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:
Chelsea 0 - 1 Plymouth
32 mins: Chance! Chelsea really should be level. They’ve twice hit the crossbar with Mateo Kovacic coming close but the best chance feel to Callum Hudson-Odoi. He meets a cross in the box, six-yards out from goal, but can’t keep it down and rattles his effort into the woodwork.
Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham
30 mins: Ryan Fredericks whips another cross into the box for West Ham. It comes flying at goal and Matt Preston hooks it up and over his own crossbar to give the Hammers a corner.
Nothing comes from it though. Half an hour played and Kidderminster have the lead.
Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham
27 mins: Chance! Kidderminster win another free kick in a dangerous area. This one is just outside the box on the inside right. Omari Sterling is man to take the set piece again and this time he goes for goal. He gets the shot over the wall but puts it narrowly wide of the near post. Kidderminster are enjoying themselves out there.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Plymouth
24 mins: Chelsea come close to an equaliser from a set piece. Hakim Ziyech swings a corner into the Plymouth box and picks out Antonio Rudiger whose header just goes wide of the goal.
Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham
22 mins: What a start we’ve had to the FA Cup weekend! Middlesbrough knocked Manchester United last night and now Kidderminster and Plymouth both lead against West Ham and Chelsea.
There’s a long way to go yet but it’s been a perfect start for the underdogs.
GOAL! Kidderminster 1 - 0 West Ham (Penny, 19’)⚽️
19 mins: The upset is on! It’s a lovely delivery from Omari Sterling who swings the free kick into the box from the left wing. West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola comes out to claim the ball but doesn’t get there. He spills it and the ball drops to Alex Penny. The Kidderminster defender sets himself and calmly turns it into the back of the net!
Kidderminster 0 - 0 West Ham
17 mins: Ashley Hemmings brings the ball down the right side of the pitch and runs into trouble before he can work in a cross. West Ham haven’t got used to the roughness of the pitch yet, the ball is bobbling around. Bowen knocks a pass back to Diop but underhits it. Morgan-Smith sprints across beats the defender to the ball and wins a free kick as Diop clips his back leg.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Plymouth
15 mins: Panutche Camara comes close to adding a second for Plymouth Argyle as he drills a low shot towards the far bottom corner only for Malang Sarr to block the effort on the line. Chelsea need to wrestle back the momentum at Stamford Bridge.
Kidderminster 0 - 0 West Ham
12 mins: Issa Diop leans on Amari Morgan-Smith and gives Kidderminster a free kick on the halfway line. The home side fire the ball up the pitch but Omari Sterling is kicking into the wind and the ball doesn’t reach the penalty area. The Kidderminster fans are loving what they’re seeing here. Their team are holding their own against West Ham.
GOAL! Chelsea 0 - 1 Plymouth⚽️
7 mins: Well then! With their first attack League One’s Plymouth lead against Chelsea.
The goal comes from a free-kick that’s swung into the penalty from the left side. Defender Macaulay Gillesphey squeezes in front of his marker Romelu Lukaku and flicks a header into the far corner of the net.
Great finish.
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