Stoke 0-1 Brighton: Ferguson taps winner to send Seagulls to FA Cup quarters
Brighton are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals after Evan Ferguson's goal secured a 1-0 victory at Stoke City on Tuesday night.
The 18-year-old Republic of Ireland international completed a fine move on the half-hour mark to score his fifth goal for the Seagulls.
Championship hosts Sky Bet nearly equalized after on-loan Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe broke through before Brighton substitute Danny Welbeck hit the post in stoppage time as the visitors claimed a place in the round of 16 for the third time. in six seasons.
Ten days after their last game, the 1-0 Premier League loss to Fulham, boss Roberto De Zerbi has made five changes to his starting line-up, with Ferguson one of two 18-year-olds in the squad. team.< /p>
The other was Argentina midfielder Facundo Buonanotte, making his first start since joining the club in January, while skipper Lewis Dunk retained his spot for a 400th Brighton appearance.
>Stoke, currently 17th in the second tier, have had an XI showing seven adjustments since Saturday's 1-0 loss to Millwall, including Alex Neil who January signed Tuanzebe on his full debut.
Potters striker Tyrese Campbell saved the contest opener in the fifth minute when he cut from the right and saw Jason Steele block his shot.
Soon after, Buonanotte's header was deflected away by Jack Bonham, and Jan Paul van Hecke nodded from the resulting corner.
Stoke threatened again in the 29th minute with a low shot from Campbell which Steele tried to save but Brighton had dominated possession and a minute later they were in front as Kaoru Mitoma ran towards the excellent through ball from Dunk and threw a delicious pass on his side to Ferguson, who tapped on it.
The closing stages of the first half then saw Moises Caicedo hit a shot wide of Stoke's goal and a Jordan Thompson shot cleared by Steele.
Pascal Gross trailed an effort wide and Jeremy Sarmiento's shot was well saved by Bonham as Brighton sought another early in the second half, before Stoke almost equalized in the 65th minute with Tuanzebe sending on a head right next to it.
Mitoma looked likely to double Brighton's advantage in the 73rd minute, but his shot ended up in the side netting.
Having withstood some pressure from Stoke, the visitors then almost added a second late, Welbeck seeing a shot saved by Bonham and another coming back from the post.
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Brighton are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals after Evan Ferguson's goal secured a 1-0 victory at Stoke City on Tuesday night.
The 18-year-old Republic of Ireland international completed a fine move on the half-hour mark to score his fifth goal for the Seagulls.
Championship hosts Sky Bet nearly equalized after on-loan Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe broke through before Brighton substitute Danny Welbeck hit the post in stoppage time as the visitors claimed a place in the round of 16 for the third time. in six seasons.
Ten days after their last game, the 1-0 Premier League loss to Fulham, boss Roberto De Zerbi has made five changes to his starting line-up, with Ferguson one of two 18-year-olds in the squad. team.< /p>
The other was Argentina midfielder Facundo Buonanotte, making his first start since joining the club in January, while skipper Lewis Dunk retained his spot for a 400th Brighton appearance.
>Stoke, currently 17th in the second tier, have had an XI showing seven adjustments since Saturday's 1-0 loss to Millwall, including Alex Neil who January signed Tuanzebe on his full debut.
Potters striker Tyrese Campbell saved the contest opener in the fifth minute when he cut from the right and saw Jason Steele block his shot.
Soon after, Buonanotte's header was deflected away by Jack Bonham, and Jan Paul van Hecke nodded from the resulting corner.
Stoke threatened again in the 29th minute with a low shot from Campbell which Steele tried to save but Brighton had dominated possession and a minute later they were in front as Kaoru Mitoma ran towards the excellent through ball from Dunk and threw a delicious pass on his side to Ferguson, who tapped on it.
The closing stages of the first half then saw Moises Caicedo hit a shot wide of Stoke's goal and a Jordan Thompson shot cleared by Steele.
Pascal Gross trailed an effort wide and Jeremy Sarmiento's shot was well saved by Bonham as Brighton sought another early in the second half, before Stoke almost equalized in the 65th minute with Tuanzebe sending on a head right next to it.
Mitoma looked likely to double Brighton's advantage in the 73rd minute, but his shot ended up in the side netting.
Having withstood some pressure from Stoke, the visitors then almost added a second late, Welbeck seeing a shot saved by Bonham and another coming back from the post.
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