The importance of the FA Cup for Premier League teams is getting increasingly lower, but lower league sides are showing how much they take the FA Cup seriously: Sutton- a National League team beat Leeds via a penalty taken by Jamie Collins. Lincoln- also a national league side came back from being one goal down to beat Brighton 3-1.
So if you’re a Lincoln or Sutton fan comment about what the FA Cup means to you and what stage you think your club will finish in the competition.
Another big upset in the cup was Wolves’s 2-1 win over Liverpool where Wolves defender Richard Stearman scored in only the 53rd second from some awful set piece defending by Liverpool. Andreas Weimann also got on scoresheet, but it wasn’t just any goal; it was his first for the club since he signed on loan from Derby. There was hope for Liverpool that they could get a draw out of the game when Divock Origi’s shot hit the back of the net in the 86th minute, but Wolves managed to hang on to their slender lead.
Probably the most exciting game of the weekend happened when Tottenham played Wycombe. It was looking like Wycombe where heading for the next round as they went 3-2 up in the 83rd minute. However, Alli and Son popped up with goals to break Wycombe hearts.
Arsenal showed their attacking quality as they beat Southampton 5-0 with Welbeck scoring twice and Walcott scoring a hat-rick. Welbeck’s goals must have given him a confidence boost as he has struggled at Arsenal since he joined, due to some major injuries. It showed largely in the game that Wenger not being on the touchline is not that much of a big loss as his side performed wonderfully at St Mary’s.
Moving on, Oxford caused an upset as they beat Newcastle 3-0. The goals came from Kane Hemmings, Curtis Nelson and Toni Martinez. Newcastle may have a small sense of relief as now they can fully focus on getting promotion to the Premier League.