FA Cup miracle: Rooney's former club stuns Premier League side!
Reading Time: 3min | Sat. 11.01.25. | 20:25
Coachless Plymouth, which won their last match on November 5 and haven't noted an away triumph since April, beat Brentford 1-0 on the road and eliminated the Bees from the FA Cup!
The magic of the FA Cup is still on! This competition cannot guarantee that David will beat Goliath, but at least gives minnows a chance. And sometimes they grab it with both hands!
Today's FA Cup schedule brought numerous duels between the favourites and the underdogs, but one should be talked about more than the others. The last-placed Championship side, Plymouth Argyle, stunned the Premier League team Brentford at their Gtech Community Stadium 1-0 and knocked them out of the competition!
T̶h̶e̶ G̶t̶e̶c̶h̶ The Theatre of Greens 🟢
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) January 11, 2025
Morgan Whittaker's stunning solo strike for @Argyle has knocked Premier League side, Brentford, out of the FA Cup!#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/8Co36HkUkb
Since Wayne Rooney left the club on the last day of 2024, Plymouth were coachless, with Kevin Nancekivell doing the interim manager job. They appointed the Austrian Miron Muslic only a day ago and the tactician was in the stands today and saw the miracle!
The talented 24-year-old Morgan Whittaker netted an 82nd-minute winner for the visitors, who were winless since November 5 when they beat Portsmouth 1-0. In the meantime, they recorded five draws and six defeats. Moreover, they haven't noted an away victory since April 2024!
⚽️ GOAL: Morgan Whittaker
— Football News 247 (@Foot_Tv247) January 11, 2025
🏴 Brentford 0-1 Plymouth pic.twitter.com/emr2GRhOcV
And they ended that terrible run against the giants! Matches like this are the soul and spirit of the FA Cup, and hopefully, this competition will never change because, no matter what, people love it when David wins.
FA CUP ROUND 3
Thursday
Sheffield Utd. - Cardiff 0-1 (0-1)
/Ashford 19/
Everton - Peterborough 2-0 (1-0)
/Beto 42, Ndiaye 90+8 pen/
Fulham - Watford 4-1 (1-1)
/Muniz 26, Jimenez 49 pen, Andersen 65, Castagne 85 - Vata 33/
Friday
Wycombe - Portsmouth 2-0 (2-0)
/Hanlan 17, Bradley 27/
Aston Villa - West Ham 2-1 (0-1)
/Onana 71, Rogers 76 - Paqueta 9/
Saturday
Birmingham - Lincoln City 2-0 (1-0)
/Yokoyama 1, Dykes 77/
Bristol City - Wolverhampton 1-2 (1-2)
/Twine 45+2 - Nouri 10, Gomes 21/
Middlesbrough - Blackburn 0-1 (0-0)
/Weimann 70/
Liverpool - Accrington 4-0 (2-0)
/Jota 29, Alexander-Arnold 45, Danns 76, Chiesa 90/
Leicester - QPR 6-2 (3-2)
/Justin 9, 63, Mavididi 37, Buonanotte 38, Vardy 51 pen, Faes 90+3 - Varane 18, Kolli 45+2/
Bournemouth - WBA 5-1 (3-1)
/Kluivert 27, Outtara 34, 44, Semenyo 47, Jebbison 90+2 - Taylor 14/
Brentford - Plymouth 0-1 (0-0)
/Whittaker 82/
Chelsea - Morecambe 5-0 (1-0)
/Adarabioyo 40, 70, Nkunku 50, Felix 75, 77/
Exeter - Oxford 3-1 (2-1)
/Mitchell 22, 40, Harper 64 - Phillips 14/
Norwich - Brighton 0-4 (0-2)
/Rutter 37, 45+2, Enciso 59, March 74/
Nott.Forest - Luton 2-0 (1-0)
/Yates 40, Sosa 68/
Reading - Burnley 1-3 IN PROGRESS
Sunderland - Stoke 1-1 IN PROGRESS
20:45: (1.07) Leeds (13.0) Harrogate T. (25.0)
20:45: (1.05) Man.City (14.0) Salford City (35.0)
21:00: (1.95) Coventry (3.45) Sheffield W. (3.60)
21:00: (2.95) Leyton (3.15) Derby (2.35)
Sunday
15:00: (1.80) Hull (3.45) Doncaster (4.20)
15:30: (12.0) Tamworth (7.25) Tottenham (1.20)
18:00: (1.75) Arsenal (3.60) Man.Utd. (4.90)
18:00: (1.30) Crystal Palace (5.30) Stockport (8.00)
18:00: (1.25) Ipswich (6.50) Bristol Rovers (10.5)
18:00: (1.15) Newcastle (8.00) Bromley (16.0)
19:30: (1.80) Southampton (3.45) Swansea (4.20)
Monday
22:30: (1.33) Millwall (5.00) Dag & Red (7.75)
***odds are subject to change***
