Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is set to make an emotional return to Manchester City after the clubs were paired together in the FA Cup quarter-final draw.
Former City skipper Kompany, who won four Premier League titles and two FA Cups among his haul of trophies during his 11-year-stay with the club, will take the Clarets to the Etihad Stadium later this month.
The Championship leaders booked their showdown with the reigning English champions minutes before the draw, courtesy of a 1-0 win over League One Fleetwood.
League Two Grimsby’s reward for their shock 2-1 win at top-flight Southampton is a trip to Brighton.
Gavan Holohan’s penalty double either side of half-time produced a huge upset at St Mary’s and left them one win away from a trip to Wembley.
The Mariners, who have reached the quarter-finals for the first time since the second world war, sit in 16th place in the fourth tier, while the Seagulls lie eighth in the Premier League.
Carabao Cup winners Manchester United will entertain top-flight rivals Fulham with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
They had to come from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 at Old Trafford, three days after their Wembley victory over Newcastle.
The final tie will see Championship promotion hopefuls Sheffield United host second-tier counterparts Blackburn, who beat Leicester City 2-1 on Tuesday night.
FA Cup quarter-final draw in full
Manchester City v Burnley
Manchester United v Fulham
Brighton & Hove Albion v Grimsby Town
Sheffield United v Blackburn Rovers
Ties will be played on 17-19 March.
Thanks for reading this Clockwatch. Nighty night!
A top-four finish might not be what Liverpool were dreaming of at the start of the season. They’d snatch your hand off for one now, though, and their win over Wolves keeps those hopes very much alive. Andy Hunter tells that tale.
Over to the Premier League, where Arsenal moved a step closer to their 14th title. David Hytner watched the Gunners rout Everton at the Emirates.
Tottenham haven’t won the cup since 1991. Sheffield United have been waiting longer, though, to be fair. Since 1925 to be precise. The Blades are a step closer to slaking their 98-year thirst, and Will Unwin was there to witness their progress.
This result was perhaps less unexpected. Manchester United were made to fight for it, though. Jamie Jackson was at Old Trafford.
No doubting the biggest story of the night. Fourth-tier Grimsby deservedly dumped Premier League Southampton out of the cup at St Mary’s. Ed Aarons was on hand to witness that jaw-dropper.
A home draw for both Manchester clubs, then. You’d expect City and United to make it through to the semis – they’re the two favourites now, after all – though most would have expected to see Southampton and Spurs in the hat, but look what happened tonight. Burnley are flying in the Championship, while Fulham are in fine fettle, so both underdogs will be hopeful of pulling off a shock. Grimsby’s reward is another trip to the south coast, though Brighton will pose a bigger problem for the League Two minnows than sorry Saints. And we’re guaranteed a Championship side in the semi-final thanks to the tie between Sheffield United and Blackburn. Quarter-final fun ahoy!
The quarter-final draw
Manchester City v Burnley
Manchester United v Fulham
Brighton & Hove Albion v Grimsby Town
Sheffield United v Blackburn Rovers
Ties to be played March 17-19.
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FULL TIME: Liverpool 2-0 Wolves
Liverpool weren’t great tonight. But they were good enough. They move up to sixth place in the Premier League, and hopes of a top-four finish aren’t quite over yet. Wolves remain in 15th, still embroiled in the relegation battle, though they’re three points ahead of Everton, whose defeat at leaders Arsenal put a big dent in their goal difference. The Toffees are still stuck in the dropzone.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 25 | 33 | 60 |
| 2 | Man City | 25 | 39 | 55 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 24 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Newcastle | 23 | 20 | 41 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 24 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Fulham | 25 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Brighton | 22 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Brentford | 23 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 24 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 24 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 24 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Nottm Forest | 24 | -24 | 25 |
| 14 | Leicester | 24 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton | 25 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham | 24 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Leeds | 24 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Everton | 25 | -19 | 21 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | -26 | 21 |
| 20 | Southampton | 24 | -22 | 18 |
The draw for the FA Cup quarter finals will be coming up soon. Who will be in it? Here’s who’ll be in it!
