Ten-man Manchester United beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw within the FA Cup third spherical, whereas Tottenham wanted further time earlier than seeing off non-league Tamworth 3-0 on Sunday. Defeated 2-0 by Arsenal within the Premier League in December, FA Cup holders United exacted revenge on their return to the Emirates Stadium to increase their revival after final weekend’s spectacular draw at Liverpool. Ruben Amorim’s troubled aspect took the lead via Bruno Fernandes, who smashed an excellent strike into the far nook from the sting of the realm within the 52nd minute. United defender Diogo Dalot was despatched off for a second reserving after fouling Mikel Merino 9 minutes later.
Gabriel Magalhaes grabbed Arsenal’s equaliser within the 63rd minute, the Brazilian defender swivelling to hit a low shot that took a hefty deflection off Matthijs de Ligt.
But Arsenal wasted a golden alternative to take the lead when Harry Maguire’s smooth problem on Kai Havertz was dominated a penalty.
The livid United defender and team-mate Manuel Ugarte had been concerned in a melee with a number of Arsenal gamers earlier than Altay Bayindir saved Martin Odegaard’s spot-kick.
Havertz missed a number of possibilities to win it and the German was culpable once more within the shoot-out as his effort was saved by Bayindir, organising the much-maligned Joshua Zirkzee to stroke residence the decisive kick.
Tottenham, presently twelfth within the Premier League, are 96 locations above Tamworth, who sit sixteenth within the fifth-tier National League.
The supposed hole in high quality was hardly ever obvious as Tottenham’s dismal show took them to the brink of a historic humiliation.
An element-time workforce whose gamers work day jobs alongside their soccer careers and solely practice twice as week, Tamworth matched their highly-paid and supposedly superior opponents for lengthy durations on the Lamb Ground’s sloping synthetic pitch.
They ought to have induced one of many FA Cup’s biggest upsets in regular time however their missed possibilities proved essential.
– Spurs survive –
Nathan Tshikuna’s extra-time personal purpose and late strikes from Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson despatched Tottenham into the fourth spherical.
Tottenham final gained a serious trophy in 2008, however the under-fire boss Ange Postecoglou boasts he all the time wins silverware in his second season at a membership.
Having crushed Liverpool 1-0 within the League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday, Tottenham stay in rivalry for a home cup double regardless of a troubled season.
“It was a difficult sport as we anticipated it to be,” Postecoglou stated.
“They made it laborious for us, with the floor it was about us staying calm and being persistent. In the tip, we obtained the job completed.”
Tamworth boss Andy Peaks added: “Disappointed as a result of we had been that near inflicting a large upset.
“Everyone put a shift in and if you take a look at the workforce we had been up towards, it was unbelievable from our boys.”
Tottenham had been solely the fourth Premier League aspect since 1992-93 to be taken to further time in an FA Cup sport towards a non-league membership.
Tottenham’s One hundred and first-minute breakthrough was in line with their scrappy efficiency as Johnson’s cross deflected in off Tshikuna as he tried to cease Dominic Solanke making contact.
Kulusevski killed off plucky Tamworth six minutes later, taking Son Heung-min’s move and firing previous Jas Singh.
There was nonetheless time for Johnson to place a flattering gloss on the rating for Tottenham with a medical end within the 118th minute.
Newcastle survived a scare from fourth-tier Bromley in a 3-1 victory that gave them eight successive wins in all competitions.
Cameron Congreve’s long-range strike gave Bromley an eighth-minute lead at St James’ Park of their first FA Cup third spherical look.
But Lewis Miley’s 25-yard blast hauled Newcastle stage within the sixteenth minute.
Anthony Gordon transformed a Forty ninth-minute penalty earlier than Will Osula’s 61st-minute rocket accomplished a great week for Newcastle, who gained 2-0 at Arsenal within the League Cup semi-final first leg.
Crystal Palace beat third-tier Stockport 1-0 at Selhurst Park, whereas Ipswich defeated third-tier Bristol Rovers 3-0 at Portman Road.
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