Selected FA Cup match reports
And that’s it from me. Thanks for your company and your correspondence, especially to the reader I’d better not name who wrote this around 3.15pm. “Lampard at Everton shows that owners and decision makers know nothing about soccer. Pathetic... Lampard has no clue about managing.”
I take that as a sign that none of us, to paraphrase William Golding, have much of a clue about anything. See you later for Spurs-Brighton, kicking off at 8.
That’s a big relief for Southampton. They’ll have to bounce back from a draining 124 minutes as they face two tough away games in the next week: at Spurs on Wednesday and Man United on Saturday lunchtime.
Full time (after AET): Southampton 2-1 Coventry
So Southampton survive a scare and Coventry go home empty-handed.
“Hate to be Mr Negative here,” says Espen Bommen, “but for all the heroics of the lower and non league teams today, and the magic of the cup, the biggest shock of the day is that one PL team beat another PL team. [Norwich winning at Wolves.] I’m afraid that shows the gap between top and bottom.” Maybe! But didn’t Kidderminster do well?
Meanwhile, here’s the match report of the day: Andy Hunter at Goodison Park to see Frank Lampard’s thumping start.
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And now Coventry have missed a good chance. Will they get another? There’s one minute left...
GOAL! Southampton 2-1 Coventry (Walker-Peters 112)
It’s a goal from Kyle Walker-Peters! It’s an assist for Broja! It’s good management by Hasenhuttl! And it’s the third last-gasp heartbreak today for an underdog that had taken the lead. Along with the magic, there’s a fair amount of cruelty in the Cup.
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Everton’s goals have just been on the Beeb. Mina’s was simple, a fine corner by Demarai Gray, poorly defended. Holgate’s was a gift, a misplaced back-header from a Brentford defender that Holgate couldn’t avoid. In between those two, Richarlison raced onto a through ball from Allan and then slowed things down again with a lovely cushioned lob. And the best of the lot was the last, from Andros Townsend, whipped in at the near post from 12 yards after some lovely interplay on the right. Along the way, Everton conceded one, a cool penalty from Ivan Toney, but the big picture on the football pages tomorrow will surely be Frank Lampard punching the air.
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Half-time AET: it's still Southampton 1-1 Coventry
The game at St Mary’s reaches the 105-minute mark, and as yet there’s not much happening in extra time. The brightest spark has been Armando Broja, the Chelsea loanee who is on for Theo Walcott and looking as if he’s taken those strictures from Ralph Hasenhuttl to heart.
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More from our Scottish correspondent. “Disappointingly,” says Simon McMahon, “Dundee United were unable to break down a St Johnstone side who played most of the second half with 10 men. It finished goalless in Perth. It’s not all bad news, however, as Ross County came from behind to beat Dundee 2-1 at Dens. And Livingston’s 2-1 win against Aberdeen puts United into the top six.”
Team of the day so far: Norwich, who went to Molineux and won – not many clubs do that. Team of the day from a lower division: Peterborough, who upset the odds against QPR to go into the fifth round for the first time since 1986. Manager of the day: Frank Lampard, who led Everton to a 4-1 romp against a team above them in the league, Brentford.
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Full time: Palace 2-0 Hartlepool
A fine cup run comes to an end as Palace see off Hartlepool, but the 5,000 fans who made a long, long trip to London today are still singing.
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Full time: Wolves 0-1 Norwich
An even huger result for Norwich.
Full time: Peterborough 2-0 QPR
A huge result for the Posh.
Full time! Everton 4-1 Brentford
A barnstorming start for Frank Lampard.
Full time! Stoke 2-0 Wigan
An efficient win for Stoke, stage-managed by Tyrese Campbell with two assists.
Full time! Huddersfield 1-0 Barnsley
The Yorkshire derby finishes with Huddersfield fans dreaming of 1922 all over again.
Full time! Man City 4-1 Fulham
Fulham go down, but at least they didn’t concede six like Leicester, or seven like Leeds.
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Extra time! Southampton 1-1 Coventry
Yes, it’s another half-hour at St Mary’s.