Grimsby Town
Blackburn Rovers
Brighton
Sheffield United
Fulham
Manchester City
Manchester United
Burnley
FULL TIME: Sheffield United 1-0 Spurs
Another shock! Sheffield United are in the quarters! Older readers may consider this payback for the 1901 FA Cup final.
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Sheffield United 1-0 Spurs. Perisic crosses from the right. Kane rises highest at the far post, but from six yards, can only flap a weak downward header wide right. He scrunches up his eyes in despair.
Sheffield United 1-0 Spurs. Hojbjerg floats an aimless cross into the Sheffield United box. Easy pickings for Foderingham, who flops on the floor in the clock-management style.
Sheffield United 1-0 Spurs. The Blades have four added minutes to navigate. In the first, Son dribbles into the box down the left. He’s preparing to shoot when Robinson slides across and executes a perfectly timed tackle to dispossess him. Brave under the circumstances!
Sheffield United 1-0 Spurs. Tottenham haven’t done much since going behind, and time is running out. Just a couple of minutes plus stoppages to go.
FULL TIME: Arsenal 4-0 Everton
The Gunners get revenge for their defeat at Goodison, and how. They go five clear at the top of the Premier League.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 25 | 33 | 60 |
| 2 | Man City | 25 | 39 | 55 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 24 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Newcastle | 23 | 20 | 41 |
FULL TIME: Manchester United 3-1 West Ham
West Ham’s 43-year wait for a fourth FA Cup goes on. As for Manchester United, they’re in the quarter-finals, and the quadruple remains a live prospect!
GOAL! Manchester United 3-1 West Ham (Fred 90+5)
West Ham in tatters at the back. From the edge of the box, Fred slots a loose ball into the bottom left. If it wasn’t over already, it is now.
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GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Salah 77)
Tsimikas powers his way down the left and crosses for Salah, who does enough to bundle the ball into the net. Not the cleanest finish, but he’ll take it!
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GOAL! Manchester United 2-1 West Ham (Garnacho 90)
When you’re hot, you’re hot … and Manchester United are cooking right now. They lifted the League Cup on Sunday, and now they’ve surely booked their place in the quarter finals, Garnacho cutting in from the left and curling into the right-hand portion of the net. Barry is on it!
GOAL! Sheffield United 1-0 Spurs (Ndiaye 79)
Another shock on the cards here! Ndiaye dribbles his way into the Spurs box from the left, drops a shoulder to get past a couple of challenges, and whistles a low shot into the bottom left past a flat-footed Forster!
GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Wolves (Van Dijk 73)
Liverpool were denied a couple of minutes ago, but now they’ve taken the lead. Van Dijk’s header is palmed away by Sa, but Jota pops the rebound back to the big defender, who heads home from very close range!
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Sheffield United 0-0 Spurs. It’s not been a classic. Can anyone find a winner in the final 12 minutes?
FULL TIME: Burnley 1-0 Fleetwood
The Clarets make it through to the quarters! Anyone fancy a Burnley-Blackburn tie?
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Liverpool 0-0 Wolves. Nunez has the ball in the Wolves net, but Jota had fouled Kilman during the build-up, and though the goal’s initially awarded, VAR does its thing.
GOAL! Arsenal 4-0 Everton (Martinelli 80)
Martinelli with a tap-in, benefitting from Nketiah’s good work. This is turning ugly for Everton now. “If Everton go down, which they very well might, it won’t be because of individual mistakes, it will be because they don’t score goals,” argues Matt Burtz. “A grand total of 17 goals in 24 games will not cut it at any level of football. They’ve scored two or more goals in a game exactly twice. This game was already lost when the first goal went it. (That, and Gueye has been giving the ball away cheaply all season.)"
GOAL! Burnley 1-0 Fleetwood (Roberts 90)
Dervisoglu is released into the Fleetwood box down the inside right. His low shot is blocked by Lynch. Burnley come again. Taylor drives from the edge of the D. Lynch saves bravely again. But after some bagatelle, Roberts flicks home from close range. So unfortunate for the keeper, but Burnley had done everything but score. It had been coming, albeit from a very long time.
