Fifth-tier Lincoln finds way into FA Cup’s final eight

On a dramatic day of late goals and upsets in the FA Cup, Lincoln became the first non-league team to reach the quarter-finals in more than a century and beleaguered English champion Leicester was eliminated by third-tier opposition on Saturday.

Lincoln, which plays in the fifth tier of English soccer, beat Premier League team Burnley 1-0 away thanks to an 89th-minute goal from Sean Raggett. Goal-line technology was needed to confirm his close-range header at the far post crossed the line.

The last non-league team to reach the last eight of the FA Cup was Queens Park Rangers in 1914.

Lincoln was playing in the last 16 for the first time in 130 years, with 81 places separating them and Burnley in English soccer’s pyramid. “It’s unheard of in modern-day (soccer),” Raggett said. “It shows just what an achievement this is.”

MILLWALL 1, LEICESTER CITY 0

Millwall provided the second shock of the day by beating Leicester City 1-0 thanks to an even later goal. Shaun Cummings, a defender like Raggett, struck in the 90th minute on another day to forget for Leicester, which is fighting a relegation battle in the Premier League the season after winning it at odds of 5,000-1. Millwall’s win was even more stunning considering it was reduced to 10 men in the 52nd minute following Jake Cooper’s sending-off.

WOLVERHAMPTON 0, CHELSEA 2

Second-half goals by Pedro Rodriguez and Diego Costa kept Chelsea on course for the league and cup double. With his 89th-minute goal, Costa moved onto 16 goals for the season.

MIDDLESBROUGH 3, OXFORD 2

It looked like there could be another major upset when Oxford recovered from 2-0 down to score two goals within a minute and pull level. The home side squeezed through, though, thanks to an 86th-minute goal by substitute Cristhian Stuani. Grant Leadbitter’s penalty and recent signing Rudy Gestede’s first goal for the club gave Boro a commanding lead after 34 minutes. Oxford responded with goals in the 64th and 65th minutes.

HUDDERSFIELD 0, MANCHESTER CITY 0

City boss Guardiola made eight changes in this draw against Huddersfield, yet with Sergio Aguero, Pablo Zabaleta and Claudio Bravo among those recalled, the visitors were hardly fielding fringe players.