FA Cup semi-final draw: Manchester United face Tottenham as Chelsea draw Southampton in Wembley ties
Manchester United will face Tottenham at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-finals
After Chelsea knocked out Leicester City in extra-time at the King Power Stadium, they drew Premier League strugglers Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals.
That left Manchester United to play Tottenham in the other semi-final, a potentially fascinating tie between Jose Mourinho’s team and Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs side in what is both club’s final chance to claim a trophy this season.
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Goal! Jamie Vardy
Leicester 1-1 Chelsea
76: What an almighty scramble. Jamie Vardy and Vicente Iborra each shoot inside the six yard box but a combination of Willy Caballero's heroic reactions and Chelsea players making blocks on the deck meant the ball stayed out. That was until Vardy took another swipe at the ball and hammered it in. It as Riyhad Mahrez's cross which got the ball rolling after some good wide play. Game on!
80: Cesc Fabregas fires in a low cross to Alvaro Morata who flicks the ball onto the post but the offside flag is raised. Great flick but an even better call from the assistant referee, who needs this var anyway.
81: Harry Maguire surges forward and slips the ball to Jamie Vardy. His first touch takes him wide but he gets a shot away and Willy Caballero saves.
85: Five minutes to go, will extra time be needed? The tie is very open so anything could happen.
86: Harry Maguire slips and takes down Alvaro Morata just inside the Leicester half. The defender was booked very early on but the referee, Craig Pawson, correctly decides not to take action.
87: Two very good saves by Kasper Schmeichel to twice smother the ball from Alvaro Morata's feet as the striker receives the ball in the box.
88: Victor Moses bumps Marc Albrighton with his arm, catches his face and gets a yellow card, nothing more.
90: Could Jamie Vardy's seventh goal of the year take us into extra time? There's three added minutes at the end of the second half for that to change.
90+2: Cesc Fabregas plays a superb ball to Alvaro Morata who is bearing down on goal but Kasper Schmeichel reads the situation and clears.
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