comfortable evening for Arsenal when Iwobi tapped in their third in the 82nd minute

Nketiah spurned a glorious chance to put Arsenal in front in the third minute, as he somehow dragged his shot into the side netting, shortly before he missed another point-blank opening after meeting Ashley Maitland-Niles' squared cross

But only four minutes later and it was another youngster, Willock, who gave Arsenal the lead

Aaron Ramsey's free-kick deflected off the wall onto the inside of the post before the 19-year-old pounced to head into the empty net

Blackpool responded positively with Liam Feeney and Armand Gnanduillet causing some problems, but Arsenal secured a two-goal cushion in the 36th minute when Willock latched onto Nketiah's near-post flick after some tidy footwork from Alex Iwobi on the inside right channel

Blackpool fought back in the second half and almost grabbed a goal through right-back Nottingham in the 57th minute, but he sidefooted his misplaced effort over the bar

Unai Emery introduced Alexandre Lacazette off the bench seven minutes later which swung the game back in Arsenal's favour

Mohamed Elneny dragged a shot wide shortly before a dangerous ball across the face of goal from the French striker evaded everyone

With Arsenal in cruise control, they got their third late on through Iwobi as he capitalised on Ramsey's low shot which rebounded straight to him off substitute goalkeeper Christoffer Mafoumbi

Arsenal have progressed from the third round of the FA Cup in 22 of their last 23 attempts, with their only failure coming last season against Nottingham Forest

Joe Willock (19y 138d) is the youngest player to score for Arsenal in the FA Cup since January 2010, when Aaron Ramsey netted against West Ham (19y 8d)

Arsenal had a flurry of openings to score in the first half and although Nketiah failed to convert his three good chances, Willock made the most of his and will certainly be in Emery's mind for further first-team opportunities after his confident display

He combined well with the rest of Arsenal attack, particularly with Ramsey, and was the difference-maker in a game which lacked quality for long spells

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Fernando Llorente helped himself to a hat-trick as Tottenham cruised into the fourth round of the FA Cup after a 7-0 thrashing of Tranmere at Prenton Park

Tranmere battled back into the first half after a difficult start, but were caught by a bolt out of the blue as Serge Aurier scored the opener from range in the 40th minute

After the break, however, Spurs showed their class and ran riot in front of goal, with Llorente firing his second of the season to double Spurs' advantage in the 48th minute, before Aurier doubled his Tottenham career tally in the 55th minute

Heung-Min Son got in on the act two minutes later, a quick-fire double from Llorente (71 & 72) completed his hat-trick, before a fine finish from substitute Harry Kane late on put the seal on the demolition

A much-changed Tottenham side still had plenty of firepower on the pitch, and should have been at least a goal to the good in the early stages

Firstly, Son raced clear only to be denied by the legs of Scott Davies in the home goal, before Lucas Moura missed an even clearer opening, firing straight at Davies from point-blank range

The hosts did settle into the contest and had a few half chances, before Aurier dispossessed James Norwood after a corner had only been half cleared, before slicing an effort into the net from 25 yards, with the aid of a slight deflection

Spurs stepped it up a gear after the break, and had made sure of the win with consummate ease before the hour mark

Firstly, Son superbly pulled the ball back for Llorente to fire home, before Aurier collected a superb pass from Son and scored his fourth goal since signing for Spurs

Son then skipped past several defenders and fired into the bottom corner

Llorente then slotted two fine finishes into the net - the goals less than a minute apart - to complete a second FA Cup hat-trick for Spurs

With the score at 6-0, Mauricio Pochettino would have been forgiven for resting his stars, but instead, he decided to bring on the Premier League's joint top goalscorer in Kane, and his flicked finish put the seal on the thrashing

Harsh to overlook Llorente for this, but Son was simply brilliant, and a class apart at Prenton Park

His assist for Aurier's second goal was right out of the top drawer, swivelling and threading the pass in the same movement, before his solitary strike was the goal of the night

He is on fire at the moment, and is showing no sign of slowing

Tottenham take on Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports, before taking on Manchester United a week on Sunday, also live on Sky Sports

Tranmere travel to Cheltenham next Saturday

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal came from behind to beat 10-man Chelsea 2-1 and win the FA Cup for a record 14th time at Wembley Stadium

Chelsea took the lead after five minutes thanks to a brilliantly-taken strike from Christian Pulisic - who became the first American to score in an FA Cup final

But Arsenal equalised shortly before the half hour as captain Aubameyang won and then perfectly converted his 28th goal of the season from the penalty spot

Chelsea lost captain Cesar Azpilicueta and Pulisic to hamstring injuries either side of the interval and fell behind on 67 minutes when Aubameyang lifted a stunning second over Willy Caballero

Chelsea hopes were extinguished six minutes later when Mateo Kovacic was sent off for a second bookable offence, as Arsenal used their numerical advantage to secure the first trophy of Mikel Arteta's tenure and

Aubameyang and Mason Mount registered early efforts in a lively start at Wembley, which culminated in Chelsea taking the lead with just five minutes on the clock

Former Gunners striker Olivier Giroud's clever flick released Pulisic into the box, where the American skipped past Kieran Tierney before slotting his 11th goal of the season past Emiliano Martinez

Chelsea remained in the ascendancy as Arsenal took their time to grow, but the Gunners looked to have introduced themselves in spectacular fashion when Nicolas Pepe's curled strike nestled in the top corner

The Arsenal celebrations were short-lived though, with Aubameyang caught offside in the build-up, but seconds later the Gunners captain raced onto a ball over the Chelsea defence before being hauled to ground by Azpilicueta

The Chelsea skipper was shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor, whose decision to point to the spot was upheld by VAR, and Aubameyang clinically dispatched his fourth goal in two FA Cup appearances this season from 12 yards

The loss of Azpilicueta to a serious-looking hamstring injury confirmed a torrid couple of minutes for Chelsea, who were under the cosh and thankful to reach the break level having lost all of their early momentum

Chelsea weathered the loss of Pulisic within seconds of the restart with a dominant spell as they looked to reassert their authority, but a moment of brilliance from Aubameyang fired the Gunners in front for the first time

Hector Bellerin's burst forward and a rash challenge from Andreas Christensen diverted the ball into the path of Pepe, his pass found Aubameyang and the Gunners skipper skipped past Kurt Zouma before chipping a sublime second over Caballero

Kovacic's second yellow for a foul on Granit Xhaka and subsequent dismissal effectively ended Chelsea's hopes of overturning Arsenal's lead, and a late shoulder injury to Pedro in his final game for the Blues was the final act of Chelsea's capitulation as the cup slipped out of their hands

Arsenal head coach : "Big games require big moments from big players

Aubameyang delivered that in the semi-final, he's done it again in the final and that's why you ask about those players

"Some people were questioning whether he could do it in big games, but he was a big part in delivering this trophy

We're so proud to have a player like him in our squad

"I think [it's the proudest moment of my career]

I'm really proud of what we've achieved as I know the difficulties and everything we've been through

"It's been so tough the last six months for a lot of things that have happened in our lives, but I had only one mission when I came here which was to make the players and the staff believe that we could do it

"Chelsea manager : "We didn't play well enough

We didn't play great for us, but we did compete in the game and we had chances

When you give an opportunity like that to Aubameyang, he will finish you off

""Aubameyang scores two goals - one being a penalty - and we were very clear with the players about the threat that Arsenal provide with long balls behind you

They play football as well, but they also have a threat of a long ball behind you, particularly in those channels

"A frustrating part of today's game was that I showed that a lot to the players and we worked on it, but we allowed him in easily

He's a top-class player, and the second goal is the sort of speed and quality of a player at this level that wins games like these

"Aubameyang has been crucial to Arsenal's development under Arteta and it was fitting the Gabon international's double sealed his first piece of silverware since taking charge

Two goals in the semi-final were followed by two in the final as Aubameyang became the first Arsenal player since 1950 to score an FA Cup final brace

After his exploits at Wembley, if clear that Arteta hopes of pushing on for greater prizes in the future hinges on the Gunners' ability to keep hold of the Gabon international

Chelsea face Bayern Munich in the last-16 of the Champions League on August 8 at 8pm

The kick-off time for the game will be announced at a later date

Arsenal and Chelsea are back in Premier League action next month, with the 2020/21 season kicking off on September 12

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Increasingly error-prone David de Gea was at fault twice as Chelsea ended Manchester United's long unbeaten run with a 3-1 win at Wembley to book their place in the FA Cup final against Arsenal

The United keeper is under pressure after a series of uncharacteristic mistakes this season, and there was no way back for his team on Sunday after his poor attempts to keep out shots from Olivier Giroud (45+11) and Mason Mount (46) either side of half-time

Chelsea were handed a third when Maguire (74) diverted a cross past De Gea at his near post and, although Bruno Fernandes (85) converted United's 19th penalty of the season, it was nothing more than a consolation as the Blues - who had lost their three previous matches with United this season - cruised into the final, which takes place on August 1

De Gea's latest performance will fuel debate for the coming months over his status as undisputed No 1 but more immediately United - who hadn't lost in 19 - must now bounce back from the disappointment to try to secure a top-four finish before turning their attentions to the Europa League

Chelsea, meanwhile, can now look forward to competing for a ninth FA Cup - and adding to the four boss Frank Lampard picked up as a player

Both teams switched to three-man defences for the tie and it led to a cagey opening period

De Gea punched away a swerving Reece James shot from distance and Marcos Alonso headed wastefully over before Fernandes' clipped free-kick was tipped behind by Willy Caballero but chances were at a premium

Kurt Zouma went close on 39 minutes, clashing heads with Eric Bailly in the process, before Bailly was again on the deck moments later when his captain Maguire headed the back of his head

It was a painful collision, leaving Maguire with a bandage, Bailly forced off injured and over 11 minutes of injury time added to the half

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sent Anthony Martial on in Bailly's place, shifting to a 4-3-3 formation, and the French striker was immediately into the action, running onto a long ball before being taken down by Zouma as he cleared the ball on the edge of the box

Ref Mike Dean didn't award a foul despite United's strong claims and just a couple of minutes later Chelsea were ahead

Giroud met Cesar Azpilicueta's cross and, from five yards out, squeezed the ball in off De Gea to give the Blues the advantage at the break

That lead was doubled less than a minute after the restart when Mount found some space, drove forwards and drilled a low shot at goal

It shouldn't have troubled a keeper of De Gea's calibre but the Spaniard parried the ball into his own net and the shocked reaction of Maguire and Brandon Williams in front of him underlined just how badly he had got it wrong

Marcus Rashford fired a shot across goal narrowly wide and Maguire headed at Caballero as United sought a response but Chelsea remained dangerous on the counter with Mount shooting over from 15 yards

And it was Chelsea who crucially struck next, when Maguire prodded past De Gea as he tried to keep Antonio Rudiger from doing the same from Marcos Alonso's low cross

United eventually got on the scoresheet themselves with five minutes to play - Fernandes stylishly tucking in after Callum Hudson-Odoi had clipped Martial but it came far too late for a dramatic turn around

De Gea's errors - which add to his mistakes against Watford, Everton, Tottenham and Bournemouth this season - had already left United too much to do, while Chelsea can now dream of a return trip to Wembley

Manchester United have both taken (19) and scored (15) more penalties than any other Premier League side this season in all competitions

Manchester United host West Ham on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Premier League, kick-off 6pm

Chelsea travel to Liverpool live on Sky Sports Premier League on Wednesday, kick-off 8

15pm

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s double sent Arsenal to the FA Cup final after they showed the perfect mix of grit and guile to beat Manchester City 2-0

Fresh from beating Liverpool in the Premier League, Mikel Arteta's side had to defend for large parts of this semi-final but thwarted City and struck twice on the counter-attack through Aubameyang

The Gunners took the lead (19) when the striker finished a 18-pass move with a beautifully controlled finish at the back post before doubling the advantage (71) when breaking a lopsided City offside trap and nutmegging Ederson

City could have no complaints with the result as they rarely tested Emiliano Martínez, who was protected by an outstanding defensive performance led by David Luiz and Kieran Tierney

Arsenal will play the winners of Sunday's second semi-final between Manchester United and Chelsea in the final - set to be played on Saturday August 1

Arsenal's last victory in this fixture was the FA Cup semi-final meeting in 2017, in between suffering seven straight defeats against Pep Guardiola's side

However, buoyed by a win over the champions on Wednesday, confidence was high

Shkodran Mustafi put his team in trouble when losing out to Raheem Sterling inside his own box but City couldn't take advantage

Possession was being dominated by City but they did little with it and the best chance of the early stages fell to Arsenal when Aubameyang was played onside as he collected Luiz's delivery but shot straight at Ederson

Usually City don't allow you miss such chances but Aubameyang made amends moments later when steering the ball home from a tight angle following a brilliant cross from Nicolas Pepe that caught out Kyle Walker

Kevin De Bruyne summed up City's sloppiness when playing a rare loose ball straight to Alexandre Lacazette but Aubameyang couldn't find a way around Ederson

Guardiola sent his players out early for the second half and they upped the intensity but could not find the finish as Sterling squandered a glorious chance from 12 yards after some brilliant play from De Bruyne

Sterling then managed to miss from point-blank range when the ball bounced off the England forward following a De Bruyne corner

The Belgian maestro was now pulling the strings and David Silva was the next man to waste a fine chance, side-footing another De Bruyne cross wide from six yards

Arsenal were hanging on but they carried a huge threat on the break and sensationally doubled their lead with 20 minutes remaining

Aubameyang, played onside by Benjamin Mendy, raced onto Tierney's superb ball over the top and sent Arsenal to their 21st FA Cup final

He's taken his fair share of criticism so it's only right to highlight and bang the drum on this immense individual showing from the Brazilian

Not only did he win 100 per cent of his aerial duels, he made 11 clearances as City peppered his box but were met by a colossus performance

His influence was infectious with Tierney alongside him stepping up to match his defensive brilliance and even the inconsistent Mustafi stepped up

If Arsenal can remain playing with this sort of cohesion and doggedness at the back, then the future could be exciting

"There's no one I can fault in that Arsenal side

The work rate, the clinical finishes we've seen from Aubameyang, everything

Back to front, they set their stall out and it worked a treat

"They thoroughly deserved it and I'm pleased for Mikel Arteta, because he's had two games in the space of a week where they've showed they can compete

If they can add to that squad and play like they did, I'm talking about Luiz, Tierney, Mustafi at the back, if they can perform like that week-in, week-out, Arsenal have got a chance

"When Manchester City come up against pace, I've seen Jamie Vardy at Leicester do it, they seem to really struggle with the space they leave

They play some really fast, flowing football going forward - but we know they can get caught out

"I had Manchester City down to do the treble, I had a feeling they would

The league situation with Liverpool dominating, I felt they would do it, but there's a big rebuild there for Pep Guardiola

": "We are really happy with what has happened in the last four or five days

To beat probably the best two teams in Europe is the nicest thing to do so credit to the players for what they are doing, their performances and the level of fight they are showing

: "You can lose football games but the way we lost especially in the first half means we are sad about this

We struggled to be there in the game in the first half

That's why we lost the game

If we played like we did in the second half with aggression and desire to win maybe it would have been different

These players have shown many things but in the first we didn't show it, they were not ready

Our performance against Bournemouth wasn't good and so was this first half

We are struggling to find our normal level

It doesn't take a genius to understand we will have to increase our standards against Real Madrid

"Arsenal finish their Premier League season with fixtures against Aston Villa (a) on Wednesday and Watford (h) on Sunday

Meanwhile, Manchester City face Watford (h) on Tuesday and Norwich (h) on the final day

All four games are live on

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Dani Ceballos' injury-time strike saw Arsenal squeeze past Sheffield United 2-1 in their FA Cup quarter-final clash at Bramall Lane on Sunday

Nicolas Pepe's first-half penalty appeared to have sent the visitors to Wembley - the forward's eighth goal of the season - only for David McGoldrick to stab home an equaliser with just three minutes left to play

However, with extra time seemingly beckoning, Ceballos found himself in the right place to finish off an Arsenal counterattack with a neatly taken goal that keeps his side's season alive as they progressed to the semi-finals of the competition for a record-equalling 30th time

The Blades, though, have still to win since they returned to action three games ago and must now concentrate on trying to secure a place in Europe next season via their Premier League placing

Ninety-eight days after the two teams were originally due to meet in the last eight of the FA Cup, they finally did in a tie of huge significance for both clubs

Despite not having their usual vociferous home support to drive them on, the Blades still began on the front foot against opponents with David Luiz back after his recent suspension, but with top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang only a substitute

Chris Wilder and his players thought they had gone ahead after just nine minutes when John Lundstram nodded home Oli McBurnie's own header back across the six-yard box following a left-wing corner

However, the Video Assistant Referee was on hand to correctly deem the defender offside and so it was Arsenal who actually went in ahead at half-time thanks to Pepe's calmly dispatched penalty correctly awarded after Chris Basham caught Alexandre Lacazette in the box

It was a different Blades team in the second period, though, no doubt driven on by some stern words from their manager, who watched another 'goal' by John Egan ruled out for offside after McGoldrick had just gone too early at a free-kick

The hosts kept pushing, however, and got their rewards when some slapstick Arsenal defending saw Sead Kolasinac's late clearance hit Rob Holding and fall straight at McGoldrick's feet, and the forward could not miss

But if Sheffield United thought they had done enough to force extra time, they were wrong as Arsenal launched one last break up field that ended with Ceballos jinking his way into the area and somehow sliding a low shot past Henderson at his near post for his first goal for the club

It is fair to say the left back has endured a stop-start nature to his Arsenal career after his big-money move from Celtic last summer, interrupted first by a double hernia he underwent before arriving at the Emirates and then after suffering a dislocated shoulder against West Ham last October

However, since returning to the starting XI, the Scotland international has shown just why the Gunners were so keen to bring him south of the border and his display against the Blades was further proof of his eye-catching abilities

The 23-year-old was rock solid in the visitors' five-man back line, as well as providing a constant attacking outlet down the left with his surging runs, and was unlucky not to create a second first-half goal for Pepe after another such foray

And what is more, it was his pass that led to the foul on Lacazette for Arsenal's crucial opening penalty that sent them on their way to victory

"I had complete belief we would get back into the game

I thought we dominated the game in the second half and missed the best chances, and I thought we would have another chance to win it

A couple of boys are just a bit short of belief but there are certainly encouraging signs from our point of view

" "I am really pleased

It is a really tough place to come and we got the result we wanted

We fought right until the end and I really liked the attitude of the team

"They are really good at what they do

They put you under pressure all the time with their direct play

They put you in trouble

We dealt with that really well but you know at some stage you are going to suffer

We did but the reaction straight away was really good

"The Blades are back in Premier League action when they face Tottenham at Bramall Lane on Thursday, a match you can see live on Arsenal, meanwhile, take on struggling Norwich on Wednesday, with both games kicking off at 6pm

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Ross Barkley's second-half goal was enough to send Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-finals, beating Leicester 1-0 at the King Power Stadium

The result will come as a relief for Frank Lampard after a sloppy first half in which Leicester took advantage of Chelsea's errors but could not find the back of the net, although Christian Pulisic had the best chance of the opening period but was thwarted by an acrobatic Kasper Schmeichel save

The Chelsea head coach made three half-time changes and they paid off, with the visitors looking sharper in the second half and one of those substitutes, Barkley, slotted home in the 63rd minute to send the Blues into the Wembley semi-finals

Later on Sunday, for the next round, which will be played on July 18 and 19

The final will be on August 1

Leicester began strongly and could have gone ahead inside three minutes

Within 30 seconds, Harvey Barnes had stolen possession before driving towards the area, but he was unable to make the most of a neat interchange with Jamie Vardy

Wilfred Ndidi took advantage of some more poor Chelsea midfield play, nipping in before laying the ball off to Barnes on the left

However, his cross - intended for Vardy - was pushed away by the outstretched hand of Willy Caballero

Leicester went close again inside a few minutes as Ndidi again stole the ball back in midfield - this time from N'Golo Kante - to spark a counter-attack, but Dennis Praet's cross evaded Perez, Barnes and Vardy inside the area

Caballero was in action again shortly after to deny Youri Tielemans with a low stop

Just before the half-an-hour mark, Jonny Evans should have scored with his head

Ben Chilwell - - floated a wonderful free-kick into the area, but Evans could only direct his header wide of the post

But the best chance of the half came in a rare sight of goal for Chelsea

A sensational pass from Mason Mount found Pulisic in the area, slipping the ball through a tight pocket of space

The USA international then took a few strides before powering the ball goalwards, forcing an incredible fingertip save from Schmeichel

Lampard's feeling about a slack first half from Chelsea was clear when he made three half-time substitutions, bringing on Barkley, Mateo Kovacic and Cesar Azpilicueta

The visitors were much improved in the second period and Tammy Abraham the ball in the back of the net after 10 minutes - but it was flagged for offside

Chelsea kept pushing, though, and got their reward in the 63rd minute

After popping the ball between himself and Azpilicueta on the right, Willian floated a cross into the area with Barkley making a run in between Ndidi and Evans to tap the ball home from just outside the six-yard box

Both sides had the chance for another goal as the game entered the final five minutes

Leicester almost grabbed a late equaliser to send the game into extra time, but Caglar Soyuncu could not direct his header on target

Barkley nearly scored his and Chelsea's second not long after but his strike hammered into the body of Schmeichel before looping behind for a corner

Chelsea have now reached their 24th FA Cup semi-final and have won their last five games in all competitions, while Leicester's wait for their first ever title win in the competition goes on

What a difference all three substitutes made when they came on at half-time, but none more so than Barkley

He kept making runs inside the area and after a couple of goes at it, it paid off when he slotted home in the 63rd minute in what proved to be the winner

He continued to be the catalyst up front for Chelsea and almost rounded things off late on, but could only find the body of Schmeichel

Credit must also go to Kovacic and Pulisic - who was by far Chelsea's best player in a poor first half - but for his goal, it's Barkley who takes it

Lampard said after the game: "I played with Ross and he is a great lad

His attitude has been spot on in training since the minute we've been back

"He was unfortunate not to start against Villa and since then he has made an impact in every game he has played

He is reaping the benefits

I've got a lot of time for Ross and he is a big player for us

"Leicester manager : "It's disappointing to go out but there are positives

I feel for the players because I think they deserved more than that

The players have maintained that belief in themselves and we just couldn't make the breakthrough

"It was much more like us and we looked a real threat

That final pass or effort wasn't falling for us

We need to show more conviction, but we have shown all season we can score

It's a performance which will give us more confidence going forward

"Chelsea head coach : "I don't think we've played that badly this season for 45 minutes

We've played better and lost games

"I could have made more or different subs

We needed to drag ourselves out of a lethargic performance and we did

We were fortunate to be 0-0 at half-time and we must learn from little mistakes from the game

"I don't want to sound too down because it's important to show you've got the grit to get a 1-0 win when you don't play well

It looks like I'm criticising but it's positive because it's not the norm for us

"Leicester are next in action on Wednesday when they travel to Everton, live on Sky Sports (kick-off 6pm)

Chelsea will also be playing on July 1 when they take on West Ham in a London derby, also shown live on Sky Sports (kick-off 8

15pm)

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Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling booked Manchester City's place in the last four of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win at Newcastle

Pep Guardiola's side may have surrendered the Premier League title to Liverpool but there was no feeling sorry for themselves on show as they kept hopes alive of a cup treble in the form of the FA Cup, Champions League and the Carabao Cup, which they've already won

In an utterly dominant first-half performance, De Bruyne stroked City ahead from the penalty spot (37) after Fabian Schar had pushed over Gabriel Jesus

A negative Newcastle rarely ventured out of their half but really should have equalised when Dwight Gayle somehow missed the target when presented with an open goal (66)

Just two minutes later, Sterling punished that howler by curling home a delightful effort into the far corner (68)

Guardiola's side will now play Arsenal on the weekend of 18/19 July at Wembley for a place in the final

With a chance to end a 65-year wait for a domestic trophy, the current restrictions with no fans in attendance at St James' Park was unfortunate for the hosts as they didn't have the added edge of the home atmosphere

And City were straight into their stride

With De Bruyne, Sterling, Riyad Mahrez and David Silva floating into pockets of space, City pressed the Magpies into their own box

Mahrez curled over the crossbar from 15 yards before Gabriel Jesus was just inches from opening the scoring when he instinctively stabbed Kyle Walker's cross just past the post

The pressure was non-stop as Newcastle's midfield didn't carry to quality on the ball to provide any service into Andy Carroll

Sterling's quick change of pace and effort from 18 yards was parried clear by Karl Darlow but there an inevitability about City opening the scoring

Newcastle finally wilted eight-minutes before the break and it was heavily self-inflicted

A cross from the right wasn't a dangerous one but Schar got too tight to Jesus and pushed him to the ground with two hands

De Bruyne swept home the penalty kick with the minimum of fuss

Aymeric Laporte headed just wide in stoppage time as Newcastle were lucky to get in at the break just one goal down

Steve Bruce changed the shape of his team at the break with a switch to a back four and it gave City more to think about defensively with Allan Saint-Maximin now finding areas to test the City full-backs

And Gayle should have equalised within two minutes of replacing Carroll

Saint-Maximin took advantage of a poor pass by Nicolas Otamendi and he found the required quality to drill a cross to Gayle, who was only six yards out with the goal gaping, but he skied the effort over the crossbar

About 90 seconds later, Newcastle were out of the cup

Substitute Phil Foden picked out Sterling and he cut inside before curling a shot beyond Darlow and into the bottom corner

The 12-match goal drought pre-lockdown is now a thing of the past - this was his second goal in his last three matches

Sterling has returned from the enforced break full of energy, bite and a lethal touch in front of goal

His interchanging with David Silva, Jesus and Mahrez at times in the first half was mesmerising as the game became an attack vs defence exercise for the majority

Saying that, it was still only a one-goal advantage before Sterling stepped up and delivered the excellent and decisive second goal

A goal which was Sterling's first goal from outside the box since November 2018 against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League

Newcastle boss Steve Bruce said: "When you're playing against teams like this, you can't make the type of mistake we have done for the penalty

Unfortunately, we gave a poor, poor penalty away and it's difficult enough because of the ability they've got

"In the second half, we were much better and brighter, and the big turning point - could we have made it a really good cup tie had we equalised?"Who knows whether we would have been able to go on from there, but we were certainly better in the second half

"Manchester City boss Guardiola said: "We are delighted after the defeat against Chelsea to be in London again at Wembley to play against Arsenal in the semi-final to try to reach the final of the FA Cup

"Always it's an incredible trophy and it gives us an extra bonus

We spoke after what happened in the Premier League - we need two more victories to qualify for Champions League

"But we have two competitions we can win

We made the first step today

It will be good to arrive against Real Madrid in the best condition

"To win this title would be the best way to prepare for Madrid

"Newcastle are back in action on Wednesday with a long trip to Bournemouth on their agenda (6pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports) while City welcome the champions Liverpool on Thursday (8

15pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports)

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Harry Maguire struck an extra-time winner as Manchester United saw off spirited 10-man Norwich 2-1 to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals

With penalties looming, the United captain broke the Canaries' resistance with a drilled close-range effort with two minutes remaining at Carrow Road

Odion Ighalo had given United the lead early in the second half but Todd Cantwell's 20-yard drive, and an inspired performance from goalkeeper Tim Krul, forced extra-time after Timm Klose's dismissal for a last-man challenge on Ighalo

Krul thwarted United time and time again but the visitors found the winner with seconds remaining to book a semi-final spot for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side for the third time in six seasons

Given there was a semi-final spot at stake there was precious little quality in a dull first half at Carrow Road, with Norwich starting cautiously against a side that had put seven goals past them in their two league meetings this season, and United disjointed after eight pre-match changes