GOAL! Everton 4-1 Brentford (Townsend 90+1)
Well we have a late goal... and it’s Andros Townsend, scoring a cracker and placing the cherry on the top of Frank Lampard’s cake.
We need a few late goals. Come on Fulham, you’ve got three up your sleeve, haven’t you?
There’s about ten minutes to go, allowing for a bit of added time, and as it stands the only match heading for extra time is Southampton-Coventry (1-1).
A good spot from Rich Jolly, who makes a habit of this. “Richarlison,” he notes on Twitter, “has scored in his first game for Everton under Marco Silva, Duncan Ferguson, Rafa Benitez & Frank Lampard.”
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“Lovely start for Frank,” says Mary Waltz. “A plea from an Everton fan suffering from football PTSD. He has a two-year contract. When the first losing streak occurs, which it will, please no Fire Frank campaigns, at least for two years.” So you’re saying that a manager’s contract should mean what it says? Radical.
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GOAL! Peterborough 2-0 QPR (Jones 72)
Ricky-Jade Jones doubles Peterborough’s lead. The FA Cup is fulfilling one of its essential functions – giving hope and a bit of glory to clubs in the relegation zone.
GOAL! Stoke 2-0 Wigan (Brown 62)
A goal for Jacob Brown and a second assist for Tyrese Campbell, son of Kevin.
Cricket latest: James Rew, England’s new star, falls for an agonising but admirable 95 in the U19 World Cup final against India. The collapse instantly resumes as England subside from 184 for seven to 189 all out, but Rew and James Sales (34 not out) have given them a sliver of hope.
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GOAL! Everton 3-1 Brentford (Holgate 62)
A blunder in the Brentford defence gives Mason Holgate a chance he can’t miss. And Frank Lampard has a two-goal cushion.
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GOAL! Southampton 1-1 Coventry (Armstrong 63)
Stuart Armstrong drags Southampton level with a screamer from 25 yards. Assist by Adam Armstrong.
Play resumes at Selhurst Park
No details yet, but good to hear.
GOAL! Man City 4-1 Fulham (Mahrez 58)
Mahrez gets his second and surely sees to it that not even Fulham can turn this one round. To be fair to them, though, the assist, by Kevin De Bruyne again, came from a counter-attack.
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Selhurst Park medical update: it's a fan, not a player
According to Sky, that is. The fan is receiving attention in the stand, and we still hope they’re OK.
GOAL! Everton 2-1 Brentford (Toney pen.54)
Game on! Ivan Toney scores a pen against Everton for the second time this season.
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GOAL! Man City 3-1 Fulham (Mahrez pen. 53)
A goal at the wrong end! Riyad Mahrez puts a pen away as the gods of sport refuse to play ball.
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Game stopped at Selhurst Park (Palace 2-0 Hartlepool)
One of the players is receiving medical attention. I do hope he’s OK.
GOAL! Everton 2-0 Brentford (Richarlison 48)
New-manager bounce!
Time for a breather, so I’m going to leave you with a factoid. “Ilkay Gundogan,” says Statman Dave on Twitter, “has been directly involved in 5 goals in the FA Cup since 2020. No Manchester City player has more: 3 goals 2 assists.”
Another email! This one is from a Norwich supporter. “Thanks for the goal Tim!” says Rod Wooden. My pleasure... let’s try it again. Your turn next, Fulham!
Half-time round-up
All round the country the fans troop out of their seats, hoping the tills in the bars are working. We have at least one goal everywhere and no draws. Top of the class so far: Coventry.
Man City 2-1 Fulham
Peterborough 1-0 QPR
Southampton 0-1 Coventry
Stoke 1-0 Wigan
Wolves 0-1 Norwich
Everton 1-0 Brentford
Palace 2-0 Hartlepool
Huddersfield 1-0 Barnsley
GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Norwich (McLean 45+2)
Right on cue! Kenny McLean gives Norwich fans one of their best moments of a tough season.
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In search of some action, I turn to the cricket – the Under-19 World Cup final. England, facing India, collapsed in textbook fashion, to 61 for six, but now they’re 158 for seven, with James Rew making 81 not out.
