SWANSEA CITY striker Joel Piroe was gifted a goal after some calametous defending from Bristol City.
The Championship sides met in the FA Cup third round today and with the game still goalless in the 15th minute.
That was until a poor backpass from Bristol City defender Robert Atkinson went astray and straight to Swansea’s Liam Cullen.
The forward showed no signed of panic as he controlled the ball and looked up to see Piroe in space in the centre of the box.
As Atkinson and goalkeeper Max O’Leary rushed to close down Cullen he was able to square the ball to the striker.
And Piroe made no mistake with the finish as he scored what will be one of the easiest goals of his career.
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It was not the first howler of the FA Cup weekend as Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita was caught out by Adam Armstrong.
The gola proved costly as Armstrong’s goal proved to be the winner for Southampton.
Liverpool’s Alisson was also at fault last night as he passed the balle straight to Wolves striker Goncalo Guedes, with the Portuguese international almost not believing his luck.
Regardless he made no mistake, controlling the ball before smacking it into the back of the net.
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Liverpool managed to fight back and the game finished 2-2 menaing there will be a replay between the sides.
Manchester United’s David De Gea was also found wanting against Everton on Friday night.
The usually reliable Spaniard failed to deal with a low cross at from Neal Maupay, seeing the ball cannon off both feet before it squirmed through his legs to allow Conor Coady to tap in.
However luckily for De Gea, the mistake did not cost the Red Devils as they went on to win the game and advance to the next round.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
