FA Cup fourth round LIVE: Results and reaction from FA Cup ties
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the action from the FA Cup’s fourth round ties this afternoon.
Six fixtures get underway at 3pm, with Championship leaders Norwich City travelling to Barnsley. Brighton are hoping to avoid the same fate as West Brom when they welcome Blackpool to the Amex, with the Seasiders having produced one of the shocks of the third round.
Sheffield United are looking to keep their momentum alive after this competition brought their first win of the season against Bristol Rovers in the previous round. Meanwhile, West Ham are in flying form and won’t want to risk any negative drop when they take on Doncaster. All-Championship ties between Millwall and Bristol City and Nottingham Forest’s trip to Swansea complete the mid-afternoon ties. Follow all the action live below:
Brighton 2 - 1 Blackpool
81 mins: Brighton are in control of the match with Neal Maupay coming close to scoring a third. Blackpool make some changes bringing on Oliver Sarkic, Bez Lubala and Sullay Kaikai.
West Ham 4 - 0 Doncaster - Afolayan
78 mins: GOAL! Oladapo Afolayan scores on his debut for the Hammers who score a fourth against Doncaster. They are out of sight now.
CHELTENHAM vs MAN CITY TEAM NEWS
Cheltenham XI: Griffiths, Raglan, Tozer, Boyle, Blair, Freestone, Thomas, Clements, Azaz, Lloyd, May
Man City XI: Steffen, Garcia, Harwood-Bellis, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, Doyle, Mahrez, Torres, Foden, Jesus
Sheffield United 2 - 1 Plymouth - Camara
75 mins: GOAL! Panutche Camara has made things interesting at Bramall Lane. He gets one back for Plymouth, this should be an interesting last 15 minutes for the Blades.
Millwall 0 - 3 Bristol City - Semenyo
72 mins: GOAL! Antoine Semenyo seals the deal for Bristol City over Millwall with a peach of the shot. He brings the ball down from a long pass forward, takes it between the centre-backs and fires it into the back of the net.
Swansea 4 - 1 Nottingham Forest - Cullen
67 mins: GOAL! Lovely from Swansea who swing the ball out wide to Manning. He sends the ball into the box first time and Cullen meets it to slot it home for his second of the day.
Brighton 2 - 1 Blackpool
Brighton bring on the big guns as first-team regulars Neal Maupay, Leandro Trossard and Solly March come on for Alexis Mac Allister, Steven Alzate and Percy Tau.
They want to close this game out.
Swansea 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest - Grimes
61 mins: GOAL! Matt Grimes has his second of the day after he converts a penalty for Swansea. He sends the goalkeeper the wrong way and slots it home.
Swansea 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest - Knockaert
56 mins: GOAL! Forest get one back.
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