Yves Bissouma helped Brighton into the fifth round of the FA Cup (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Yves Bissouma’s stunning strike helped Brighton avoid an FA Cup upset as they scraped into the fifth round with a 2-1 win over League One Blackpool.
Albion midfielder Bissouma, who has been linked with a host of Europe’s top clubs in recent weeks, underlined his undoubted ability by opening the scoring with a thunderous drive from fully 30 yards.
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Barnsley are searching for a new striker in the final ten days of the January transfer window.
Winger Luke Thomas was loaned to Ipswich Town this week, meaning the Reds are hoping to bring in some more depth for their front three in Valerien Ismael’s 3-4-3 formation.
The Reds are understood to have made a bid for Wigan Athletic s teenage forward Kyle Joseph.
Head coach Ismael told the Chronicle: “I said to the club that, if we let Luke go, we have to get a new striker. We have to find someone before the transfer window is closed and that is our purpose now.”
Winger Matty Kennedy came off the bench to score his first goal of the season as 10-man Aberdeen went down 2-1 to runaway Scottish Premiership leaders Range.
FA Cup third round: Chorley stun Derby, Blackpool beat West Brom on penalties
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FA Cup third round
Dates: 8-11 January
Coverage: Crawley Town v Leeds United (13:30 GMT) and Marine v Tottenham (17:00) live on BBC One on Sunday, 10 January, plus live streams of games at Chelsea and Man City
League One Blackpool produced one of the biggest shocks of Saturday s FA Cup third-round action by beating West Brom on penalties, while non-league Chorley eliminated a youthful Derby side that had been affected by Covid-19.
Premier League West Brom lost 3-2 on penalties after the two sides had drawn 2-2 after extra time to complete a miserable return to Bloomfield Road for Baggies boss Sam Allardyce, who used to manage Blackpool.