Legend has it Mark Robins was the man to save Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United managerial career with an FA Cup winner against Nottingham Forest in 1990. That year United went on to win the trophy at Wembley and the pressure was lifted from their manager. Erik ten Hag will be hoping Casemiro’s late winner at the City Ground might have the same galvanising effect on his tenure. The Brazilian’s header was the 36th attempt on goal on a night devoid of quality but the result is all that matters for Ten Hag. The Dutchman will be holding on to hope United can reach Wembley in this competition as he looks to prove himself to Sir Jim Ratcliffe, United’s new minority shareholder. Continue reading...

FA Cup fifth-round updates from the 7.30pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | Read the latest Football Daily | And mail Scott The quarter-final draw. Wolverhampton Wanderers or Brighton & Hove Albion v Coventry City Nottingham Forest or Manchester United v Liverpool or Southampton Chelsea or Leeds United v Leicester City Manchester City v Newcastle United Continue reading...

FA Cup updates from the remaining fifth-round match-upsLive scoreboard | Read the latest Football Daily | And mail Niall 1 Newcastle United 2 Chelsea or Leeds United 3 Leicester City 4 Liverpool or Southampton 5 Nottingham Forest or Manchester United 6 Wolves or Brighton 7 Coventry City 8 Manchester City The draw is live on ITV4 at 7pm (GMT) in the UK. Continue reading...

The six clubs at the foot of the table have won just four of their last 36 games combined By Ben McAleer for WhoScored Teams battling to beat the drop strive to reach the magic 40-point mark as a season wears on. Fans can breathe a sigh of relief once the landmark figure has been achieved, content that they are safe for another campaign in the Premier League. Although, with so many of the best players stockpiled by clubs at the top of the table, where the points tallies are getting higher and higher, the teams at the bottom increasingly do not need to earn 40 points to stay up. Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest and Everton beat the drop last season without reaching 40 points. A number of clubs could do the same this season – perhaps even the same clubs. West Brom set a record when they stayed up with just 34 points in the 2004-05 season. They beat Portsmouth 2-0 on the final day of the campaign, pulling off the greatest of escapes and consigning Southampton, Norwich and Crystal Palace to relegation. That total remains the fewest earned by a side that has avoided relegation. It could be challenged this season. Continue reading...