Fulham to face Crystal Palace in FA Cup quarter-finals after beating Man Utd

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Fulham will host London rivals Crystal Palace in the FA Cup quarter-finals after knocking out holders Manchester United on penalties.

The Cottagers won the shoot-out 4-3 at Old Trafford after Sunday’s fifth-round tie had ended 1-1 following extra time.

Sky Bet Championship Preston, the lowest ranked side left in the competition, will be at home to Aston Villa while Premier League champions Manchester City head to Bournemouth.

Brighton, having beaten Newcastle 2-1 after extra time at St James’ Park on Sunday, will take on either Nottingham Forest or Ipswich, who play on Monday night.

The quarter-final ties will take place across the final weekend of March.

Fulham had taken the lead at Old Trafford through Calvin Bassey’s header in first-half stoppage-time, before Bruno Fernandes struck a fine equaliser.

Both sides had chances to win the fifth-round tie before it reached penalties – when Fulham keeper Bernd Leno denied first Victor Lindelof and then Joshua Zirkzee to seal a famous win.

Elsewhere on Sunday, substitute Danny Welbeck sent Brighton into the last eight with an extra-time winner at Newcastle.

Alexander Isak’s 22nd-minute penalty had given the hosts a lead which was cancelled out before half-time by Yankuba Minteh.

Anthony Gordon was sent off for violent conduct with six minutes remaining after thrusting a hand into defender Jan Paul van Hecke’s face as the pair tussled for the ball, with Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey later also dismissed for a second bookable offence.

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