Millwall beat Wimbledon to go through to FA Cup quarter-final
Re-live the FA Cup action from Kingsmeadow
Championship Millwall are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals after beating League One strugglers AFC Wimbledon 1-0.
The Lions came close to adding to the 1-0 advantage given to them by Wallace's early goal on a number of occasions in the second half but failed to beat Dons goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale for a second time.
Millwall join Watford and Brighton in Monday night's quarter-final draw.
Re-live the action in the blog below:
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GOAL! Newport 1-3 Manchester City (Foden)
89 minutes
Newport have a glimmer of hope, but City immediately snatch it away. Foden sets off on another jinking run, beats a couple of players and fires past Day to add City's third and put the tie to bed.
Newport 1-3 Manchester City
90 minutes
There'll be four minutes of added time.
Newport 1-3 Manchester City
90+3 minutes
City win a free kick in shooting range and Sane drills his effort against the wall. A fourth goal would be harsh but that won't concern this relentless City side.
GOAL! Newport 1-4 Manchester City (Mahrez)
90+4 minutes
And there is the fourth. Mahrez is picked out on the left, with time and space to find the bottom corner. That's exactly what he does, firing past Day at the near post.
Full time: It ends 4-1, but that is not a full reflection of the way the game went. Newport were well in the game in the first half and even put themselves back in contention with Amond's late goal. City, though, had too much quality in the end.
Amond, with that late goal, made it five from seven appearances in the FA Cup this season. He's been the star of this impressive run to the fifth round and, like his teammates, deserves all the plaudits he's getting.
Pep Guardiola has given his verdict on the game to BT Sport:
It was a really tough game. They scored a goal – a stupid goal – at the end and Phil’s goal helped the team to not suffer at the end. A big compliment to all the guys who played today. The first 15-20 minutes were difficult. They were much, much better than us. But the last 50 minutes we were good. Winning here – I realise what English football is today – we are not used to these types of games. That is why the Cup is so difficult.
That's it from me today, then, as City, Millwall and Brighton book their places in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. I'll leave you with our player ratings from Prenton Park. Thanks for joining me!
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