FA Cup scores LIVE: Man City cruise through, Everton win Lampard’s first game and Chelsea survive scare
Frank Lampard begins life as Everton manager against Brentford, Man City host Fulham and Crystal Palace take on Hartlepool
It promises to be a wonderful weekend of FA Cup football with a number of fascinating fourth round ties.
West Ham broke the hearts of Kidderminster Harriers as they overcame the non-league side 2-1 thanks to last-gasp goals in normal and extra time. Defender Alex Penny put Kidderminster, who are third in the National League North, ahead in the 19th minute in front of a packed crowd at the 6,000-capacity Aggborough Stadium. Substitute Declan Rice spared West Ham a first-ever defeat by non-league opposition by equalising in the 91st minute. The match looked set to be decided on a penalty shootout after a largely uneventful extra period but Jarrod Bowen delivered another cruel twist when he bundled the ball home in the 120th minute to send West Ham into the fifth round.
Meanwhile Chelsea suffered an FA Cup fourth-round scare on Saturday when they had to come from behind and needed extra time and a penalty save to beat League One Plymouth Argyle 2-1 with goals from Spaniards Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso.
And there are several 3pm kick-offs: Crystal Palace vs Hartlepool; Everton vs Brentford; Huddersfield vs Barnsley; Man City vs Fulham; Peterborough vs QPR; Southampton vs Coventry; Stoke vs Wigan; Wolves vs Norwich.
Follow live minute-by-minute score and goal updates from all the cup ties below:
Second half: Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham
Kick off: Kidderminster get the match back underway at Aggborough. They were the better team in the first half and Russell Penn will have asked for more of the same.
Ashley Hemmings is given the ball in central midfield and takes it into West Ham’s half. He lets fly from range and just sends the shot wide of the left hand post.
FA Cup fourth round: Coming up
Coming up after the conclusion of these two early kick offs there are eight move games getting underway at 3pm including Frank Lampard’s first match in charge of Everton.
We’ll have goal updates from each game:
Crystal Palave vs Hartlepool
Everton vs Brentford
Huddersfield vs Barnsley
Man City vs Fulham
Peterborough vs QPR
Southampton vs Coventry
Stoke vs Wigan
Wolves vs Norwich
Chelsea 1 - 1 Plymouth
Macaulay Gillesphey and Cesar Azpilicueta have the goals at Stamford Bridge and the team head into half-time with nothing to separate them. Chelsea have been dominant since they went behind and it’ll be a difficult task for Plymouth over the next 45 minutes.
Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham
Alex Penny has given Kidderminster the lead at the Aggborough Stadium. Can they hold onto it for another 45 minutes or will West Ham find a way back into the game?
Half-time: Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham, Chelsea 1 - 1 Plymouth
45+1 mins: Both games reach the break. National League side Kidderminster have the lead against West Ham but the Premier League outfit started to find their feet towards the end of the first half.
At Stamford Bridge Plymouth took the early lead but Chelsea responded well and earned themselves an equaliser after hitting the woodwork three times.
Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham
42 mins: West Ham have stepped up a gear. There’s more intent to their passing and they’re finding space in the wide areas now. A couple of crosses come into the box but neither finds Bowen or Yarmolenko who were waiting up against the Kidderminster centre-backs. Can the home side hold out until half-time?
GOAL! Chelsea 1 - 1 Plymouth (Azpilicueta, 39’)⚽️
39 mins: There’s the equaliser at Stamford Bridge! Unlike West Ham, Chelsea have been knocking on the door and Cesar Azpilicueta is the man to breakthrough. Mason Mount works the ball down the right side and puts it on a plate for Azpilicueta with a fine pass into the box. It’s matched by Azpilicueta’s finish as the Chelsea captain beautifully guides it home to level the match.
Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham
39 mins: Chance! West Ham look very nervous when Kidderminster win set pieces near their box. This one is a corner that gets whipped over to the far post. Nathan Cameron is wide open but the ball is drops a bit behind him. He gets a head to it but can’t direct the effort and puts the chance wide of the nearest post.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Plymouth
38 mins: Mateo Kovacic seems to be single-handedly trying to get Chelsea back on level terms. He receives the ball on the edge of the box and drills a low shot at goal only to smack it into the post!
Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham
35 mins: Close! Nikola Vlasic is sent free down the left side and collects the ball before it goes out of play. He swings a high cross over to the far side of the box where Yarmolenko grapples with Richards to get to the falling ball. Yarmolenko looks to meet it on the volley but Richards bravely dives low to head the ball clear first.
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