Burnley to ‘quickly park’ City FA Cup hammering
● Burnley manager Sean Dyche said his side’s 5-0 FA Cup fourth-round hammering by Manchester City would “get parked quickly”, with Premier League survival the only thing that mattered.
City were in a ruthless mood at the Etihad Stadium once Gabriel Jesus had opened the scoring in the 23rd minute.
Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero were also on target for Pep Guardiola’s slick side, with a Kevin Long own goal completing the demolition.
Dyche, whose side have picked up 10 points from their last four Premier League games to move three points out of the relegation zone, revealed his priorities by ringing the changes for the trip to City.
With a Premier League game away against Manchester United in midweek, only James Tarkowski, Charlie Taylor, Jeff Hendrick and Dwight McNeil were retained from the side that drew with Watford a week ago and an upset never looked likely.
City have now scored 30 goals in seven straight wins in three separate competitions since the turn of the year.
Newport County’s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough ensured a money-spinning replay at Rodney Parade and another chance at a fifthround spot for the first time since 1949.
County manager Michael Flynn said he was delighted by the way his side battled back to secure an injury-time equaliser from Matthew Dolan.
The game had been billed as a battle between two managers both from the same part of Newport, with Flynn’s counterpart, Tony Pulis, now getting the chance to return to his hometown for the replay.
Newport, who beat Premier League side Leicester City in the third round, scrapped for the equaliser, which came deep in injury team when Dolan scrambled the ball in.
“You have got to give them credit. For 2530 minutes we dominated and we didn’t finish them,” said Pulis.
In an upset result Millwall, 19th in the Championship, beat Premier League Everton 3-2 with a last-minute winner.
Watford beat Newcastle 2-0 and Frank Lampard’s Derby Country beat Accrington Stanley 1-0. — Reuters