Antonee Robinson led the charge for Yanks in England with a Penalty Shootout win to knock out FA Cup Holders Manchester United enroute to a Quarter Final berth.
Manchester United 1 – 1 Fulham (3-4 on penalties)
Antonee Robinson captained his Fulham side through to a penalty win against the FA Cup holders Manchester United.
Fulham got the scoring started on the stroke of halftime through Calvin Bassey. A 71st minute goal from Brune Fernandes was only enough to see the game into penalty kicks.
Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno saved back to back attempts from Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzeee. Robinson stepped up to score the fourth Fulham attempt which proved to be the game winner.
Next up for Fulham is a trip to Brighton. They have drawn Crystal Palace in the next round of the FA Cup.
Bournemouth 1 – 1 Wolves (5-4 on penalties)
Tyler Adams went the distance for Bournemouth who knocked out Wolves in penalties to reach the Quarter Finals.
Evanilson got the scoring started in the 30th minute, but Matthew Cunha equalized in the 60th minute. As the game headed into Penalties, Cunha got into a fight and was sent off after an apparent headbutt.
Bournemouth went through after Andre Traore missed his penalty kick. The next round will see Bournemouth play host to Man City. Next up though: Spurs away.
Crystal Palace 3 – 1 Millwall
Matt Turner and Chris Richards went the distance for Crystal Palace as they knocked 10-man Millwall out of the FA Cup.
Turner’s opposite, Liam Roberts, was shown an eighth minute straight red card with a boot to the face of Jean-Phillippe Mateta. The forward was stretchered off after a lengthy treatment time on the pitch.
Things went from bad to worse for Millwall as Japhet Tanganga scored an own goal in the 33rd minute. Daniel Munoz doubled the lead in the 40th minute before Wes Harding pulled one back for Millwall in added time.
Chris Richards registered an assist in the 81st minute for the Eddie Nketieh go ahead goal.
In the next round, Palace will face Antonee Robinson and Fulham. They are home in their next Premier League fixture against Ipswich.
Leeds 1 – 1 West Brom
Brenden Aaronson went 72 minutes for Leeds while Daryl Dike was able to play out the final minutes for West Brom.
Leeds remain at the top of the Championship while West Brom sit in sixth, chasing a promotion playoff spot. Up next for Leeds is a trip to Portsmouth, while West Brom welcome QPR.
Oxford United 2 – 3 Coventry
Haji Wright was finally back in action at Coventry City after being sidelined since early November with an ankle injury. The forward came on with 16 minutes left in the match.
The win puts Coventry City into fifth place and play host to Stoke City in their next match.
Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Derby County
Aidan Morris went the distance for Middlesbrough in the holding midfield position as they were triumphant over Derby County.
Middlesbrough sit in eighth place, outside the promotion playoffs and travel to Swansea for their next match.
Blackburn 1 – 1 Norwich City
Josh Sargent went the distance for Norwich City in their draw at home to Blackburn.
Sargent has seven goals in his previous six matches, but was unable to notch a goal in this match. Norwich are in 11th place in the Championship.
Up next, Oxford United.
Aston Villa 2 – 0 Cardiff City
Ethan Horvath saw his first start in the Championship for Cardiff City since August in a shutout win over Hull City and followed it up by another start in the FA Cup.
This time, he wasn’t able to keep out the fire power of Premier League strong house Aston Villa. It took until the second half, but the attacking trio of Ollie Watkins, Marcus Rashford, and Marco Asensio proved to be too powerful.
Up next for Cardiff, a visit from Burnley.
Notes:
Lynden Gooch remains out of the squad for Stoke City, as does Duane Holmes for Preston North End. Jeremy Kelley has been dropped from the squad for Crawley, as has Donovan Pines for Barnsley. Nick Akoto hasn’t played for Burton Albion since January, while Charlie Kelman went the distance for Leyton Orient in their 2-1 loss at home to Charlton.