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:
Millwall 0 - 2 Bristol City - Wells
58 mins: GOAL! Nahki Wells takes a free-kick from about 25 yards out. He hits it over the wall and the shot takes a huge deflection and bounces into the net.
Barnsley 1 - 0 Norwich - Styles
56 mins: GOAL! The deadlock is broken and Barnsley have the lead! The Barnsley right-back whips a cross into the box that gets headed out to Callum Styles. He cuts inside onto his right foot and guides the ball past Tim Krul into the bottom corner.
West Ham 3 - 0 Doncaster - Butler OG
54 mins: GOAL! West Ham have through to the next round now. Andy Butler’s own goal putting the icing on the cake for the David Moyes and the Hammers.
Sheffield United 2 - 0 Plymouth
51 mins: Rhian Brewster comes close again for the Blades as he drills a shot straight at Michael Cooper in the Argyle net but the goalkeeper has it covered and clings on to the ball.
West Ham 2 - 0 Doncaster
49 mins: Said Benrahma draws a save from Doncaster’s keeper Ellery Balcombe with a dipping free-kick. Good stop.
Sheffield United 2 - 0 Plymouth - Sharp
47 mins: GOAL! Billy Sharp gets a goal for the Blades to double their lead. Oliver Norwood slides a pass into the run of Sharp who skips around the goalie and slots it home.
Swansea 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest
A slight delay to the kick off in this one as an injury to Wayne Routledge caused a number od added minutes in the first half of the match.
Kick off
Here’s where we stand as the second halfs get underway:
Barnsley 0 - 0 Norwich
Brighton 1 - 1 Blackpool
Millwall 0 - 1 Bristol City
Sheffield United 1 - 0 Plymouth
Swansea 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest
West Ham 2 - 0 Doncaster
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