Blackpool knock West Brom out of the FA Cup after goalkeeper Chris Maxwell’s penalty shootout heroics
Chris Maxwell was the Blackpool hero as he saved three penalties against West Brom to secure his side a spot in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Goalkeeper Maxwell denied Kyle Edwards and Darnell Furlong, and after West Brom keeper David Button had kept out Jerry Yates and Sullay Kaikai had struck a post with spot-kicks for the home side, Maxwell saved from Pereira to send the League One side through.
FA Cup third round
Full-time scores
Boredom Wood 0-2 Millwall
Everton 2-1 Rotherham
Luton 1-0 Reading
Norwich 2-0 Coventry Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff
Chorley 2-0 Derby
Blackburn 0-1 Doncaster
Blackpool p2-2 West Brom
Bristol Rovers 2-3 Sheffield United
Burnley p1-1 MK Dons
Exeter 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Oldham 4-1 Bournemouth
QPR 0-2 Fulham
Stevenage 0-2 Swansea
Stoke 0-4 Leicester
Wycombe 4-1 Preston North End
More to follow…
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