Another admirable FA Cup exploit by Ashley Cole, a seven-times winner of the competition, was not enough to prevent Brighton from advancing to the quarter-finals. The 38-year-old full-back came off the bench to score but Frank Lampard’s Derby could not cancel out the lead that Brighton had established in the first half through goals by Anthony Knockaert and Jürgen Locadia.
Brighton had been comfortably superior to the disappointing visitors for most of the match but found themselves clinging on in the dying minutes as Derby belatedly resembled the side who produced cup upsets against Manchester United and Southampton this season.
Written by Paul Doyle at the Amex Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/16/brighton-hove-albion-derby-county-fa-cup-match-report under the title “Knockaert and Locadia put Brighton into last eight despite late Cole scare”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