We haven’t had a goal anywhere for a full eight minutes. Come on Norwich, it’s your turn next.
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GOAL! Everton 1-0 Brentford (Mina 32)
That injury has a silver lining! Yerry Mina, on as a sub for Ben Godfrey, scores with a header from a corner. The Lampard era is off and running.
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So nearly a third of the way through normal time, only two of our eight games are goalless. And they’re both all-Prem affairs: Everton-Brentford and Wolves-Norwich.
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GOAL! Peterborough 1-0 QPR (Ward 25)
More good news for the underdogs! Albeit from lower down the same division. Joe Ward gives Posh the lead.
GOAL! Palace 2-0 Hartlepool (Olise 22)
The dream is dying for Hartlepool as Michael Olise doubles Palace’s lead.
GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Coventry (Gyokeres 22)
Another shock lead! Viktor Gyökeres gives Coventry, from the Championship, the lead at St Mary’s.
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GOAL! Huddersfield 1-0 Barnsley (Holmes 19)
Huddersfield take the lead through Duane Holmes. They’ve been in such good form lately, it could be 1922 all over again.
GOAL! Stoke 1-0 Wigan
Josh Maja gives Stoke the lead against the 2013 winners.
A blow for Frank Lampard – not a goal, but Ben Godfrey is going off with an injury, to be replaced by Yerry Mina.
GOAL! Man City 2-1 Fulham (Stones 13)
This game isn’t hanging around. Kevin De Bruyne crosses and John Stones scores with a header that is attracting rave reviews. You have to feel for Fabio Carvalho.
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GOAL! Man City 1-1 Fulham (Gundogan 6)
Noooo!!! Just like in the Chelsea and West Ham games, David allows Goliath to get a goal back. And this time it’s only taken a minute.
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GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Hartlepool (Guehi 4)
The first goal of the 3pm kick-offs wasn’t Carvalho – it was Marc Guehi, rather less thrillingly unless you’re a Palace fan.
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GOAL!!! Man City 0-1 Fulham (Carvalho 5)
The magic of the Cup. We are all Fulham fans now.
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An email! It’s a little off-topic, but in a good way. “Afternoon Tim,” says Simon McMahon. “No jam, just bread and butter league action in Scotland today. Big game at the foot of the SPL as Ross County travel to rock bottom Dundee looking to open up an eight point gap over the Dens Park side. Dundee United make the short journey to Perth to face St. Johnstone, who sit second bottom on goal difference. Wins for United and Ross County will see a bit of daylight open up between everyone else and the bottom two. It could even be the day when they officially become ‘detached’ at the foot of the table. The other games today are Hibs v St. Mirren and Livingston v Aberdeen.” Thanks!
Our eight 3pm games have kicked off. West Ham have squeezed through to the fifth round... and Chelsea join them.
GOAL! Kidderminster 1-2 West Ham (Bowen 120+1)
They’ve done it again! A tap-in for Jarrod Bowen, an absolute heartbreaker for Kidderminster.
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And finally, Stoke entertain Wigan.
Stoke: Bursik; Allen, Tymon, Harwood-Bellis; Wilmot, Thompson, Maja, Wright-Phillips, Moore; Campbell, Powell.
Wigan: Jones; Power, Watts, Kerr, Bennett; Rea, Bayliss; Edwards, McGrath, Massey; Magennis.
Meanwhile, on the south coast ... It’s Theo Walcott!
Southampton: Caballero; Valery, Lyanco, Stephens; Livramento, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Small; Walcott, Long, Armstrong.
Coventry: Moore; Hyam, Rose, Salter; Eccles, Hamer, Sheaf, Bidwell; O’Hare, Gyökeres, Maatsen.
In the East Midlands, only 18 places separate these two. It’s shaping up as the battle of the back threes.
Peterborough Benda; Kent, Edwards, Beevers; Ward, Fuchs, Norbum, Mumba; Poku; Clarke-Harris, Marriott.
QPR: Marshall; Dunne, Dickie, Sanderson; Odubajo, Johansen, Amos, Wallace; Chair; Dykes, Austin.
At Kidderminster, West Ham have just had a goal disallowed! But I’ll press on with the team news. This is a tasty tie, with 71 places between the two clubs.
