Man City, Palace into FA Cup semis; Leicester wins in EPL

Crystal Palace was also a big winner in the quarterfinals, easing past Everton 4-0 to join a lineup for the last four that already contained Chelsea.

Manchester City players celebrate their side's third goal during the English FA Cup soccer match between Southampton and Manchester City at St Mary's stadium in Southampton, England, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Manchester City reached the FA Cup semifinals for the fourth straight season thanks to a flurry of second-half goals in a 4-1 win over Southampton on Sunday.

Crystal Palace was also a big winner in the quarterfinals, easing past Everton 4-0 to join a lineup for the last four that already contained Chelsea.

Either second-tier Nottingham Forest or Liverpool will complete the teams in the semifinals. They meet at Forest’s City Ground later Sunday.

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It was shaping up to be another frustrating match for City against Southampton, which has drawn twice with Pep Guardiola’s team in the Premier League this season.

Next stop: Wembley 🏟

Following a closely fought first half, @ManCity broke through a resilient @SouthamptonFC to book their place in the #EmiratesFACup semi-finals for the 4️⃣th time in a row! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/1jJWgt7Ok3

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) March 20, 2022

However, a 62nd-minute penalty converted by Kevin De Bruyne regained the lead for City and goals by substitutes Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez in the space of four minutes from the 75th added gloss to the scoreline at St. Mary’s Stadium.

City defender Aymeric Laporte’s own-goal had canceled out Raheem Sterling’s opener in the first half.

City has lost in the semifinals in the past two seasons, to Arsenal then Chelsea.

Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0 on Saturday to advance and Palace will also be at Wembley Stadium for the semis after giving Frank Lampard’s Everton a reality check.

The Eagles 𝙨𝙤𝙖𝙧 into the semi-finals! 🦅@CPFC secured their place in the #EmiratesFACup semi-final for the first time since 2016, as the South Londoners put 4️⃣ past @Everton 💫 pic.twitter.com/K7Ij5hcTlQ

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) March 20, 2022

Marc Guehi, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Wilfried Zaha and Will Hughes scored the goals at Selhurst Park for Palace, which last appeared in the semifinals in 2016

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A 1-0 win over Newcastle on Thursday boosted Everton’s chances of avoiding relegation from the Premier League but after a high-intensity start against Palace, Lampard’s team was blown away.

For Guehi, the center back who headed in the opening goal, it was a perfect way to celebrate getting a first call-up to England’s squad this week ahead of friendly matches against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast.

Palace manager Patrick Vieira has won the FA Cup on five occasions as a player — four times with Arsenal and once with Man City.

PREMIER LEAGUE

Timothy Castagne made his return after three months out injured and scored for Leicester in its 2-1 win over Brentford in the Premier League.

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It was a stunner, too, with the Belgium full back curling a shot into the top corner from outside the area in the 20th minute.

Three brilliant goals in the match, but Yoane Wissa’s late finish for Brentford not enough, as Leicester claim the 3⃣ points #LEIBRE pic.twitter.com/4ibgmawIh1

— Premier League (@premierleague) March 20, 2022

James Maddison followed suit by whipping a free kick into the top corner in the 33rd.

Yoane Wissa pulled a goal back in the 85th but Leicester held on to climb into 10th place.

Kane, Son combine to lead Spurs to 3-1 win over West Ham

The most lethal attacking partnership in Premier League history was at it again Sunday as Harry Kane and Son Heung-min combined to earn Tottenham a 3-1 win over West Ham.

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The pair had already played a big role in the ninth-minute own-goal scored by Kurt Zouma when Kane turned in the center circle and played a perfect through ball to Son, who made it 2-0 in the 24th.

A huge three points for Spurs, as they climb three places in the table and into the top 5⃣#TOTWHU pic.twitter.com/Z7ORjDEBVC

— Premier League (@premierleague) March 20, 2022

It was the 38th time Kane and Son had combined for a goal in the Premier League, extending their record in the competition.

And they made it 39 when Son ran onto Kane’s headed flick-on off a long clearance and drove in a low finish in the 88th.

West Ham had given itself hope through Said Benrahma’s volley in the 35th, which made it 2-1, but was leapfrogged by Tottenham in the standings in the race for Champions League qualification.

Spurs jumped above West Ham and Manchester United into fifth place, three points behind Arsenal which has played one game less than its north London rival.