A 10-man Manchester United side beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw in the FA Cup third round, while Tottenham went into extra time before meeting non-league Tamworth 3-0 on Sunday. I needed it. FA Cup holders United, who lost 2-0 to Arsenal in the Premier League last December, got revenge on their return to the Emirates Stadium as they look to extend their revival following last weekend’s impressive draw with Liverpool. Ruben Amorim’s anxious side took the lead in the 52nd minute through Bruno Fernandes, who curled a fine strike into the far corner from the edge of the penalty area. United defender Diogo Dalot was sent off nine minutes later after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Mikel Merino.
Gabriel Magalhaes equalized for Arsenal in the 63rd minute, with the Brazilian defender turning and firing a low shot wide of Matthias de Ligt.
But Arsenal squandered a golden opportunity to take the lead when Harry Maguire’s soft tackle on Kai Havertz was ruled a penalty.
Furious United defender and team-mate Manuel Ugarte got into a melee with several Arsenal players before Altay Bjindir blocked Martin Odegaard’s spot-kick.
Havertz missed numerous chances to win, with the German again at fault in the penalty shoot-out, his effort blocked by Bindir, setting up the much-maligned Joshua Zirkzee to swat away the decisive kick. I did it.
Tottenham, currently 12th in the Premier League, is 96 places behind Tamworth, 16th in the 5th Division National League.
The supposed difference in quality went largely unnoticed as Tottenham’s dismal form brought them to the brink of historic humiliation.
Tamworth, a part-time team whose players worked during the day concurrently with their football careers and trained only twice a week, faced highly paid and supposedly superior opponents for long periods of time on the sloping artificial pitch of the Lamb Ground.
They should have pulled off one of the biggest comebacks of the FA Cup in regular time, but a missed opportunity proved decisive.
– Spurs survive –
Nathan Tshikuna’s extra-time own goal and late strikes from Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson sent Tottenham to the fourth round.
Tottenham last won a major trophy in 2008, but Underfire manager Ange Postecoglou boasts he has always won the title in his second season at the club.
Tottenham remain in contention to win a domestic cup double despite a difficult season after beating Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
“It was a difficult game, as we expected,” Postecoglou said.
“They made it difficult for us. On the surface, it was about us staying calm and being persistent. In the end, we got the job done.”
Tamworth manager Andy Fix said: “I’m disappointed because we almost caused a huge upset.
“Everyone worked shifts and the performance of our players was unbelievable when you look at the teams we played against.”
Tottenham were the fourth Premier League side to take an FA Cup match against a non-league club to extra time since 1992-93.
Tottenham’s breakthrough in the 101st minute was matched by their poor performance when Johnson’s cross was deflected in Chikuna’s direction as he tried to block Dominic Solanke’s contact.
Kulusevski killed the brave Tamworth six minutes later with a pass from Son Heung-min and a shot past Jas Singh.
There was still time for Johnson to sparkle in Tottenham’s scoring with a clinical finish in the 118th minute.
Newcastle made it eight successive wins in all competitions with a 3-1 win despite a scare at fourth-tier Bromley.
Cameron Congreve’s long-range strike gave Bromley an eight-minute lead at St James’ Park in their first FA Cup third round appearance.
However, Lewis Miley’s 25-yard blast in the 16th minute brought Newcastle level.
Newcastle, who capped off a good week with a 49th-minute penalty from Anthony Gordon and a 61st-minute rocket from Will Ossula, won 2-0 against Arsenal in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final.
Crystal Palace beat third-tier Stockport 1-0 at Selhurst Park, while Ipswich beat third-tier Bristol Rovers 3-0 at Portman Road.
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