With a foothold established, Daniel Farke used the mid-half drinks break to issue fresh instructions to his team, and the Canaries emerged reinvigorated

Kenny McLean lashed a shot over from 20 yards after picking Juan Mata's pocket on the half-hour before Cantwell and Teemu Pukki failed to convert a two-on-one counter-attack as Luke Shaw raced back to rescue United

Cantwell laid the best chance of the first period on for Lukas Rupp on 43 minutes, but his fizzing effort drew a fine block from Maguire as United reached the interval unscathed

Solskjaer resisted introducing substitutes at the break and his faith in his starting XI was repaid within six minutes of the restart

Shaw's drilled cross was sent looping into the air by the Norwich defence before falling for Ighalo, who showed great composure to volley United into the lead

It was Ighalo's fourth goal in four starts for the club, but United were guilty of taking their foot off the gas as Norwich steadily grew back into contention

Ben Godfrey had his blushes spared on 70 minutes when he appeared to deny Norwich an equaliser with a block on the United goal line, but replays showed Emiliano Buendia's deflected free-kick was going wide before being blocked by the defender, who was in an offside position

The pressure finally told though, with Cantwell capping an impressive individual performance with a rasping drive into the bottom corner from 25 yards that Sergio Romero, perhaps unsighted by the sun, may feel he should have saved

Norwich kicked on for the winner as substitute Josip Drmic dragged a shot inches wide within minutes of coming on, but it was backs to the wall for the Canaries with two minutes remaining after Klose was shown a straight red card for denying Ighalo a goalscoring opportunity

Tim Krul thwarted substitute Paul Pogba's attempt to score the winner in the last of six added minutes, as the 10 men forced extra-time for the second tie running

Pogba glanced a header wide with seconds of the restart and Marcus Rashford drew a fingertip save from Krul with a dipping drive from 18 yards, before Pogba ended the first period of extra-time with a thunderous drive that Krul spilled before gathering at the second attempt

Krul clawed Maguire's goal-bound header off the line and tipped Bruno Fernandes' dipping strike but was beaten with two minutes remaining as Pogba's delivery in from the left caused panic in the Norwich defence and the ball eventually dropped to Maguire to convert from six yards

Norwich boss : "We're disappointed with the outcome

We left our hearts out on the pitch in order to get into the next round

We wanted to create history

"I have to compliment my players on their workload, commitment, desire, and quality of them and the way we handled the game

They were fantastic and we had many periods with the momentum on our side and we deserved to win it in 90 minutes

"The red card was an unlucky situation and changed the momentum

To lose it feels harsh, but the lads can be proud of this performance

"Man Utd manager : "That's cup football for you

The game was not the greatest, not the spectacle, but I felt we kept the ball OK, but we didn't threaten enough, didn't create chances

"But you're delighted that you're in a semi-final

We're in the last four

Good workout, we got minutes into many players, rested quite a few and some nice goals, good for Harry to get the winner

"The draw for the semi-finals of the FA Cup will take place during half-time of the Newcastle v Manchester City quarter-final on Sunday

Kick-off for that game is at 6

30pm and you can follow it across ' digital platforms

The semi-finals are scheduled to be played at Wembley and will take place across the weekend of July 18-19

United make the trip to Brighton on Tuesday at 8

15pm, live on , before Norwich travel to Arsenal on Wednesday at 6pm

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Odion Ighalo scored twice as Manchester United eased to a 3-0 win at Derby and into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup

Wayne Rooney's presence in the Derby team dominated the build-up but Luke Shaw's opener and a goal in each half from Ighalo took the game away from the Championship side

The win extends United's unbeaten run to nine games and with a last-eight tie against bottom club Norwich to look forward to there will be hope of FA Cup glory in May

Rooney was Manchester United captain the last time that the club lifted the trophy in 2016 but he had only a booking and a warm reception to show for his efforts on a night when his new team were outgunned

Derby, mid-table in the Championship, had hoped for better having come into it unbeaten in front of their own fans since before Christmas and there were positives early on

Louie Sibley fired a left-footed shot just wide of Sergio Romero's post inside 10 minutes to get the home support involved and Rooney himself went close soon after

After Sibley had been cynically fouled by Shaw, United's all-time top scorer whipped in a free-kick that looked likely to creep in at the near post only for Romero to push wide

But much of the slicker work from the outset came from the Premier League team with Bruno Fernandes and Juan Mata at the heart of United's good build-up play

A poor touch from Max Lowe allowed Ighalo to sneak in between two markers but his powerful shot struck goalkeeper Kelle Roos and Derby went unpunished

The shots kept coming and moments later United had their breakthrough goal

Jesse Lingard and Fernandes both had efforts blocked in the same phase of play before Shaw's attempt bounced into the ground and over the head of Roos

Pride Park was left stunned and Derby needed to regroup but instead, Phillip Cocu's side found themselves two down before the interval

Ighalo showed great strength inside the penalty box before depositing the ball low into the corner of the net for his second goal in just his second start since arriving last month

When Tom Lawrence was forced off injured, all hope seemed lost as the United fans sang of Wembley but Max Bird and Martyn Waghorn did go close early in the second half

It was Solskjaer's side doing most of the pushing though with Fernandes' clever ball almost earning the impressive Shaw his second goal of the game

Instead, it was Ighalo who became the two-goal hero after seizing upon Mata's pass and blasting the ball past Roos left-footed at the second time of asking

There was still time for substitute Jack Marriott to force a fine save from Romero but any prospect of a comeback had long since disappeared by that point

All that remained was for the visiting fans to hail their former hero Rooney and there was the tantalising prospect of some late excitement when Derby won a free-kick

"If Rooney scores, we're on the pitch," chanted the away fans and it felt as if everyone in the ground wanted him to score - with the exception of Romero who tipped his fierce strike over the bar

It was a night when Manchester United had one eye on the past - and another on a future trip to Wembley

"The difference in speed of passing, the limited time you have when you receive ball, for our team, and especially the youngsters, it was a great experience

In the end, you have to give credit to Manchester United

They deserved the win

They were much better than we were

But I think we deserved a goal

" "I was very pleased with the performance and very pleased to go through

You never know away from home, being the favourites and having [Manchester] City on Sunday, how that will affect the mindset but it was professional

"We have found form

We are defending well

Clean sheets, that's massive for us

It's seven in nine, that's important, and the two we have conceded we shouldn't have conceded

I have got good players and they are in form

"Wayne Rooney would have dreamed of scoring the winner and upsetting Manchester United in his new home, but it wasn't to be for the Derby skipper

There was adoration from all sides of the ground, with the visiting contingent from Man Utd particularly vocal throughout the second half

Rooney will know more than anyone, though, that it would have been different if his Derby side had been able to compete with their visitors

That does not mean there were not moments of magic from Rooney and there were plenty of times you could see his quality on the ball, as well as the desire he's always had

The two free-kicks were the moments when the crowd held their breath and just wondered if there was to be a standout moment, but that was not the only time he was at the centre of proceedings

An early tackle brought a huge roar from the home crowd, while one later in the half stopped a breakaway United attack in its tracks and earned Rooney a booking

Far from the first of his career

Shortly after tracking back into the box and intercepting a Bruno Fernandes ball that looked set to be swept home by Juan Mata, there was a wonderfully weighted ball between Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw that found Jack Marriott, whose first-time effort forced Sergio Romero into a smart save

Surrounded by fresh-faced teenagers, a 34-year-old Rooney is far different from the man who scored more than 250 goals for United during his time from Old Trafford

But as the visiting faithful labelled Rooney "The White Pele", there were moments when everyone remembered his glorious past

After marking his first Manchester United start with a goal against Club Brugge, Ighalo's second start brought two more goals to see off Derby

The former Watford striker was derided as a panic buy before he had even kicked a ball but even panic buys can come good and the Nigerian has already shown what he can in front of goal

"He is doing what it says on the tin and what we asked for when we signed him," said Solskjaer afterwards

"He is experienced and he has scored goals all of his career

He is in and around the box, he reads it, he sniffs out where the chances will come

I think that striker is vital for a team

"Derby are back in Championship action on Sunday as they play host to Blackburn Rovers at Pride Park

That game is available on on the red button

Manchester United are in action against rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford

That is a 4

30pm kick-off on Sunday with live coverage on from 4pm

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Manchester City had to settle for a narrow 1-0 win in dominating Sheffield Wednesday to move into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup

The reigning holders were frustrated throughout the first 45 minutes but Sergio Aguero found the breakthrough in the second half to secure a trip to Newcastle in the last eight

Although Wednesday avoided a beating, Pep Guardiola's side were rarely tested at the other end and now go into Sunday's Manchester derby on the back of five straight wins

Garry Monk's side have been in dismal form in the Championship having lost eight of their last 13 games in the competition since Christmas, although this was a different sort of test

The pressure was near constant from the outset with Manchester City allowed to pass the ball freely until they reached the edge of the Sheffield Wednesday penalty area

Inevitably, the first chance fell to Aguero but he failed to connect properly with Benjamin Mendy's low cross at the near post when he had time to take a touch

The Hillsborough crowd were cheering every blocked shot as their team defended stoutly but while City were far from fluent the opportunities continued to come with regularity

Gabriel Jesus headed wide at the far post midway through the first half and Riyad Mahrez blazed the bouncing ball high over the bar when well-placed soon after

Aguero and Jesus do not play together too often but they connected well when the Argentine showed wonderful vision to find his team-mate only to see him scuff the volley

The closest that City came to a goal in the first half was when Nicolas Otamendi's header came back off the crossbar, although John Stones went almost as close with one of his own

The problem for Sheffield Wednesday was that they could find no way to relieve the pressure

One mazy run by Jacob Murphy ended because there was so little support

Even so, restricting City to zero shots on target in the opening 45 minutes offered some hope - but the parity did not last long into the second half thanks to Aguero

Mendy struck the woodwork soon after the restart but it was his pass to Aguero that brought the breakthrough, the striker's left-footed shot squirmed beyond Joe Wildsmith

City were perhaps fortunate that VAR was not in operation at the Championship club's ground because Aguero's right foot might have seen the goal ruled out for offside

The pattern of the game did not change even with City in the lead

Monk brought top scorer Steven Fletcher off the bench but the ball rarely left the Wednesday half

Mahrez saw a right-footed shot saved from a narrow angle before Wildsmith did well to deny Stones and Rodri in quick succession from the resulting corner

Wednesday's defence deserve credit for sticking to the task with Dominic Iorfa particularly impressive and that was enough to ensure they were still in the tie in the latter stages

With the crowd roaring the home side on, Fletcher almost got a foot to a cross and when Claudio Bravo needlessly conceded a corner the hopes were raised again

Guardiola promptly sent for Raheem Sterling and the substitute had a chance to double the lead in stoppage time only to see Wildsmith produce another good stop to deny him

Ultimately, when it was all over, the Owls had mustered only one shot all game and - as expected - it was Manchester City who took their place in the quarter-finals

Sheffield Wednesday manager : ""The players did exactly what I asked and delivered it at a very good level

Overall, we're disappointed to lose the game to a goal that should have been offside, I would rather have lost it to a goal that was more legitimate

What is strange is having VAR in some grounds and not others, but I am not complaining

Credit to them, they are a fantastic team

I'm disappointed with the result but very pleased with the level of commitment

"Man City boss : "We spent a lot of mental energy in the last games and then came here

But the players were absolutely ready, we didn't concede one shot on target and that means a lot for our capacity to read the game

At the end we scored a goal and could have scored much, much more

"Sheffield Wednesday face a daunting trip to promotion-chasers Brentford on Saturday, while Manchester City have an extra day to prepare for a huge match of their own

City travel to face Manchester United at Old Trafford live on this Sunday

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Tottenham were dumped out of the FA Cup on penalties by Norwich after missing three spot-kicks in the shootout, losing 3-2 after a 1-1 draw in normal time

Spurs looked in full control of the tie when Jan Vertonghen (13) showed great determination to head home following a Giovani Lo Celso set piece

However, roared on by 9,000 visiting fans, Norwich took advantage of Tottenham's lack of urgency in the second half and equalised when Michel Vorm - who was making his first start since 2018 - fumbled a Kenny McLean effort and Josip Drmic bundled home to take the game to extra-time

Both teams looked tired in the extra minutes, so penalties were needed to separate them

When McLean missed Norwich's first penalty, Spurs were odds-on to progress but some woeful spot-kicks from Troy Parrott, Erik Lamela and Gedson Fernandes meant visiting Tim Krul was the hero for the visitors

To compound matters for Spurs, there were ugly scenes at full-time as and was seen clashing with a supporter, who was having an altercation with Dier's brother, according to Jose Mourinho

Norwich will face either Derby or Manchester United in the last eight as they find themselves this deep into the competition for the first time in 28 years

Fresh from a morale-boosting victory over Leicester on , Norwich popped the ball around confidently in the early stages but found themselves behind on 13 minutes

Lo Celso, who had already forced Krul into a smart low stop, delivered the goods from a free kick on the left flank and Vertonghen rose highest to power the hosts in front

It was an emotionally charged celebration from Vertonghen, who was making his first appearance at home since being substituted in the last round against Southampton where he visibly looked upset on the bench

Krul was called upon again just before the break to deny Lucas Moura with a brave block after the Canaries tried to play out from inside their own box but were caught short

Norwich - who are bottom of the Premier League and six points adrift of safety - mounted a spirited second-half display with Todd Cantwell pulling the strings and providing Jamal Lewis and Max Aarons with good service down the wings

The Canaries were rewarded for their endeavours when Drmic followed in after Vorm had a moment of rustiness at the wrong time

Mclean's shot shouldn't have caused much concern for a Premier League goalkeeper but the Dutchman couldn't hold on and Drmic bravely followed in to draw the visitors level

The goal actually sparked Spurs back into life for the closing stages and they came close to stealing the win when Serge Aurier's effort was somehow deflected off the line by Ben Godfrey as the tie went to extra-time

Mourinho sent on teenage Republic of Ireland forward Parrott towards the end of the first period of the added time in place of the ineffective Dele Alli but he also struggled to impact the game

Chances were at a premium and penalties were required to separate the well matched teams

Vorm looked to have redeemed himself with an early stop from Mclean only for substitute Lamela to hit the crossbar to hand a lifeline to Norwich

Krul then took the limelight as he made saves from Parrott and Fernandes as Norwich got over the line and celebrated in front of a bouncing away end

Tottenham midfielder Dier broke into the stands and confronted supporters after their FA Cup defeat at home to Norwich

Dier was filmed and pictured on social media climbing over rows of seats before being involved in a confrontation with his own fans and then led away by stewards

"I cannot run away from the question and I think Eric Dier did something that we professionals cannot but, in these circumstances, something that every one of us would do," Mourinho said

"When someone insults you and your family is there, and your family gets involved with the person that is insulting you, in this case your younger brother, I think Eric did what we professionals cannot

"Spurs boss : "I think Eric Dier did something that we professionals cannot do but in these circumstances every one of us would do

Because when somebody insults you, and your family is there, and you get involved with the person that is insulting you, in this case a younger brother, I think Eric did what we professionals cannot do

But I repeat, probably everyone of us would do

I repeat, we professionals we cannot do, but I repeat I am with the player and I understand the player

"Norwich manager : "We created something special today because I think it's the biggest success in Norwich City's FA Cup history for nearly 30 years

To go through this round and to do this was a fantastic performance

I'm pretty happy with the performance, I'm also delighted for all our supporters and for everyone who is connected with Norwich City because we showed a great unity, a great spirit and it was a great performance

"The Dutchman has made a name for himself when it comes to spot-kick heroics

He sprung from the bench in the 2014 World Cup to win a penalty shootout for the Netherlands against Costa Rica and was at it again six years on when Norwich needed his skills

The experienced stopper was majestic during normal time, too, denying Lo Celso and Moura with some brilliant blocking

Tottenham go to Burnley on Saturday Night Football, live on Sky Sports Premier League at 5

30pm, while Norwich are at Sheffield United in the Premier League at 3pm on Saturday

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Chelsea secured their passage into the FA Cup quarter-finals as they beat Liverpool 2-0 in an enthralling tie at Stamford Bridge

Willian and Ross Barkley scored in each half on Tuesday night, as they inflicted back-to-back defeats on Jurgen Klopp's side - who failed to bounce back from their first Premier League defeat of the season at Watford on Saturday

It was the first time Liverpool had lost two games in a row since January 2019, and it also ended their hopes of an illustrious Treble - although Klopp's seven changes would suggest he is more focused on the battles that lie ahead, including an attempt to overhaul Atletico Madrid in their last-16 Champions League tie next week

For Frank Lampard, who won this competition four times as a player, it was a massive win and will help lift his players after some recent difficulties in the Premier League and Champions League

They will be in the hat for the last eight

The first half fulfilled every cliche going about end-to-end cup ties, with virtually the entire 45 minutes played at a relentless pace

Liverpool started the brighter but the opener went the way of Chelsea on 13 minutes

Some loose passing as Liverpool tried to play out from the back saw Fabinho lose the ball to Willian

He then shot from the edge of the area and Adrian somehow let the ball through his grasp and squirm into the bottom corner

At the other end his opposite number Kepa Arrizabalaga, who was recalled to the Chelsea side after losing his place to Willy Caballero, was clearly intent on impressing and earning his No 1 spot back

He made several fine saves to keep Liverpool out in the first half, including an impressive triple stop on 20 minutes as he denied Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and then Curtis Jones all in quick succession

Klopp sent Liverpool out early again for the start of the second half - just as he did at Watford on Saturday - but once again they looked flat

After 64 minutes Chelsea managed to double their lead through Barkley, who was inadvertently played in by a Virgil van Dijk header before charging 50 yards and finishing low from the edge of the area

Pedro then had a chance to kill the tie a few minutes later as he also got in behind before facing Adrian one on one, but he shot straight at the goalkeeper

There would be no recovery from Liverpool, though, even as Klopp threw on Roberto Firmino, James Milner and later Mohamed Salah, and now no Treble either

Chelsea's : "It was an impressive performance

It is hard to be comprehensive against Liverpool because of the team that they are, but I couldn't have asked for any more with the spirit, the work ethic and the quality

"You've got to defend well to keep a clean sheet against them because of the team that they are, but we deserved to win the game

"Liverpool's : "Losing two nil is not good, but in this case it's relatively easy to explain

We made to massive mistakes around the goals

"The performance tonight was completely different to the performance against Watford

Against Watford, it was really bad

Tonight, it was not bad

I liked the reaction

I liked the way we played

There was some good stuff

Lampard will have been pleased with the performance of his goalkeeper Kepa, who reacted exactly as he hoped he would on his return to the side

The Spaniard had been left out of Chelsea's last six games, but made several excellent saves and commanded his box well

An absolute toss-up between two Chelsea midfielders

Billy Gilmour was sensational and will have given Lampard real food for thought as he turns his attention to their Premier League clash with Everton on Sunday, but Barkley just edges it

He had one of those evenings where he looked the class player he could and should be with more consistency, and took his goal superbly

Billy Gilmour was handed a third start of the season by Lampard - with the previous two coming in the Carabao Cup - and his faith in the 18-year-old Scottish midfielder was rewarded

"I've got absolute trust in Billy," said Lampard

"When he first came in against Sheffield United and we drew the game people questioned this kid who looks about 15

But if he's small in stature then he's huge in personality in talent

"When I look at a midfield player I ask if he wants to receive the ball in all position and all moments and he does

I see if he wants to make angles, pick the right pass and put a foot in and he does

He does all the right things and he's humble

"All his family were here tonight and what a performance, not just as a youngster coming into the team, he performed like a top-class player going up against top-class players

It was an immaculate performance

"Both sides are back in Premier League action at the weekend

Liverpool host Bournemouth on Saturday (12

30pm), and Chelsea welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge on Super Sunday, live on Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm

Kick-off is at 2pm

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Miguel Almiron scored twice to help Newcastle into the last eight of the FA Cup, despite West Brom almost mounting a late comeback in a terrific encounter

Newcastle are into the quarters for the first time since 2006 after winning 3-2 at The Hawthorns on Tuesday night, but Championship leaders Albion pushed their Premier League opponents all the way

Both teams had early chances as Kyle Edwards tested Magpies goalkeeper Karl Darlow from range and Allan Saint-Maximin struck the crossbar, before Almiron scored twice in 12 minutes before the break

His first was a fine clipped finish on the run after Saint-Maximin's through ball, before Joelinton back-heeled a pass inside the box and Almiron smashed home his second

Immediately after the restart, Valentino Lazaro bundled in a third from close range, before Matt Phillips pulled one back for West Brom and Kenneth Zohore netted a second late on in a very open cup tie

The opening minutes of the game saw chances come at both ends, though only one goalkeeper faced a real early test

Nabil Bentaleb broke free through the centre for Newcastle, but needing to find a square pass to tee up Almiron, succeeded in only passing behind his team-mate who was free in the area

Minutes later, Edwards won the ball back for West Brom 10 yards outside the Newcastle penalty box, but his quick turn and shot was beaten away by Darlow

The Magpies' first real sight of goal came just before the 20-minute mark, when Joelinton dribbled in off the left wing, beat two defenders and shot toward the near post - but Jonathan Bond was equal to the effort

Newcastle began to exert their dominance midway through the half and two spectacular moments from Saint-Maximin proved too much for the Baggies to handle

First, he spun 30 yards out and cracked in a drive which rattled the top of the post, with Bond nowhere near the shot, then fed a well-weighted pass through the centre for Almiron to race onto and clip a fine finish into the far corner, opening the scoring

West Brom attempted to mount a response before the break, but they left themselves open to the counter-attack a number of times and it was Newcastle who grabbed a second before half-time

Joelinton held off a defender in the box and played a clever back-heeled pass towards the penalty spot, allowing Almiron to stride onto the ball and smash home his second

If Slaven Bilic had spent the half-time interval issuing new instructions and a rallying call to his West Brom troops, they were quickly rendered irrelevant

Within a minute of the restart, a long switched pass out to the left found the ever-influential Saint-Maximin in space and he delivered an early, low cross toward Lazaro in the middle

Bond attempted to dive out and palm the danger away, but succeeded only in hitting the ball straight at the Austrian, who bundled in the third goal

West Brom did continue to push forward and created a slew of half-chances, with Filip Krovinovic shooting just over and Kyle Bartley heading across the face of goal, before they finally found the net with just over 15 minutes left

Edwards had just struck the crossbar with a deflected shot from range, when sub Zohore nodded down a cross for Phillips to volley into the ground and up into the net

They might have scored another only a minute later to set up a frantic finish, when Darlow spilled a shot into Zohore's path, but the striker couldn't control the rebound on the run

He did however net a second for the Baggies in stoppage time, turning home after Edwards' excellent run and cut-back, but there was no further time to complete the comeback

Newcastle progress into the quarters for the first time since 2005/06, but most pleasing of all for manager Steve Bruce might be the offensive prowess his team showed after four consecutive Premier League games without a goal

For West Brom, the focus will revert to their Championship campaign and the push for promotion to the top flight, where Newcastle will now surely have more reason for confidence of remaining themselves

The Newcastle boss might have been happy with the performance and result, but after the whistle he was still annoyed with an article published the day prior to the match which suggested he had been involved in a falling-out with Saint-Maximin

Bruce vehemently denied it was the case and reiterated his stance that he was merely looking out for his winger's fitness

The Newcastle attacker was involved in all his team's best moments, set up two goals and almost netted a thunderous strike of his own

His vision in the pass helped get the most out of Almiron's constant movement

rejected the suggestion that he might have regretted making wholesale changes, after his second-string outfit pushed Newcastle all the way

"The league is the priority," the boss said

"Some of the players needed a rest considering the league situation

"I also had a lot of players and they deserved a game and deserved a chance

"We are not a club which should be proud or happy after defeat

I'm very disappointed with the result but very happy with the performance, especially in the second half

"We paid them too much respect

We said to the guys at half time to unleash themselves more, I knew there was more and then the second half started in the worst possible way

" also pointed out that the league form remains the priority, but acknowledged that this result and run in the cup could spur his team on across both competitions

"The Premier League is the most important thing for all of us, make no doubt about that, but it can only help

We've had a difficult time

"The Premier League is very difficult

We've got a decent platform

I know we're capable of getting the points we need

"It's a great competition, when you get this far you try to get to where you want to try to get to

"I experienced it at Hull (reaching the final in 2014) and ask the supporters at Hull, the day out at Wembley is the one they enjoyed

We're a step closer, let's see who we get

"We made a bit of hard work of it but for a large period of time I was delighted with the way we played

It's a shame the last 10 minutes has spoiled it for us

"Both teams have league action at the weekend; West Brom are away to Swansea in the Championship, while Newcastle face Southampton away in the Premier League

Both games kick-off at 3pm on Saturday

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Goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah either side of half-time sent Arsenal through to the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win at Portsmouth

Arsenal were fortunate to go into the break a goal up, and it came from an unlikely source as Sokratis controlled a volley into the bottom corner from Reiss Nelson's dangerous cross (45+4)

Nelson created the second shortly after the break, taking on his man on the right before delivering for Nketiah to bundle home from close range (51)

Arsenal are now in the quarter-finals for the first time in three seasons, with the last-eight draw taking place on Wednesday evening

Arsenal made nine changes in total, including giving January capture Pablo Mari a debut at centre-back, but Portsmouth themselves also rung the changes, making six having played on Friday evening

Kenny Jackett's side started the stronger at Fratton Park, forcing Arsenal into some desperate last-ditch defending, and registering eight shots on the opposition goal in the first half, but without testing Emiliano Martinez

Lucas Torreira was taken off on a stretcher with a worrying ankle injury, replaced by Dani Ceballos, and Arsenal should have taken the lead with Gabriele Martinelli struck over at close range from a good Nelson centre

Nelson tried again during first-half stoppage time from the right flank, and this time it resulted in the opener as his superb, whipped delivery was met by Sokratis 10 yards out, the defender placing a fine volley into the bottom right corner

Nelson was causing problems again six minutes into the second half, easing his way past Steve Seddon before crossing for Nketiah, who netted at the second attempt after not quite connecting with his first effort

Arsenal loosened up further and looked for a third, but goalkeeper Alex Bass did superbly to tip over Bukayo Saka's left-footed swinging effort

At the end of the game, Portsmouth were singing about their own trip to Wembley for the Leasing

com Trophy final against Salford in April, but for Arsenal, this competition represents their only chance for silverware this season as Mikel Arteta looks to bring success back to the Emirates

Arsenal fans their first glimpse of Pablo Mari and although there will be sterner tests to come for the Spanish defender, he put in an assured display alongside David Luiz at the heart of Mikel Arteta's defence

His first touch in an Arsenal shirt was a crucial block as he got his body in the way of Gareth Evans' powerful long-range drive in second minute of the match

Portsmouth were the better side for much of the first half and they threw everything at Arsenal, but Mari did well to cope with aerial bombardment, making a couple of crucial headers as the Gunners went into the break unscathed

Arteta's side took full control of the game after the break, which allowed Mari to show some glimpses of his ability on the ball

He kept things simple, making 77 passes with a 89

5 per cent success rate and successfully completed 13 of 17 attempted long balls, but his distribution was excellent

It was a performance that impressed head coach Arteta

"At a tough place like this, I think he responded really, really well," Arteta told

"He was steady, he was calm, and he was comfortable on the ball

I was very pleased with him

"Again, there will be stiffer examinations to come and Arteta will need to see more before deciding whether to make his loan move from Flamengo permanent for £8m in the summer, but it's a promising start for the 26-year-old