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GOAL! Manchester United 1-1 West Ham (Aguerd og 77)
The West Ham defender accidentally eyebrows Fernandes’s corner into his own net. Mr Glendenning with the details!
Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood. Burnley keep on knocking at the door, but the ten men of Fleetwood are performing heroically. Can they hold out for five more minutes to force extra time at Turf Moor? “I’m exultant about Gavan Holohan’s two pens for Grimsby and your picture of Niall Maher on the MBM,” writes Gerard Burke. “Both lads soldiered for my local Galway United before leaving us some years ago. Delighted to see them enjoying their evening in Hampshire!”
GOAL! Arsenal 3-0 Everton (Odegaard 70)
Trossard grooves his way to the byline before pulling back for Odegaard, who taps home. A goal out of the old Manchester City playbook. Mikel Arteta paid attention at school, didn’t he.
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FULL TIME: Southampton 1-2 Grimsby Town
Grimsby of League Two have beaten Premier League Southampton! What a result! What a shock! Totally deserved, too. What a performance! The Mariners reach their first quarter-final since 1939.
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Southampton 1-2 Grimsby. On ITV, Ally McCoist names Gavan Holohan as his man of the match. Will Holohan’s ice-cool brace of penalties be enough to secure a shock for the ages? Two minutes of injury time still to go!
Southampton 1-2 Grimsby. Six minutes of injury time. Six minutes away from one of the great FA Cup shocks. Walker-Peters glides in from the right and spots space top left. His attempted curler nearly goes in … but then swerves back the other way at the last. Goal kick. Walker-Peters holds his head in his hands.
Southampton 1-2 Grimsby. Saints are getting desperate, with only a couple of minutes to go at St Mary’s. Caleta-Car skies a speculative shot towards Dorset.
Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood. A Burnley corner from the left. Taylor meets it at the far stick, and looks to have powered a header home from close range. He reels off to celebrate, only to realise Lynch had parried allowing Holgate to hack off the line!
Sheffield United 0-0 Spurs. A Spurs corner from the left. Perisic nearly eyebrows it home from a tight angle at the near post. But not quite.
GOAL! Manchester United 0-1 West Ham (Benrahma 54)
Reader, meet Barry.
Southampton 1-2 Grimsby. Saints nearly demonstrate how costly that miss could be. A free kick out on the right is wedged down the inside-right channel. Walcott takes it down inside the area, swivels, and flashes a brilliant shot into the bottom right. The equaliser? Nope! Walcott is a couple of inches offside, and the Grimsby end goes ballistic!
Southampton 1-2 Grimsby. A massive chance for Grimsby to re-establish a two-goal lead! Saints are pressing forward, only for Grimsby to blooter clear. Perraud fails to deal with the ball on the halfway line, allowing McAtee to tear clear! He’s one on one! He enters the box only to take a heavy touch, allowing McCarthy to smother. McAtee batters the turf in frustration. He knows how crucial that goal would have been … and how costly the miss might be.
Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood. A free kick for Burnley, just inside the Fleetwood D. Huge chance. Their set-piece specialist Twine fancies it. He gives Lynch in the Fleetwood goal the eyes, then tries to flip one over the wall and into the top left. But he can only slap the ball into the startled face of the nearest defender. The ten-man League One side continue to hang on.
Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood. It’s all Burnley at Turf Moor, as you’d expect against ten-man Fleetwood. They’re pressing and pressing … but the visitors are showing some steel to hold out. What else would you expect from a side managed by Scott Brown?
HALF TIME: Liverpool 0-0 Wolves
Not a classic evening under the lights at Anfield. Not yet, anyway. “I was in the middle of writing a reply to Mary Waltz (8.27pm GMT) saying that Everton won’t go down because they have enough quality in the squad to beat any top ten side,” begins Kári Tulinius. “Then Gueye, a player of undoubted ability, gave up a goal out of nothing and now I’m not so sure. Everton make so many individual mistakes and Dyche hasn’t been able to fix it yet, and time isn’t on his side. PS Thanks for that wonderful piece on Just Fontaine’s passing.” Very kind, Kári. Adieu, Justo.
