Manchester United kept their hopes of winning three cup competitions alive after beating Fulham 3-1 in their FA Cup quarter-finals, here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The win comes after Erik Ten Hag's side reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, but came after a dramatic last 15 minutes when Aleksandar Mitrovic powered Fulham ahead five minutes into the second half on Sunday night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fulham were the better side, but everything changed in the 72nd minute when Willian handled a goal-bound shot from Jadon Sancho on the goal-line and was sent off, with Mitrovic following him into the dressing room for his complaints, along with Fulham coach Marco Silva, a Xinhua report said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bruno Fernandes scored the resulting penalty and Marcel Sabitzer put United against nine-man Fulham in the 77th minute, before Fernandes scored a third for his side in the 96th minute.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fourth-tier Grimsby Town's brave cup run came to an end after they lost 5-0 away to Brighton, who gave them little option and scored four goals in the second half.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deniz Undav put Brighton ahead after just six minutes, and after the break, 18-year-old Ewan Ferguson scored twice, along with Solly March and Kaoru Mitoma as football logic made itself felt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sheffield United qualified for the FA Cup semi final for the second time in 10 years with a thrilling 3-2 win at home to Blackburn Rovers in an all-second tier tie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ben Brereton Diaz's 21st-minute penalty put Blackburn ahead, only for Sam Gallagher's own goal to level the scores in the 28th minute.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sammie Szmodics looked to have put Blackburn into the last four with his 60th minute goal, but Oliver McBurnie equalized nine minutes from time, and Thomas Doyle scored a 91st-minute winner to put United through.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manchester City booked a semifinal spot on Saturday with a 6-0 pummeling of Championship leaders Burnley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Erling Haaland scored his second hat-trick of the week and his sixth since arriving at the club, while Julian Alvarez netted twice and Cole Palmer also scored for Manchester City.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the Premier League, Arsenal took advantage of City's cup exploits to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the table with a 4-1 win at home to Crystal Palace.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Palace sacked Patrick Vieira as coach on Friday after a run of 12 games without a win, but it made little difference as Arsenal led 2-0 at halftime thanks to goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Granit Xhaka made it 3-0 in the 55th minute, and although Jeffrey Schupp pulled a goal back for Palace in the 63rd minute, Saka's second of the match ended any hopes of a fightback 10 minutes later.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Saturday, Everton held Chelsea to a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Abdoulaye Doucoure and Ellis Simms, after Chelsea had twice led through Joao Felix and Kai Havertz's 76th-minute penalty.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
James Ward-Prowse's injury-time penalty saw Southampton save a valuable point at home to Tottenham, who had led 3-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pedro Porro put Tottenham ahead in first-half injury time, only for Che Adams to level in the 46th minute. Harry Kane and Ivan Perisic then put Spurs 3-1 ahead, but Theo Walcott gave Southampton hope in the 77th minute and Ward-Prowse capped the comeback from the penalty spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Leeds United took a big step towards safety with a 4-2 win away to Wolves, with goals from Jack Harrison, Luke Ayling, Rasmus Kristensen and Rodrigo Moreno, while Wolves duo Jonny and Mateus Nunes were both sent off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Goals from Douglas Luiz, Jacob Ramsey and Emi Buendia gave Aston Villa a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Bournemouth, while Leicester City ended a four-game losing streak with a 1-1 draw away to Brentford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Leeds United took a big step towards safety with a 4-2 win away to Wolves, with goals from Jack Harrison, Luke Ayling, Rasmus Kristensen and Rodrigo Moreno, while Wolves duo Jonny and Mateus Nunes were both sent off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n