Portsmouth manager : "We had moments around their box

But they got blocks in and defended well

When we got deliveries in, Emiliano Martinez caught them

We needed those moments and the goal

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we needed to get in to half-time at 0-0 and build the tempo in the second half

"Being 2-0 down against Arsenal, any side in the country will find it difficult

They can get their tails up and make you pay

It can be a lot more than 2-0

We couldn't quite get that goal back

The better side won

"It's been a great cup run

I'm disappointed we couldn't take it further, but we played against a good side and a good club

We have to put it behind us and look forward

"Arsenal head coach : "I'm really pleased with them [the youngsters]

I'm enjoying working with the players

They deserve a chance

It's always a risk but they're worth the risk

"It was a great atmosphere and Portsmouth made it difficult

We knew we'd have moments we could suffer but we reacted and got control of the game

We got two goals and could have had a few more

"There is a long way to go

But we're on the right path

We'll see what happens in the draw

We'll keep going because we love this competition

"Arsenal now host West Ham in the Premier League at 3pm on Saturday, while Portsmouth are at Peterborough in League One, also on Saturday at 3pm

The quarter-final draw will take place on Wednesday evening at around 9

50pm

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Heung-Min Son's 87th-minute penalty sent Tottenham into the FA Cup fifth round as they beat Southampton 3-2 in their fourth-round replay

An early own goal from Jack Stephens (12) on his 100th Southampton appearance handed Tottenham the advantage, but Shane Long (34) equalised before the break

Danny Ings deservedly fired Southampton ahead in the 72nd minute, but not long after, Lucas Moura (78) levelled things up

As it looked like the game was heading to extra-time, Son converted from the spot after being bought down by Angus Gunn in the area to send Tottenham into the fifth round, setting up a home tie against Norwich

Southampton will be wondering what happened as they had been by far the better side, yet collapsed after going in front, and they are now left to focus on pushing for a Europa League place in the Premier League

Having seen Ings and Nathan Redmond shoot straight at Hugo Lloris in the opening 10 minutes, Spurs were the recipients of a large slice of luck at the other end as they took the lead

Harry Winks' long ball allowed Ryan Sessegnon to burst into the box, but Stephens brilliantly denied him a shot with a sliding tackle

However, he was not rewarded as the ball fell to Tanguy Ndombele on the edge of the area and the Frenchman's shot, which was going wide, cannoned off Stephens on the floor and into the bottom corner

It was cruel on Southampton but they were not deterred and continued to create regular chances

One of them fell to Ings and he would have expected to score as James Ward-Prowse's long ball sent him in on goal, but the in-form striker hit the crossbar

The deserved equaliser came in the 34th minute as Saints sliced their visitors open again

Redmond was given too much space to get a shot away, which Lloris could only parry into the path of Long, who made no mistake with the rebound

The second half started in a similar fashion and only a bad miss by Sofiane Boufal stopped the visitors taking the lead as he scuffed his shot at the far post and could not even hit the target

Spurs had been virtually non-existent as an attacking threat, yet they created a brilliant chance to go in front as Son's cross was begging to be headed home by Moura, but five yards out in the middle of the goal he somehow put it wide

That was a fleeting moment for Spurs as Southampton continued to look the most likely, with Jannik Vestergaard forcing Lloris into a flying save with a header

And they finally went ahead 18 minutes from time with a breakaway goal of stunning quality

Redmond, picking the ball up on the edge of his own area, beat four men before sliding in Ings, who cut inside and clinically found the bottom corner

It looked desperate for Spurs, but to their credit they mounted a fine response, inspired by Dele Alli

The substitute first played a one-two with Moura, before the Brazilian created some pace and fired into the bottom corner

They then won it in the 88th minute as Son scored his fourth goal in four games

A fast break saw Alli play the South Korean in, he rounded goalkeeper Angus Gunn, but was brought down and referee David Coote pointed to the spot

Son was the man who converted as Spurs edged through to the next round

Tottenham manager "The best team lost

The best team on the pitch lost

If you look at it in a pragmatic way, forgetting that they had their best players, they had their full team, they had one more day to rest, we were really in trouble

"We were in real, real trouble to build a team, lots of fatigue after the match against Manchester City

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if you forget these important items and you analyse in a simple pragmatic way, the best team lost

"They were the best team, but I cannot forget all the other circumstances, and my players, they were phenomenal

The way they react was fantastic

They showed incredible heart and had a great connection with the crowd

"Saints boss : "It's nice that he praises us, but it doesn't help me

Not every game of football is about being the better team, it is about being the winning team

And we're not

"It is easy for him to praise us

They were more clinical because in the last 15 minutes they turned the table in the way that is part of a good team

We couldn't defend how we wanted to because this is very disappointing for me

Being strong for 75 minutes is not enough

"Tottenham embark on their mid-season winter break before returning to Premier League action at Aston Villa on Sunday February 16, live on , at 2pm

Southampton also enjoy a pause before resuming their league campaign at home to Burnley on Saturday, February 15; Kick-off at 12

30pm

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Substitute Jason Cummings was the two-goal hero as Shrewsbury produced a stunning comeback to draw 2-2 with Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round

Curtis Jones' early finish followed by Donald Love's own goal in the opening seconds of the second half had look to seal it for the Premier League leaders before the drama unfolded

Josh Laurent won a penalty midway through the second half that Cummings converted and the forward then raced through to earn a replay for the League One side

Jurgen Klopp turned to Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino in search of a winner but Shrewsbury were good value and pushed hard for a third of their own in a thrilling cup tie

It was a much changed team from Klopp, as expected, but there was no shortage of quality with Joel Matip and Fabinho returning to the starting line-up after injury

Fabinho looked shaky in the opening 45 minutes but there was plenty of class on show elsewhere - as was obvious in the build-up to the opening goal

January signing Takumi Minamino held the ball up well before feeding the impressive playmaker Pedro Chirivella and his fine pass put Jones away to score

This was the second consecutive appearance that Jones has scored in after his wonder strike against Everton in the third round and he looked bright once again

But just when it seemed that Liverpool might run away with it, Sam Ricketts' Shrewsbury side showed they were a threat on the counter-attack through Sean Whalley and Callum Lang

It was Whalley who had the best chance after Fabinho was dispossessed but when one-on-one with Adrian it was the goalkeeper who out-thought him with a fine block

Soon after, Whalley was away again down the left channel but this time he could only scuff his left-footed shot wide of Adrian's far post and the opportunity was lost

Shrewsbury must have felt like their chance had gone when Love inexplicably stroked the ball beyond his own goalkeeper within seconds of the restart

But that proved the catalyst for a renewed push from the home side and though Lang saw a shot well saved by Adrian, the goal came midway through the second half

The superb Laurent raced through and was taken down by Yasser Larouci just outside the box only to see the referee point to the spot

Cummings slotted that past Adrian with ease and the Montgomery Waters Meadow went wild soon after when the unlikely equaliser arrived

Max O'Leary saved well from Divock Origi before launching a long ball upfield that saw Cummings get the better of Lovren before finishing expertly

Salah did come close to heading in the winner but the goal would not come for Klopp's side and Liverpool now face a replay that will eat into their winter break

For Shrewsbury, the game at Anfield will be rather more welcome

"This is what football is all about, especially for us

The league is our bread and butter but this is what makes it for the supporters and everything around it

It's fantastic

It's what it does for us long-term wise in terms of revenue too

" "We sent so many invitations to the opponent today that it's difficult to win the game

We don't have enough time to say what wasn't right today

We gave them so many chances and Adrian was given too much to do

They slowed the game down and at 2-0 up it looked like we were 2-1 down

It's difficult to explain but it's the minimum that they deserved from the game today

"Shrewsbury are back in League One action against Gillingham on Wednesday and there's no rest for the Premier League leaders either

Klopp's side travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham in a game that was rearranged because of Liverpool's commitments in the Club World Cup late last year

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Manchester City cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 4-0 victory against 10-man Fulham at the Etihad Stadium

Pep Guardiola's side's task was made much easier in the sixth minute when they were awarded a penalty after Tim Ream brought down Gabriel Jesus in the box

The Championship side were dealt a further blow as Ream was shown a straight red card, while Ilkay Gundogan made no mistake from the spot (8)

Bernardo Silva doubled City's lead in the 19th minute when he twisted and turned on the edge of the box before finding the bottom corner from 20 yards

It took the hosts until the 72nd minute to further extend their advantage but two goals in three minutes from Gabriel Jesus (72, 75) added a flourish to the scorline as City kept the defence of the trophy they won last May firmly on track

Fulham contributed to their own downfall at the Etihad Stadium with a number of mistakes, not least Ream's disastrous early intervention

Jesus was played through by Gundogan but before the Brazilian could shoot he was pulled back from the shoulder by Ream

Referee Kevin Friend immediately pointed to the spot and brandished the red card

Gundogan rolled the penalty into the bottom corner and City piled on the pressure with Angelino, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden all going close

The inevitable second goal came after 19 minutes

At first it seemed the chance may have gone for Bernardo Silva as he was forced out of the area but his footwork tricked the defenders

He created space with a smart turn and then clipped a shot into the bottom corner, registering City's 100th goal of the season in the process

City then eased off the gas but Fulham were almost caught out again by another break and Joe Bryan resorted to a cynical foul to halt a Mahrez charge

Mahrez fired over early in the second half and was taken off soon afterwards, perhaps to get some rest ahead of Wednesday's derby

But there was no respite for Fulham as Sterling came on to replace him and struck the bar within minutes of coming on after being played in by David Silva

David Silva then set up Jesus but Terence Kongolo, making his Fulham debut after moving on loan from Huddersfield, denied him with a fine tackle

While that was a good moment for Kongolo, he had one to forget in the 72nd minute when he was dispossessed by Bernardo Silva

The ball was worked back to Joao Cancelo and his precise cross was headed firmly home by Jesus

Fulham made almost the same mistakes again moments later, this time Michael Hector gifting the ball to Jesus

He played in Foden, whose shot was saved by Marek Rodak, but the Brazilian followed up to head in from close range and complete the job

City may be out of Premier League title contention but they have no intention of giving up either of the other two domestic trophies they won last season easily

Their goals took their tally to the season in all competitions to 102 and put them in good heart for the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester United in midweek

Manchester City manager : "After one or two minutes I thought it would be a tough game

It is a team with a lot of courage but after the red card it was a little bit different

They could not run but they tried to play

"The performance is difficult to analyse

If it had been 11 against 11, it would have been a tough game

"Fulham boss : "We understand the challenge ahead when you come to play a world-class team but the plan and preparation you do goes out of the window after six minutes when you go down to 10 men and they score a goal

It would have been a hard game with 11 men but with 10 it makes it even more difficult

But I am very proud

I have been in this job for a year and it was one of the proudest I have been of them

"I asked the team to show personality and be brave

I saw a team which was committed and brave, putting themselves in positions and on offer to show what they are about

It would have been easy to come here, surrender possession, boot the ball as far from your goal and sit on the edge of your box

We lacked penetration but we showed a real identity

"Manchester City are in Carabao Cup action in midweek

They face Manchester United in the second leg of their semi-final at the Etihad Stadium, live on ; Kick-off 7

45pm

Fulham are back in Championship action next Saturday when they host Huddersfield at Craven Cottage; kick-off 3pm

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Arsenal set up an FA Cup fifth-round tie at League One Portsmouth after holding on for a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Bournemouth

The Gunners did not waste any time getting into their stride at the Vitality Stadium as Bukayo Saka (5) finished an excellent team move to give his side the lead before Eddie Nketiah (26), making his first start since returning from a loan spell at Leeds, doubled Mikel Arteta's side's advantage

After the break, Bournemouth searched for a way back into the game with Jack Simpson and Dan Gosling both going close, and they were eventually handed a lifeline when substitute Sam Surridge scored in the fourth minute of eight additional minutes

Eddie Howe's side did have one final opportunity to force a replay, but Lewis Cook's drive failed to test goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez as the Gunners held on to extend their unbeaten run to six matches in all competitions

, while Bournemouth, who are 18th in the Premier League, must turn their attention to securing their top-flight status

Arteta's side flew out of the traps, taking the lead inside six minutes through Saka's powerful drive

The Gunners worked their way up field with a 22-pass move as Joe Willock picked out Gabriel Martinelli in the Bournemouth penalty area before the Brazilian laid the ball off to the overlapping full-back

Saka looked as though he was going square the ball across the face of Mark Travers' goal but hammered the ball home off the underside of the crossbar

Arsenal weren't letting Bournemouth find any rhythm and they deservedly doubled their advantage in the 26th minute

Saka turned provider as a well-worked Arsenal move ended with the full-back crossing for Nketiah to convert from eight yards out

VAR was asked to look at a potential offside against Martinelli in the build-up, but the Arsenal fans were soon celebrating again as the goal was given

Bournemouth finally grabbed a foothold in the game right at the end of the first half and they almost pulled a goal back when Harry Wilson thumped a volley towards goal, but Martinez stood firm at his near post to send his side in at the break two goals to the good

Arsenal continued to dominate without any great exertion after the break, but suffered a blow when Shkodran Mustafi was carried off just shy of the hour

Bournemouth capitalised on the defensive readjustment to cause mayhem at a corner, but Jack Simpson headed wide with the goal at his mercy after Martinez unwisely stepped off his line

As Arsenal looked to play out the win, Surridge popped up with a smart finish after a neat piece of control

Eight minutes of added time even allowed Bournemouth to hunt an equaliser, but Cook blasted over from 18 yards as the Gunners held on

Bournemouth boss : "The start was hugely disappointing

Maybe the early goal rocked us psychologically, but we really struggled to deal with Arsenal in that first half-an-hour

It was all the basics really

"Once we recovered, I thought we were fine, and the better team in the second half, but it was too late

I don't think we learned too much tonight because our mentality wasn't right in the first half hour

And we'll kick ourselves now because that game was there for us

"Arsenal head coach : "Very pleased

It's always tough to come here and win, and we've done it with a young team as well

"I have a lot of faith in them

I think they are developing really well

They are willing and hungry and will only get better

We analyse opponents and try to generate situations that are favourable for our players

"I was worried with their history in the last few weeks we would concede in the last few minutes

Our history with this cup is massive for the club

We need to take it step by step

"Arsenal have been linked with PSG left-back Layvin Kurzawa during the January transfer window with Sead Kolasinac and Kieran Tierney out injured, but the performances of Saka in recent weeks may have prompted a rethink from Arteta

The 18-year-old produced another mature performance at the Vitality Stadium and he showed all of his prowess going forward, scoring Arsenal's opener before setting up Nketiah for what proved to be the winning goal

Saka has now both scored and assisted in three separate games for Arsenal this season (vs Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege and today against Bournemouth) - no other player has done so more than once for the Gunners in 2019-20

He has also been directly involved in ten goals in all competitions for Arsenal this season (3 goals & 7 assists) with only Gabriel Martinelli (13) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (17) have been involved in more for the Gunners this season

Bournemouth are back in action on Saturday when they host Aston Villa in the Premier League; Kick-off 3pm

Arsenal play next Sunday when they travel to Burnley in the Premier League, live on from 1pm

Kick-off at Turf Moor is at 2pm

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A superb solo effort from Allan Saint-Maximin saw Newcastle edge past Oxford in extra-time of their FA Cup replay and reach the fifth round for the first time in 14 years

Oxford took the tie the distance with two goals in a frenetic final six minutes of normal time but Saint-Maximin's strike was enough to settle the contest 3-2 in favour of Steve Bruce's side

Recent cup runs have been lacking for Newcastle but they would have thought they were on a smooth course to round five as Sean Longstaff and Joelinton had them two goals up at half-time of a replay which stemmed from a forgettable 0 0 draw at St James' Park

But their League One opponents rallied late on, Liam Kelly's free-kick getting them back into the tie before Nathan Holland's fine strike deep into added time took the game into extra-time

"Well if there was ever an FA Cup that grabbed hold of you then tonight was it," said Bruce

"I thought we deserved it

I know it was a hairy cup tie and great for the neutral

"(It was) bloody awful for myself and the Newcastle fans but it wouldn't be Newcastle without a story so lets go to West Brom and take them on

"I think it is significant for a club like ours to get into the fifth round, I know what it does for the club, the city and the supporters

"We are in the next round, we have made hard work of it against Rochdale and Oxford but I think we fully deserved it

"Wayne Rooney scored as Derby booked an FA Cup date with his former club Manchester United by beating Northampton 4-2

Rooney netted a second-half penalty as the Championship Rams saw off their League Two visitors in a fourth-round replay at Pride Park

Goals from Andre Wisdom and Duane Holmes put Derby 2-0 ahead at the break before Nicky Adams pulled one back

Jack Marriott and Rooney made the game safe for Derby but the Cobblers grabbed another consolation with a Sam Hoskins spot-kick

Goalkeeper Lee Camp was Birmingham's hero as the Sky Bet Championship side clinched a place in the Emirates FA Cup fifth round on penalties against Coventry

Camp saved penalties from substitutes Liam Walsh and Jamie Allen as Birmingham won 4-1 in a shootout after twice coming from behind in a 2-2 draw after extra-time

Captain Harlee Dean's spot-kick sealed victory, while substitutes Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jeremie Bela and Gary Gardner also netted from the spot to enable Birmingham to book a trip to Leicester in the last 16

Dean made it 1-1 in the second minute of time added on, and a hopeful cross by Bela in the 120th minute saw Birmingham draw to cancel out goals from Amadou Bakayoko (50) and Max Biamou (114)

Mark Robins' visitors could have won in normal time but Biamou missed two excellent chances after Bakayoko's goal

Reading claimed a dramatic penalty shoot-out FA Cup victory over Cardiff to book a fifth-round home tie with Premier League Sheffield United

In a game that finished 3-3 after extra time, Josh Murphy and Robert Glatzel struck either side of the interval for Cardiff before Omar Richards and substitute Andy Rinomhota forced another 30 minutes

Murphy pounced on a Gabriel Osho mistake to poke home his second and restore Cardiff's lead, but Yakou Meite forced penalties four minutes from time

Reading won the resulting shoot-out 4-1 as Garath McCleary, Osho, Jordan Obita and Sone Aluko gave the Royals a 100 per cent return from the spot and Cardiff's nerve buckled as Aden Flint and Will Vaulks missed

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The youngest team in Liverpool's history justified the faith Jurgen Klopp placed in them when he absented himself and his first team from their FA Cup fourth-round replay by beating Shrewsbury 1-0 at Anfield

Former Manchester United academy player Ro-Shaun Williams' 75th-minute own goal proved to be the difference, moments after the League One visitors saw David Edwards' header ruled out by VAR

Klopp had been accused of disrespecting the cup when he chose to honour the mid-season Premier League break by sending all his stars on holiday rather than play in this game

But their replacements did themselves, Klopp and the club proud with a performance full of confidence and commitment which belied their tender years

With an average age of 19 years and 102 days, three debutants, 36 senior appearances between them and squad numbers ranging from 46 to 93 this was a very inexperienced team at any level never mind a somewhat controversial cup tie in front of almost 53,000 at Anfield

There was at least some first-team representation at the match with James Milner, who has remained behind to continue his rehabilitation work at Melwood rather than going away, sat in the first row behind the dugout

Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes due to an accident closing the M62 motorway which immediately prompted numerous jokes on social media about the Liverpool youngsters being out late on a school night

Coincidentally a number of these players were scheduled for an 'education' session on Wednesday morning but for this night it was Shrewsbury who got a schooling

When striker Liam Millar, a Canada international with eight caps, robbed Ethan Ebanks-Landell just outside his own penalty area in the first couple of minutes, the tone was set

The youngsters buzzed about the Anfield pitch not overawed by, for most, the biggest occasion of their short careers and dominated possession - as high as 78 per cent in the first half

They were not lacking in confidence either with first-half individual highlights of Curtis Jones, who became Liverpool's youngest captain at the age of 19 years and five days, including a drag-back nutmeg on Ro-Shaun Williams and a rabona cross

But they lacked a cutting edge, right-back Neco Williams going closest with an angled drive wide of the far post, and with the visitors - starting 10 players from the original tie - showing little intent to go forward, the half ended goalless

Attacking the Kop in the second half the impressive Neco Williams should probably have scored soon after the break but was denied by goalkeeper Max O'Leary's outstretched foot, coming just seconds after Callum Lang's rare foray into the Liverpool penalty area ended with him going down after a tangle with Ki-Jana Hoever

If playing at Anfield was a new experience for Liverpool's side, VAR was a novelty for Shrewsbury and it came to the hosts' rescue on the hour when Shaun Whalley nodded in Edwards' rebounded shot only for the referral to rule it out for offside

Harvey Elliott and Jones both fluffed a close-range range attempts as the home side began to add some threat to their dominance but when the goal eventually arrived it came with some considerable assistance

Neco Williams' long ball forward was aimed at Elliott but namesake Ro-Shaun intervened, heading back over his own goalkeeper from the edge of his own penalty area

It was then credit to Liverpool's youngsters that they saw out the remainder of the game with few alarms and were still attacking in added time

Chelsea at Stamford Bridge await in the last 16, when Klopp and some of his first-team stars will be back

Liverpool U23s boss : "The maturity that those young boys showed to play that game was remarkable

They actually calmed me on the side and over 90 minutes, I think we had the better chances, and were just about the deserved winners on the night

"The boss was in touch this afternoon with some words of advice and some encouragement, which was really nice of him

"I've not checked my phone, but we had a message from the staff at the end there saying he's absolutely delighted with the performance and he's buzzing

We've given him a game against Chelsea to look forward to

"Shrewsbury boss : "I feel a little bit flat to be honest with you as we struggled to get going tonight

We've played so many games

That was our 39th of the season, and we looked like a side who just couldn't quite get going

"Liverpool moved the ball really well

They're bright, lively and played well

We just weren't at it

You can't play at 95 per cent

"We had a spell after half-time where we had a goal disallowed, asked a few questions, but we were too passive

"Former Liverpool midfielder told :"I don't think he needed to vindicate his reasons for not fielding the first team with everything that's going on

Considering the opposition, he clearly felt the kids could do a job, and they've done the job

"In terms of him not being there, I suppose he's got away with that a little bit

If they'd lost the game, it would've been highlighted a little more

"He would've motivated the younger lads naturally

The intensity always goes up, but those questions about his absence have now been nullified

"Liverpool now have their mid-season winter break, returning to action in the Premier League against Norwich at Carrow Road on Saturday February 15; live on

Kick-off is at 5

30pm

Shrewsbury return to Sky Bet League One action this weekend, hosting MK Dons on Saturday at 3pm

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Kelechi Iheanacho's close-range finish after four minutes was enough to send Leicester through to the FA Cup fifth round in a battling 1-0 win over Sky Bet Championship side Brentford at Griffin Park

Ayoze Perez and Marc Albrighton both had chances to extend that lead in the opening period but the Bees produced a spirited second-half performance

Thomas Frank's men were the better side after the restart, with Emiliano Marcondes striking the post before substitute Bryan Mbeumo saw his effort ruled out for offside

The result means Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers extends his remarkable unbeaten run to 32 British cup matches ahead of his side's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Aston Villa on Tuesday, live on

"The attitude of the team was first class, we started the game very well," Rodgers said

"You can see how well Brentford have done this year with the football they played so we knew we had to be focused

"It was back in 1949 when Brentford recorded its biggest crowd of 38,678 at an FA Cup tie against Leicester

While there were not so many on Saturday -12,221 to be precise - it felt twice as full for the club's final FA Cup game at the famous old ground before their move into the Brentford Community Stadium next season

Brentford boss Thomas Frank made 10 changes for the third-round clash against Stoke following a gruelling Christmas schedule, and the Dane made nine here, with a crucial Championship game with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday taking priority

That meant the absence of Said Benrahma, Bryan Mbeumo and Ollie Watkins - their front three who account for 77 per cent of Brentford's goals this season

Frank admitted afterwards that a replay would have been the "worst possible scenario" - and the occasion looked to have got the better of his youthful replacements as inside four minutes, they were behind

Perez had already gone close inside the opening 20 seconds when Dennis Praet lasered a superb pass into the path of the overlapping James Justin and the full-back's cross was tapped home by Iheanacho for his ninth goal in his last nine FA Cup starts

Brentford looked shell-shocked as Rodgers' side nearly doubled their lead when Demarai Gray lashed a free-kick into the side-netting, moments after Praet's stinging shot was blocked by Julian Jeanvier

First sign of life from the hosts came after 16 minutes as Jeanvier's cross flicked off the head of Caglar Soyuncu to Jan Zamburek

Marcondes was released to his left but could only fire high into the side-netting

Brentford created trouble of their own making 15 minutes before the break as Luka Racic was dispossessed by Hamza Choudhury, allowing Albrighton to take on the loose ball, only to fire just wide

Brentford suffered another lapse in concentration as Perez was slipped through the middle by Iheanacho but his shot was straight at Luke Daniels

Having been guilty at times of showing their Premier League opponents too much respect in the opening period, Frank breathed confidence into his players at the restart and they were by far the better side for the opening 15 minutes of the second half

Joel Valencia blasted wide when well placed and their courage on the ball was very nearly rewarded just after the hour-mark as Marcondes' teasing cross from the left struck the foot of the post before Christian Fuchs scrambled the ball clear to prevent substitute Josh Dasilva from having a simple tap in

Leicester were content to sit back and hold onto their slender lead, but that was so very nearly extinguished with seven minutes remaining

Marcondes was the architect once more as his corner was met on the volley by Racic but his shot was tipped over by Danny Ward

From the resulting set piece, Leicester's reluctance to seek a second nearly proved costly as Mbeumo flashed his shot on the volley home but the substitute was correctly flagged offside as the hosts fell just short

Brentford boss : "I'm very pleased with the performance

You can't ask for more

They put everything out there and I've praised the players in the changing room

"They were brave, pressed aggressively and I know they scored early with a bit of brilliance and Premier League class but we created opportunities and at least a draw would've been a fair result

"Leicester boss : "We were aggressive and got the goal but we lacked the precision to get one or two more

Some misplaced passes gave them some impetus but the attitude of the team was first class

Danny made a superb save towards the end and I'm delighted to be in the next round

"This is a club with a great history so it was really special to be here

Seeing the standing area behind the goal brought you back to real football

"This was a very encouraging performance from a Brentford side consisting of six players from their B team aged 20 or younger

Despite so many changes, they still had a plan, embodied by Marcondes

The midfielder is yet to make a Championship start since his return from a loan spell with Midtjylland, but the 24-year-old caught the eye here, adding to his match-winning display over Stoke in the previous round

The Dane very nearly forced a replay when his devilish cross from the left found its way through to strike the far post, while it was his set piece that led to Racic's speculative volley

Brentford host Nottingham Forest at Griffin Park on Tuesday - kick-off 7

45pm - before they travel to face Hull City on Saturday at 12

30pm, live on Sky Sports Football

The draw for the FA Cup fifth round will take place from 7

19pm on Monday

Every tie will be played in midweek, commencing on March 2

Leicester travel to Aston Villa on Tuesday for their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg, live on Sky Sports Football; kick-off 7

45pm

The Foxes host Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday at 12

30pm

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Sofiane Boufal's late equaliser gave Southampton an FA Cup fourth-round replay against Tottenham - meaning both sides will play a replay during their winter break

Spurs were heading to the fifth round after Heung-min Son put them ahead just before the hour mark, but substitute Boufal came off the bench to fire home in the 87th minute

It means the tie will be settled by another game, to take place when both sides were due to be on their winter break from the Premier League

Jose Mourinho, who celebrates his 57th birthday on Sunday, was three minutes away from a welcome win but the Saints were worthy of a draw after piling on the pressure late-on

Christian Eriksen was not involved for Spurs ahead of a proposed move to Inter Milan, although a potential replacement in Giovani Lo Celso shone, brilliantly setting up the goal

But that was not enough to get the job done as Boufal slammed home a deserved equaliser

Spurs endured a troubled visit to St Mary's in the Premier League on New Year's Day, losing the match as well as Harry Kane, Moussa Sissoko and Tanguy Ndombele to injuries

They had an early chance to set a much better tone as Son was played in by Dele Alli, but the South Korean wastefully dragged his shot wide from a great position

Son, albeit inadvertently, was again the reason Spurs did not go in front in the 28th minute as, after Moura had broken into the area, the ball ended up with Lo Celso, who put the ball into the back of the net

However, it was deflected off Son, who was getting back to his feet in an offside position and the goal was ruled out

Spurs' pace was causing their hosts trouble and a slick counter-attack saw them presented with their best chance

Son, Lo Celso and Alli were all involved as they moved it from back to front at speed and the England international slipped in Moura, whose low shot was saved by the feet of Angus Gunn

Having been lucky to be on level terms, Southampton almost went ahead a minute later, but some brilliant defending from Japhet Tanganga denied them

A quick free-kick played Danny Ings in and, after the striker got to the ball before a charging Hugo Lloris, a flying goal-line clearance from Tanganga stopped it going in

The Saints built on that and started the second half impressively and Ings again came within inches scoring

Spurs were dispossessed after trying to pass out from the back and Kevin Danso found Ings at the near post and an instinctive flick rolled just wide

Five minutes later Mourinho's men were ahead in sublime style

The move started in their own half as Lo Celso won possession and went on a mazy run, beating four men, before finding Lamela, who slipped Son in and this time the South Korean made no mistake as he drilled a low shot into the corner

VAR had a close look, first for offside and then checking for a foul by Alli, but it was allowed to stand

Southampton went all out for an equaliser and they had chances to find it, but Ings was unusually wasteful

First, he bent one wide from 20 yards and then missed a much better opportunity, sending a free header from Nathan Redmond's cross wide

The hosts kept coming, though, and were rewarded near the end as Boufal clinically slammed home Ings' cross

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Slaven Bilic dumped his former club out of the FA Cup as West Brom sank woeful West Ham 1-0 at the London Stadium

Bilic, sacked by the Hammers in 2017, came back to haunt them, with his Championship pace-setters running out deserved winners thanks to Conor Townsend's early strike

Gallingly for West Ham, this was pretty much their strongest available line-up while Bilic made eight changes to his - the Croatian's priority lying with the promotion race

Not only that, but Albion also played the final 18 minutes with 10 men after Semi Ajayi was sent off for a second booking

Among those drafted in by Bilic were experienced campaigners Charlie Austin, Chris Brunt and Gareth Barry, an FA Cup winner nine years ago with Manchester City

Barry and Brunt may have a combined age of 73 but they were more mobile than anyone in West Ham's plodding midfield

The rest of the Baggies side had pace, tempo, intensity and a clear game plan, all of which were lacking from the Premier League side

Their goal arrived in the ninth minute after a carefree 40-yard run from Filip Krovinovic led to a mix-up between Issa Diop and Carlos Sanchez and saw the ball fall at the feet of Townsend

The full-back still had plenty to do on the edge of the box, but he took a touch before pinging his shot across Darren Randolph into the far corner for his first Albion goal

They should have had more during an embarrassingly one-sided first half, but Krovinovic glanced a header narrowly wide before Austin planted a free header the wrong side of the post

Hammers boss David Moyes made a triple substitution at half-time, with the calamitous Sanchez making way for captain Mark Noble - while so bad was defender Fabian Balbuena that the injured Angelo Ogbonna went on in his place

Michail Antonio was also summoned to add some zip to the attack, but when his first break upfield fashioned a chance for Albian Ajeti, the Swiss striker's touch let him down

Sebastien Haller, West Ham's £45m record signing, shanked his one attempt on goal off target while Manuel Lanzini fired wide and Pablo Zabaleta headed over

Noble should have equalised in stoppage time but blazed over from 12 yards before burying his head in his hands

A draw would have flattered the Hammers, though, and they ultimately bowed out with a whimper and were roundly booed off at full-time

They now have only a relegation battle to look forward to, and if these two sides swap divisions in May, Bilic really will have had the last laugh

David Moyes pulled no punches after the defeat, saying he would have made more than three changes at half-time if he could

"I would have made a couple more if I was allowed to! We were passing the ball away, kicking it out of the pitch

I think it got better but we weren't able to manufacture anything clear cut

"It definitely wasn't a lack of effort

The players were determined to do well

We just didn't show good quality

We pushed, but that was about all we did

"It was pretty much a West Ham first team today

We did everything we could to get through, I wanted to give the supporters a cup run

You see it a lot in cup ties, a lot of upsets, some much bigger than this

But we had to play better and we didn't play better

"

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Goals from Michy Batshuayi and Fikayo Tomori helped Chelsea hold off a late Hull fightback with a 2-1 win in the FA Cup fourth round

Batshuayi's sixth-minute deflected opener set Chelsea on their way to a dominant opening half where they passed up a number of chances to add to their lead, and found home goalkeeper George Long in inspired form

Hull improved after half-time but a sucker-punch second looked to have sealed Chelsea's path when Tomori headed in Ross Barkley's free-kick just after the hour mark

But with 12 minutes to go, substitute Kamil Grosicki's free-kick took a massive deflection off Mateo Kovacic's boot to find the far corner and give the hosts a lifeline

The Sky Bet Championship side pushed for a late equaliser in front of a sell-out home crowd but could not test Willy Caballero any further, as Chelsea progressed to round five for the fifth season in a row

Hull - FA Cup finalists in 2014 - had shown little to suggest they could spring an upset at the KCOM Stadium, where they had lost five times this season and both of their last two home game, but in front of a first sell-out crowd in almost six years, they started brightly

The air of anticipation on Humberside lasted only six minutes; a fortuitous opener set the tone for the rest of a half of Chelsea domination, as Mateo Kovacic's raking pass found Cesar Azpilicueta on the right, and his cross towards Mason Mount was turned inside to Batshuayi, whose effort looped over Long courtesy of a major deflection

Kovacic was given time on the ball throughout and took full advantage of it, threading a lovely ball into Mount who was denied by a smart Long save on the half-hour, with the Hull 'keeper already denying Barkley from a similar distance

Moments before the break Hull saw their first sniff of goal when Tom Eaves controlled a Herbie Kane ball on his chest, turned and shot but Azpilicueta's block took the sting out of his effort

Hull re-emerged for the second half as brightly as they had the first, but this time kept up their front-foot mentality and gave Jarrod Bowen far more of the ball

He looked dangerous from the off and pulled a foul - and a yellow card - out of Kovacic on the run with less than a minute of the half gone, but Kane's effort was always curling away from the near post

Bowen was in full flow again after robbing Kovacic in midfield on the hour mark and got to the edge of the area before firing over

A palpable feeling among the home fans that Hull could spring a surprise was extinguished moments later when Tomori met Barkley's excellent free-kick with a free header down into the ground and past Long, before celebrating with the away fans behind the goal

But as the game entered its final stages, a soft free-kick given against Marcos Alonso for a foul on a Josh Magennis, for which there was very little contact, allowed Grosicki to aim a shot goalwards, which Kovacic turned away from before deflecting into his own net

The stadium was finally rocking as it had been before kick-off, and Hull pushed men forward with time running out as they sought out a late leveller

But the cup fairytale was ended by a resolute Chelsea backline who held firm to deny them any further clear-cut chances, as the Blues progressed into round 5, and will find out their opponents on Monday at 7

20pm

Follow the action on or via the Sky Sports app

Without their goalkeeper in such inspired form, Hull would have been dead and buried by half-time but the quality of Long's performance kept them in the game, with two excellent saves from Mount and Barkley - the second a wonderful instinctive left-handed stop - denied Chelsea a more comfortable half-time lead

After the break he had less to do but was helpless with Tomori's header for the second goal, and went about his business confidently all night

Hull host Huddersfield on Tuesday at 7

45pm, while Chelsea visit Leicester next Saturday at 12

30pm

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Wayne Rooney could not inspire Derby to FA Cup victory against Sky Bet League Two Northampton as the pair face a fourth-round replay at Pride Park following a forgettable Friday night tie

The former England skipper was a surprise inclusion for the Rams but failed to captain his new club to a place in round five as Keith Curle's Northampton created the better chances of a 0-0 draw

Charlie Goode should have been sent off early on at a sold-out PTS Academy Stadium but, after a poor decision from the referee, he was handed a reprieve and made the most of it by dominating the defence

Rooney, captaining a much-changed Derby side as one of only three players to retain their place from the Sky Bet Championship win over Hull, was always going to be the star attraction against the lowest-ranked team left in this year's competition

Only Ian Rush and Frank Lampard have been more prolific in the post-war FA Cup era than Rooney, who has 22 goals, but these days he is deployed in a deep-seated midfield role

The 34-year-old left Manchester United in 2017 as the club's all-time leading goalscorer and it was the Red Devils who stood in the way the last time Northampton got as far as the fifth round

That was 50 years ago and on that day it was another maverick, George Best, who would steal the show as he scored six times as United sealed a 8-2 win

But, looking to match their 1970 counterparts, it was the hosts who almost took the lead with less than five minutes on the clock, a deep corner leading to a goalmouth scramble which ultimately saw Vadaine Oliver's strike bouncing behind off the crossbar

Referee Darren England had the Derby bench up in arms as Jack Marriott was hauled back by Charlie Goode as the last man, with the official not even awarding a free-kick for the misdemeanour

In terms of actual chances, it was still Northampton creating the vast majority, Andy Williams with a fine turn and shot which flashed just wide of Kelle Roos' goal after 25 minutes

Most of Derby's early opportunities were blocked before getting anywhere near David Cornell in the hosts' goal, with Chris Martin the next man to be denied by brave Northampton defending

The rest of the half passed with little incident, with Derby then making a stronger start after the interval as Rooney's corner was headed inches over the top by Curtis Davies

The former Hull defender, who scored for the Tigers in their 3-2 FA Cup final defeat against Arsenal in 2014, came close with another header soon after before Jason Knight forced a decent stop out of Cornell

Northampton were still causing trouble, Goode heading over a decent chance, Chris Lines sending a strike in the same direction soon after and Matt Warburton bending wide

Rooney, fresh from a lung-bursting defensive run, almost scored directly from a late corner but there was no late goal to settle the tie and the pair will both enter Monday's draw for the last 16

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Juan Mata's beautiful finish ensured 12-time FA Cup winners Manchester United progressed to the fourth round courtesy of a 1-0 win over Wolves at Old Trafford

, a decision that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted "backfired" ahead of their trip to face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, live on Mata, who scored the last time United lifted the trophy with a 2-1 final win over Crystal Palace in May 2016, latched onto Anthony Martial's pass to break the deadlock midway through the second half (67)

United face a trip to either Watford or Tranmere in the fourth round on Sunday January 26

There were four goals and the old swagger about Manchester United last weekend as they beat Norwich, the Premier League's bottom side

But in facing Wolves, a team Solskjaer's side had not beaten since their return to the top flight, this was an entirely different proposition

United were unable to muster a shot on target in the first meeting 11 days ago, but they nearly found the breakthrough inside three minutes

Juan Mata's delicate ball over Wolves' high line released Dan James, but John Ruddy was swiftly out to make a vital touch

In an open start, the visitors were next to threaten as Adama Traore, who was surprisingly deployed on the left, crossed for Raul Jimenez to twist away from Brandon Williams, but his shot was tame and easily gathered by the returning Sergio Romero

United were fortunate not to fall behind moments later, however, as after a dreadful attempted cross-field pass from Fred ricocheted off Nemanja Matic, Harry Maguire was second to the loose ball as Jimenez directed it into the path of Pedro Neto, who coolly tucked his shot under Romero

But referee Kevin Friend, with the aid of VAR, ruled out the goal as the Mexico striker had inadvertently handled the ball into Neto's path

United sought to take full advantage of the reprieve as Mata forced Ruddy into a smart save low to his right after 28 minutes

Wolves were unperturbed by United's flickers of danger

They once more came close to breaking the deadlock when Matt Doherty - who had a goal disallowed in the original tie - steered a header from Ruben Neves' delightful cross onto Romero's right-hand post, albeit only after the assistant had raised his flag for a fractional offside call

Ruddy was next to be called into action five minutes before the break as Fred found James with a pinpoint pass over the head of Romain Saiss, but the Welshman was denied by the onrushing stand-in Wolves goalkeeper

United had been pedestrian during the opening period, but seven minutes after the restart, there were signs of life as Martial combined with Williams before James escaped Doherty to fire a left-footed shot a yard wide of the far post

Solskjaer had seen enough as he made a double substitution shortly after the hour mark, with Marcus Rashford and Andreas Pereira replacing the ineffectual Mason Greenwood and James

United had scored in their previous 17 FA Cup ties at Old Trafford, dating back to their 1-0 defeat to Leeds in 2010, and three minutes later, they extended that run

This was Wolves' 38th game of the season, and as their fatigue crept in, United broke their resolve in routine fashion, as Martial collected Maguire's hopeful ball forward to set Mata on his way

The two-time FA Cup winner held his nerve to lift his shot over Ruddy to end the tie's 157-minute wait for a goal

United would hold on, but their victory came at a cost

Rashford landed awkwardly after tangling with Wolves full-back Doherty and was replaced by Jesse Lingard as United avenged their FA Cup exit to Wolves last season

Manchester United boss said: "I didn't want to play [Rashford]

I think he got a knock from his knee rather than his back and he has been struggling

"We needed to bring him on, and he was involved in the goal but the decision backfired

We'll be doing all we can to get him fit for Sunday

"Wolves boss : "I am disappointed to go out

We did well, we played well but we do not go to the next round, which is the only disappointment

"On Wolves' disallowed goal, Nuno added: "That's VAR, that's VAR

We cannot do anything

The momentum, we celebrate then the other celebration was louder

"We are celebrating non-goals, it does not make sense

"There was very little in truth for the 67,025 who attended to get excited about during a disrupted second half, but Mata took the game by the scruff of its neck to ensure it was United who progressed

The Spaniard produced a delightful pass to Rashford for his opener against Norwich at the weekend, and having once scored two memorable goals against Liverpool at Anfield, has he timed his return to form to perfection?Mata has been directly involved in three goals in his last two games for United (one goal, two assists), as many as he was in his first 20 appearances of the 2019-20 season in all competitions before this

Manchester United will face an away trip to either Tranmere or Watford in the FA Cup fourth round on January 26

Before that, United travel to face Liverpool on Renault Super Sunday

Coverage starts on at 4pm; kick-off is at 4

30pm

Meanwhile, Wolves face Southampton at St Mary's on Saturday; kick-off 3pm

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Reiss Nelson's goal sent Arsenal into the fourth round of the FA Cup after Leeds failed to capitalise on a dominant first-half display at the Emirates Stadium

The Sky Bet Championship leaders were outstanding before the break, showing their Premier League credentials as they attempted 15 shots to Arsenal's three and registered more than 60 per cent possession, but their wastefulness was punished when Nelson struck soon after half-time

The 20-year-old, one of only two youngsters in an experienced Arsenal line-up along with Matteo Guendouzi, converted from close range after Nicolas Pepe and Alexandre Lacazette had combined on the right-hand side

Arsenal dominated the rest of the second half and missed chances to extend their lead further, with substitute Gabriel Martinelli forcing a fine one-handed save from Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier, but the 1-0 scoreline was enough to set up a fourth-round tie away to Bournemouth

Arsenal's line-up was considerably stronger than many had anticipated, with Mikel Arteta only making four changes from last week's win over Manchester United, but their first-half performance could hardly have been more different from the one they put in against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side

As the hosts struggled to string passes together, or even get out of their own half, Leeds were sensational

Marcelo Bielsa rested several key players, giving debuts to goalkeeper Meslier and midfielder Robbie Gotts, but their passing game was too slick for Arsenal, their pressing too intense

They created a succession of chances

Jack Harrison was first to test Emiliano Martinez, unleashing a powerful drive the Arsenal goalkeeper could only parry in the 14th minute

Soon after that, Patrick Bamford struck the top of the bar following a clever one-two with Luke Ayling

Arsenal players could be seen arguing among themselves as Leeds kept coming forward

Martinez was forced into another scrambling save from Kalvin Phillips' free-kick, then Ezgjan Alioski, who was giving makeshift right-back Sokratis a torrid time, flashed a diagonal effort narrowly wide

Arsenal mustered their first chance after half an hour, when David Luiz headed a few yards wide from Mesut Ozil's corner, but Leeds continued to dominate, with Martinez again coming to Arsenal's rescue, this time from Alioski, and Gotts slicing a clear chance over the bar soon after that

By half-time, Leeds had attempted as many shots as any other side in any game against Arsenal all season, but they would soon regret not making their dominance count

Arteta's half-time team talk had an immediate effect, with Nelson's bundled opener - only his second goal for the club - arriving after Lacazette had clipped the top of the bar with a free-kick, then sent a low effort too close to Meslier from Ozil's pass

Leeds struggled to replicate the energy levels shown in the first half, as Arsenal became the ones spurning their scoring opportunities

Sokratis flicked a header wide from a corner, Martinelli tested Meslier with a low shot from the edge of the area and Lacazette had a penalty appeal turned down

Leeds continued to battle gamely and did have one opportunity of their own in the final minute of normal time, when Harrison was played through on goal on the left flank, but Sokratis recovered to make an excellent challenge, allowing Arsenal to take their place in the fourth round and giving Arteta his second win as head coach

Bielsa and Leeds, meanwhile, were left to a rue an outcome which might have been very different had they taken some of their first-half chances

Arsenal head coach : "I wasn't happy at all with the first 30, 35 minutes, how we started the game, how we approached the game

When I see what I don't want to see, and I'm not talking about technically or even tactically, I cannot be happy and I have to let them know

"We had to react and we changed some things but I think the biggest change was how we approached the second half, the mentality, how aggressive we were, how intense we were

"Leeds boss : "We wanted to beat them and we tried to win the match

The first half was what we hoped for

In the second half we understand it is difficult to keep the same control in the match, but we should have tried to play a more balanced game

"Arsenal are away to Crystal Palace in the Premier League in Saturday's early kick-off, while Leeds host Sheffield Wednesday in the Sky Bet Championship at 3pm on the same day

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Curtis Jones' thunderbolt inflicted one of Everton's most humiliating derby defeats as a youthful Liverpool progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory at Anfield

Eighteen-year-old Jones settled the third-round tie in Liverpool's favour on 71 minutes with a sensational whipped strike that cannoned in off the underside of the Everton crossbar

A near first-choice Everton looked set to capitalise on Jurgen Klopp's nine pre-match changes as they peppered the Liverpool goal and forced three quality saves from goalkeeper Adrian in a dominant first-half display

But Jones' stunning first goal in senior football saw Liverpool punish their wastefulness as Everton's wait for a first Anfield win since 1999 stooped to an agonising new low

Liverpool's congested festive schedule left Klopp with no option but to shuffle his pack and he fielded an experimental Reds team that featured three teenagers in a Merseyside derby starting line-up for the first time since 2012

Everton, meanwhile, were at near full strength and it showed as they created the best chances in a dominant first-half attacking display

Dominic Calvert-Lewin drew Adrian into a save with his legs inside six minutes, an attack which and left Joe Gomez as the only senior Liverpool defender on the field, and the Everton chances kept on coming

Mason Holgate headed a glorious chance straight at Adrian from Gylfi Sigurdsson's inch-perfect free-kick on 12 minutes and the Liverpool goalkeeper was up to a hat-trick of saves before the half-hour mark as Richarlison was denied as he tried to convert Theo Walcott's cutback

There was time for Calvert-Lewin to spurn another chance, mistiming a diving header, before Liverpool finally registered their first attempt on goal

January signing Takumi Minamino could have endeared himself to the Anfield faithful with a debut goal, but he failed to connect with a header after Divock Origi's sumptuous cross reached the Japan international unmarked in the six-yard box

Origi drew a stunning fingertip save out of Jordan Pickford just before half-time and that marked a shift in momentum

The Reds re-emerged from the interval and dominated possession with a performance akin to the first-choice side that have raced clear at the top of the Premier League

The introduction and deployment of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain into central midfield on 70 relieved Jones of his defensive responsibilities - and within a minute of venturing forward, the youngster settled the tie in the most spectacular fashion

After a neat interchange with Origi, Jones unleashed a stunning curled shot that sailed over Pickford before crashing down off the underside bar, sparking jubilant scenes inside Anfield and inflicting a crushing blow from which Everton could not recover

Liverpool manager : "It was a bit wild in the first half, but football wise a lot of moments brilliant; defensive wise, in organisation and pressing was absolutely sensational

We scored the goal and then we controlled the game

I liked it, I liked each individual performance, the boys were outstanding

"It was a sensational goal [from Curtis], it was exceptional, the boy is an outstanding player

I cannot understand why people are not talking about Pedro Chirivella, Yasser Larouci and Neco Williams

Do they all have to score a goal to be talked about?"Everton boss : "The line-up of Liverpool didn't affect our idea of how to play; we knew that Liverpool put in fresh players and that the intensity could be a high intensity, so I think the defeat arrived because we were not able to keep the intensity in the second half

We lost energy, we lost confidence, we were not able to build up quick from the back

"'Minamino looked lively in the early stages and certainly looks well-suited to playing the pressing game that Klopp favours

He will no doubt prove an important option in attack as the fixtures continue to pile up

'But the new man did fade after the break and perhaps that is to be expected given that this was his first appearance in almost four weeks - since starring against Liverpool for his old club, red Bull Salzburg

'Not a stellar individual debut then

But a role in an FA Cup victory over Everton is not a bad way to start

Takumi Minamino will hope there are many more great Anfield nights to come

'Liverpool travel to Tottenham on at 5

30pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League from 5pm

Everton, meanwhile, host Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday at 3pm

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Manchester United and Wolves will require a replay after playing out a goalless draw in the FA Cup third-round tie at Molineux

Substitutes Marcus Rashford and Raul Jimenez both came off the bench to hit the woodwork for their respective sides but neither team did enough to progress on the night

Wolves had the better of the game early on with Romain Saiss heading just wide from a corner before Matt Doherty forced a good save from Sergio Romero

But that was the only shot on target from either team before the interval as Wolves struggled to build attacks, while United's domination of possession was too sterile

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was without Anthony Martial and named Rashford among the substitutes so while Mason Greenwood impressed, there was a lack of cutting edge

The introduction of Jimenez for young forward Benny Ashley-Seal at half-time looked to change that for Wolves and they showed much more purpose in the second half

The lively Adama Traore fed Pedro Neto on the edge of the box and his low shot demanded another good save by Romero in the Manchester United goal

Greenwood sparked a counter-attack soon after and when Tahith Chong was fouled, Juan Mata completely deceived John Ruddy with the free-kick only to see it go just wide

It was Solskjaer's turn to seek a breakthrough from the bench and it almost paid off instantly when Rashford's shot was deflected onto the crossbar within seconds of his arrival

It was Wolves who were pushing hardest for the winner though and they thought they had found it when Doherty headed home only for it to be ruled out as the ball had glanced his arm first

Jimenez then struck the frame of the goal from a narrow angle following a driving run as the atmosphere really cranked up in front of a packed house of 31,381 fans

But the decisive goal did not come and the teams must do it all over again in Manchester

"I would like to go to penalties

Straight to penalties

I am not saying I don't want the replay

We will go to Old Trafford and compete

But if you are asking me my preference then I would go straight to penalties

The FA Cup would become more emotional for sure because both teams would go for it

" "Why not? We do have enough games over the course of season and we will probably play Wolverhampton in the Europa League soon, you never know

But that's what we are in it for

We want to play games and I would rather have a replay than be out

We had nine [games] in 29 or 30 in December so we might as well carry on

That's just the schedule that we are in and we have got to accept it

"Wolves have a rare free midweek coming up

They are back in action next Saturday when they host a Newcastle United, a team that have lost their last three Premier League games

Manchester United face local rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday evening

That game is live on Sky Sports Football

Back in the Premier League, United take on Norwich City at Old Trafford next Saturday

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a superb hat-trick to send Arsenal through to the Europa League final to face Chelsea after a clinical 4-2 win at Valencia (7-3 on aggregate)

Arsenal will play their London rivals in the final in Baku on May 29 after Chelsea's dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Eintracht Frankfurt, meaning four sides from the same country will contest the finals of Europe's two premier competitions for the first time ever

Valencia halved the two-goal deficit from the first leg through Kevin Gameiro's close-range finish (11), but Aubameyang gave Arsenal further control in the tie with a fine half-volley shortly after (17)

Alexandre Lacazette then put the Gunners ahead on the night with a finish into the corner from 15 yards (50), meaning Valencia needed four, and they got one through Gameiro's bundled finish (58)

But Arsenal regained their advantage through Aubameyang's near-post finish (69), and the Gabon striker got his hat-trick and 29th of the campaign with a thumping effort from an acute angle (89)

Valencia raced out of the blocks and were ahead early on through Gameiro, who tapped home at the far post into an empty net from Rodrigo Moreno's low, deflected cross from the left after a devastating counter attack

It should have been two as Rodrigo's shot hit his own man Gameiro from close range, before Rodrigo volleyed inches wide from 25 yards with a sublime effort, and Valencia were made to pay moments later during a rare Arsenal attack

Former Gunners defender Gabriel's poor header allowed Lacazette to nod down for Aubameyang, and the Gabon striker's fine half volley from 18 yards found the bottom right corner past Neto

Arsenal began to settle more and could have killed the tie off before the break as Aubameyang turned provider for Lacazette, but the Frenchman's first-time shot from 20 yards brushed the outside of Neto's left-hand post as he stood rooted

The tie looked done and dusted as Lacazette put Arsenal ahead with a low finish into the bottom right corner from inside the box after Lucas Torreira's square ball, but Gameiro pulled one back from close range with a messy goal from Rodrigo's cross-shot

Aubameyang then showed his superior quality again, however, turning up at the near post to get ahead of his marker and touch home Ainsley Maitland-Niles' fine cross from the right

And with seconds remaining, Aubameyang got his hat-trick on the night and fourth against Valencia in the tie, powering into the roof of the net from the tightest of angles after Henrikh Mkhitaryan's cute ball

Unai Emery insists Arsenal have had no success yet

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"It's not finished yet, there's no success yet, we have to play the final," said the Arsenal boss

"We are happy but we know that it continues to be difficult to win

"We can be proud of the players, the work, the supporters here today with us

These two matches [Napoli in quarter-final and Valencia] were not easy and the mentality was perfect

We showed everyone today our character

"Aubameyang was the inspiration as Unai Emery reached his fourth Europa League final in five years

Nick Wright rounds up the main talking points from their fine victory at Mestalla

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Speaking on The Debate, Ally McCoist says Unai Emery can afford to lose the Europa League final, but it's a different story for Maurizio Sarri

"I think Emery, even if he loses the final, has seen a good improvement in Arsenal

He knows what he needs to do, strengthen defensively, and he'll get away with it

"There has been more pressure on Sarri with one or two things not going his way

He could end up winning the Europa League and finishing third, and you'd have to say that's a fantastic season for Chelsea

"The Europa League final, the 10th in its current format and 48th overall of Europe's second-tier competition, will take place on

Kick-off is at (BST), 9pm (CEST)

The Olympic Stadium in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, will host the final

Arsenal now go to Burnley on Sunday at 3pm in the Premier League, with a slim chance of making the top four, while Valencia host Alaves on Sunday at 5

30pm in La Liga

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Eden Hazard scored twice in potentially his final game for Chelsea to help secure a 4-1 win over Arsenal in the Europa League final in Baku and end the Gunners' hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League

Following a lacklustre first half, Olivier Giroud headed in the opener against his former side in the 49th minute before Pedro swept in from Hazard's cross on the hour mark

Hazard - who and " - added a third from the penalty spot and then netted the fourth in the 72nd minute after Alex Iwobi had pulled a goal back for Arsenal with a fine long-range strike

Defeat means Arsenal will play in the Europa League for a third season in a row

Chelsea finish Maurizio Sarri's first season with silverware and attentions will now turn to the futures of Hazard and Sarri, who is a reported target for Juventus

Much of the talk ahead of the match had surrounded travel difficulties for fans of both London sides and a drab first half did little to improve the atmosphere at the Baku Olympic Stadium, which was far from full

Aubameyang spurned the best chance in a low-key start, driving a shot wide from inside the box after a poor punch at the near post from Kepa Arrizabalaga

Arsenal also had a penalty appeal turned away by the Video Assistant Referee when Alexandre Lacazette appeared to be taken down by Arrizabalaga after prodding the ball past the goalkeeper

With Chelsea struggling to build any momentum, Granit Xhaka clipped the top of the bar with a powerful strike from 20 yards out

However, Chelsea improved in the latter stages of the first half as Emerson Palmieri forced Petr Cech - playing his final game before likely - to push away a shot in the 34th minute and Giroud then forced Cech into an excellent one-handed save when he shot towards the bottom corner from the edge of the box

It was Giroud who broke the deadlock after half-time when he expertly headed in from Emerson's cross to score his 11th goal in this season's Europa League - the most in the competition

Chelsea then seized control of the game with two goals in quick succession

Pedro scored a second on the hour mark when he swept in from Hazard's cross before Giroud was barged in the back by Ainsley Maitland-Niles in the box and Hazard converted the penalty

Substitute Alex Iwobi pulled a goal back with a superb strike from outside the box in the 69th minute, only for Giroud to set up Hazard to restore the three-goal lead shortly afterwards

Cech saved from Hazard and substitute Willian, before Arrizabalaga denied Lacazette at the other end and then Joe Willock curled wide from an excellent position as any slim hopes of an Arsenal comeback faded away

If this is his final match for Chelsea then it was the perfect way to bow out

Hazard played a key role as Chelsea seized control of the game in the second half

He set up the second for Pedro before scoring from the penalty spot and then combining with Olivier Giroud to net again

He will be sorely missed by Chelsea if he leaves this summer

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Chelsea beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 on penalties to progress to the Europa League final after the two sides were locked together 2-2 on aggregate following extra time on Thursday night

Ruben Loftus-Cheek had given Chelsea a 28th-minute lead with a well-taken goal, the England midfielder's 10th of the season, four of which have come in this competition

However, in-form forward Luka Jovic drew the visitors level four minutes into the second half with his 27th strike of the campaign, before the semi-final, second leg went to penalties

And despite Cesar Azpilicueta seeing his spot kick saved by Kevin Trapp, Kepa Arrizabalaga then kept out two Frankfurt penalties to be his side's hero in the shootout, before Eden Hazard coolly rolled home the final penalty to set up a final with Arsenal in Baku on May 29

Both sides went close to making the crucial first breakthrough, with Kepa showing brilliant reflexes to turn over Danny Da Costa's well-struck volley, before David Luiz saw his clever back header cleared off the line

However, it was the home side who did open the scoring after a lovely bit of skill from that man Eden Hazard, whose quick feet enabled him to evade the attentions of two opponents in a tight space

And the Belgian had the awareness to pick out Loftus-Cheek's run down the left side of the box, with the midfielder then keeping his cool to side-foot the ball past the advancing Trapp and into the bottom right-hand corner

The visitors, who are currently fourth in the Bundesliga, were reinvigorated after the break and soon got on level terms after a beautifully worked goal involving Mijat Gacinovic and Jovic

The duo played a neat one-two, before Gacinovic's clever through pass picked out Jovic free in the box, with the Serb doing the rest for his 10th goal in the competition, joint highest with Chelsea's Olivier Giroud

That goal appeared to give Frankfurt renewed belief as they tore into Chelsea, who did well to hold on and take the tie into extra time, although the added half an hour also brought a number of scares

Twice in the first half of extra time substitute Sebastien Haller saw efforts cleared off the line by Luiz and Azpilicueta, although the hosts also had a 'goal' ruled out for a foul on Trapp by their captain with just four minutes to go

All of which meant the dreaded penalties, with Azpilicueta the first to fail, only for Kepa to come to Chelsea's rescue with two excellent stops to keep out efforts from Martin Hinteregger and substitute Goncalo Paciencia

Speaking on The Debate, Ally McCoist says Unai Emery can afford to lose the Europa League final, but it's a different story for Maurizio Sarri

"I think Emery, even if he loses the final, has seen a good improvement in Arsenal

He knows what he needs to do, strengthen defensively, and he'll get away with it

"There has been more pressure on Sarri with one or two things not going his way

He could end up winning the Europa League and finishing third, and you'd have to say that's a fantastic season for Chelsea

"The England international was easily Chelsea's brightest and most inventive performer on a night in which the home team struggled for fluency

The midfielder gave the Blues a crucial lead, which they failed to build on, while his substitution with four minutes left of normal time impacted negatively on the hosts in extra time

However, with 10 goals in all competitions to his name so far this campaign, the 23-year-old has enjoyed a hugely impressive season at the Bridge, and one that may now end with a trophy

Chelsea take on Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in their final Premier League game of the season on Sunday, with the match kicking off at 3pm

Meanwhile, Frankfurt host Mainz in their penultimate Bundesliga fixture of the season on Sunday (5pm)

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Pedro scored a vital away goal for Chelsea in their Europa League semi-final first leg 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt

There was a raucous atmosphere ahead of kick-off and the home fans were rewarded when Luka Jovic headed home in the 23rd minute

But Chelsea soon found their rhythm and Pedro made it count with the equaliser - and an away goal - as he fired home on the stroke of half-time

Chelsea should have added another in the second half, with David Luiz hitting the crossbar with a free-kick, but the tie remains finely-poised for next Thursday's second leg at Stamford Bridge

Frankfurt were the better side in the opening exchanges and captain David Abraham could have put the hosts ahead in the 21st minute after Fliip Kostic's free kick was flicked on into his path, but he lifted his shot over the crossbar

Two minutes later though, Frankfurt had their opener

Some poor control from Chelsea in midfield allowed the hosts to set Kostic away down the left-hand side

He then fired in a cross and Jovic - who had got in between two Chelsea defenders - guided it home with a low header for his 26th goal of the season

This seemed to jolt Chelsea and they went close not long after as Pedro fired a volley towards goal, which just whistled past the post, before Ruben Loftus-Cheek darted across the top of the box before shooting wide

The two were involved again on the stroke of half time as Chelsea nabbed their equaliser

After Willian's initial corner had been cleared, Loftus-Cheek received the ball on the left of the area but with nowhere to go, he played the ball back to Pedro

Despite a number of players closing in, the Spaniard showed great feet and fired the ball into the bottom corner

Chelsea continued on the front foot for the second half and twice went close before the hour mark

After a superb, driving run and a one-two with Pedro, Loftus-Cheek lifted a shot just over the crossbar before a David Luiz free kick rattled the upright

He managed to lift the ball over the wall but the fingertips of Kevin Trapp sent the effort clattering onto the bar

Eden Hazard was introduced not long after and was involved in two fine Chelsea chances around the 75-minute mark

Loftus-Cheek shot straight at Trapp, who pushed it away, and Hazard was only able to blaze the rebound over

He then whipped a superb free kick into the area, but Luiz also sent his bullet header into the hands of the goalkeeper

Despite looking tired for much of the second half, Frankfurt rallied in the final ten minutes and twice could have nabbed the winner

Another wonderful cross from Danny da Costa just missed the run of Goncalo Paciencia before Abraham headed over the crossbar when unmarked, six yards out

: "I think the team can fancy themselves at home knowing they have produced performances in this competition throughout the season

"I don't think it's easy to go to Frankfurt and come away with a convincing result and I think 1-1 is reflective of the game, even though I felt that in the second half, Chelsea had opportunities to win the game

Late on, Frankfurt rallied and equally had the chance to take the lead

At 1-1, it's poised but Chelsea can fancy their chances at home

"I think most people, looking at the balance of play, would argue that both English clubs are likely to make it [to the final], although it is never as straight forward as that

but at 1-1 for Chelsea, perhaps there is a little bit more work to do

"Loftus-Cheek was preferred to Mateo Kovacic and Ross Barkley in the middle of the park and it proved a good choice

The 23-year-old was a pillar of strength and tenacity in the Chelsea midfield, making driving forward runs that Frankfurt just could not stop

He had a few good chances to boot and was unfortunate not to be rewarded with a goal or an assist

He was understandably disappointed to be substituted in the 82nd minute but has put himself in pole position for a starting role in the last few games of the season

Chelsea host Watford on Sunday in the Premier League (kick-off at 2pm) before next week's return leg at Stamford Bridge

They then travel to Leicester on the final day of the season on Sunday, 12 May

Eintracht Frankfurt travel to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Sunday before coming to London on Thursday

The Europa League final, the 10th in its current format and 48th overall of Europe's second-tier competition, will take place on Wednesday, May 29

Kick-off is at 8pm (BST), 9pm (CEST)

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Pedro scored twice for Chelsea as they beat Slavia Prague 4-3 (5-3 aggregate) in a thrilling game to progress to the Europa League semi-finals

The Spaniard gave Chelsea an early lead (5) before Simon Deli's unfortunate own goal extended the hosts' advantage (9)

Olivier Giroud scored Chelsea's third on the night - and his tenth in the competition this season - with a simple tap-in (17) before Pedro added a fourth (27) - 63 seconds after Slavia captain Tomas Soucek pulled a goal back (26)

But Slavia did respond in the second half as two quickfire goals from Petr Sevcik (51 and 54) gave the Czech visitors hope of a comeback

But in the end, Chelsea progress through to the semi-finals and will now play Frankfurt over two legs on May 2/9

Chelsea quickly extended their aggregate lead to 2-0 five minutes into the game through Pedro, who dinked the ball over goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar at the near post following some slick build-up play

Five minutes later and Chelsea's evening was made more comfortable when Eden Hazard's squared pass reached Pedro at the far post, but his shot came off the woodwork before ricocheting in off Deli's head

The hosts made it three on the night seven minutes later as Giroud converted with a simple tap-in

Slavia Prague pulled one back through club captain Soucek from a corner, but only 63 seconds later and Chelsea made it four - and 5-1 on aggregate - thanks to Pedro

He scuffed in a rebound at the far post after Giroud's near-post shot was initially parried by Kolar

Slavia came out of the traps quickly in the second half and scored their second of the night through Sevcik, who smashed in from outside the box against a Chelsea side who were looking complacent

Three minutes later and the 24-year-old scored again with another fantastic strike into the top corner from distance, which Kepa Arrizabalaga was unable to reach, meaning Slavia needed just two more goals to progress

Slavia's biggest chance to grab another goal came in the 63rd minute when Sevcik was waiting at the far post to convert for a hat-trick, but he slipped as he went for the shot

With Slavia tiring, Chelsea held on to their two-goal advantage and their European attention can now turn to the semi-finals against Eintracht Frankfurt with the first leg on Thursday, May 2 in Germany

The Spain international scored twice and set up Olivier Giroud's goal to complete a fine performance after being recalled to the line-up

The 31-year-old missed a glaring opportunity to score another in the 10th minute, but he was fortunate that his shot clattered off Deli and into the net

"What comes with the territory with Chelsea is that they need instant success", former Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell told

"Whether that is finishing in the top four, or winning the Europa League - Chelsea cannot have another season without Champions League football

"That has been the case for managers before, and it is the case for [Maurizio Sarri] now, especially with the money involved

Arsenal were not expected to get into the top four, but Chelsea have to

"Chelsea host Burnley on which is live on kick-off at 8pm

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's late goal gave Arsenal a commanding 3-1 lead over Valencia after the first leg of their Europa League semi-final

The Gabon striker volleyed in from close-range in the final minute to give Arsenal a more comfortable advantage than they had seemed likely to take back to the Mestalla next Thursday, turning in Sead Kolasinac's pinpoint cross

Things had looked like panning out very differently with Valencia starting the brighter at the Emirates, and Mouctar Diakhaby headed in from a corner to cement their early dominance (11)

But Alexandre Lacazette single-handedly mounted the Gunners' first-half turnaround, first combining with Aubameyang, who he played through with a wonderful 40-yard slide-rule pass before taking the return in his stride and levelling with Arsenal's first shot of the game (18)

And as the hosts grew in confidence, he then headed in from Granit Xhaka's cross despite Neto's desperate attempt to keep his effort from crossing the line (26)

His double, added to Aubameyang's late third which was met with wild celebrations from Unai Emery, leaves Arsenal in pole position to reach their first European final since 2006 ahead of next week's second leg

It looked an all-too familiar story for out-of-form Arsenal early on as Valencia took control early on, and they were given a major let-off when Daniel Parejo's free-kick was turned across goal and Ezequiel Garay volleyed over from a great position inside the six-yard box

Any regrets he had were soon wiped out though, when some more charitable Arsenal defending contributed to the visitors' opener

Parejo's corner was met by Rodrigo at the far post and headed back across goal, where Diakhaby beat Granit Xhaka, Lacazette and Mustafi in the air to head beyond Petr Cech

Valencia began to turn the screw at an already-frustrated Emirates but shortly after Goncalo Guedes turned an awful Ainsley Maitland-Niles backpass over the bar, Arsenal lit the spark that would ignite their performance

Mesut Ozil fed Lacazette on the half-way line and after turning Cristiano Piccini with ease, he slid the ball through the eye of a needle to find Aubameyang on the break 40 yards ahead

He held off two defenders and drew Neto out of his goal while waiting for Lacazette's run, before squaring for his strike partner to fire into an empty net from 18 yards

Suddenly this was a different Arsenal

Lacazette was given another glorious chance eight minutes later when Xhaka's cross from deep found him unmarked on the right

Neto made a mess of his near-post header, pushing it onto the post before clearing, but a buzz on the referee's watch indicated the ball had already crossed the line for Arsenal's second

The hosts were in control of the match but questions remained of what this Valencia side had left in its locker

After half-time, any worries of a second-half backlash were gradually extinguished as the Gunners mounted a largely disciplined attempt to see the game out, while still looking for an all-important third if they could get it

Lacazette should have been the man to deliver and had a glorious chance when Xhaka's shot deflected into his path, but from eight yards out on the left he let Neto keep Valencia in the game with two easy saves in quick succession

That was nothing, however, compared to his miss after Aubameyang had tricked his way past Gabriel and teed him up at the far post, only for the Frenchman to waste a glorious chance for the match ball and miss the ball altogether with a diving header - and he was nearly made to pay when substitute Kevin Gameiro came close at the other end, only for Cech to deny him with a smart save

Just as it looked like those misses would catch up with Arsenal, Kolasinac finally produced a quality delivery from wide when it mattered most, finding Aubameyang's run to the back post, with his volley putting a very different shine on an already impressive comeback from the Gunners - and leaving Valencia an uphill task at the Mestalla next week

"It was a big goal from Aubameyang for Arsenal

At 2-1, you weren't sure but they have got that extra goal cushion

If they go to Valencia and performed how they did against Napoli in Italy, there won't be too many problems

"From what we saw tonight, Valencia have got a bit more about them than Napoli did

At the start of the campaign, you thought Napoli were one of the strongest in the tournament

"It is a big win for Arsenal, especially going a goal down fairly early on and looking unsure, it was a really poor goal to concede from the corner

But they recovered, they rallied and Lacazette again got a couple of goals, some important ones and it was another big goal from Aubameyang

He's got a track record of that this season

" "I think most people, looking at the balance of play, would argue that both English clubs are likely to make it [to the final], although it is never as straight forward as that

I think Arsenal's third goal cushion makes the difference for them but at 1-1 for Chelsea, perhaps there is a little bit more work to do

Arsenal host Brighton at the Emirates live on and as part of from 4

15pm; kick-off at 4

30pm

Valencia, facing an uphill struggle to finish in the top four in La Liga, visit Huesca at 7

45pm on Sunday

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Arsenal scored two early goals to beat Napoli 2-0 in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday

Aaron Ramsey finished off a slick passing move in the 14th minute before Lucas Torreira's shot deflected in off Kalidou Koulibaly

The Gunners could have scored more in an impressive first-half display, but Napoli improved as Lorenzo Insigne and Piotr Zielinski both spurned excellent chances from close range

Ramsey also missed a fantastic opening when he fired over in the 81st minute

The misses for both sides mean Arsenal, who face Watford on , hold the advantage ahead of the return leg, but they might regret not taking more of their opportunities in a one-sided first half

Ramsey and Ainsley Maitland-Niles both saw shots blocked in quick succession by Koulibaly before a slick passing move set up the opening goal in the 14th minute

Mesut Ozil, Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette combined before Maitland-Niles teed up Ramsey to finish from inside the box

Arsenal scored a second in the 25th minute as Torreira won possession in the Napoli half and then turned on the edge of the box and hit a shot that deflected off Koulibaly and beat Alex Meret

The Gunners should have taken further advantage of a sloppy Napoli display but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw three shots saved and Lacazette swung and missed at an effort from inside the box

Napoli spurned a glorious chance for an away goal when Insigne blazed over from around the penalty spot late in the first half

The Serie A side improved after half-time but Arsenal still had chances as Meret tipped over a shot from Ramsey and Nacho Monreal headed over from 10 yards out when he was unmarked at a corner

Meret then saved from Maitland-Niles before Napoli missed a superb chance when Insigne crossed for Zielinski and he turned over from 10 yards out

Ramsey returned the favour as he fired over from an excellent position before Aubameyang shot into the side-netting from inside the box

It was a close call between Ramsey and Torreira, but the latter gets the nod for a strong display in the middle of the pitch

He regularly broke up play and made the second goal by himself as he won the ball and then drove towards goal before hitting a shot that deflected past the goalkeeper

Arsenal travel to Watford on Monday Night Football, live on , before the return leg next Thursday

Napoli travel to Chievo in Serie A on Sunday

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Marcos Alonso's late header handed Chelsea a narrow 1-0 victory in their Europa League quarter-final first-leg with Slavia Prague

Alonso ghosted in to meet Willian's inch-perfect ball with four minutes of normal time remaining to give Chelsea a scarcely deserved win in the Czech Republic

It was just their second attempt on target in a below par performance and for long periods it looked like Willian's bending effort which crashed against the bar would be the closest they came to a goal

But the Brazilian was their best player on the night and his moment of quality means they'll head back to Stamford Bridge for the second leg with a slender advantage

Slavia started quickly and had the first chance after two minutes - skipper Simon Deli could not direct his header on target from a wicked Miroslav Stoch ball into the back post

The game was a turgid affair and Chelsea flattered to deceive for much of the half

They failed to muster a single shot on target, although Willian did strike the bar after cutting onto his right foot on the edge of the box

They came out with renewed vigour after the break and began to look like the superior side

Olivier Giroud shot wide after a well-worked short corner, before Antonio Rudiger fired in a low volley that was cleared by Kolar's feet

Eden Hazard was sent on with 30 minutes remaining and Willian almost gave Chelsea the lead immediately, dragging a left-foot shot wide from a tight angle

Ibrahim Traore then tested Kepa with a well-struck drive from the edge of the area to remind Chelsea of the quality they possessed on the break and the Spaniard had to be alert to push Josef Husbauer's volley away

But Chelsea struck late to take an advantage with them back to London

Willian looked to have few options on as he received the ball midway through Slavia's half

He looked up and clipped in a fantastic cross for Alonso, who showed good composure to nod the ball into the bottom corner

The Brazilian looked the player most likely to break the deadlock for Chelsea and although he wasn't the match-winner, it was his cross that set up Alonso for the winner

He had the beating off both of Slavia's full-backs, hit the bar, nearly squeezed an effort in from a tight angle and gave Sarri a headache in wide positions ahead of Sunday's trip to Liverpool

Chelsea are live on as they look to put a huge dent in Liverpool's title challenge at Anfield

Kick-off is at 4

30pm

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Olivier Giroud scored a perfect hat-trick as Chelsea thrashed Dynamo Kiev 5-0 (agg: 8-0) to sail through in the Europa League

Giroud added to Chelsea's 3-0 aggregate lead from a corner with only five minutes gone in Kiev to effectively end any slim hopes of a comeback from the hosts, and notched a second from a wonderful Marcos Alonso cross just after the half-hour mark

Alonso turned goalscorer after great work from Callum Hudson-Odoi on the stroke of half-time, after which Chelsea's dominance continued with Giroud sealing his hat-trick with a header from Willian's free-kick

Hudson-Odoi netted one of his own on the same day he received his maiden England U21 call-up with a composed finish beyond goalkeeper Denys Boyko, as Chelsea outclassed their opponents to reach the quarter-finals in style

The scoreline was just reward for a Chelsea performance which may put a number of fringe players - Maurizio Sarri made seven changes from the draw with Wolves - into contention to feature at Everton in their next game, live on this Sunday

They harried and pressed Dynamo's players from the off and, even when the scoreline became increasingly one-sided, never relented to produce Chelsea's joint-largest away victory in Europe since 1972

The Blues made it look easy, and sometimes it was - like when Giroud was given the freedom of Kiev to head home Willian's corner inside five minutes, to leave Dynamo needing five goals without response to qualify

They thought they had scored one of those when Denys Harmash was played through and slotted beyond Kepa Arrizabalaga, but he was denied by the linesman's offside flag in a rare attack from the home side

Instead Chelsea added to their lead with Giroud becoming the joint top scorer in this season's competition from a wonderful low, bending cross from Alonso, leaving him with the job of simply guiding the ball beyond Boyko from six yards

Chelsea's third was all about the assist too, with Hudson-Odoi cutting inside off the right, playing a perfect one-two and squaring for Alonso to slot into an empty net on the stroke of half-time

Would Chelsea relent in the second half, with the game out of sight of their hosts? No danger

They continued their assault on the Dynamo goal, with Willian again supplying the cross for Giroud - also totally unmarked - to nod into the far corner and claim his hat-trick

Finally Chelsea, with a long journey back to London ahead of Sunday's game perhaps on their mind, began to take their foot off the gas, but Alonso still came close to his second of the night when he pulled a world-class save out of Boyko from a 25-yard free-kick heading right for the top-corner

And Hudson-Odoi, still awaiting his first Premier League start, did his cause no harm late on when he took Giroud's pass in his stride, held off a shove in the back and raced through to calmly add Chelsea's fifth of the night to round off the scoring

Chelsea travel to Everton live on , with coverage starting on from 4

15pm

By that time they will know their Europa League quarter-final opponents, with the draw set for 12pm on Friday and

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Alexandre Lacazette's free-kick calmed any nerves as a defensively stoic Arsenal beat Napoli 3-0 on aggregate to reach the Europa League semi-finals

Lacazette's 36th-minute strike, a 25-yard curling effort which caught Alex Meret on the wrong side of his goal, put Arsenal effectively four goals up on their hosts, who did not trouble Petr Cech enough to even hint at mounting an unlikely comeback in Thursday's quarter-final second-leg tie

On a night when Napoli had let fans into their San Paolo stadium nearly three hours before kick-off, instead of inspiring their team, the partisan atmosphere seemed to intimidate the Italians, who managed only one shot on target before half-time when Jose Callejon was denied by Cech's legs following a rapid counter

However, Arsenal were denied a perfect opening 45 minutes after losing Aaron Ramsey to injury with what appeared to be a hamstring problem

After half-time, Meret kept Napoli's faint hopes alive by denying Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a seemingly open goal with a stunning save, while Arkadiusz Milik wasted a fine chance, sliding too early to meet Mario Rui's cross and firing wide when the ball rebounded off his midriff on one of the few occasions Napoli breached an impressive Arsenal backline

Arsenal progress to face Valencia, one of manager Unai Emery's former sides, in the semi-finals, with the prospect of a first European final in 13 years well within sight

Juventus were the only team to have beaten Napoli in Naples this season coming into Thursday's game, and with Carlo Ancelotti's bold claim that his side would be "brilliant" in the second leg, there was a feeling that overturning a 2-0 first-leg deficit was an achievable aim - especially with a capacity crowd raising the atmosphere at the San Paolo

But Arsenal settled the better from the off, believing attack to be the best form of defence and committing men forward at will to leave Carlo Ancelotti's side struggling to get out of their own half at times

One rare breakaway came from an Arsenal corner, when the unlikely figure of Kalidou Koulibaly fed Callejon on the right, but his poor effort was straight at Cech who kicked the ball clear

Any realistic Napoli hope of progressing to the semis was effectively killed off by Lacazette's fine free-kick, after the Frenchman picked himself up from a Vlad Chiriches foul and fired into the right corner, wrong-footing Meret entirely

Milik summed up the hosts' night when his diving header from Piotr Zielinski's dinked ball over the top headed straight for the corner flag, and after half-time he was guilty of missing another fine chance when played in by substitute Rui

By this point, Lorenzo Insigne - playing his 300th game for his hometown club, and who had beaten Cech before half-time only to be denied by the offside flag, while barely testing him with an attempted chip later on - had found himself surplus to requirements and replaced, only to barely acknowledge Ancelotti as he made his way to the bench before standing, alone, away from the other subs

It did little to add to a hugely disappointing night for Napoli, who created nothing of note in the final 15 minutes of the game and ended their European campaign with a whimper

Arsenal host Crystal Palace on Sunday (kick-off 4pm), looking to cement their place inside the Premier League top four

They will travel to Valencia on May 2, before welcoming Emery's former side to the Emirates a week later

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to help send Arsenal into the Europa League quarter-finals, beating Rennes 3-0 at the Emirates (4-3 on aggregate)

Arsenal put in a disappointing performance in France a week ago, which saw Rennes lead the tie 3-1, but the hosts got off to a quick start as Aubameyang (5) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (15) netted early on

Aubameyang then added his second of the evening as he slotted home in the 72nd minute - pulling on a Black Panther mask during his celebration - to ensure Arsenal went through, winning 4-3 on aggregate

They will now go into the quarter-final draw, which will take place on Friday, alongside fellow Premier League side Chelsea, who beat Dynamo Kyiv 8-0 on aggregate earlier in the day

Arsenal needed to begin fast - and that is just what they did, going ahead inside five minutes

Aubameyang flicked Maitland-Niles' pass for Aaron Ramsey, who himself darted down the right-hand side

He then put the ball across the face of goal and Aubameyang was waiting to tap home

Ten minutes later, and the striker was involved again

Aubameyang did brilliantly to keep the ball in play after a loose pass from Ramsey, scooping it towards the back post, which allowed Maitland-Niles to emphatically head home

Arsenal had two good chances after the half-an-hour mark

Aubameyang nearly scored a spectacular second, but his audacious over-head kick from Mesut Ozil's cross went wide

Not long after, Ramsey sent a thundering shot straight into the hands of Rennes goalkeeper Tomas Koubek

It was another quick start to the second half, and it was Rennes who went close in the opening minutes

Mexer laid the ball off for Ismaila Sarr just inside the area, who hit a fierce drive, but Petr Cech got down well to push it onto the post and send it wide

There were a few half chances as the game wore on, but Aubameyang nabbed his second in the 72nd minute to send Arsenal into the quarter-finals

Sead Kolasinac had done well going forward and did so again as he collected a pass from Henrikh Mkhitaryan before slotting the ball into the box, with Aubameyang waiting for a second time to tap home

The Gabon international could have scored his hat-trick in the dying minutes, but missed twice in quick succession

The first saw the ball just run away from his foot and past the post and it was a similar story a minute later

Ramsey played him through, but this time, he did not catch the ball well as it went wide

However, another was not needed as Arsenal saw the game out to book their quarter-final spot

Aubameyang had a hand in each goal - scoring two and assisting another - and the Rennes defence really couldn't keep a lid on him

He should really have got a hat-trick, but could not quite find the finish in the final minutes

He pulled on a Black Panther mask for his second celebration and it was a fitting tribute to the superhero performance that Arsenal desperately needed

Arsenal now have a two-and-a-half week break until their next game, hosting Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday 1 April, live on

Rennes will play Bordeaux in Ligue 1 on Sunday

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Rennes capitalised on Sokratis Papastathopoulos' first-half dismissal to take control of their Europa League last-16 tie with a 3-1 first-leg victory over Arsenal at Roazhon Park

Alex Iwobi's third-minute strike laid the foundations for a positive start from the Gunners, but that was undone on 41 minutes when Sokratis was sent off for a second bookable offence

Rennes took full advantage instantly as Benjamin Bourigeaud's thunderous volley from the resulting free-kick hauled the Ligue 1 side level before half-time

A Nacho Monreal own goal on 64 minutes was compounded two minutes from time when Ismaila Sarr powered home a header to leave Unai Emery's side with a mountain to climb in next week's return leg at the Emirates

Applications for tickets could have sold out Roazhon Park three times over and the home support made a cauldron of noise which only intensified as the game got underway

But Arsenal silenced to crowd with an away goal inside three minutes as Iwobi's low cross from the left caught goalkeeper Tomas Koubek out and nestled in the far corner

Iwobi then almost turned provider, again breaking down the left before squaring across the box for Lucas Torreira to sting the palms of Koubek with a driven effort

Sokratis was booked for bringing down Ben Arfa as he looked to break on the Arsenal goal, the winger's resulting free-kick saved low to his right by Petr Cech

It was not too long before the Greece international was given his marching orders, shown a second yellow card in a matter of seven minutes for hauling back Sarr as he raced through on goal

And Arsenal were made to pay immediately, Ben Arfa's free-kick hitting the wall only for Bourigeaud to thrash home the rebound from 20 yards and draw the hosts level

Rennes, spearheaded in attack by Bourigeaud, shifted the ball around well to create space against Arsenal's 10 men, and a number of defensive errors culminated in Monreal miscuing a clearance and turning Zeffane's cross past Cech for an own goal

Emery appeared to accept a narrow loss rather than risk further damage by chasing an equaliser, replacing lone forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the closing stages

But his side will have to reach the quarter-finals the hard way after Sarr's diving header after 88 minutes compounded a poor night for the visitors

Rennes entertain Caen in Ligue 1 on Sunday (4pm GMT) while Arsenal host Manchester United on Renault Super Sunday, live on (4

15pm GMT)

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Chelsea put one foot in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 3-0 first-leg home win over Dynamo Kievon Thursday

Playing their seventh game in 18 days, Maurizio Sarri's men netted courtesy of Pedro (17) and a sumptuous Willian free-kick (65) before Callum Hudson-Odoi added a late third (88) as Chelsea recorded their third win on the spin in all competitions

The Blues dominated the encounter for large spells and would be heading to the second leg with an even healthier advantage if it wasn't for an inspired first-half performance by visiting goalkeeper Denys Boyko

The return leg in Ukraine takes place next Thursday

Chelsea were given a reminder about the dangers of knockout football at this stage of the competition by

Sarri's men started with an intensity that Kiev struggled to live with

The opening goal came on 17 minutes when Olivier Giroud played a cheeky flick through the legs of his marker and Pedro collected before firing home from close range

That should have been the first of a glut of goals for the Spaniard but Boyko was in sparkling form to deny him twice while Ross Barkley was also thwarted by the busy visiting goalkeeper as somehow Kiev got in at the break just one behind

It needed something special to beat Boyko and Willian provided the magic on 65 minutes with a quite stunning free-kick from 25 yards

The former Shakhtar Donetsk star had struggled with his final ball up until spanking this effort home - the execution was so perfect that Boyko didn't even move

Substitute Ruben Loftus-Cheek blazed over from close range as Chelsea chased a third goal and their wastefulness nearly cost them as Kiev chased an away goal in the closing stages

However, their press left space for the counter and Loftus-Cheek broke clear before setting up Hudson-Odoi to put Chelsea in a very strong position in the tie

A joy to watch

Forget about Jorginho dictating play from deep, Chelsea's platform was set by their majestic ball-spraying centre-half who pinged some outrageous long passes to pin their opponents back

He breezed through this game defensively, too, as his performance merited a clean sheet

Chelsea are back in Premier League action on when Wolverhampton Wanderers visit Stamford Bridge

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Arsenal produced the vintage performance they needed to cruise into the Europa League last-16 with a 3-0 (3-1 agg) win over BATE

, Arsenal's response was instant and they were given a helping hand to level the tie within four minutes when Zakhar Volkov turned Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's low cross into his own goal under no pressure

Arsenal went ahead in the tie for the first time five minutes before the break, when Shkodran Mustafi headed home Granit Xhaka's corner at the far post

The tie was still finely-balanced but a third goal would all-but seal Arsenal's progress, and it duly arrived on the hour when substitute Sokratis nodded in to an empty net when Denis Scherbitski missed his punch from another Xhaka corner

Arsenal dominated the match and looked a different side from the one that was beaten in Belarus seven days ago

Within two minutes Aubameyang shot straight at Scherbitski from a good position but Volkov gave him a lesson in finishing soon after, albeit at the wrong end, by turning the Gabon forward's low cross beyond his goalkeeper when he looked to have plenty of time to clear

BATE briefly threatened an early response and Mustafi had to clear Maksim Skavysh's shot off the line, but the one-way traffic soon resumed

Alex Iwobi, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang all came close before Mustafi's bullet header from Xhaka's corner put them ahead on aggregate for the first time six minutes before the break

An away goal would change all that, though, and within minutes of the restart the hosts missed several chances to clear Nemanja Milic's flick-on into the area, but were let off the hook when Skavysh shot straight at Petr Cech

Having survived that scare, two became three on the hour mark

Laurent Koscielny had been taken off with a minor shin injury and within four minutes of replacing him, Sokratis could barely miss when Scherbitski came into no-man's land from another Xhaka corner and the ball landed squarely on his head six yards out

An uphill challenge for the visitors had become even tougher and they were dealt another blow when Skavysh was withdrawn with a minor injury late on, but Arsenal were already in cruise control and strolling into the last 16, with their opponents revealed on Friday

Arsenal had plenty of positive performances with everyone willing to take the ball and quality throughout the side, but Guendouzi really made the hosts tick, skipping past challenges, always looking forward and regularly spreading the ball wide to the overlapping Stephan Lichtsteiner and Nacho Monreal

"His development with us is very important and he's playing with a lot of consistency

I think he's improving a lot, his quality is very impressive," said an impressed Unai Emery after full-time

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Ten-man Celtic were dumped out of the Europa League in the round of 32 for the second season running as a 1-0 defeat confirmed a 3-0 aggregate victory for Valencia on Thursday

Celtic's hopes of overturning a two-goal first-leg deficit were dashed inside 36 minutes at the Mestalla when Jeremy Toljan was sent off for a second bookable offence

Valencia capitalised on their man advantage as substitute Kevin Gameiro scored the winner two minutes after coming off the bench

Celtic travelled to Valencia needing a first competitive win on Spanish soil to progress, and an assured start gave them hope of reaching the last 16

Kristoffer Ajer had two swipes at a chance inside ten minutes but blazed over from close range after his initial effort was blocked

Celtic contained Valencia in the opening 36 minutes, registering eight attempts on goal to the hosts' none

But their positive start evaporated in an instant

Having tugged back on Goncalo Guedes ten minutes earlier, Toljan was given his marching orders after impeding the Portuguese as tried to run in behind

With the extra man, Valencia piled pressure on the Celtic goal before the interval but two sublime saves from Scott Bain to deny Dani Parejo and Santi Mina kept the hosts at bay

It was backs against the wall for Celtic in the second half, as Valencia attacked in waves at the start of the second period

Jozo Simunovic cleared Mina's cross off his own goal line before Ruben Sobrino somehow failed to convert Daniel Wass' teasing cross from close range

Bain was well positioned to keep out Wass' looping volley before Celtic created their best chance of the game

Ryan Christie's whipped free-kick from the left found Ajer free at the near post, but the centre-back fired a header over from six yards shortly after the hour mark

Celtic were made to pay as Gameiro sealed Valencia's progress on 69 minutes

The Frenchman ghosted into space in the area and was on hand to stroke home from close range after Wass had headed Parejo's diagonal back into the six-yard box, ending Celtic's European adventure in the process

Celtic look to consolidate their eight-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership when they host Motherwell on Sunday (3pm GMT)

Valencia also return to La Liga action on Sunday with a trip to Leganes (11am GMT)

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Callum Hudson-Odoi scored as Chelsea eased into the Europa League last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Malmo in their second-leg tie at Stamford Bridge, winning 5-1 on aggregate

Olivier Giroud netted in his fifth successive Europa League game as he put Chelsea ahead in the 55th minute

Ross Barkley (74) doubled the lead with a superb, curling free-kick after Rasmus Bengtsson was sent off for a second yellow card

Hudson-Odoi rounded off a fine starting performance with the third goal in the 85th minute to seal Chelsea's spot in Friday's last-16 draw

It will be a boost for Maurizio Sarri and his side ahead of their Carabao Cup final showdown with Manchester City on Sunday, live on Both sides had chances to score in the opening ten minutes

Andreas Vindheim played a good cross into the box, but Bengtsson could only put his header wide, before Giroud also skewed a header past the post after some good play from Hudson-Odoi and N'Golo Kante

The visitors should have scored in the 13th minute as Malmo captain Markus Rosenberg took advantage of Hudson-Odoi's poor touch to get onto the ball, rounding Antonio Rudiger on the edge of the area before sending his effort wide

Chelsea's best chance of the first half came from their first corner as Willian's delivery, following neat interplay with Hudson-Odoi, was met by Cesar Azpilicueta, but the Spaniard's sliding effort was saved by Malmo goalkeeper Johan Dahlin

Ten minutes into the second half and Chelsea took the lead as Kante's superb break from deep sparked a counter-attack, with the France international feeding to Willian down the left, who crossed for Giroud to tap home

Malmo went down to ten men in the 73rd minute after Bengtsson picked up a second booking for hacking down Emerson just outside the area

It looked to be a promising area for a Chelsea free-kick and that was proved correct as Barkley curled home expertly to score in his second successive Europa League game

Hudson-Odoi rounded off the scoring in the 84th minute as another inch-perfect cross from Willian picked out the 18-year-old on the right, who then darted into the box before firing into the bottom corner

Chelsea have won each of their last seven Europa League home games, scoring at least three goals in six of those matches (20 in total - 2

86 per game on average)

Maurizio Sarri has won 28 of his opening 43 games in charge of Chelsea in all competitions (D6 L9), one more than Pep Guardiola managed in his first 43 matches with Manchester City (W27 D9 L7)

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is the first player to score in five consecutive Europa League appearances for an English club (6 goals in total) since Romelu Lukaku for Everton in March 2015

Willian, who made his 200th start for Chelsea in all competitions, has registered three assists in his last four games for Chelsea, as many as he managed in his previous 25

Callum Hudson-Odoi has been directly involved in six goals in his last six starts for Chelsea in all competitions (3 goals, 3 assists)

It was a fine performance from Willian on Thursday, who stepped into those big playmaker shoes as Eden Hazard started on the bench

He sprayed passes across the field with laser-like precision and set up the first and third goals with his efforts

With Pedro struggling with illness, Willian is a more than capable replacement to start against Man City on Sunday and will be boosted by his efforts against Malmo

It's a big one for Chelsea on Sunday as they take on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley, live on Sky Sports

Malmo will travel to Osters in the group stage of the Svenska Cupen

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Alexandre Lacazette was sent off as Arsenal suffered a shock Europa League defeat to BATE Borisov in the first leg of their last-32 tie, with Stanislav Dragun's header separating the sides

Unai Emery's team spurned early chances in the first half through Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lacazette, before BATE scored on the stroke of half-time as Igor Stasevich's whipped free-kick was headed powerfully past Petr Cech by Dragun

In the second half, Lacazette had the ball in the net in the 56th minute but was ruled offside

Emery threw on Lucas Torreira, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Denis Suarez from the bench but to little avail and frustrations boiled over when Lacazette was dismissed for elbowing Aleksandar Filipovic in the 86th minute

Arsenal began brightly and might have grabbed an away goal in the opening moments when Sead Kolasinac set up Mkhitaryan for a close-range chance that Denis Scherbitski in the BATE goal saved well

Midway through the first half, Lacazette should have done better than head another Kolasinac cross over the bar

Dragun's goal was the first time Arsenal had conceded in the Europa League in six matches but came as BATE began to reassert themselves after their nervy start

After Nacho Monreal had conceded a free-kick near the touchline, Stasevich whipped in the ball from the right flank and Dragun climbed above Kolasinac to beat Cech

Alexander Hleb, in his fifth spell with BATE, and playing against his former club, lasted until the 58th minute

Two minutes earlier, Lacazette had slid the ball into the net from yet another Kolasinac cross but his effort was ruled offside

With Arsenal struggling to find their rhythm, Emery threw on Torreira, Aubameyang and Suarez on from the bench, as BATE sat back

With five minutes remaining, Lacazette reacted angrily to a challenge from Filipovic and swung an elbow towards the Serbian defender which resulted in a straight red card from referee Srdjan Jovanovic, meaning the Frenchman will miss the second leg

Dragun's45th-minute header past Cech was the difference between the teams, and came after a well-executed set-piece move

The midfielder had already made a contribution in calming Arsenal's initial dominance and was a key man in the defensive effort that saw BATE to victory

Having gone out of the FA Cup, Arsenal now have a week off before the return leg against BATE at the Emirates on Thursday, February 21 at 5

55pm

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Ross Barkley scored his first European goal as Chelsea beat Malmo 2-1 in their Europa League last 32 first leg tie, also winning their first away game of 2019

Chelsea were looking to bounce back after a 6-0 thrashing by Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday and Barkley opened the scoring in the 30th minute as he tapped home from a Pedro cross, netting for the first time in 11 European matches

Olivier Giroud continued his fine scoring run in this season's Europa League as he doubled Chelsea's lead in the 58th minute, before Anders Christiansen scored a consolation for Malmo with 11 minutes to play

The result saw Chelsea score their first away goals of 2019 and get their first win on the road since the turn of the year, taking their lead into next week's second leg at Stamford Bridge

The first half was littered with fouls and lacked any clear cut opportunities until Barkley scored on the half-hour

Pedro's cross was not dealt with by Malmo defender Lasse Nielsen, and the ball landed at the feet of Barkley, who had time to set up his shot before slotting home past goalkeeper Johan Dahlin

With a noisy home crowd on their side, Malmo rallied and tested Chelsea as the game headed towards the break

Arnor Ingvi Traustason and Andreas Vindheim both saw efforts blocked before David Luiz was called into action to clear a corner

Malmo made a great start to the second half and twice went close inside 10 minutes

Fouad Bachirou got past two Chelsea players before trying to set up Markus Rosenberg in the middle of the area, but Cesar Azpilicueta was there to see the ball behind

Not long after, David Luiz headed a long range effort from Trautason just wide

Chelsea doubled their lead in the 58th minute as they hit Malmo on the break

Barkley raced down the field before laying the ball off for Willian on the left

He then darted towards the near post before cutting the ball back, which Giroud flicked home to score in his fourth successive Europa League game

The Blues looked to be comfortable as Malmo - who are in between seasons in the Swedish league - began to tire

Dahlin was forced into a great save in the 66th minute as Barkley fired his way from close range and the Chelsea midfielder was involved again not long after, laying the ball off for Pedro, who just curled a shot wide of the post

But there was life in Malmo yet and they pulled a goal back in the 79th minute

A poor touch from Andreas Christensen allowed Rosenberg to latch onto the loose ball before playing in Christiansen

He burst into the area, getting ahead of Mateo Kovacic, before slotting home into the far corner

Chelsea have won the first leg of a European knockout tie for the first time since April 2013 versus Basel in the Europa League (2-1) - they were winless in six such matches prior to this victory (D3 L3)

Malmo have been beaten at home in Europe for the first time since November 2015 against Paris Saint-Germain (0-5), ending a run of eight games without defeat in front of their own fans (W2 D6)

Malmo have lost five of their six meetings with English sides (W1), though Chelsea are the first such team to beat them in Sweden since Liverpool in September 1967

Ross Barkley scored Chelsea's first away goal in all competitions in 2019 - they haven't had to wait until the month of February to score their first away goal of the year since 1997

Olivier Giroud is the first Chelsea player to score in four successive games in European competition since Victor Moses in May 2013

It was an impressive attacking performance from Barkley, who not only reached his own milestone but helped Chelsea to break some of their own ducks for the year

He showed great composure to slot home for his goal and was involved in the second, as well as a number of other good chances created in the second half

But he is by no means the finished product

He gave the ball away in added time, which nearly led to a Malmo equaliser, but he was saved by another wonderful block from Cesar Azpilicueta

But he should be commended for his contribution up front as Chelsea banished the demons from Sunday

It's another big game for Chelsea on Monday as they host Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup

Malmo are also in cup action on Sunday when they host Degerfors in the group stage of the Svenska Cupen

The two sides meet again next Thursday for the second leg at Stamford Bridge

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Goals from Denis Cheryshev and Ruben Sobrino saw Valencia comfortably beat Celtic 2-0 in the Europa League last-32 first leg at Celtic Park

Russia international Cheryshev gave the visitors the lead with a simple tap-in three minutes from half-time, before Sobrino doubled their advantage shortly after the break with a close-range half-volley (49)

Celtic improved as the game progressed as substitutes Odsonne Edouard and Timothy Weah asked questions of the Valencia defence, but the visitors were rarely threatened and held on to their two-goal lead ahead of the second leg at the Mestalla on February 21

Celtic started brightly with Callum McGregor getting an early driven shot on target in the fifth minute, but goalkeeper Neto awkwardly parried the bouncing shot away

Valencia responded quickly and began to find joy down the flanks

In the 18th minute, Scott Bain made a fine diving save to parry away Daniel Wass' looping header past his left post

A few moments later and Scott Brown's hesitant pass back to Bain was almost intercepted by Cheryshev, but the 27-year-old goalkeeper's sliding clearance ensured no damage was done

Valencia continued to push forward, as lone striker Oliver Burke became increasingly isolated, and the visitors took the lead in the 42nd minute

Midfielder Dani Parejo picked out Sobrino, who lost his marker Dedryck Boyata, before he unselfishly squared to Cheryshev for a simple tap-in

Marcelino's side ruthlessly came out of the traps in the second half and went 2-0 ahead in the 49th minute

Denmark international Wass slipped Cheryshev down the left flank, before his accurate cross was slotted away by Sobrino for his first Valencia goal on debut

Brendan Rodgers' decision to introduce Weah and Edouard just before the hour-mark gave Celtic a greater attacking threat

Weah got a shot away in the 61st minute which he hit over the bar moments after a positive run from Edouard down the left

Celtic continued to push forward in their attempt to pull a goal back and there was slight controversy in the 89th minute when Weah was shoved in the back by left-back Toni Lato, but Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan did not feel the shove merited a penalty

The former Real Madrid striker had a Valencia debut to remember as he scored a goal and registered an assist

He showed intelligence to slip away unmarked as he set up Cheryshev's goal, and was in the right place at the right time to convert the Russia international's threatening cross to help Valencia breeze past the Scottish champions

Celtic take on Kilmarnock - live on Sky Sports Football - on Sunday afternoon

Valencia, meanwhile, host Espanyol in La Liga on the same day

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Group winners Chelsea lost their perfect Europa League record as they were held to a 2-2 draw by MOL Vidi in Hungary

Everything was going perfectly for Maurizio Sarri's men, who had already wrapped up top spot in Group L, when Willian curled in a first-half free-kick to put them ahead (30)

But within two minutes, Ethan Ampadu's clumsy header into his own net from a corner provided a leveller for the hosts - and just the second goal Chelsea had conceded in the competition

Two became three in the second half when Loic Nego's crisp volley from Giorgi Milanov's pinpoint left-wing cross whistled beyond Willy Caballero at his near post to put the hosts in front (56)

But Olivier Giroud proved an unlikely supplier of another set-piece goal, firing an excellent free-kick beyond Adam Kovacsik to level (75) and ensure Chelsea remain unbeaten in Europe this season

Vidi knew they had to better BATE's result against PAOK to stand any chance of getting out of Group L, but they rarely looked capable of threatening Caballero's goal early on

Instead Willian stepped up to fire in from 20 yards with Kovacsik's poor positioning leaving him unable to get across to save his free-kick, although he did not need to lament the error for long

Marko Scepovic's flick-on from a corner fell at chest height for Ampadu and, under pressure, he nodded it into the back of his own net

The hosts turned the game on its head 11 minutes after the restart, when Milanov's excellent delivery found Nego at the back post, and he connected sweetly with his volley to leave Caballero with little chance

Giroud should have pulled Chelsea level when he turned Cesc Fabregas' pull-back over the bar but, moments later, he made up for that miss with an excellent left-foot free-kick right into the top corner for his fourth goal in four Europa League games this season

Referee Aleksandar Stavrev was in danger of losing control late on as he failed to punish a number of late challenges, but at full-time it was Vidi who had lost control of their own fate - and with BATE's win in Greece, it is the Belarusian side who will join Chelsea in the last 32

Giroud was excellent from the bench and while free-kicks may not often be in his repertoire, he looked like a seasoned scorer with his fourth in as many European games this season

He offered more of a threat than Alvaro Morata, who he replaced in first-half injury-time when the Spaniard hobbled off, and could have had another goal if he had turned in Fabregas' pull-back too

Chelsea will travel to Brighton at 1

30pm on Sunday, fresh from ending Manchester City's unbeaten league record last weekend

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Celtic were given a footballing lesson by Red Bull Salzburg as the visitors deservedly won 2-1 at Celtic Park, but Brendan Rodgers' side still progressed to the Europa League knockout stages after RB Leipzig failed to beat Rosenborg

On a bizarre night, Munas Dabbur headed home a Stefan Lainer cross midway through the second half to finally hammer home Salzburg's superiority, after they had spurned a raft of chances

Craig Gordon made two outstanding saves to keep his team level in the first half, as Celtic were at times overwhelmed by the classy Austrian side

But the goalkeeper then made a horrendous blunder with 13 minutes left, gifting the ball to Fredrik Gulbrandsen for an easy tap-in to seemingly end hopes of a comeback

As the game petered out, Rosenborg's equaliser in Germany raised the roof in Glasgow's east end, and Olivier Ntcham's late penalty helped raise spirits further

At the final whistle, the home and away fans celebrated in unison - both can now look forward to European football in the new year

Despite qualification, it was a dispiriting night for Rodgers; his team lacked a goal threat and cohesion in midfield, and he also lost Ryan Christie to what appeared to be a serious ankle injury

Mikael Lustig was also forced off early with a head knock

At times, Celtic were a shadow of what they have shown in domestic competition in recent weeks

They only required a point to progress to the last 32, and did start on the front foot

On three minutes Scott Sinclair hit the bye-line and looked for James Forrest, but the cross was just too high for the Scotland winger to connect properly

Salzburg went straight up the park, and Zlatko Junuzovic's header from 12 yards had Gordon at full stretch tipping it over

The home support displayed their affection for the absent Leigh Griffiths in the ninth minute

The striker's name rang round the stadium and fans displayed a banner showing support for Griffiths, who will be absent from football for some time as he tackles personal issues

Salzburg had oozed class throughout this group, and they began to display that in abundance

They were inches away from a lead when Diadie Samassekou's header smacked the bar, landed on the line and was headed away by Christie for a corner

From that, Gordon was forced to cling on to a near-post flick, as Celtic's defence looked unstable at times

Lustig had been flattened at a corner and looked groggy, and was finally replaced after just 20 minutes by Kristoffer Ajer

The switch added to the uncertainty in the home ranks, as Salzburg bossed proceedings, with Celtic's midfield trio of Callum McGregor, Christie and Tom Rogic, so effective in recent weeks, largely subdued

Rogic, in particular, was all at sea, unable to make a pass or hold onto the ball when presented with it

It was the kind of testing European evening that looked well suited for Scott Brown, but the club captain was watching from the bench

On the half hour, Ajer gifted the ball to Hannes Wolf who ran clean through on Gordon, but the goalkeeper brilliantly got a hand to the low shot and turned it behind

Celtic were in danger of being run ragged, but suddenly they fashioned a rare chance through Forrest, who broke clear on the right and fizzed a low ball across the six-yard line

Sinclair and Edouard both failed to attack it, as Forrest stood with arms aloft in frustration

Somehow Celtic reached the break unscathed, though Salzburg's domination was reflected in stats that showed the visitors with 60 per cent of possession

Brown was, perhaps unsurprisingly, brought on, with Sinclair making way, as Rodgers looked to get a grip on the game in midfield

Forrest pushed forward alongside Edouard and suddenly Salzburg had something to think about

McGregor's corner found Benkovic, whose header was scrambled clear by the Austrian defence with Ajer ready to pounce

Celtic suffered another blow shortly afterwards, when Christie was stretchered off after injuring his ankle as he made a tremendous block on Takumi Minamino who was preparing to shoot

Play was halted for several minutes as the midfielder was fitted with a splint before departing, with Ntcham coming on in his place

Rodgers had now used all his substitutes, but Celtic looked more solid than at any other time in the game, with Brown's influence growing

Ironically, it was then that Salzburg took the lead; Dabbur, who scored twice against Celtic when the sides met in September, was left unmarked to head home Lainer's cross

The ground fell silent as the visitors celebrated in the corner, though it appeared that Andre Ramalho was hit by a missile thrown from the home support

Dabbur should have scored again with a free header from six yards out when Celtic failed to deal with a corner, but somehow Gordon turned it over the bar

The goalkeeper then made a calamitous error - as he collected a loose ball and tried to throw it to Kieran Tierney, Gulbrandsen got a toe to it, and stroked it into the empty net

Celtic looked sunk, and now required a favour to qualify

Ajer had a chance to set up a frantic finish with seven minutes left, but he somehow prodded over from under the crossbar

Bizarrely, Celtic Park then began to reverberate to noise as news filtered through that Rosenborg had equalised in Germany against RB Leipzig - a result that guaranteed Celtic would go through

Ntcham forced Alexander Walke into his first serious save of the night from a 25-yard free-kick, but as the match entered the second of seven extra minutes, the crowd erupted with joy at the news it had finished all square in Germany

Moments later Celtic were awarded a penalty after Rogic tumbled in the area

Ntcham hit a weak shot that Walke parried, but then tucked home the rebound

Moments later it was all over - Celtic were through to Monday's draw, but not perhaps in the way they would have wished

Salzburg remain one of the favourites to progress all the way in this year's competition and this was another demonstration of the unity that runs through their side, typified by their captain Andreas Ulmer

The veteran full-back produced a tireless display for the visitors down the left flank, providing a constant outlet forMarco Rose's side

His set-pieces caused numerous problems for the Celtic defence

Celtic are back in Scottish Premiership action on Sunday when they travel to face Hibernian, live on Sky Sports Football (kick-off: 12

30pm)

