West Ham vs Leeds LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction plus Tottenham and Liverpool scores
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Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen piled more FA Cup misery on Leeds as West Ham marched into the fourth round.
Lanzini’s first-half goal and Bowen’s late strike secured a 2-0 win for David Moyes’ side and condemned Leeds to a ninth third-round defeat in the last 12 seasons.
It is now five years since the Whites have won an FA Cup match, and they rarely looked like bucking that sorry trend in a one-sided London Stadium encounter.
Lewis Grabban’s late strike sees Nottingham Forest dump Arsenal out of FA Cup
Lewis Grabban’s late strike stunned Arsenal as Nottingham Forest dumped the Gunners out of the FA Cup.
The substitute sealed a 1-0 win for the Championship side to book an East Midlands derby with Leicester in the fourth round.
Arsenal, 14-time winners, produced a disjointed performance which got what it deserved, with Forest more than matching the visitors to continue their upward curve under Steve Cooper.
Lewis Grabban’s late strike sees Nottingham Forest dump Arsenal out of FA Cup
Grabban came off the bench to win the FA Cup tie late on.
Reaction from Nottingham Forest manager
A delighted Steve Cooper spoke to ITV and gave his reaction to Forest’s victory over Arsenal saying:
Reaction from Lewis Grabban
Nottingham Forest’s club captain and matchwinner Lewis Grabban spoke to ITV after the game and spoke about his winning goal, Keinan Davis starting ahead of him and drawing Leicester in the next round. He said:
Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal
Lewis Grabban has scored his first FA Cup goal since December 2011 for Rotherham against Shrewsbury, just over 10 years ago.
Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal
Nottingham Forest have knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup in the third round for the second time in five years:
Full-time: Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal
90+3 mins: Upset! The Championship’s Nottingham Forest have dumped Arsenal out of the FA Cup! Lewis Grabban is the man of the hour. His goal is the difference between the teams as Forest progress to the fourth round to set up a meeting with Leicester City. It’s a fully deserved win for Steve Cooper’s men!
Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal
90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play. Saed Kolasinac has got on for Arsenal but time is running out for the Gunners. Nottingham Forest are controlling this match well.
Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal
88 mins: Chance! Substitute Ribeiro Dias brings the ball over to the left wing as Grabban makes a run in front of Cedric Soares. He’s fed the ball and shifts to the right for a more central shot at goal. When he eventually does hit one it’s blocked in the box.
Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal
85 mins: The home fans are in full voice now, it’s been a long time coming but finally the game has kicked into life. Nottingham Forest are just five minutes plus added time away from an FA Cup upset. Can they hold on?
GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal (Grabban, 83’)⚽️
83 mins: Forest have the lead! What a Johnson wins the ball in midfield and drives the home side forward on the counter-attack. He slots the ball out to Yates on the right wing as Grabban makes a run through the middle of the box. The cross from Yates comes it and picks out Grabban beautifully. He gets to the ball and pokes it past Leno to break the deadlock!
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