Here’s our old pal from the bonny banks of the Tay, Simon McMahon. Is he reeling from the Jim Goodwin news (8.19pm GMT)? Not a bit of it! “Goodwin’s first game in charge of Dundee United? Why, Aberdeen at Tannadice of course. And you’re overlooking the fact that Goodwin’s Alloa side avoided relegation from the Scottish Championship in 2019 by a single point, so we should be OK next season.”
GOAL! Southampton 1-2 Grimsby (Caleta-Car 65)
Caleta-Car owed Saints big after conceding that preposterous penalty. He’s just paid them back. A ball from the left is hit long. Caleta-Car, in an absurd pocket of space, six yards out, sends a sidefoot volley into the bottom right. Easy as that, and Saints are back in it!
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HALF TIME: Sheffield United 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
A reminder that there are no replays in the fifth round. It’ll be extra time and possibly penalties if nobody finds a winner in 90 minutes.
Liverpool 0-0 Wolves. Jota and Nunez combine cutely to tee up Elliott, six yards from goal … but the young midfielder’s header flashes harmlessly wide. The best chance of a quiet match passed up.
Sheffield United 0-0 Spurs. … so having said that, Hojbjerg heads lamely back towards his own box, letting Coulibaly in down the inside-left channel. He’s one on one with Forster, and should give the Championship promotion hopefuls the lead, but suffers an awfully hot rush of blood to the dome and lashes hysterically into the side netting. What a chance for United to take the lead just before half time!
Sheffield United 0-0 Spurs. Lucas Moura sashays down the right and into the Sheffield United box. His cross takes a little nick off a defender, loops over Foderingham from a tight angle, and clips the angle of crossbar and left-hand post before twanging away from danger. Spurs are looking the more likely to make the breakthrough.
HALF TIME: Arsenal 2-0 Everton
As things stand, Arsenal are going five points clear in the title race!
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 25 | 31 | 60 |
| 2 | Man City | 25 | 39 | 55 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 24 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Newcastle | 23 | 20 | 41 |
Southampton 0-2 Grimsby. Southampton’s response to falling two behind? A lot of huff, and no little puff.
HALF TIME: Manchester United 0-0 West Ham
Barry Glendenning, like a pint of plain, is your only man.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Everton (Martinelli 45+1)
Gueye falls asleep. Saka nicks the ball off his toe, and feeds Martinelli, who slots to give the league leaders a cushion just before the break.
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Sheffield United 0-0 Spurs. A chance for Richarlison, who powers into the Blades box down the right before sending a fierce dipper inches over the bar. It wasn’t the easiest opportunity, but he holds his head in his hands anyway. Standards are high in Brazil.
GOAL! Southampton 0-2 Grimsby (Holohan pen 50)
Holohan rolled his first penalty down the middle. This time he lashes the second into the top left! McCarthy had no chance! What an ice-cool display from Holohan under intense pressure! A huge shock really is on now!
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Southampton 0-1 Grimsby. Another penalty for Grimsby at St Mary’s! Caleta-Car competes with Orsi. He tugs and tugs at Orsi’s shoulder, then slaps him in the back with irritation. It’s soft, but what on earth was going through the defender’s mind?! A huge opportunity for Holohan to double the League Two side’s lead!
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Everton (Saka 40)
Arsenal’s player of the season opens the scoring at the Emirates. Saka cuts in from the wing and whistles a shot through Pickford at his near post. The leaders lead! “I’ve have looked at the remaining Everton fixtures,” adds Mary Waltz. “I have come to the conclusion we are going down. Sean is doing his best but we just don’t score enough and most of our remaining matches are against top ten squads. Wearing all black today, researching the Championship. Sigh.”
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Southampton 0-1 Grimsby. The second half is underway at St Mary’s.
HALF TIME: Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood Town
The whistle goes for half time seconds after the sending off. The Fleetwood players surround the referee, arguing the case for their young team-mate. But the decision is made. Fleetwood’s backs were against the wall for most of that first 45 with 11 men; it won’t get any easier in the second with ten.