Crystal Palace: Butland; Ward, Kelly, Guéhi, Mitchell; Gallagher, Milivojevic, Schlupp; Olise, Mateta, Eze.
Hartlepool: Killip; Sterry, Liddle, Byme, Odusina, Ferguson; Morris, Crawford, Shelton, Molyneux; Bogle.
Here’s a game that can’t be ruined by the big boys. Though Huddersfield did win the Cup a hundred years ago.
Huddersfield: Blackman; Ávila, Pearson, Sarr, Ruffels; Holmes, Eiting, Russell; Thomas, Rhodes, Koroma.
Barnsley: Walton; Williams, Andersen, Halme, Kitching; Palmer, Gomes, Bassi; Marsh, Leya, Styles.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Plymouth (Alonso 105)
Noooo!!! Marcos Alonso spoils the fun with a right-foot shot after a pass from Kai Havertz. And VAR refuses to come to Plymouth’s rescue.
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Chelsea are still being held by Plymouth after 100 minutes. Whoever is managing Chelsea in Thomas Tuchel’s absence with Covid could do with pulling a rabbit from a hat. So they send on Saul Niguez for Mason Mount... hmmm.
Brentford team to play at Everton: Raya; Ajer, Jansson, Sørensen; Roerslev, Jensen, Nørgaard, Janelt, Henry; Canós, Toney.
Subs: Fernández, Lössl, Dasilva, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Baptiste, Stevens, Oyegoke, Young-Coombes.
So it’s extra time for West Ham at Kidderminster. And for Plymouth at Chelsea: both games are 1-1.
It was a solo run into the box from Rice, a shimmy and a slam into the top of the net. And a shining example of a top player taking charge and getting his team out of a tight corner. Are you watching, Man United?
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GOAL! Kidderminster 1-1 West Ham (Rice 90+1)
Declan Rice does the trick! And breaks a few hearts.
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Fulham team to play Man City: unlike some people, they believe in having a striker.
Gazzaniga, Williams, Adarabioyo, Ream, Bryan, Chalobah, Reed, Wilson, Carvalho, Kebano, Mitrovic.
Subs: Rodak, Hector, Cairney, Knockaert, Cavaleiro, Muniz, Seri, Onomah, Mawson.
Oh, and Plymouth are drawing 1-1 at Chelsea. As most teams do these days.
In bigger news, Kidderminster Harriers are 1-0 up against West Ham, with five minutes of normal time to go. You can follow that game here with Scott Murray.
Frank Lampard has named his first Everton XI. He seems to be keeping his new broom close to his chest.
Everton v Brentford: Pickford, Mykolenko, Coleman, Keane, Holgate, Godfrey, Allan, Gomes, Gordon, Gray, Richarlison.
Subs: Begovic, Branthwaite, Gbamin, Iwobi, Kenny, Mina, Patterson, Tosun, Townsend.
Man City team v Fulham: Steffen, Walker, Stones, Ake, Cancelo, Fernandinho (capt), De Bruyne, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden, Grealish.
Subs: Ederson, Dias, Sterling, Zinchenko, Laporte, Rodrigo, Bernardo, Delap, McAtee.
Preamble
Afternoon everyone and welcome to all the games the TV executives didn’t fancy fun of the fourth round. It’s the FA Cup, the only form of levelling up that actually means anything. We’ve got the league leaders against the Championship leaders! We’ve got a Yorkshire derby! We’ve got Frank Lampard’s first attempt at sorting out the shambles formerly known as Everton!
And all this on the 50th anniversary of one of the great upsets. “Happy Ronnie Radford day,” said a tweet this morning from Richard Whitehead, whose book The Cup comes out next month and looks like a winner. Radford it was who scored the screamer that brought non-league Hereford level with the mighty Newcastle in a replay on 5 February 1972. The clip is worth watching in full not just for Radford’s moment of magic, but for the swamp he had to play on, the vast expanse of Malcolm Macdonald’s sideburns, and the discovery that John Motson was young once.
We have eight games kicking off at 3pm, so I’ll be back very soon.
