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Arsenal dumped out by Southampton; Man City turn it on to avoid shock at Cheltenham; West Ham hit four past Doncaster; Yves Bissouma stunner sees Brighton beat Blackpool; Sheffield United avoid scare against Plymouth; wins for Barnsley, Bristol City and Swansea in round four
Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup on Saturday by Southampton, but Premier League sides Man City, West Ham, Brighton and Sheffield United all safely progressed.
Southampton earned their place in the fifth round via Gabriel’s own goal in the first half
FA Cup holders Arsenal were knocked out in the fourth round by Southampton on Saturday after a first-half own goal from Gabriel.
The Brazil centre back deflected Kyle Walker-Peters’ low drive past Bernd Leno midway through the opening 45 minutes at St Mary’s – the first goal the visitors had conceded in over eight and a half hours stretching back to Boxing Day – as Southampton got the better of Arsenal for the first time in the competition.
As a result, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side will take on Wolves at Molineux in February’s fifth round after they edged past non-league Chorley Town 1-0 on Friday night.
Manchester City were nine minutes away from being dumped out of the FA Cup by League Two Cheltenham but late goals saved their bacon as they rallied to earn a 3-1 win.
Longshots are regularly seen in this part of the world with Cheltenham racecourse just a mile away from the Jonny-Rocks Stadium and Michael Duff’s team almost created another one when Alfie May prodded them ahead (59) against a team 72 places above them in the league pyramid.
It looked to be one of those nights in the famous competition as City squandered chances but with just nine minutes to go Phil Foden drew City level (81) before Gabriel Jesus ended the possibility of extra-time with another close-range finish (84).
