FA Cup

MANCHESTER UNITED could face non-league Eastleigh in the fourth round of the FA Cup.After beating Wigan 2-0 this evening, Erik ten Hag’s side will travel to the winners of the replay between Newport County and National League Eastleigh.
Eastleigh and Newport will do battle for the chance to face Man UtdCredit: Rex
Tottenham will host Manchester City in round fourCredit: Getty
League Two Newport led Eastleigh 1-0 at Rodney Parade on Saturday via James Clarke’s 56th minute effort.
But ten-man Eastleigh amazingly managed to equalise eight minutes from time through Chris Maguire’s 82nd minute penalty.
The two sides will reconvene at Silverlake Stadium on January 16 for a mouthwatering opportunity to host Man Utd.
Across London, eight-time winners Tottenham will host current holders Manchester City.
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Spurs booked their place in round four with a 1-0 win over Burnley courtesy of Pedro Porro’s 78th minute wonder-strike.
City, meanwhile, comfortably beat Huddersfield 5-0 at the Etihad.
The two sides last met in December in the Premier League, with Dejan Kulusevski scoring a late equaliser in the 3-3 thriller.
Elsewhere, the other non-league side to have reached round four Maidstone will travel to Championship high-flyers Ipswich.
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Sixth-tier Maidstone shocked League One Stevenage 1-0 to reach this stage, while Ipswich beat AFC Wimbledon 3-1.
Chelsea will host Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, with Unai Emery’s side having already won there in the Premier League this term.
The winners of the replay between Norwich and Bristol Rovers will be rewarded with a trip to Liverpool.
While Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney weren’t quite awarded a Hollywood draw and will have to be content with a trip to Blackburn.
Crystal Palace or Everton will play host to Luton or Bolton.
And Leeds United will welcome fellow Championship outfit Plymouth Argyle to Elland Road, having beaten them 2-1 there in the league in November.
Fulham will face Newcastle United at Craven Cottage, while West Ham or Bristol City are set to host Nottingham Forest or Blackpool.
Sheffield United will welcome Brighton in an all-Premier League tie.
And Either Brentford or Wolves will travel to the Hawthorns to play West Brom.
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In a trio of all-Championship ties, Watford will face Southampton. Sheffield Wednesday host Coventry and either Hull or Birmingham head to 2021 winners Leicester.
Matches are set to take place between January 25-29.
FA Cup fourth round draw in full
Watford vs Southampton
Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham
Bournemouth vs Swansea
West Brom vs Brentford/Wolves
West Ham/Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest/Blackpool
Leicester vs Hull/Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry
Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Ipswich vs Maidstone United
Liverpool vs Norwich/Bristol Rovers
Tottenham vs Manchester City
Leeds vs Plymouth Argyle
Crystal Palace/Everton vs Luton/Bolton
Newport/Eastleigh vs Wigan/Manchester United
Sheffield United vs Brighton
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STANLEY MILLS has seen his loan spell at Oxford United end following a horror injury.The 20-year-old was in action as the League One side were beaten by Coventry in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
Stanley Mills requires surgery on his kneeCredit: Alamy
He was stretchered off in the FA Cup clash versus CoventryCredit: Alamy
Mills has returned to Everton for treatmentCredit: Rex
In the closing stages of the 6-2 defeat, Mills went down unchallenged after taking a shot at goal.
He was stretchered off in visible pain, having sustained a serious knee injury.
Mills was on loan from Everton and he has now returned to the Toffees for treatment.
The midfielder requires surgery and it is unlikely he will play again this season.
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Fans have been left devastated by the news, one said: “Absolutely gutted for the lad, he showed real promise, such a cruel ending to his loan. I hope he recovers quickly and gets his career back on track.”
Another added: “We wish you all the best for a full and speedy recovery. Gutted to lose you.”
A third commented: “We wish you nothing but the best for the future, thank you for your performances in the yellow shirt.”
Stanley is the son of former England defender Danny Mills.
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The 46-year-old played for the likes of Norwich, Charlton, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Manchester City.
He earned 19 caps for the Three Lions during his career.
Danny Mills played 19 times for EnglandCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

HERO goalkeeper Cameron Dawson prefers to rely on his instinct when it comes to saving penalties.The Sheffield Wednesday No1 stopped two spot kicks in the opening seven minutes as the Owls reached the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-0 win over Cardiff.
Cameron Dawson saves Ryan Wintle’s penalty after four minutes on SaturdayCredit: Rex
Dawson then kept out Callum Robinson’s effort three minutes laterCredit: Rex
Local lad Dawson saved Ryan Wintle’s spot kick on four minutes and, three minutes, later shut out former Sheffield United striker Callum Robinson’s effort.
Dawson, 28, said: “The big thing for me is to stay instinctive.
“You can do research in terms of where you think the penalty takers are going to go and if there is a pattern to it, but I make an instinctive decision each time.
“I was delighted to save the first and when the ref gave the second one, I thought my luck had to run out, but luckily I guessed right again
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“There was still a long way to go in the game, so it was important for me to calm myself down.”
Dawson, who has saved seven of his past nine penalties, added: “I am really proud to have that record.
“I keep telling people it’s a skill when they say I am lucky, but I am not sure they really believe me!”
Dawson’s heroics only served to galvanise Championship strugglers Wednesday against a Bluebirds side without manager Erol Bulut, who was ill.
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Josh Windass, Liam Palmer and Mallik Wilks were all on target for the Owls, while another came courtesy of a Romaine Sawyers own goal.
Windass opened the scoring in the second minute with a rocket from 30 yards out.
Then came the two penalties after Michael Ihiekwe brought down Sawyers and Anthony Musaba did the same to Kian Etete.
But both were stopped by Dawson, then Wednesday scored twice in two minutes as half time approached, with Sawyers getting the last touch on a Ihiekwe’s thumping header.
They made it three after captain Palmer received the ball on the edge of the box and lashed it home past Cardiff goalkeeper Jak Alnwick.

