(Reuters) – Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish had been on course as Premier League leaders Manchester City beat Championship strugglers Peterborough United 2-0 on Tuesday to advance to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
City struggled to interrupt down the second tier’s backside membership till Mahrez put them forward on the hour and then Pep Guardiola’s aspect doubled their lead with a objective of top of the range.
Phil Foden struck a ball from deep which Grealish introduced down with a chic contact earlier than a medical end for his first objective within the FA Cup.
Jairo Riedewald grabbed an 82nd-minute winner for Crystal Palace at residence to second tier Stoke City.
Stoke’s Josh Tymon had cancelled out Cheikhou Kouyate’s 53rd-minute opener for Palace earlier than Riedewald struck.
(Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by Toby Davis)