adminYeovil Town 0-2 Manchester United
Ander Herrera netted a stunning volley and Angel di Maria added a second as Louis van Gaal’s side saw off plucky hosts to advance in the FA Cup.Wayne Rooney played the ball square to Darren Fletcher and his pass to Herrera was cut out by the extraordinarily hard-working Simon Gillett, the pick of Yeovil’s tenacious midfield.
Unfortunately, this intervention only succeeded in teeing the ball up for Herrera. It sat nicely before him and he struck a first-time shot that dipped and flew into the top corner, leaving goalkeeper Jed Steer with no chance.
It is testament to Yeovil that, despite this setback, and the overwhelming odds, they refused to lie down.
In the 72nd minute, a header from captain Joseph Edwards — a Manchester United fan, he got Rooney’s shirt at the end — needed to be cleared from the line by Angel di Maria.
Angel di Maria, minutes later, danced through the Yeovil defence and lobbed the Yeovil ‘keeper for United’s second. Yeovil’s Kieffer Moore and United’s Paddy McNair finished the game sporting bandages following a sickening clash of heads in the first half, which had play stopped for a lengthy period.
Arsenal 2-0 Hull City
Per Mertesacker and Alexis Sanchez provided the long and short of it in repeat of last season’s FA Cup final.
Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker rose above Curtis Davies to open the scoring with a towering header in the first half.
Alexis Sanchez was also on target, somewhat inevitably, curling home his 16th goal of the campaign, eight minutes from time, to soothe the anxiety which had started to lap around the Emirates Stadium as chances to kill the game came and went.
Manchester City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Birthday boy James Milner rescued Manuel Pellegrini from replay with two goals in an FA Cup win over a dogged Sheffield. Atdhe Nuhiu took just 14 minutes to open the scoring for Championship visitors Sheffield Wednesday.
Silva set up James Milner to equalise in the 66th minute, and it was Milner’s 29th birthday and also his first goal at the Etihad in 820 days
The England midfielder then scored the winner in the 90th minute to cancel out possibility of a replay.
Chelsea 3-0 Watford:
Willian, Loic Remy and Kurt Zouma were on target as Jose Mourinho’s side reached the FA Cup fourth round.
Substitute Willian opened the scoring for Chelsea with a curling effort from the edge of Watford’s area.
Loic Remy netted Chelsea’s second after Diego Costa’s shot had been blocked. Defender Kurt Zouma added a third for Jose Mourinho’s side just two minutes after Remy’s strike
QPR 0-3 Sheffield United:
QPR suffered a 3-0 loss at home to Sheffield Wednesday. Marc McNulty put the League One side ahead after 36 minutes. Jamal Campbell-Ryce scored a second-half brace to ensure the win.
While Sheffield United are already in the Capital One Cup semi-finals, QPR have now won just two of their last 23 FA Cup matches.
Southampton 1-1 Ipswich:
Saints failed to march into the fourth round as Championship promotion hopefuls Ipswich earned an FA Cup replay. Darren Ambrose opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a header past Fraser Forster.
Morgan Schneiderlin, however, equalised for Southampton with 33 minutes on the clock.
Sunderland 1-0 Leeds:
Patrick van Aanholt fired Black Cats into the fourth round with stunning strike. The result was a repeat of the 1973 FA Cup final when Sunderland beat Leeds at Wembley.
Aston Villa 1-0 Blackpool:
Christian Benteke delivered late Claret and Blue winner against battling Tangerines in the 88th minute against Blackpool.
Villa fans chanted for Paul Lambert’s sacking before Benteke’s 20-yard volley finally beat Blackpool keeper Joe Lewis.
Crystal Palace 4-0 Dover
In Alan Pardew’s first game in charge, Crystal Palace turned on the style. Centre-half Dann tucked away two first-half goals to stave off any threat of a shock and Dwight Gayle added a third to put the result beyond doubt, before forgotten man Kevin Doyle added a late fourth.
Stoke City 3-1 Wrexham
Stephen Ireland’s double broke Conference side’s hearts with late FA Cup turnaround at Britannia Stadium
Wrexham’s Mark Carrington scored with a header in the 75th minute.
Marko Arnautovic equalised for Stoke. In the dying moments, Stephen Ireland won the game for Stoke City with a quick-fire double, which sees Mark Hughes’ side progress. — MailOnline.
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