FA Cup fifth round: talking points from the weekend’s action

Max Dowman and Rio Ngumoha staked their claim for more game time while Fulham paid for a lack of ambition Port Vale have only ever reached the last eight of the FA Cup once before in their entire history, in 1953-54, when they went one stage further, losing the semi-final at Villa Park 2-1 to West Brom thanks to a much-disputed winning goal. If only VAR had been present then, you might say. In their fifth-round victory over Sunderland this weekend, they were also unfortunate despite the prese...

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