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RED CARD: Hayes (Fleetwood)
The 19-year-old Fleetwood forward Hayes competes for a loose ball on the edge of the Burnley box. He high-kicks only to catch the stooping Cullen upside the head. The referee deems it dangerous play, and immediately sends Hayes packing. That’s at once both understandable and a bit harsh, in so much as you can make an argument for it both ways. Shame for the young man, though.
Some breaking news from Scotland: Dundee United have appointed Jim Goodwin as manager until the end of the season. A reminder of Goodwin’s last three results as boss of Aberdeen: Hearts 5-0 Aberdeen; Darvel 0-1 Aberdeen; Hibernian 6-0 Aberdeen. Our thoughts and prayers are with friend of the Guardian MBM, Simon McMahon.
Sheffield United 0-0 Spurs. It’s tipping down at Bramall Lane. A corner for Spurs out on the right. Son sends it straight through a crowded box. Spurs come back at the hosts, Son picking up possession on the same flank and aiming a curler towards the bottom left that’s easy pickings for Foderingham.
Liverpool 0-0 Wolves. … while Wolves have had the better of the opening exchanges at Anfield.
Arsenal 0-0 Everton. A quiet start for the league leaders at the Emirates …
HALF TIME: Southampton 0-1 Grimsby
Saints should be level at the break … a corner from the left makes its way through to Mara on the penalty spot, only for the unmarked Saints striker to lean back and hoick over the bar … but they’re not. Grimsby Town of League Two go in at the break ahead. Well, well, well.
GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Grimsby (Holohan pen 45+1)
Holohan steps up, gives McCarthy the eyes, sends him to his left, and rolls calmly down the middle. Ice in the veins! Tier four leads tier one at St Mary’s! A huge shock could be on here!
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Southampton 0-0 Grimsby. After a long VAR check – was a Grimsby player offside in the build up? No! – the referee’s sent over to the monitor to have a look at the ball hitting Lyanco’s arm. The ref takes a long look. A few rock and rolls of the film. Then he makes up his mind, and points to the spot! Lyanco’s arm was swinging well wide of his torso, and what a chance for the League Two side to take the lead just before the break!
Liverpool 0-0 Wolves. They’re underway at Anfield.
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Southampton 0-0 Grimsby. A huge chance for the League Two side! Emmanuel crosses from the right. Clifton, at the far stick, extends a leg and attempts to steer past McCarthy, but the keeper spreads well to block. However, they’re checking for a penalty, as Emmanuel’s cross twanged off Lyanco’s arm en route to his team-mate. VAR is on it!
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Sheffield United 0-0 Spurs. The repeat of the 1901 FA Cup final – won 3-1 by Southern League side Spurs after a replay – is underway!
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Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood. It’s looking like a long night for Fleetwood all right. They’re still on terms at Turf Moor, but Burnley have enjoyed 82 percent possession during the first 20 minutes.
A reminder that none of the FA Cup ties can go to a replay. Should any game end level after 90 minutes, it’ll be extra time, and penalties after that if necessary. A long night potentially ahead of us.
Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood. A wonderful chance spurned by the hosts, as Foster is sent romping clear down the inside-left channel. He reaches the edge of the box and tries to be too cute, his attempted chip over Lynch floating into the Fleetwood keeper’s hands.
Southampton 0-0 Grimsby. A long pass down the inside-left channel nearly releases Armstrong into the Grimsby box. Crocombe is off his line quickly to smother at the Saints striker’s feet.
Manchester United 0-0 West Ham. They’ve also kicked off at Old Trafford. For detail, Baz is your boy!
Arsenal 0-0 Everton. The big top versus nearly bottom clash in the Premier League kicks off at the Emirates. “Apparently there’s a new song celebrating Bukayo Saka being sung to the tune of David Bowie’s Starman,” reports Charles Antaki. “Wonderful though the North Bank crowd’s rendition will be, it won’t hold a candle to the Krankies’ ineffable version.”
Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood. Nearly the ultimate embarrassment for Nsiala, whose blind backpass nearly beats his own keeper. Fortunately for the Fleetwood defender, Lynch, who had been on walkabout, rushes back to clear off the line, and the ball doesn’t quite make it into the bottom-left corner.
