Man City have survived championship strugglers, Plymouth, despite conceding a goal early. Plymouth stunned Premier League leaders Liverpool in the fourth round after beating top-flight side Brentford in the third round.
Languishing in the Championship relegation zone, Plymouth had stunned Premier League leaders Liverpool in the fourth round after beating top-flight side Brentford in the third round.
Pep Guardiola’s men were in danger of becoming Plymouth’s latest famous scalp when Maksym Talovierov gave the visitors the lead in the first half at the Etihad Stadium.
But Manchester-born O’Reilly, making just his sixth start for City, emerged as the unlikely hero with a brace that ensured his troubled team would avoid their lowest moment in a turbulent season.
Some other results of the fifth round of the English FA include Bournemouth defeating Wolves 5-4 on penalties. Crystal Palace defeated Millwall; Burnley lost 3 – 0 to Preston. In an earlier match played on Friday Aston Villa defeated Cardiff 2 – 0
Sunday matches between Newcastle and Brighton are expected to commence at (13:45), while Manchester United faces Fulham later on.
Also, Premier League sensation Nottingham Forest will slug it out with Ipswich on Monday at 19:30.
