Norwich edges Tottenham and City, Leicester post victories

Manchester City moved into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday as Tottenham Hotspur crashed out on penalties to Norwich City on Wednesday.

Sergio Aguero scored the only goal for the holder eight minutes into the second half, with Wednesday goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith failing to get a strong hand to the Argentine’s low strike. A solitary goal was scant reward for the dominance of Pep Guardiola’s men as the Catalan was rewarded for naming a strong line-up against the Championship side.

Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus missed glorious first half chances, while Nicolas Otamendi and Benjamin Mendy hit the woodwork before Aguero finally made the breakthrough. With the win, City maintained its hopes of a cup treble after lifting a third consecutive League Cup last Sunday and beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of its Champions League last 16 tie.

City will meet Newcastle United in the last eight stage. Norwich made it to its first quarter-final since 1992 after seeing off Spurs 3-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw. A bad night for Tottenham, which has now lost its last four games in all competitions, was compounded when makeshift centre-back Eric Dier climbed into the stands to confront supporters who allegedly insulted members of his family.

At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Jan Vertonghen headed the host into an early lead. But, Mourinho’s decision to hand 36-year-old goalkeeper Michel Vorm his first appearance of the season backfired. The Dutchman spilled a long-range effort from Kenny McLean and Josip Drmic bundled home the rebound to level the scores.

Both sides then tried their best in extra - time , but neither could find a winner. Norwich goalkeeper Trim Krul saved Troy Parrott and Gedson Fernandes’s shots in the penalty shootout to send the away fans into raptures. Leicester also booked its place in the last eight with a much-needed 1-0 win over Birmingham, thanks to Ricardo Pereira’s late header.

Leicester has won just one of its last seven Premier League games to stall its charge towards the Champions League next season. Brendan Rodgers’s men were again without Jamie Vardy through injury and needed rightback Ricardo to get the only goal when he headed home Marc Albrighton’s cross eight minutes from time. 

Sheffield United will host Arsenal in the other quarter-final tie. Sociedad enters final Real Sociedad ended the Copa del Rey hopes of second division team Mirandes on Wednesday with a 1-0 win, a result that sent the former into the final of the competition for the first time in 32 years. 

Sociedad had won the first leg 2-1 and cemented its spot in the decider when striker

Mikel Oyarzabal scored a 41st-minute penalty.