Premier League high-flyers Newcastle suffered a shock FA Cup exit in opposition to third tier Sheffield Wednesday, whereas top-flight strugglers Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth had been additionally dumped out by lower-league opposition.
Elsewhere on a busy day of third spherical motion, Harry Kane moved nearer to turning into Tottenham’s all-time document goalscorer as he netted within the 1-0 win in opposition to Portsmouth.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the Hollywood actors who co-own Wrexham, led the celebrations on social media after their non-league facet’s shock 4-3 victory at second tier Coventry.
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But it was Wednesday who stole the present with their spectacular 2-1 victory at Hillsborough in opposition to a Newcastle group sitting in third place within the Premier League.
Eddie Howe’s facet had been unbeaten of their earlier 15 video games in all competitions, however Wednesday, at present second in League One, have now gone undefeated in 10 successive matches after Josh Windass’s double shocked the Magpies.
Wednesday went forward within the 52nd minute when Windass, who regarded in an offside place, diverted Dennis Adeniran’s ball throughout from close-range.
Windass scored his second 13 minutes later, coolly changing after being put via by Michael Smith.
Newcastle diminished the deficit within the 68th minute when Bruno Guimaraes poked dwelling from close-range, however Chris Wood squandered a golden alternative to equalise as he fired over from 10 yards.
RYAN REYNOLDS’ HILARIOUS POSTS AFTER SHOCK WIN
On a day of shocks that confirmed the FA Cup can nonetheless thrill regardless of its diminished standing, National League Wrexham loved one of many extra memorable ends in the competitors’s current historical past.
Sam Dalby and Elliot Lee scored to offer Wrexham a dream begin earlier than Ben Sheaf received one again for Coventry.
Thomas O’Connor grabbed Wrexham’s third earlier than Paul Mullin’s penalty regarded to have sealed the win, with Coventry’s Jonathan Panzo despatched off for handball.
Viktor Gyokeres and Kasey Palmer struck for Coventry within the closing phases, however Wrexham held on to succeed in the fourth spherical for the primary time since 2000, sparking a celebratory Instagram put up from Reynolds laced with profanity.
Said Benrahma netted with a long-range rocket within the 79th minute in opposition to his former membership Brentford as struggling West Ham eased the stress on boss David Moyes with a 1-0 win.
Forest boss Steve Cooper named a completely totally different beginning group for the match at Blackpool after his facet’s midweek win in opposition to Southampton, which lifted them out of the Premier League relegation zone.
The plan backfired badly because the Championship group received 4-1 at Bloomfield Road, with targets from Marvin Ekpiteta, Ian Poveda, CJ Hamilton and Jerry Yates.
“This is a fantastic competition that I have been quite fortunate to experience fantastic days in and this was one of them,” Blackpool supervisor Michael Appleton advised the BBC.
Two targets every from Anass Zaroury and Manuel Benson put Championship leaders Burnley on the right track for a 4-2 win at Bournemouth.
KANE FIRES FOR TOTTENHAM, CLOSES IN ON RECORD
At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, England captain Kane scored the one aim of the sport within the fiftieth minute, receiving the ball on the sting of the field and bending a nice curling effort previous the despairing dive of Josh Griffiths.
Kane, with 4 targets in 4 matches since lacking the penalty in opposition to France that led to England’s elimination on the World Cup, now has 265 targets for Spurs — only one behind the membership’s all-time document scorer, Jimmy Greaves.
“I try to not think about it,” Kane stated.
“Sometimes you can think too much. Obviously I feel in good form and I feel fit. My mindset is to help the team and hopefully the goals will come.” Leicester, who received the FA Cup two years in the past, floor out a 1-0 win at Gillingham, who sit backside of the fourth tier.
Jamie Vardy was the supplier as Kelechi Iheanacho struck with a scientific end within the 56th minute.
Premier League basement membership Southampton got here from behind to beat final 12 months’s semi-finalists Crystal Palace 2-1.
Originally revealed as ‘WTF is happening?’: Hollywood star’s hilarious response to FA Cup boilover