Dawson continued to be in top form as he denied Ollie Tanner and Rubin Colwill.
And Wednesday put the icing on the cake one minute into second half injury time thanks to Wilks, who received the ball, took it beyond Alnwick and placed it into the empty net.
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EAGLE-EYED football fans have spotted a not so subtle war of words between Newcastle and Sunderland before and after their FA Cup third round clash.The Black Cats were hosting the Magpies in the first Tyne-Wear derby for eight years.
Sunderland and Newcastle engaged in a war of words on their websites before and after the gameCredit: Rex
Newcastle made some subtle digs after their 3-0 winCredit: Getty
And the two clubs made sure to sneak in some light-hearted jabs at one another.
A 3-0 win for the visitors thanks to a Daniel Ballard own goal and Alexander Isak brace gave the Toon the perfect chance to poke fun at their rivals.
In the club’s match report for the game on their official website the first three sentences started with the letters “s”, “m”, and “b” for “sad Mackem b*******”.
The next three sentences had “u”, “t” and “m” for “Up the Mags”.
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The final four lines started with the letters “h”, “w”, “t”, “l” for “Howay the lads”.
However, Championship side Sunderland had made some digs of their own before the game when they published a form guide.
The first three sentences started with the letters “f”, “t” and “m”, which stands for “f*** the Mags”.
The second section saw three sentences start with “h”, “t” and “l” for the clubs rallying cry of “ha’way the lads”.
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Both clubs are understood to have taken the jabs as light-hearted banter.
The win means Newcastle have secured a spot in the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup.

It is scheduled to get underway during the coverage of Manchester United’s trip to Wigan which starts at 7:30pm GMT tonight – kick-off is at 8:15pm GMT.
Here’s what Newcastle’s match report looked likeCredit: Newcastle More

BAFFLED football fans are convinced cheeky Arsenal STOLE an FA Cup football from Leicester City.And one disgruntled Foxes supporter jokingly pleaded with the Gunners to return their property.
Arsenal and Liverpool played with the yellow Mitre FA Cup ball at the EmiratesCredit: Getty
Fans reckon the Gunners stole this football from Leicester CityCredit: BBC
The Gunners lost 2-0 to Liverpool at the Emirates in the third round of the famous competition.
But during the tie in North London, some eagle-eyed viewers were left utterly bamboozled when Arsenal right-back Ben White took a throw-in.
The cameras zoomed in on the £50million ex-Brighton defender holding the yellow FA Cup Mitre ball above his head.
But one popular Leicester City fan, who goes by @lee78lcfc on Instagram, shared a screenshot of the moment.
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That is because the ball appears to have the initials “LCFC” written on it twice in black ink.
That prompted the Leicester supporter to write: “Can we have our ball back please @arsenal?”
Other supporters of Enzo Maresca’a high-flying Championship leaders chipped in with comments and theories behind the mystery ball.
Leicester played across London yesterday, beating Millwall 3-2 as the 2021 winners booked their spot in round four.
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So one suggested Arsenal “nabbed it from The Den.”
Another, meanwhile, thinks it might have something to do with the referee.
John Brooks was the man in the middle for the Arsenal vs Liverpool game and is from Leicestershire so could have got the ball beforehand from connections at the King Power.
A further plausible explanation is to do with Arsenal’s local neighbours.
There are seven registered football clubs in England whose initials are LCFC.
That includes Leicester City, Lincoln City, Lancaster City, Lichfield City, Little Common, Long Crendon and London Colney.
Arsenal’s training ground is in London Colney just off the M25 in Hertfordshire, just 2.5 miles from the Blueboys’ Cotlandswick Park stadium.
So it could be that the Combined Counties League Division One side donated some leftover Mitre FA Cup balls to the Gunners which were deemed surplus to requirements as it appears they did not enter the 2023-24 competition.
‘MUST BE TOUGH’
A few more Twitter users chipped in with some more witty comments, though.
One Leicester fan replied: “Things must be tough down your neck of the woods.”
Another viewer quipped: “I think Arsenal may be looking at a points deduction for playing with a stolen ball.”
And a final supporter typed: “Basically Premier League teams are the same as grassroots teams and ‘inherit’ balls from other clubs!!!”
Arsenal, though, could now give the ball on to Leicester City after Mikel Arteta’s side were dumped out by Liverpool.
After wasting a host of good chances, the Gunners were made to pay as Trent Alexander-Arnold’s whipped free-kick was headed into his own net by Jakub Kiwior prompting wild celebrations.
Then deep into injury time, Luis Diaz rifled into the top corner to seal the win.
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It means Liverpool booked their spot in the fourth-round draw alongside Leicester.
Goals from Cesare Casadei, Ricardo Pereira and Tom Cannon ensured the 2016 Premier League champions saw off the Lions in South London.
Leicester were 3-2 winners away at Millwall on SaturdayCredit: Getty
John Brooks, from Leicestershire, refereed the FA Cup clashCredit: Alamy More