Southampton has been sensationally dumped out of the FA Cup by League Two outfit Grimsby Town, with the visitors stealing a 2-1 win at St Mary’s to book a spot in the quarterfinals.
The Saints, who sit in last spot in the Premier League, held a 63-place advantage over their rivals in the English football pyramid.
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However, it was the Mariners who emerged victors thanks to two penalties from Gavan Holohan.
Holohan opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time before adding another from the spot five minutes after the interval.
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Southampton defender Duje Caleta-Car pegged one back in the 65th minute to give the home fans a glimmer of hope.
And the Saints thought they’d scored a late equaliser through Theo Walcott, but the former Arsenal winger was adjudged to have been offside from James Ward-Prowse’s’s free-kick.
However, Grimsby Town managed to hold on to move into the FA Cup quarter finals for the first time in 84 years.
FULL FA CUP RESULTS
Southampton 1-2 Grimsby Town
Burnley 1-0 Fleetwood Town
Manchester United vs West Ham United
Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur