FA Cup

Brentford will hope to avoid Crystal Palace’s fate when they travel to sixth-tier Macclesfield in the FA Cup fourth round. Macclesfield stunned the holders on Saturday, winning 2-1 to cause the biggest upset in FA Cup history. It marked the first time a sixth-tier team had ever defeated a top-flight side in the competition, but […]

Manchester United’s senior players must step up and help create another cycle like the one overseen by legendary former boss Alex Ferguson, says Darren Fletcher. Fletcher remains without a victory after two games as United’s interim boss after they bowed out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Sunday. That loss […]

Manchester United interim boss Darren Fletcher insisted the “fragile” Red Devils must “dig deep” following their FA Cup exit at the hands of Brighton. United bowed out in the third round for only the third time in the last 41 years, after suffering a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford. Former Red Devils striker Danny Welbeck […]

Danny Welbeck piled more misery on former club Manchester United, as his 64th-minute stunner helped Brighton to a 2-1 win over the Red Devils in the FA Cup. Brighton were forced to navigate a nervy ending at Old Trafford after Benjamin Sesko halved the deficit late on, but the visitors held on to progress after […]

Valentin Castellanos scored an extra-time winner as West Ham edged out Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in the FA Cup third round. The former Lazio striker, who arrived from Lazio earlier this week, netted his first goal for the Hammers, as they scraped past their Championship opponents at the London Stadium. West Ham saw QPR goalkeeper […]

Wilfried Gnonto, Ao Tanaka and James Justin scored as Leeds United fought back to beat Derby County 3-1 in the FA Cup third round. Daniel Farke’s team, who lost 4-3 to Newcastle United in dramatic fashion in their last Premier League outing, ensured there was no cup upset at Pride Park on Sunday. Ben Brereton […]

Aston Villa held on for a 2-1 win against a resurgent second-half comeback attempt from Tottenham to book their place in the FA Cup fourth round. Having been 2-0 down at the break, Spurs fought back in the second thanks to a Wilson Odobert goal, but they could not find the equaliser they needed to […]

Aaron Ramsdale came back to haunt his former side as Newcastle United defeated Bournemouth on penalties in their FA Cup third-round tie, following a 3-3 draw. Yoane Wissa was denied by Djordje Petrovic in a quiet first half, but the tie then burst into life early in the second period. Nick Woltemade played Harvey Barnes […]

Oliver Glasner slammed his Crystal Palace side after he was left with “no explanation” for their FA Cup third-round defeat to sixth-tier Macclesfield. Goals either side of half-time from captain Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts were enough to pull off an upset, despite a nervy finish following Yeremy Pino’s strike in the 90th minute. Macclesfield […]

Robin Roefs saved three penalties in a shoot-out to send Sunderland into the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Everton, following a 1-1 draw. Enzo Le Fee’s first-half volley looked to have secured Sunderland’s place in the draw, but James Garner sent the tie to extra time with his 89th-minute penalty. […]