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Southampton 0-0 Grimsby. Holohan is robbed in the centre circle by Alcaraz, who strides down the middle. Alcaraz slips a pass left for Orsic, who draws the nearest defender and uses him as cover before bending a low shot wide right of goal.
Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood. Not a great deal going on yet. Burnley, pretty much as you’d expect, are seeing an awful lot of the ball, though.
Southampton 0-0 Grimsby. Djenepo springs the Grimsby defence down the right before cutting back for Mara, who slams home emphatically. But the flag immediately goes up for offside, Djenepo having gone far too soon.
Burnley 0-0 Fleetwood. They’re underway at Turf Moor, where Championship takes on League One.
Southampton 0-0 Grimsby. The Mariners move up a couple of gears, and claim for a penalty kick when Efete cuts in from the right and attempts to burst into the box. Over he goes, under pressure from Caleta-Car. There was contact, but it looked shoulder to shoulder, and in any case it was just outside the box. Still, that’s better from the visitors, and Southampton’s defensive unease will give them encouragement.
Southampton 0-0 Grimsby. Walker-Peters dribbles down the right and wins a corner for the Saints. Caleta-Car meets the set piece with a weak header and the visitors clear their lines without too much fuss. The League Two side have settled a little bit now, having weathered Southampton’s super-fast start.
Southampton 0-0 Grimsby. The hosts continue to attack. Djenepo swans down the left and stands one up for Orsic, who heads lamely towards Crocombe. Grimsby quickly give the ball away, Lavia sending Mara clear down the middle. Crocombe saves brilliantly, one on one, and though the flag then goes up correctly for offside, the Grimsby keeper wasn’t to know that. Great stop.
Southampton 0-0 Grimsby. The Mariners get the ball rolling by the Solent. But it’s Saints who are quickly on the attack, Armstrong making some good ground down the left before swinging the ball towards nobody in particular. Goal kick, but a fast start by the hosts.
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What a rollercoaster ride of entertainment and emotion that last hour of drip, drip, drip team news was. But there’s more! The evening’s action is about to start. Southampton and Grimsby Town have just taken to the pitch at St Mary’s, and we’ll be off in a couple of minutes.
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Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Bajcetic, Elliott, Salah, Nunez, Jota.
Subs: Kelleher, Milner, Firmino, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gakpo, Robertson, Carvalho, Matip.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Bueno, Lemina, Neves, Nunes, Moutinho, Jimenez, Sarabia.
Subs: Bentley, Ait-Nouri, Collins, Neto, Podence, Jonny, Costa, Gomes, Traore.
The Reds to take on Wolves tonight 👊#LIVWOL
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 1, 2023
☝️ One change from #FULWOL.
— Wolves (@Wolves) March 1, 2023
🇵🇹 Moutinho into the XI.
🔙 Neto in the squad.
How we line-up to take on @LFC.
🐺📋 @AstroPay_OK pic.twitter.com/DvlsvUc5lx
Sheffield United: Foderingham, Baldock, Basham, Ahmedhodzic, Robinson, Osborn, Doyle, Coulibaly, Brooks, McAtee, Sharp.
Subs: Davies, Lowe, Sachdev, Norwood, Fleck, Berge, Ndiaye, Jebbison, McBurnie.
Tottenham Hotspur: Forster, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Pedro Porro, Hojbjerg, Sarr, Perisic, Son, Lucas, Richarlison.
Subs: Austin, Tanganga, Romero, Lenglet, Skipp, Devine, Kulusevski, Danjuma, Kane.
Here's how United line up vs Spurs in the @EmiratesFACup tonight! 🏆
— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) March 1, 2023
𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗! ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/ySDmjFQrtW
Your team this evening 👊 pic.twitter.com/NzLVXUhdxQ
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 1, 2023
Manchester United v West Ham is being covered in living MBM color by Barry Glendenning here …
… but for the sake of completion, here you are.
Manchester United: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia, McTominay, Sabitzer, Fernandes, Antony, Garnacho, Weghorst.
