United, Chelsea wake up late

London, February 29

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Manchester United and Chelsea kept alive their hopes of silverware this season by scoring late winners in the FA Cup on Wednesday.

48 Manchester United have now made the quarterfinals of the FA Cup for a record 48th time, surpassing Everton (47)

Liverpool also advanced to the quarterfinals, with their youngsters coming through big again for Jurgen Klopp.

Casemiro stooped to head in an 89th-minute goal to seal United a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest and a last-eight meeting with great rivals Liverpool, whose youthful team beat second-tier Southampton 3-0 thanks to goals by 18-year-olds Lewis Koumas and Jayden Danns.

Chelsea — fresh off a loss to Liverpool in the English League Cup final — left it even later than United to secure their progress, with Conor Gallagher coming off the bench to score in the 90th minute for a 3-2 win over Leeds.

Chelsea will play another second-tier team, Leicester, in the last-eight. Wolverhampton beat Brighton 1-0 in an all-Premier League match-up and will face Championship team Coventry next. — AP