inflatable excitable. it s this sense of occasion which makes and remakes the fa cup s reputation, we re all reminded of its purpose because we can see how much it means to grimsby. league two grimsby wore salmon pink, premier league brighton in stripes. they keep finding and developing exciting players. evan ferguson, 18 years old, scored twice. surely a club with trophy potential. we all felt a little bit cruel when the score got to 5 0, but swapped the haddock for a seagull. the significance just changes hands. and goal of the day how about this from tommy doyle for sheffield united to knock out blackburn 3 2. he said it was his best goal ever. and who d argue? joe wilson, bbc news. here is the fa cup semifinal draw. manchester city, who hammered burnley 6 0 yesterday, will play championship side sheffield united, who beat blackburn 3 2 and brighton, who beat grimsby 5 0, will face manchester united. arsenal have extended their lead at the top of the premier league to eight points
they were hoping to become the first side from the fourth tier to reach the semi final stage but they were no match for premier league brighton at the amex who ran out 5 0 winners, to make a first fa cup semi final since 1983. joe wilson reports. and sussex coast they have migrated again. grimsby town and the haddox inflatable excitable. this sense of occasion makes and remakes the fa cups repetition. we are reminded of its purpose and you can see how much it means to grimsby. there was boundless hope for five minutes in a changed grimsby, brighton in stripes took the lead. simple as that. grimsby already knew they were playing one of the tough teams in england tough to be reminded so quickly. this is the club that keeps finding and developing players, evan ferguson finishing
sheffield united and brighton went through. but the biggest drama was saved for the last match of the day at old trafford, where manchester united beat fulham. joe wilson reports. match officials make decisions. they don t decide how footballers and managers behave. aleksandar mitrovic opened the scoring for fulham against manchester united. they were still leading when willian blocked this shot with his hand. it took a replay to decide it, but that was a red card for him. mitrovic confronted the referee, achieved nothing except getting himself sent off to bruno fernandes, scored the penalty and now united were playing against nine. immediately scored again. sabitzer. what would fulham s manager do? not much. marco silva was there? yes. after arguing earlier, fulham s manager had been sent off too. three red cards, three reds goals. bruno fernandes finished it. goodness. well, here s a calming glimpse of the brighton coastline. they d migrated again. grimsby town and the haddock s