Subs: Heaton, Martinez, Varane, Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro, Fred, Pellistri, Elanga, Rashford.
West Ham United: Areola, Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Emerson, Rice, Soucek, Paqueta, Fornals, Antonio, Benrahma.
Subs: Anang, Downes, Cresswell, Kehrer, Bowen, Scamacca, Swyer, Mubama.
Time for team news! 📋
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 1, 2023
A total of 6️⃣ United changes for this fifth-round tie...#MUFC || #FACup
Your XI for the #EmiratesFACup 👊 pic.twitter.com/9WfqamG9EI
— West Ham United (@WestHam) March 1, 2023
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Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Xhaka, Jorginho, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard.
Subs: Turner, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Holding, Kiwior, Partey, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nketiah.
Everton: Pickford, Mykolenko, Keane, Tarkowski, Coleman, Gueye, Doucoure, Onana, Iwobi, McNeil, Maupay.
Subs: Begovic, Holgate, Mina, Godfrey, Coady, Vinagre, Davies, Gray, Simms.
🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 1, 2023
We're unchanged from Leicester City 👊
COME ON YOU GUNNERS! pic.twitter.com/NeYnYJMaHN
Your Blues to face Arsenal! 🔵
— Everton (@Everton) March 1, 2023
The boss makes one change as Keane comes in for Coady. 🔃#ARSEVE pic.twitter.com/lVeDZdK6LZ
Burnley: Peacock-Farrell, Vitinho, Al-Dakhil, Beyer, Taylor, Cullen, Brownhill, Twine, Zaroury, Foster, Obafemi.
Subs: Muric, Roberts, Sassi, Bastien, Churlinov, Gudmundsson, Tella, Dervisoglu, Barnes.
Fleetwood Town: Lynch, Andrew, Vela, Robertson, Warrington, Holgate, Hayes, Nsiala, Rooney, MacAdam, Earl.
Subs: Cragg, Wiredu, Johnson, Mendes Gomes, Patterson, Batty, McMillan, Johnson, Lane.
Tonight's team for our @EmiratesFACup fifth round tie with @ftfc ☄️#BURFLT pic.twitter.com/6sXFsvQXAQ
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) March 1, 2023
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! 📰
— Fleetwood Town FC (@ftfc) March 1, 2023
▪️Four changes from Saturday
▪️Andrew, Hayes, Earl & Robertson in
▪️1,842 Cods as the 12th man#OnwardTogether
Southampton: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Caleta-Car, Perraud, Lavia, Alcaraz, Djenepo, Orsic, Mara, A Armstrong.
Subs: Caballero, Balla-Kotchap, Maitland-Nioles, Ward-Prowse, Aribo, Doyle, Edozie, Walcott, Ballard.
Grimsby Town: Crocombe, Emmanuel, Efete, Waterfall, Maher, Glennon, Holohan, Clifton, Hunt, McAtee, Orsi.
Subs: Battersby, Pearson, Khan, Morris, Dickson-Peters, Amos, Smith, Taylor, Khouri.
Up for the #EmiratesFACup 😇
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) March 1, 2023
Your #SaintsFC side to face the Mariners: pic.twitter.com/LArxU9Y5QA
👥 This is the line up the gaffer has selected for tonight's @EmiratesFACup Fifth Round tie at Premier League side Southampton!#GTFC | #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/8r78D05TU9
— Grimsby Town F.C. (@officialgtfc) March 1, 2023
Preamble
With four FA Cup fifth-round ties to be decided, followed by the draw for the quarter-finals, plus some Premier League action that will have consequences at both the top and bottom of the table, tonight’s Clockwatch is a proper midweek sport special. Hey, speaking of which …
… which, alright, isn’t as good as …
… but fair’s fair, what is? Here are tonight’s FA Cup ties …
Burnley v Fleetwood Town (7.30pm)
Manchester United v West Ham United (7.45pm)
Sheffield United v Tottenham Hotspur (7.55pm)
Southampton v Grimsby Town (7.15pm)
… and these are the fixtures in the Premier League …
Arsenal v Everton (7.45pm)
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers (8pm)
Team news when we have it. It’s on!