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An early goal from Alexandre Lacazette was enough to earn a youthful Arsenal side a 1-0 victory over Qarabag FK in a low-key Europa League clash at the Emirates

Eyebrows were raised ahead of kick-off when Unai Emery started the Frenchman in a game with little meaning, but the striker justified his inclusion when he scored in the 16th minute

Academy prospect Bukayo Sako, 17, spurned a handful of chances to become the club's youngest European goalscorer on his full debut, while Eddie Nketiah saw a late header chalked off with the linesman's flag raised

With Sporting Lisbon beating Vorskla Poltava 3-0, the Group E table remained the same, with the Gunners advancing to the last 32 as winners, while Azerbaijan's Qarabag finished fourth with three points from six games

With the hosts having secured top spot last month, there was little riding on the final fixture of the group stage, allowing Emery to select a young team, in anticipation of the Super Sunday clash with Southampton

From the off the Gunners dominated the ball on a crisp north London evening, with the first chance falling to 17-year-old Bukayo Saka - making his full debut - who saw his 20-yard effort beaten away by Qarabag 'keeper Vagner

It took just 16 minutes for the hosts to find the opener, though

Nketiah's pressure forced Simeon Slavchev to turn over possession, allowing Mesut Ozil to feed Lacazette, who buried a shot into the far corner

Although the visitors' attacking threat was minimal, they had the chance to square up proceedings just past the hour when Araz Abdullayev was picked out in the 18-yard box by Abdellah Zoubir, but he fluffed his lines just moments after his introduction

Saka grew in stature as the game wore on and he missed numerous chances - notably when one-on-one with Vagner - before his clever cross was glanced home by Nketiah, though it was swiftly disallowed

Arsenal continued to pose something of a threat in the dying minutes, and although they could not add to their advantage, the narrow win sees their unbeaten run stretch to 22 games - their longest unbeaten run in over 11 years

It is quite clear to see why this 17-year-old is so highly-rated at the Emirates, based on this showing

Saka looked confident on the ball on his full debut and did not look out of place in Emery's side

He was a creative force on the left, but also had chances of his own and was quite unfortunate to come away from the game without a goal

A regular first-team berth seems unlikely at this stage, but the Europa League should prove the ideal platform for Saka to gain senior football experience

Arsenal are unbeaten in 22 games in all competitions (W17 D5 L0) last losing against Chelsea back in August - the Gunners longest unbeaten run since November 2007 (a club record 28 games)

Unai Emery has lost just one of his 24 UEFA Europa League group games in charge of Valencia, Sevilla and Arsenal combined (W14 D9) and is unbeaten in the competition group stages since his Sevilla side were beaten 0-2 against Feyenoord back in November 2011 (P7 W6 D1 L0 since)

Arsenal have gone five Europa League games without conceding a goal since MD1 against Vorskla Poltava - excluding qualifiers, the Gunners last went on a longer run of consecutive clean sheets in European competition during the 2005/06 campaign, keeping 10 straight shut outs on their way to the Champions League final

FK Qarabag have lost all six of their meetings with English sides in all competitions, by an aggregate score of 1-18

FK Qarabag have lost seven of their last eight games in the UEFA Europa League (W1)

Mesut Ozil created four chances in this game for the Gunners - no Arsenal player has created more in a single Europa League game this campaign

Laurent Koscielny made his first competitive start for Arsenal since last season's UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg against Atletico de Madrid, 224 days ago

Next up for the Gunners is a trip to the south coast to face struggling Southampton in Ralph Hasenhuttl's St Mary's bow this

The build-up gets underway at 12

30pm on Sky Sports Premier League, with kick-off an hour later

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Rangers failed to reach the last 32 of the Europa League after they lost 1-0 to Rapid Vienna, with Dejan Ljubicic's late goal ending their hopes

Steven Gerrard's men needed a win in Austria to send them into the knockout stages and they came close when a Connor Goldson header hit the bar in the 21st minute

But a poor clearance from goalkeeper Allan McGregor eventually saw Ljubicic slot home in the 84th minute to knock Rangers out of the competition

Rapid Vienna secured themselves a place in the last 32 with the victory, alongside Group G winners Villarreal, who beat Spartak Moscow 2-0 in the other fixture in the group

It took 15 minutes for either side to have a shot as Borna Barisic went for goal with a low free-kick after Alfredo Morelos was bundled over, but it went straight into the hands of Rapid goalkeeper Richard Strebinger

Six minutes later and Rangers hit the crossbar in what turned out to be their best chance of the game

Boli Bolingoli was penalised for a handball and the free-kick was curled into the box by captain James Tavernier

Goldson rose to meet it from six yards out, but his header smashed off the crossbar before bouncing clear

The first half proceeded with little goalmouth action, but both goalkeepers were tested early in the second period

Strebinger was forced to claw away a Ryan Jack cross, before McGregor got his first real touch on the ball as Christoph Knasmullner struck, but the Rangers stopper got down low to make the save

The game had a better flow to it in the second half, but chances remained at a premium, although Rangers did go close with nine minutes to play

Tavernier fired towards goal from 20 yards out, but Strebinger pushed it away

A cross was then put into the area not long after - intended for Kyle Lafferty - but the goalkeeper was there again to clear

Rapid Vienna struck the hammer blow in the 84th minute which condemned Rangers to a Europa League exit

McGregor had little to do during the game but his fluffed clearance fell to Veton Berisha, who in turn found Ljubicic just outside the area

He played a neat give and go with Knasmullner before slotting the ball home and sending the hosts through to the last 32

It was an inspired choice to bring Knasmullner on at the break, and he had a big impact in the second 45 minutes

He had a great shot that tested McGregor for the first time not long after coming on and set up the winning goal

He will be one to watch out for in the next round

Rangers will be back at Ibrox on Sunday when they host Hamilton in the Scottish Premiership

Rapid Vienna will also be in action on Sunday, playing Austria Vienna in the Austrian Bundesliga

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A header from Scott Sinclair gave Celtic a 1-0 win against Rosenborg in the Europa League on Thursday, and put them within a point of the last 32

Sinclair headed home from a wonderful James Forrest cross in the 42nd minute and it proved to be enough for Celtic to take a vital three points, winning their first ever away game in the Europa League after 17 attempts in its current guise

With Red Ball Salzburg also beating RB Leipzig 1-0 in Group B's other game, Celtic now need a point against Salzburg in two weeks' time to go through to the knockout rounds along with the Austrians

Rosenborg - who won their 26th Norwegian league title at the weekend - exit the competition without yet registering a point and with one game to play against Leipzig

Celtic began the game well, with Kieran Tierney's cross just evading the incoming Tom Rogic at the far post inside six minutes, but it took slightly longer to test goalkeeper Andre Hansen

It was Rogic who was involved again in the 24th minute as Odsonne Edouard put a Forrest cross into his path, but Hansen got down low to push it away

Rosenborg's best chance of the half came soon after as Yann-Erik de Lanlay muscled Sinclair off the ball before striding into the area

He fizzed a cross into the six-yard box but Nicklas Bendtner was unable to reach it at the back post

Celtic went close again just after the hour mark as Forrest drove into the area before striking, but Hansen made himself big at the near post to push the ball behind for a corner

And it was Forrest who had a big hand in the equaliser with three minutes of the first half to play

He bamboozled Tore Reginiussen over on the right-hand side of the box before lofting a cross towards the back post, where an unmarked Sinclair deservedly gave Celtic a half-time lead

There were fewer chances in the second half, although Rosenborg should have had a man sent off in the 58th minute

Djordje Denic - who came on as a substitute at the end of the first half - clipped the feet of Tierney, having already been booked for an earlier foul on Forrest

However, he was let off with a warning from the referee

The final 15 minutes saw a flurry of chances for Rosenborg

Some good defending from Forrest saw a Bendtner cross put out ahead of Matt Vilhjalmsson before headers from Reginiussen and Samuel Adegbenro also went wide

But Celtic managed to keep their concentration and claim an important victory to see them on the cusp of the Europa League knockout rounds as well as making some history in the process

It was another sparkling performance from the winger, with the Rosenborg defenders often unable to stop him without committing a foul

He produced an absolutely sublime cross for the opening goal and also put a shift in at the back which was much needed at times

He now has eight goals and two assists in his last nine games for club and country with the 27-year-old truly showing his talent

It's a huge game for Celtic on Sunday as they take on Aberdeen in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park

Their final Europa League fixture will be on Thursday, December 13 when they host FC Salzburg

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Joe Willock scored his first Arsenal goal as they wrapped up Group E with a comfortable 3-0 win at Vorskla Poltava

Emile Smith Rowe opened the scoring for the night when Artur's attempted clearance landed at his feet, leaving him a simple finish with goalkeeper Bogdan Shust off his line (10)

Aaron Ramsey put Arsenal in full control and heading for the win which would ensure they topped the group ahead of Sporting Lisbon when he spun on the ball in the area and was brought down by Ardin Dallku, before dispatching the resulting penalty impressively (27)

And Willock got in on the action shortly before half-time when he paced down the left before turning inside Dallku and curling low into the far corner with an exquisite finish (41)

Arsenal were handed an early scare when Yury Kolomoets fired Pavel Rebenok's free-kick over the bar inside three minutes, but once the visitors got a hold on the game in the largely deserted Kiev Olympic Stadium, 200 miles from Vorskla's home ground, they never looked back

Smith Rowe was rubbing his hands with glee when Eddie Nketiah's run into the box was halted by Artur, who should have left the ball for Shust to intercept, but instead the Brazilian's clearance couldn't have been better placed to set the Arsenal youngster up for an easy opener

The lead was doubled when Smith Rowe was allowed to pace away down the left following some patient Arsenal build-up play, and when he fed Ramsey inside the box the Welshman proved too tricky for Dallku who caught his ankle

He slowed his run-up to work out where Shust would dive and infuriated the Ukrainian international in doing so, but placed the ball perfectly to his left and the goalkeeper's protests to the referee afterwards fell on deaf ears

It was three before half-time when Willock got the goal his performance had deserved, taking a ball from Mohamed Elneny in his stride before spotting a small space inside the Kosovo defender and placing the ball beautifully across Shust from 20 yards

The second half was far less eventful but allowed Arsenal to blood in three debutants, Zech Medley, Charlie Gilmour and Bukayo Saka, and the latter in particular impressed during his cameo, coming close to scoring and also made another fine chance for Willock

It should have been four when Smith Rowe finished off again after some more shambolic defending, as Stephan Lichtsteiner's cross was left by both Vorskla centre-backs and Shust - but his goal was ruled out by an offside flag presumably against Nketiah, who had strayed ahead of the last man but not been involved in the move

Vorskla gave Arsenal two slight worries over their clean sheet late on, but Petr Cech saved at the feet of Igor Perduta before substitute Nicolas Careca fired wide in the final moments

Arsenal's three-point lead over second-placed Sporting Lisbon, who have also qualified, is now an unassailable one, with the Gunners guaranteed to finish top thanks to their superior head-to-head results

Willock was exceptional, fully deserving his first goal for Arsenal and could have had more, registering three shots on target overall

He was happy to help build the play too, and also do the dirty work young players can often be criticised for lacking - he made three tackles, more than anyone else on his side

Arsenal have the north London derby to contend with on Sunday, with Spurs visiting the Emirates live on from 2pm

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Chelsea maintained their perfect record in Europa League Group L with a 4-0 win over PAOK, who played for 83 minutes with 10 men

Chelsea were rarely made to come out of second gear the moment Yevhen Khacheridi was sent-off early on for a professional foul on Olivier Giroud

The striker then went onto help himself to two goals (27, 37) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (59) netted his first ever senior goal on a rare start before Alvaro Morata (78) scored late on

The result means Chelsea have secured top spot in Group L with a game to spare while PAOK need to win their final game against BATE to stand any chance of qualifying

The raucous travelling fans had never tasted defeat on their previous two trips to England but were in for a long night the moment Khacheridi hauled down Giroud when the last man with just seven minutes gone

The referee had no choice but to brandish a red card

From that moment on Chelsea laid siege to PAOK's goal

Giroud had already missed two promising openings before curling his team in front with a cute left-footed effort on 27 minutes

Hudson-Odoi - starting his first game since the Community Shield - smacked an effort off the crossbar while Ruben Loftus-Cheek was denied by a fantastic one-handed save by Alexandros Paschalkis

The hosts doubled the lead on 37 minutes when Cesc Fabregas played a splendid pass in behind for Giroud, who swept home first-time on the volley

Hudson-Odoi got in on the act in the second half off the left wing to net his first goal for the club

The exciting 18-year-old took a strike early from 15 yards which caught the goalkeeper unaware

Hudson-Odoi went from scorer to creator on 78 minutes, teasing his defender before whipping a quality ball into the box which was powerfully headed home by substitute Morata

Chelsea may have found a superstar

At just 18 years old, the potential in the boots of the tricky winger is pretty frightening

He revelled in the extra space due to their early dismissal and linked with cleverly throughout with Emerson

Frontmen are defined by their goals and assists, though, and Hudson-Odoi delivered on that front too, striking one low for Chelsea's third before setting up Morata with a devilishly precise cross

Let's hope Chelsea provide him with the game-time his talent deserves

Chelsea are back in action at Stamford Bridge on , where they host Fulham in one of three derbies on Sky Sports this weekend

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Olivier Giroud's first goal under Maurizio Sarri gave Chelsea an unconvincing 1-0 win at BATE Borisov to seal their Europa League progress

Chelsea are now guaranteed to reach the last 32 after their fourth win from four, which was not without difficulty in Belarus

The hosts hit the woodwork in both halves and defended stubbornly, which proved problematic for a sluggish Chelsea who failed to register a shot on target in the first half

But after the interval, they opened the scoring through Giroud's header from an Emerson cross (52) and, courtesy of a welcome clean sheet, kept up their 100 per cent record in Europe this season

Chelsea had much of the possession but little creativity before half-time, and were nearly a goal down before they had even settled when Dzmitry Baga struck the post from range

Kepa also had to keep out a near-post header from Stanislav Dragun following a corner, as the visitors went in grateful to be level

Immediately after the restart, there was a sense of increased urgency from Sarri's side and after spending most of the opening five minutes camped in the BATE half, they took the lead

Jorginho's first-time pass was fizzed in from wide towards Giroud by Emerson, and the France striker's near-post header went underneath Denis Scherbitski's despairing dive for the opener

The Belarusian side, who had never beaten an English team on home soil, went in immediate search of an equaliser and nearly found it six minutes after falling behind, when Nilokai Signevich struck the bar after turning Dagun's long-range shot into one of his own

Chelsea threatened to move further ahead with Giroud's header from a corner and Ross Barkley's long-range effort both forcing Scherbitski into saves, but the closest the game came to a second goal was in injury time, when BATE hit the woodwork for a third time

A corner in the dying seconds was half-cleared to substitute Evgeni Berezkin, who smacked the post from outside the area

That narrow escape summed up BATE's night, as they were left empty-handed from a strong performance against the only unbeaten side left in Europe, but Chelsea had more to smile about, and now need only a point from their two remaining games to win Group L

Volkov was a man mountain for BATE at the back, taking on eight duels and winning a higher percentage than any other starter for his side

He also made several vital clearances, including from another Jorginho dinked through-ball which has already caught out a number of Premier League defenders this season

Chelsea travel to Everton on Super Sunday at 2

15pm

You can catch all the action live on Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm

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Rangers missed a brilliant chance to strengthen their position in Europa League Group G after a sloppy 4-3 defeat to Spartak Moscow on Thursday

An early Roman Eremenko own goal was followed by strikes from Daniel Candeias and Glenn Middleton as Rangers took the lead three times in a remarkable first half

Spartak replied through Lorenzo Melgarejo in the 22nd minute and then an own goal from Connor Goldson to trail 3-2 at half-time

But two goals in 66 seconds from Luiz Adriano and Sofiane Hanni in the second half put Spartak ahead and they held on to get their first win in the group and leave Rangers' qualification hopes in the balance

Defeat ends Rangers' 11-match unbeaten run in Europe this season and means they slip down to third in Group G following a 0-0 draw between Rapid Vienna and Villarreal in the other group game

The tone for a frantic first half in Moscow was set after five minutes as Eremenko stooped and headed a corner into his own net from 12 yards out

Spartak responded in the 22nd minute when Melgarejo headed in at the back post, but Rangers quickly hit back to regain the lead

Jon Flanagan picked out Candeias with a pass over the top and he fired in a low shot from the edge of the box

More goals looked likely as both defences struggled, and it was Spartak who struck next as Goldson deflected a cross past Allan McGregor in the 35th minute

However, Rangers took the lead for the third time in the 41st minute as some more slack defending from Spartak saw 18-year-old Middleton finish at the back post after Salvatore Bocchetti poked a pass towards his own goal

Rangers should have gone 4-2 ahead but Alfredo Morelos saw a goal wrongly ruled out for offside before half-time

McGregor saved brilliantly from Adriano at the start of the second half but could do little to prevent Spartak from equalising in the 58th minute

The Rangers goalkeeper denied Hanni at the near post but the rebound looped up for Adriano to head home

Spartak took the lead just over a minute later as Hanni's shot from distance deflected off Goldson and beat McGregor

The hosts hit the post through Bocchetti, who saw his follow-up shot superbly saved by McGregor, and Rangers' only chance to level came in injury-time as Nikola Katic headed against the post from a corner

Were he not on the losing side then McGregor might well have taken the man-of-the-match honours as he made several brilliant saves to prevent Spartak scoring even more goals

However, Ivelin Popov looked a threat throughout for Spartak and was perhaps unfortunate not to win a penalty in the second half when Nikola Katic stood on his foot in the box

Rangers host Motherwell on Sunday in the Scottish Premiership

After the international break they are also at home against Livingston on Saturday, November 24 and Villarreal in the Europa League on Thursday, November 29

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Arsenal booked their place in the knockout phase of the Europa League with two games to spare following a goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates on Thursday evening

The night will largely be remembered though because of a serious ankle injury sustained by Danny Welbeck which saw him during the first half

His replacement, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang struck the crossbar early in the second half but that was as close as the Gunners came to a winner as Sporting, who had Jeremy Mathieu sent off late on, held on for a point

The draw was enough to see Unai Emery's side, who extended their unbeaten run to 15 matches, through to the last 32 because of Qarabag's 1-0 win at Vorskla but they will have to wait until their next match - a trip to Vorskla on November 29 - for the chance to seal top spot in Group E

After a relatively quiet start in north London, the game burst into life when Matteo Guendouzi's low cross was almost turned into his own net by Mathieu, but with the ball trickling towards goal Sebastian Coates hooked the ball to safety

Arsenal were then dealt a huge blow when Welbeck fell awkwardly after going up for a header against Bruno Gaspar

The 27-year-old, who has had his fair share of bad luck with injuries over the years, was eventually stretchered from the field with his team-mates visibly shaken by the extent of the injury

Welbeck was replaced by Aubameyang who nearly broke the deadlock minutes into the second half, getting across his man to meet Henrikh Mkhitaryan's low cross, but the striker's shot clipped the top of the crossbar

Sporting rarely threatened the Arsenal goal but in the 58th minute they served up a reminder as former Manchester United winger Nani burst past Aaron Ramsey and into the Gunners' half

He pulled the ball back from the byline in search of Fredy Montero but Petr Cech read the pass, diving off his line to gather ahead of the striker

Arsenal suffered a further injury blow when Stephan Lichtsteiner pulled up with a suspected hamstring injury and he was replaced by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with 17 minutes remaining

The Gunners pushed for a winner but the game continued without any real chances of note, Mkhitaryan stabbing anAlex Iwobi cross towards goal before Aubameyang saw an effort bravely blocked

Aubameyang thought he had a late one-on-one to win it but was fouled by Mathieu, who was shown a straight red card for the cynical trip

Aubameyang fired the resultant free-kick over the crossbar as Sporting held on

: "It's the worst news tonight, this injury

It's clear that we are with Welbeck in these minutes

He was working well and he was having a good match

He had some chances too

His injury was with the mentality of the players

They saw it was a big injury

When you are playing football, when you are playing in competitive matches, it can happen

You don't want it to happen but this is our profession

Now he is at the hospital

The news is that we are going to wait - but we think it's a serious injury

": "The players did exactly what I asked them to do

In our game plan we know we had to be rigorous and they were almost perfect on that

We were aware of the opponent's quality but we, knowing our capacity and being creative and aggressive with and without ball, could try to surprise here

"It proved a frustrating night for the Gunners and the former Liverpool and Sunderland defender played a big part in that

He kept his side in it with a goal-line clearance in the first half after Mathieu diverted Guendouzi's cross towards his own goal line

He then put his body on the line during the second to make an excellent block to deny Aubameyang and help his side to a crucial point at the Emirates

Arsenal are back in Premier League action on Sunday when they take on Wolves at the Emirates Stadium (4

30pm)

Next up in the Europa League is a trip to Ukraine to take on Vorskla (November 29, 5

55pm)

Sporting are back in domestic action on Sunday hosting Chaves in the Primeira Liga (8pm)

Their next Europa League match is a trip to Azerbaijan to face Qarabag (November 29, 5

55pm)

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Odsonne Edouard's close-range finish gave Celtic a hard-earned, but deserved 2-1 win over RB Leipzig in a dramatic Europa League tie

Kieran Tierney thumped home a low angled drive on 10 minutes to give Celtic an early lead, but Leipzig looked like taking a point when Jean-Kevin Augustin headed home with 12 minutes left

Edouard restored Celtic's advantage 14 seconds later after a sweeping attack, and Brendan Rodgers' side survived a late siege, with substitute Kevin Kampl striking the crossbar before blazing an excellent chance wide in the final moments

Celtic are now level on six points with RB Leipzig although remain in third on goal difference with two games left in Group B, though the German side hold a crucial head-to-head advantage

Celtic looked laboured in the opening minutes - but then scored with their first attack

James Forrest jinked inside Marcelo Saracchi and drove into the box, before cutting the ball back across the 18 yard-line

A handful of players failed to connect with the ball but Tierney, lurking on the corner of the area, collected and smashed it low past Yann Mvogo into the far corner

Celtic set about consolidating their initiative, but there was a worrying moment when Craig Gordon lay prone on the ground after being cleaned out by Augustin as he gathered a through ball

The French striker was booked, and Gordon recovered, before Tom Rogic shot over the bar when well placed, and Ryan Christie also blazed over not long afterwards

Two minutes into the second half, Celtic should have been two up

Scott Sinclair broke through with only Mvogo to beat, but the ball stuck under his feet and Edouard could not put away the rebound

Leipzig immediately upped the tempo, and substitute Kampl's shot was blocked by Mikael Lustig, before Filip Benkovic cleared Nordi Mukiele's dangerous cross

The momentum continued to swing back and forth

Celtic came desperately close to a second on 72 minutes, when Forrest fed Edouard on the right of the area

The Frenchman shrugged off Marcel Sabitzer and shot low, but Mvogo got a foot to it to take it past the far post

That miss looked like proving costly when Leipzig struck on 78 minutes

Konrad Laimer floated a delightful cross to the back post where Augustin, unchallenged, headed past Gordon

It looked like a mortal blow to Celtic's European hopes, but 14 seconds after the restart, they were back in frontIt was a superb team goal as Sinclair broke down the left and slipped it through to Christie, who hit the by-line and cut the ball back for Edouard to tap home from close range for his 12th goal of the season on his 50th Celtic appearance

Leipzig threw bodies forward in the remaining minutes, and Kampl had two glorious opportunities to level late on

First he hammered a shot off the crossbar from 18 yards, before being put clean through with a minute to go, only to shoot wide under pressure from Lustig

Celtic hung on, but they must now better Leipzig's points total in the final two group matches against Rosenborg and Salzburg if they are to progress to the knockout stages

It was a wonderful performance from Edouard, who was not just vital going forward, but did his job at the back too as RB Leipzig looked for their equaliser

But on his 50th Celtic appearance, he was in the right place at the right time and more importantly, did not fluff his lines at the right moment

He did not stop running all evening and was key to Celtic's win on Thursday

Next up for Celtic is a trip to Livingston in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday live on Sky Sports, with their next Europa League fixture on Thursday, November 29 when they travel to Rosenborg

RB Leipzig will welcome Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday and go to Red Bull Salzburg on November 29

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Celtic's Europa League hopes suffered a setback as they were beaten 2-0 by RB Leipzig on Thursday

Missing several first-team players, including captain Scott Brown, Celtic started positively at the Red Bull Arena and Odsonne Edouard spurned a decent early chance

However, Leipzig seized control of the game when Matheus Cunha finished in the 31st minute and then Bruma added a second shortly afterwards

Celtic could not respond to the quickfire double - managing just one shot on target all match - and now surely must avoid defeat against Leipzig in the return fixture in a fortnight to have a chance of qualifying from Group C

Before that, Celtic face Hearts in the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup on Sunday

It remains to be seen how many of Celtic's injured players will return for that match, but Brendan Rodgers' depleted side made an encouraging start against Leipzig and could have taken the lead in the eighth minute when Edouard controlled in the box and shot just wide of the post

The visitors enjoyed some good possession and limited Leipzig's threat on goal until the half-hour mark

However, after Cunha blazed over from inside the area, the Brazilian took advantage of some slack defending to break the deadlock - finishing past Craig Gordon after Eboue Kouassi and Dedryck Boyata both missed a cross

Bruma added a second in the 35th minute, firing past Gordon after Marcelo Saracchi's cross deflected into his path

Gordon then saved from Cunha as Leipzig threatened a third

There was no sign of a comeback from Celtic after the break and Leipzig went close to adding to their lead as Konrad Laimer fired narrowly wide and Gordon made a good save to tip Jean-Kevin Augustin's shot onto the post

Celtic finally had a shot on target in the 85th minute, but Olivier Ntcham could not finish past Yvon Mvogo

It took Leipzig almost 30 minutes to get into the match, but Kampl was their standout player and architect of some of their best attacking moves

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Danny Welbeck struck the winner as Arsenal beat Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in Europa League Group E, their 11th straight victory under Unai Emery

After a quiet first half, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang forced two good saves out of Ruben Ribeiro while one-on-one, before Welbeck saw a header ruled out for a soft push

Welbeck got his goal late on (78), however, striking through Ribeiro after former Liverpool and Sunderland defender Sebastian Coates' mistake

The result means Arsenal are in pole position in Group E after three straight wins, and are close to securing a knockout spot with three games remaining

In a first half lacking in clear-cut opportunities, Henrikh Mkhitaryan forced a decent save out of Ribeiro from an angled free-kick, while former Manchester United winger Nani struck narrowly over from long range

Arsenal came out with more intent in the second half; Aubameyang forced Ribeiro into a good save from the right angle of the box, before the Brazilian goalkeeper got a fine left hand to the Gabon striker's shot from 10 yards while one-on-one

Welbeck was then penalised for a push on Gaspar as he headed a beauty into the far corner from Stephan Lichtsteiner's cross, though the foul looked harsh

But Welbeck got the goal his hard work deserved with 12 minutes remaining, striking low from 15 yards through Ribeiro after Coates had slipped as the last line of defence

Arsenal saw out the last period with professionalism, earning their first-ever win in Portugal, and handing Sporting only their second home defeat in two years

Next to Sokratis, Holding seemed to come of age in Lisbon on Thursday night, putting in a monster performance to completely snuff out any Sporting threat

The 23-year-old has started six games in a row under Emery, looks comfortable on the ball, and is among the most improved this season

Arsenal now go to Crystal Palace on Super Sunday at 1

30pm, live on Sky Sports Premier League

They host Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates on November 8

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A Ruben Loftus-Cheek hat-trick inspired Chelsea to a comfortable 3-1 victory at home to BATE Borisov on Thursday night

