FOOTBALL – Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush struck twice as Pep Guardiola’s side roared back from a goal down to beat Newcastle United 3–1 away yesterday and storm into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the eighth consecutive season.
Newcastle got off to a bright start and Harvey Barnes ran onto a through ball before firing into the far corner in the 18th minute to give the hosts the lead.
Seven-times FA Cup winners City then flexed their muscles and Savinho equalised in the 39th minute when Jeremy Doku’s ball behind the defence bounced off the Brazilian’s leg and in.
Marmoush scored the first of his two goals – and seventh against Newcastle – in the 47th when Matheus Nunes found him unmarked with a low ball across the face of goal and the Egypt forward fired into the roof of the net.
Marmoush completed his double in the 65th minute in similar fashion, latching onto a Nunes cross and striking a fierce shot.
Earlier, Arsenal survived a genuine scare as they edged past spirited third-tier Mansfield Town 2-1, with Eberechi Eze’s thunderbolt sending the Premier League leaders into the quarter-finals.
Noni Madueke gave Arsenal the lead going into halftime at Field Mill but Will Evans equalised for Nigel Clough’s Mansfield before Eze scored in the 66th minute to ensure the top-flight side progressed to the last eight.
Chelsea’s Alejandro Garnacho and Joao Pedro struck in extra time to secure a nervy 4–2 win over second-tier Wrexham and a place in the quarter-finals.
Garnacho volleyed home from close range in the 97th minute with such force that the ball ricocheted off the back stanchion to give Chelsea the lead for the first time on the night.
Wrexham thought they had equalised deep into added time in the extra period when Lewis Brunt headed home but he was offside.
Pedro then sealed Chelsea’s win with a fine goal in the 125th minute.
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