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United advance in FA Cup, Spurs need extra time to win

2025-01-14
LONDON: Ten-man FA Cup holders Manchester United dispatched Arsenal in a third-round thriller decided by a penalty shootout on Sunday, while Tottenham Hotspur survived a major scare against nonleague side Tamworth.

PremierLeagueteamsNewcastle United, Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace and Southampton also punched their tickets to the fourth round with victories, while fourthtier Doncaster Rovers advanced after a shootout.

Joshua Zirkzee struck the winningpenaltyfor10-manManchester United after their hectic tie finished 1-1 after extra time at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal`s Kai Havertz was the only one of the first four penalty takers to miss, denied by a brilliant stop from Altay Bayindir, before Zirkzee stepped up to win the shootout 5-3.

`I just want to help this great team,` second-choice goalkeeperBayindir told the BBC. `I want to make everyone happy for this great club ... if you are not playing it doesn`t matter.

`You have to be ready every minute, every second if you are a United player you have to be ready always.

United took the lead in the 52nd minute through Bruno Fernandes` curling effort from just inside the box after a great run by Alejandro Garnacho.

The game turned on its head 10 minutes later though, as United`s Diogo Dalot received a second yellow card for a reckless tackle on Mikel Merino.

Two minutes later, Bayindir`s poor attempted punch fell at the feet of Gabriel, whose shot took a wicked deflection off Matthijs de Ligt and in to put the Gunners in charge of the tie.

Arsenal were awarded a questionable penalty after Havertz went down under minimal contactfrom Harry Maguire. But, after a brief melee which saw Maguire, Havertz and Gabriel booked, Bayindir produced a superb save from Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard in the 72nd minute.

`I am working everyday, Bayindir said. `I am patient. I just want to help this great team. I want to make everyone happy for this great club. I`m working here everyday.

Meanwhile, Spurs needed extra time to beat brave fifth-tier Tamworth, 96 places below them in the English football pyramid, 3-0, thanks to an own goal from Nathan Tshikuna and strikes from Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson.

The game had the makings of a huge upset from the opening whistle as Tamworth more than held their own on the artificial Lamb Ground pitch and had a couple of brilliant scoring chances late on.

But the team of part-time playerstired and were unable to secure one of the biggest shocks in the competition.

After a goalless 90 minutes, Nathan Tshikuna`s own goal in the 101st minute put Spurs ahead.

Substitute Dejan Kulusevski doubled the lead when he latched onto a pass from Son Heung-min to shoot into the bottom corner and Johnson added a late third.

Elsewhere, 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 in their first FA Cup third round appearance.

But Lewis Miley`s 25-yard blast hauled Newcastle level in the 16th minute.

Anthony Gordon converted a 49th-minute penalty before Will Osula`s 61st-minute rocket sealed the victory.Crystal Palace beat third-tier Stockport 1-0 at Selhurst Park, while Ipswich defeated third-tier Bristol Rovers 3-0 at Portman Road.

Southampton`s new manager Ivan Juric earned his first win as the Premier League`s bottom side beat second-tier Swansea 3-0at St Mary`s.

League Two Doncaster booked their fourth-round berth with a penalty shootout victory over Championship side Hull City. The tense shootout ended5-4 afterregulation and extra time ended in a 1-1 draw.-Agencies