On just his second start of the season, it took Loftus-Cheek just two minutes to score his first Chelsea goal since April 2016

The midfielder made it 2-0 six minutes later, and he sealed an unlikely hat-trick in the second half when curling an effort into the far corner (53)

Aleksei Rios scored a late consolation (79) for the Belarusian side, but victory maintains Chelsea's perfect start in Europe, and three wins from three in Group L means they are within touching distance of reaching the knockout stages

Chelsea got off to the perfect start at Stamford Bridge, with Davide Zappacosta picking out Loftus-Cheek, who met the cross from 12 yards out before stroking it home

Loftus-Cheek soon doubled Chelsea's advantage, turning in Willian's corner from inside the six-yard area, stealing ahead of team-mate Olivier Giroud

Chelsea could have extended their lead further before half-time, registering 15 shots in the opening 45 minutes, but Willian saw an attempt saved, while Loftus-Cheek spurned a hat-trick opportunity when heading wide

After the break, Loftus-Cheek started and finished an attack to complete his hat-trick, picking out Pedro before latching onto the loose ball and tucking an effort beyond goalkeeper Denis Scherbitski, who should have done better with the strike from 18 yards out

Giroud's wait for a first club goal of the season goes on meanwhile, and it took a superb reflex save from Scherbitski to deny the Frenchman with 20 minutes to go

Chelsea were hardly tested all night defensively, but they did go to sleep in the 79th minute, allowing Rios to tap in unmarked from a free-kick

Who else but Chelsea's hat-trick hero? The three goals only tell the start of his near-perfect display at Stamford Bridge

The English midfielder put in one of his best performances for the club, dictating play and driving the ball forward at every opportunity

He could have scored five on the night, and as he takes the match ball home, he also gives Maurizio Sarri something to think about when the Chelsea boss chooses his Premier League line-up on the weekend

Chelsea return to Premier League action on Sunday, and will look to continue their unbeaten start to the league campaign when travelling to Sean Dyche's Burnley in a 1

30pm kick-off

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Rangers were held to a scoreless draw by a battling Spartak Moscow, but remained top of their Europa League group on a frustrating night at Ibrox

Lassana Coulibaly had the game's clearest opportunity, but the midfielder failed to connect when Morelos' cross arrived in front of him in the six-yard box on 67 minutes

Substitute Eros Grezda fired over with the goal gaping in the fourth minute of stoppage time, as Rangers failed to snatch the points at the death

In a tense, sometimes ill-tempered affair on a windswept night in Glasgow, Rangers controlled possession for long periods, but didn't cause Aleksander Maksimenko enough problems in the Spartak goal, while the Russians came close to an unlikely win through Nikolai Rasskazov's long-range shot

The point extended Rangers' unbeaten European run this season to 11 matches, but Steven Gerrard will feel this was a missed opportunity to take a giant step towards qualification for the knockout stages

For their second Europa League match in succession, Rangers hosted a manager-less team in apparent crisis, but this time they couldn't take advantage

Spartak were languishing in seventh place in the Russian Premier League, form that had cost Massimo Carrera his job as manager earlier in the week

They arrived in Glasgow without seven first-team regulars, with caretaker Raul Riancho suggesting Monday's league game against Rubin Kazan was a bigger priority

Any suggestion that a weakened team would shrink in the deafening Ibrox atmosphere was dispelled early on, as they quickly settled into a rhythm and disrupted Rangers' early momentum

There wasn't a clear opening until the 23rd minute, when Kent found Morelos, who fed Candeias in the inside left channel

Suddenly the Portuguese winger was free with a clear sight of goal, but instead of shooting he looked for the unmarked Coulibaly at the back post; the cross was over-hit and the chance lost

That sparked Rangers into life, and Maksimenko was soon scrambling at his near post to punch Candeias' low cross away, after Kent had again caused problems to the Spartak defence

The on-loan Liverpool winger was Rangers' most productive source; the Russians soon saw this and began doubling up on him

A blue wave of pressure bore down on the Spartak goal towards half-time; in response they resorted to brute force

Lomovitski was fortunate not to be booked for a foul on Morelos, before Fernando was yellow-carded - and perhaps could have seen red - after chopping down Candeias from behind

Spartak made two changes in midfield at half-time, which nearly paid off immediately

First, Coulibaly lost possession on the edge of the area, but Fernando's shot was deflected wide; Zobnin then crossed from the left for the unmarked replacement Hanni, but he misdirected his flick away from McGregor's goal

Sensing a change in momentum, Rangers drew breath and upped the tempo

Candeias' cross was punched clear by Maksimenko to Morelos, whose shot was blocked by Dzhikiya

Morelos then swept a tremendous cross across the six-yard box to where Coulibaly was all alone, but the midfielder inexplicably hesitated, and the ball was gone

Morelos was becoming a growing menace to Spartak

On 70 minutes he wriggled into the box and got a shot away that Maksimenko spilled at the feet of Grezda, but the Albanian was slow to react and the goalkeeper managed to flick the ball away under pressure

Spartak still carried an attacking threat, and on 76 minutes Rasskazov's angled shot had McGregor watching on anxiously as it flashed inches wide

Moments later Gerrard and the Rangers bench were screaming for a penalty as Grezda went down in the box, but referee Kevin Blom waved play on

Four minutes of stoppage time produced one final opportunity; Kent cut the ball back for Grezda who had a clear sight of goal, but with glory beckoning he shot narrowly over from 15 yards, and the final whistle blew immediately

It summed up Rangers' night, but they will travel to Moscow in two weeks' time with their European fate still very much in their own hands

The winger showed once again just why Steven Gerrard was so keen to take him on loan from Liverpool for this season with another eye-catching display at Ibrox

The 21-year-old was a bundle of energy down the left for Rangers and came desperately close to creating a late winner for the home side, only for substitute Eros Grezda's shot to be tipped over

Rangers take on Aberdeen in the League Cup semi-finals at Hampden Park on Sunday, with the game getting underway at 4

30pm

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Three maiden goalscorers helped Arsenal maintain their 100 per cent start in the Europa League with a 3-0 victory over Qarabag in Azerbaijan on Thursday

Sokratis Papastathopoulos' got the Gunners off and running inside four minutes when he deflected a Nacho Monreal header beyond the wrong-footed Vagner in the Qarabag goal

Eighteen-year-old Emile Smith Rowe marked his second Arsenal start with his first senior goal on 52 minutes, before Matteo Guendouzi wrapped up the victory with his first goal for the club 11 minutes from time

Arsenal did not have everything their own way in Baku, though, with goalkeeper Bernd Leno called into three decent saves throughout the game

But an eighth straight win in all competitions sees the Gunners cement top spot in Group E

Arsenal made the dream start in Baku with just four minutes on the clock

Captain Monreal rose high to meet a Mohamed Elneny corner and his goal-bound header was deflected in off Sokratis - his first goal since joining the club this summer

Smith Rowe, making his first start in the Europa League, should have doubled the Gunners' lead on 18 minutes but he could not stretch enough to convert Sead Kolasinac's cross

The chances kept on coming for Arsenal as Danny Welbeck glanced a free header wide from another Elneny corner three minutes later, but the Gunners' reluctance to put the game to bed invited pressure from Qarabag

Mahir Madatov drew Leno into action for the first time with a near-post drive shortly before the half-hour, and the German was called upon on 39 minutes, this time to parry Filip Ozobic's powerful shot through bodies

Qarabag captain Maksim Medvedev lashed an effort into the side-netting as the hosts ended the half strongly, and they had the ball in the back of the net within four minutes of the restart when Madatov slotted the ball under Leno, but the offside flag came to Arsenal's rescue

Three minutes later and Arsenal were two to the good as Alex Iwobi released Smith Rowe and the youngster showed great composure to slot his first Arsenal goal through the legs of Vagner

Qarabag pushed for a route back into the game but suffered from a lack of quality in the final third

But any hopes of a comeback were extinguished when Guendouzi picked out to bottom left-hand corner at the end of an Alexandre Lacazette-led counter on 79 minutes

There was still time for Leno to produce another fine save, this time to tip Zoubir's rasping drive over the bar, as Arsenal secured a clean sheet with their second win in Europe this season

"I'm very happy because the opposition was at a good level and with their support, they demanded a lot of us over 90 minutes in the defensive moments

For moments, we lost our position in possession but it's good because the team learned to suffer when we needed to

The victory is good for our confidence, for our mentality, and it helps us grind out results in difficult matches, to keep our idea to continue to push

"Arsenal return to Premier League action at midday on Sunday when they face newly-promoted Fulham at Craven Cottage

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Ten-man Celtic had a night to forget as they were swept aside by an impressive RB Salzburg side in the Europa League, losing 3-1 on Thursday

They started well in the Group B clash, though, and went ahead inside two minutes thanks to Odsonne Edouard

But from then on, it was all Salzburg and they got their equaliser in the 55th minute as Moanes Dabour scored his first of the evening

Takumi Minamino added the second six minutes later before Celtic were reduced to 10 men in the 72nd minute as James Forrest was shown a straight red card for a foul on Andreas Ulmer in the box

Dabour scored his second of the evening from the resulting penalty

It puts Group B favourites Salzburg top of the table with six points, while Celtic drop to third behind RB Leipzig - who also beat Rosenburg 3-1 in the group's other fixture - on goal difference

Celtic raced into the lead in the second minute as Callum McGregor fired a ball over the top which found the feet of Edouard

He beat his defender Ramalho before slotting the ball through the legs of Marin Pongracic on an angle and past goalkeeper Alexander Walke, who was off his line at the near post

But Salzburg dominated the remainder of the half with plenty of chances to equalise

Minamino was the culprit of some poor finishing, twice putting a free header over the crossbar, but his best chance came in the 32nd minute

Stefan Lainer fired another wonderful cross into the box from the right flank, but Minamino could not get to it in time to poke home as the ball ran past his outstretched foot

Celtic had the ball in the net with a minute of the first half to play, but the goal was ruled out for offside

Edouard burst into the box before his cutback found Forrest, whose own shot was well saved by Walke

But the rebound fell to Edouard who slotted home from inside the six-yard box, but the linesman had his flag raised

Salzburg deservedly got their goal 10 minutes after the restart

Minamino nodded a cross towards the left flank, allowing Hannes Wolf to cut the ball back for the incoming Dabour

He then hit home on the angle, and although Craig Gordon got fingertips to it, he could not keep the powerful effort out

Six minutes later, the hosts were ahead and Minamino finally found the back of the net

Captain Andreas Ulmer fired a ball across the face of goal which landed at the feet of the Japanese forward and despite Jack Hendry's best efforts, he could not keep him at bay as Minamino poked home

Things got worse for Celtic in the 72nd minute when Forrest was given his marching orders after getting his body around Ulmer's during a challenge and pulling him down in the area

Referee Sergiy Boyko showed him an instant red and pointed to the spot, with Dabour stepping up to net his second of the evening, sweeping home down the middle

Before the game, Dabour was singled out as the dangerman for a free-scoring Salzburg, and he did not disappoint on the European stage

It was his 50th appearance in a European Cup on Thursday and he capped it off with two goals along with plenty of superb attacking play

He continually provided Minamino with passes in the first half - although the finishing left a little to be desired - and the two could become a real force in the competition in the coming months

Salzburg will next be in action on Sunday when they travel to SK Sturm Graz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga

Celtic will also be on the road this weekend when they face St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership

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Alvaro Morata gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over a dogged MOL Vidi at Stamford Bridge to keep up their perfect Europa League start

Maurizio Sarri's team did not have things all their own way, and both sides had good chances to take the lead before Morata's volley 20 minutes from time

Emerson Palmieri cleared off the line from Roland Juhasz's header and Morata blazed wide when clean through, but the Hungarian champions refused to be overawed in west London, and could have left with a point when Kepa saved well from Istvan Kovacs late on

But Chelsea's second-half goal leaves them top of Group L with six points from two games, and already looking good to progress

Emerson's block averted an embarrassing opening for the Blues as he cleared captain Juhasz's header from a corner off the line

Chelsea responded with an even better chance, when Pedro slipped Morata clean through but with only Tomas Tujvel to beat he fired a couple of yards wide of the near post

Vidi were never disheartened by Chelsea's long spells of possession and nearly nicked a goal on the break when Loic Nego snuck behind Andreas Christensen as Kepa prepared to gather a ball forward, but his sliding challenge only diverted the ball beyond the far corner

The visitors went in at the break feeling hard done-by when Boban Nikolov looked to have been clipped by Gary Cahill on the edge of the Chelsea box when clean through, but referee Miroslav Zelinka was unmoved

Even the introduction of Eden Hazard 10 minutes after half-time failed to spark Chelsea into life, but their best move of the game 25 minutes into the second period did

Cesc Fabregas spotted a run from Willian into the box and picked him out with a clipped lob, and his glancing header was volleyed into the top corner by Morata, who was visibly emotional after the goal

That gave the hosts some extra impetus which they nearly used to net a second, but substitute Ross Barkley headed against the bar from a Hazard free-kick

Having survived that let off, Vidi pressed forward for an equaliser and were nearly in luck when Istvan Kovacs ghosted behind Fabregas before forcing Kepa into a full-length save - which proved their last chance in their search for a famous result in the capital

Industrious from the off and full of work, strength and ideas, Loftus-Cheek did not look like a player starting his first club game of the season in October

He and Pedro were Chelsea's most creative players until both were withdrawn after half-time, moving the ball into dangerous areas, and he had half a shout for a penalty before the break too

Chelsea travel to Southampton live on this Sunday from 1pm

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Alfredo Morelos scored twice and set up a third as Rangers deservedly beat Rapid Vienna 3-1 at Ibrox to extend Steven Gerrard's unbeaten run in Europe as manager

Valon Berisha put Rapid Vienna in front shortly before half-time - despite a clear offside call being missed in the build-up - but Morelos quickly levelled for Rangers less than a minute later

Rangers piled on the pressure in the second half, but had to wait until the 83rd minute for the lead, as James Tavernier scored a penalty after Morelos had been fouled by Marlo Sonnleitner

Morelos then added a third in stoppage time, as Rangers moved top of Group G on 4 points after two matches, following their draw with Villarreal in Spain two weeks ago

They also equalled their own Scottish record of 10 matches unbeaten at the start of a European campaign, as they overcame a team that had beaten Spartak Moscow a fortnight ago, but then sacked their manager Goran Djuricin last week

New boss Dietmar Kuhbauer's team started confidently, winning two early corners, but Rangers had much of the early possession, backed by a raucous home support

Yet it was Rapid who nearly scored after 20 minutes; Andrija Pavlovic beat Connor Goldson to a cross from the left, but flashed his header just wide of the far post

Rapid were temporarily reduced to 10 men after defender Mateo Barac clashed heads with Alfredo Morelos

A bloodstained Barac disappeared up the tunnel and did not return, but several minutes passed before Christopher Dibon eventually replaced him

Rangers were beginning to pin their opponents back to the edge of their own penalty box, but for all their endeavours they lacked creativity, with Morelos feeding off scraps

Neither team looked like making a breakthrough as the clock ticked past 40 minutes, but the game then burst into life

Rapid winger Andrei Ivan - who on replay looked clearly offside - crossed from the right towards the penalty spot, and Lassana Coulibaly's attempted clearance only diverted the ball into the path of Berisha

The Norwegian striker swept the ball past the helpless Alan McGregor, who was then booked for his vociferous protests at the officiating

Rangers' response was instant, with Morelos in classic poaching mode, as he latched onto James Tavernier's perfect cross from the right to slot the ball into the Rapid net for his ninth goal of the season

The goals appeared to inject both sides with belief, and the second half started at a far more frantic pace than the first, with Rapid looking especially threatening on the counter-attack

Tavernier had two opportunities to test Strebinger from free-kicks, but the Rangers captain was unable to deliver a quality ball on each occasion

Ryan Kent was now beginning to cause Rapid problems

After forcing Ivan to crudely foul him and be booked, the winger forced Strebinger into a save at his near post, before drawing another yellow card from Mert Muldur, as Rangers began to turn on the pressure

Strebinger came to his team's rescue on 67 minutes, as he made a tremendous low save from Ove Ejaria's diving header

As Rapid began tire and sit deep, Rangers' energy levels seemed to grow, and Gerrard held off making changes, as he waited for his team to capitalise on the momentum they had built

It came after 83 minutes, as Morelos was flatted in the penalty box by Sonnleitner as he tried to manoeuver into position to shoot

Tavernier took the kick and fired it high to the left of Strebinger, and Ibrox exploded with joy

In stoppage time as Rapid threw men up the pitch, Rangers broke with Candeias, who back-heeled it into the path of Morelos, and he slid the ball under Strebinger to add gloss to the scoreline

With a double-header against bottom side Spartak Moscow to come, progression to the knockout stages is now a real possibility for Rangers

Rangers have won five of their six competitive European ties against Austrian opposition (L1), conceding just three times

SK Rapid Wien have only won three of their 20 away Europa League games (D3 L14) and are winless in their last six in the competition on their travels (D1 L5)

Including qualifiers, Rangers are yet to lose a European game under manager Steven Gerrard (P10 W5 D5 L0), winning three of their four qualifying games for the 2018-19 Europa League at Ibrox (D1)

There were just 106 seconds between Veton Berisha's opener for SK Rapid Wien and Alfredo Morelos' equaliser for Rangers

James Tavernier is the first Rangers player to both score and assist in a single European game (excl

qualifiers) since DaMarcus Beasley and Daniel Cousin both netted and provided an assist against Lyon in the Champions League in October 2007

Morelos put in a fine display leading the Rangers attack

He was a constant problem for Rapid Vienna's centre-backs on numerous occasions and was instrumental in many of Rangers' attacking moves

His instant response to Vienna's opener gave Rangers plenty of confidence on the stroke of half-time which altered the tone of the game

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Chelsea started their Europa League campaign with a comfortable 1-0 win over PAOK Salonika on Thursday

Willian scored the only goal of the game in the seventh minute when he finished from Ross Barkley's pass

Chelsea were dominant and should have won by a greater margin as Alvaro Morata, Pedro and Willian all spurned good chances

However, the Greek side rarely looked like equalising as Chelsea made a winning start in Group L and continued their perfect start to the season

Playing in the Europa League for the first time since winning the competition in 2012/13, Chelsea struck early as Barkley played through for Willian and he finished past Alexandros Paschalakis

The visitors looked comfortable for the rest of the half, controlling possession but missing chances to extend their lead

Morata's frustrating season continued as he missed a close-range header and then shot wide, while Pedro was denied by Paschalakis after a quick counter

The Greek side might have won a penalty late in the half when Barkley tugged at the shirt of a player from a free-kick

But the incident was not spotted by the referee and PAOK did not come close to scoring after the break as Chelsea continued to control the game

The only thing lacking was the second goal, with Willian shooting at the goalkeeper and then lashing over from the penalty spot

Pedro also saw a couple of efforts saved before suffering an apparent shoulder injury late in the game when he was pushed into the goalkeeper's knees as he was sliding out

Pedro was helped off the pitch by two physios as Chelsea saw out victory

Jorginho, Barkley and Antonio Rudiger were solid for Chelsea, but it was Willian who ultimately secured victory

He should have scored again in the second half when he fired over from inside the box, but it was a lively display from Chelsea's captain for the night

Chelsea face West Ham on Sunday, live on, before a Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool on Wednesday, also live on , and then a Premier League match against the same opponents three days later

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Kyle Lafferty's equaliser ensured Rangers made an unbeaten start to the Europa League group stage with a 2-2 draw at Villarreal

The hosts had a number of chances to add to a first-minute opener, finished in style by Carlos Bacca from 20 yards with only 45 seconds on the clock, but passed up two open goals

Rangers punished them with their first shot on target, having been second-best for much of the game, when Scott Arfield side-footed in from close range to level (67)

Villarreal hit back immediately when substitute Gerard drifted inside of Borna Barisic and slotted in at the near post (69)

But Rangers equalised once again with a wonderful counter-attack, Lafferty finishing off a first-time low cross from Barisic (76) to earn them a point from their first game in Group G

A draw would have seemed a great result when Bacca took advantage of a lucky bounce off debutant Joe Worrall to fire into the top corner from outside the box with less than a minute on the clock, as Villarreal took full control of the first half at El Madrigal

But it was not until after half-time they forged a clear-cut chance to cement their lead, when Allan McGregor raced off his line and tackled Karl Toko Ekambi, but the loose ball fell for Bacca, who missed from 25 yards with the goal gaping

Rangers had barely had a kick, but levelled when James Tavernier found himself one on one with Victor Ruiz, who hacked him down

The referee waved advantage and Daniel Candeias' low ball across the six-yard box was flicked home by Arfield

Villarreal were stunned but replied instantly, as Barisic afforded Gerard far too much space to run at him before cutting inside and spotting a gap inside the near post

The confidence of that first Rangers goal remained in the visitors, though, and they found a second equaliser of the night when substitute Glenn Middleton's inch-perfect ball down the outside found Barisic's run, and he crossed for Lafferty who fired in from close-range

Both sides could have won it in injury-time, with Arfield seeing a weak shot held and Bacca heading wide when unmarked, but the spoils were shared as Rangers overcame a tricky task in returning with something to show from their trip to Spain

It was great to see the former Arsenal man back in business, and he was superb for Villarreal all night

From pulling off set-piece routines to perfection, to seemingly never missing a pass, the midfielder was excellent from a deep-lying role

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal began their Europa League campaign with a 4-2 win against Vorskla Poltava

The 29-year-old scored the only goal of the first half, sweeping home in the 32nd minute after a great Arsenal break, before Danny Welbeck nodded home the second three minutes after the interval

Aubameyang got his second in the 56th minute with a delightful curling effort, and the tally was added to by substitute Mesut Ozil (74) as he tapped home into an open net

Two minutes later, Ukrainian side Vorskla pulled one back as captain Vladimir Chesnakov swept home and Vyacheslav Sharpar scored their second with the last kick of the game, despite Pavlo Rebenok appearing to be offside in the build-up

Arsenal made the breakthrough just after the half-an-hour mark as Henrikh Mkhitaryan latched onto a loose pass from Aleksandr Kobakhidze to stride down the field, picking out Alex Iwobi to his left

He continued the run with Aubameyang alongside him, slotting the ball into the path of the former Borussia Dortmund striker who swept home on the stretch

This seemed to open up Arsenal's attack and Lucas Torreira - making his first start for Arsenal - nearly doubled the lead in the 37th minute with a superb free-kick, but could only rattle the side of the net with his effort

On the stroke of half time, Bogdan Shust made two superb saves, the first denying a curling effort from Aubameyang before Mkhitaryan tried his luck, but the Vorskla goalkeeper leapt to deny them

Arsenal carried on their good form into the start of the second half and scored within three minutes

Mkhitaryan chipped the ball into the area - getting it just around his defender - and Welbeck was there to meet it, nodding it emphatically into the back of the net

Aubameyang scored his second of the evening in the 56th minute with a wonderful strike

Mkhitaryan picked him out on the edge of the area and the striker played the ball through the legs of Artur before hitting a curling drive into the corner

Ozil got in on the action in the 74th minute with the simplest goal of the evening

Sokratis Papastathopoulos picked out Lichtsteiner down the right of the box, who was taken down by goalkeeper Shust before he could strike, and Ozil was waiting at the back post to slot home into the open net

Two minutes later, though, and Volska pulled their first goal back

A header was put back into the area after a cleared free-kick and Lichtsteiner looked to have it covered but could not clear properly, allowing Chesnakov to sweep home

Their second came with the last kick of the game and with a touch of controversy as Rebenok's left-wing cross was turned home by Sharpar, although the former looked to be offside in the build-up

While Arsenal's attack may not have come up against much defensive resistance, Aubameyang impressed with his performance and he has a history of excelling on the European stage

In the Europa League and Champions League combined (excl

qualifiers), he has netted 21 goals in his last 25 appearances and his latest additions on Thursday were of great quality

He showed great pace to latch onto the end of Iwobi's cross before curling home an exquisite strike in the second half

Credit must also go to Mkhitaryan, Iwobi and Welbeck in Arsenal's attack who have all given Unai Emery some decisions to make for Sunday's game against Everton

Arsenal are next in action on Sunday as they take on Everton, live on Sky Sports

Their next Europa League game is away at Qarabag - who lost 2-0 to Sporting in the other game in Group E - on Thursday 4 October

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Leigh Griffiths came off the bench to grab a late winner, as Celtic overcame a stubborn Rosenborg to win their opening Europa League group match

Griffiths headed home Dedryck Boyata's knockdown on 88 minutes to end a night of frustration for Brendan Rodgers' side and send an impatient home crowd wild, as Celtic joined Salzburg at the top of Group B

Rosenborg goalkeeper Andre Hansen denied Tom Rogic and Odsonne Edouard in the first half, and substitute Mikey Johnston also missed a glorious chance shortly before Griffith's intervention eventually broke the Norwegian champions' resistance

Celtic had beaten Rosenborg comfortably over two legs in Champions League qualifying, winning 3-1 at Celtic Park in July, but in the first half they struggled to find a spark, perhaps in part due to the improvement of their opponents

The Norwegian champions were unbeaten in 10 games since the second-leg draw between the sides in Trondheim, but they were without the injured Nicklas Bendtner in attack

Instead it was Issam Jebali who was Rosenborg's greatest source of creativity

The Tunisian winger wriggled clear of Mikael Lustig inside the box on 14 minutes before going to ground - only to be shown a yellow card for simulation by the Polish referee

Replays suggested slight contact with Lustig's trailing leg clipping Jebali

Celtic's possession counted for nothing in terms of attempts in the opening 20 minutes, before Lustig headed a corner straight at Hansen

A minute later, Celtic broke at speed with Rogic; his through ball found Edouard, who fired over on the angle while off balance

Rosenborg had taken the lead at Celtic Park two months previously, and had an opportunity to do so again when a mistake by Boyata let in Jebali, but he was quickly closed down by the recovering Celtic defence before he could get a clear sight of Craig Gordon's goal

On 35 minutes, Kieran Tierney broke clear on the left and whipped a fabulous cross into the area, but out of the reach of Edouard and James Forrest, with Birger Meling narrowly avoiding turning the ball into his own goal

After being starved of space for much of the half, Celtic - and Tierney in particular - began to exploit gaps on the flanks as they pushed Rosenborg deeper

Hansen was forced into a superb double save just before half-time, as he first denied Rogic, and then the on-rushing Edouard, tipping the Frenchman's effort onto the post and behind

Rogic broke clear again shortly after half-time, but his shot from 20 yards was straight at Hansen

Rodgers had seen enough, and replaced Forrest and Rogic after 57 minutes with Scott Sinclair and Johnston

The change nearly had an immediate impact, as Sinclair was left unmarked in the box to meet Johnston's cross, but his acrobatic effort from the penalty spot was wide of the far post

As rain fell, Griffiths was introduced for Edouard to tumultuous applause

Soon after, Callum McGregor fired a shot wide from 20 yards as Celtic raised the tempo further - yet they still lacked a cutting edge

That was illustrated again when Tierney, now causing mayhem on the left flank, crossed for the unmarked Johnston, but he somehow contrived to scoop the ball over with Hansen scrambling

But with three minutes left, Scott Brown drove a lofted pass into Boyata, and his knockdown found Griffiths in space to head past Hansen, lifting the gloom that had been descending on Celtic Park

On a night where plenty of Celtic players were not at their best, Tierney still put in an impressive display and was one of the more dangerous attacking outlets for the hosts

He constantly caused Yann Erik de-Lanlay and Vegar Hedenstad problems down the wing and put in a handful of dangerous crosses that may well have been converted on another night

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