Man Utd vs Reading LIVE: FA Cup result and final score after Casemiro hits double
Erik ten Hag targets a spot in the fifth round as Man Utd host Reading in the FA Cup
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min returned to form with two goals in his side’s 3-0 defeat of second-tier Preston North End in the FA Cup fourth round and Casemiro also grabbed a brace in Manchester United’s 3-1 win over Reading on Saturday.
Fellow Premier League sides Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton also reached round five on a shock-less day.
Top flight Fulham were held to a 1-1 home draw by second-tier Sunderland at Craven Cottage.
South Korean Son has endured a lean season but made the difference with two superb goals after the break as the visitors moved comfortably through to the next round.
Five minutes into the second half, the ball was played to Son outside the penalty area and he struck an unstoppable drive low into the corner of the net.
It was only his second goal since mid-October but 19 minutes later he struck again, turning smoothly on the edge of the box and firing past Preston goalkeeper Freddie Woodman.
Apart from a brief spell in between Tottenham’s goals, Preston rarely troubled the away side who did not even need to bring leading scorer Harry Kane off the bench.
Dutch forward Arnaut Danjuma, who signed for Spurs on loan from Spanish club Villarreal this week, came off the bench to score his side’s third with a close-range finish late on.
Reading were riding their luck at Old Trafford until Casemiro scored twice in the space of four minutes early in the second half to pave the way for United’s win.
His first was a delightful dinked finish from Antony’s pass and he then drilled in a low shot to double the lead.
Fred made it 3-0 before Andy Carroll was sent off for Reading after picking up a second yellow card.
Amadou Salif Mbengue pulled a goal back for Reading who are managed by former United midfielder Paul Ince.
Kelechi Iheanacho spared Leicester City a potential giant-killing as his second-half goal ensured the Foxes beat fourth-tier Walsall 1-0.
It took 30 minutes for Leicester to get a shot on target and a frustrating afternoon was made worse as Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans struck a penalty against the post after Patson Daka was fouled inside the box.
Second-half substitute Iheanacho unlocked Walsall when his effort from the edge of the box deflected off the back of home defender Brandon Comley and beyond keeper Owen Evans.
Leeds advanced to the fifth round for the first time since 2016 with a 3-1 win at third-tier Accrington Stanley.
Jack Harrison put Leeds ahead with a spectacular long-range strike after 23 minutes before Junior Firpo and Luis Sinisterra scored within two minutes of each other midway through the second half to put Jesse Marsch’s men on course for victory.
Leslie Adekoya, 18, pulled one back for Accrington in the 81st with his first senior goal seconds after coming on.
Southampton put their Premier League woes aside to beat Championship strugglers Blackpool 2-1 while Bristol City eased to a 3-0 win over fellow second-tier side West Bromwich Albion.
HT Man Utd 0-0 Reading
Nothing to separate the teams at half-time. Will United get their goal in the second half?
Half-time: Man Utd 0-0 Reading
45+2 mins: Chance! Tyrell Malacia takes some major liberties inside his own box trying to chest the ball under control. Junior Hoilett nicks it off him and pokes the ball towards goal only for David De Gea to leap across and smother the effort.
That’s the best chance Reading have had.
The whistle then goes for half-time and the teams head into the break on level terms.
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
45 mins: Nearly! Christian Eriksen whips another cross into the box and the ball flies through to Antony. He brings the ball down and moves it onto his right foot before blazing his shot wide of the far post!
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
42 mins: Penalty shout! Casemiro is given the ball inside the box and shifts the ball onto his right foot. Junior Hoilett comes in from behind and pokes the ball away but clips the midfielder who goes to ground.
VAR takes a quick look after the referee signals to play on and they decide that the contact isn’t enough to overturn the decision.
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
39 mins: Manchester United will have to continue to work hard and push up the pitch. Rashford carries the ball to the byline and pulls it back into the middle but Reading’s defenders get to it first and scoop the ball away.
There’s no rest for the visitors, no out ball, United recover the loose ball and come at them again.
NO GOAL! Man Utd 0-0 Reading
36 mins: Reading have a reprieve! VAR comes to the rescue and spots that Wout Weghorst just strayed offside as Casemiro played the ball through to him.
The goal is chalked off and the teams are level once again.
GOAL! Man Utd 1-0 Reading (Rashford, 35’)⚽️
35 mins: There’s the breakthrough! It has been coming for Manchester United.
Casemiro drives the ball into the box but his through ball to Wout Weghorst takes a deflection and loops the ball into the air. Weghorst leaps at the ball and nods it over to the far side of the area.
Marcus Rashford pops up and nods the ball over the line!
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
32 mins: So close! Antony is a livewire tonight. He brings the ball down the line then darts inside and takes on Baba Rahman. He strides ahead of the defender before slipping Fernandes into the box.
Fernandes shoots but pushes the effort wide of the left-hand post!
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
29 mins: Manchester United are doing a fine job of winning the ball back quickly. Antony takes it to the edge of the box on the right hand side but slotting it over to Fernandes.
He stops the ball and looks to lift a shot into the near top corner but sends it too high and puts the ball over the crossbar!
Man Utd 0-0 Reading
26 mins: There’s a sense that the Old Trafford crowd are just waiting for the first goal to go in. Man Utd have plenty of men up the pitch but there’s been no end product as of yet.
Tyrell Malacia twists his way into space on the left wing and slides a pass across to Eriksen. He lets the ball run onto his right foot and shoots but Holmes jumps in front of the ball and makes another last ditch block.
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