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FA Cup Wrap: Burnley, Leicester fall, Man City held as Chelsea advance
English Premier League side Burnley FC and reigning champions Leicester City both failed to advance to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after falling in defeat to Lincoln and Millwall respectively on Saturday.
Lincoln became the first non-league side in 103 years to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals with a dramatic last-minute win over Burnley at Turf Moor, thanks to Sean Raggett’s header.
“I’m lost for words. It’s mad. I can’t believe it!” Raggett, 23, told BT Sport. “Crazy. A non-league side in the quarter-finals, in modern football. It’s unheard of.”
Elsewhere, a ten-man Millwall secured a stunning upset with another last-minute winner, by Shaun Cummings, to beat Leicester City as they advance to the last eight of the competition.
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At John Smith’s Stadium, Championship club Huddersfield forced a replay with Manchester City after holding the visitors to an entertaining goalless draw.
The two Premier League teams who already booked their spaces in the quarter-finals as at Saturday are leaders Chelsea, who defeated Wolves 2-0, and Middlesbrough, who won 3-2 over Oxford United.
Tottenham and Manchester United will play on Sunday, while Arsenal, on Monday.
Here’s the full results of Saturday’s FA Cup ties:
Burnley 0 – 1 Lincoln City
Huddersfield Town 0 – 0 Manchester City
Middlesbrough 3 – 2 Oxford United
Millwall 1 – 0 Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 2 Chelsea
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