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Southampton dumps West Brom

February 17, 2018
A tense moment from the match between Southampton and West Bromwich Albion during their FA Cup match at West Bromwich Saturday. — Reuters
A tense moment from the match between Southampton and West Bromwich Albion during their FA Cup match at West Bromwich Saturday. — Reuters

LONDON — Misfortune comes in threes, so the saying goes, and West Bromwich Albion knows it well.

Capping a miserable week, West Brom was dumped from the FA Cup by Southampton, a 2-1 winner in the fifth round Saturday.

The latest defeat for the English Premier League's bottom club came after four West Brom players faced a Spanish judge following the alleged theft of a taxi during a training camp in Barcelona.

Also, the club terminated the contracts of chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman Tuesday.

Wesley Hoedt was unmarked when he gave Southampton an 11th-minute lead, and Dusan Tadic made it 2-0 with a clever chip over goalkeeper Ben Foster early in the second half.

Salomon Rondon pulled a goal back with a spectacular first-time shot with half an hour left but it wasn't enough to save West Brom.

Sheffield Wednesday held Premier League side Swansea to 0-0 as visiting manager Carlos Carvalhal made his first return to Hillsborough since being released by the second-tier team on Dec. 24.

Carvalhal has had a positive effect since joining Swansea four days after his departure from Wednesday, with the Welsh club losing once in 12 games in all competitions on his watch.

The teams will meet again in a replay at the Liberty Stadium later this month.

The last time Brighton was in the top division, it reached the FA Cup final in 1983 losing to Manchester United. Chris Hughton's team joined Southampton in the last eight with a 3-1 win against fourth-tier Coventry.

Jurgen Locadia, signed from PSV Eindhoven in the mid-season transfer window, scored on his debut.

Connor Goldson added a second goal in the first half, and Leonardo Ulloa headed the third in the second half.

Jonson Clarke-Harris gave Coventry's fans something to cheer late in the second. — AP


February 17, 2018
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