LONDON: Manchester City needed a late Kevin de Bruyne winner to beat third-tier Leyton Orient in the FA Cup fourth round after falling behind to a goal that will become part of the folklore of the world’s oldest knockout competition.

Jamie Donley’s shot from just inside the City half which went in off the back of City keeper Stefan Ortega had threatened a massive Cup shock, but the Premier League champions edged through as De Bruyne scored late on in a 2-1 victory.

Donley, a 20-year-old forward on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, ended up on the losing side but he provided the standout moment of the fourth round.

With 16 minutes on the clock at a raucous Brisbane Road, he noticed Ortega off his line and launched a shot from just inside City’s half that went in via the crossbar and the keeper’s back.

“It is a shame it has gone down as an own goal,” Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens told reporters. “I am sure Ortega doesn’t want it. It’s one thing seeing it, another executing.”

City, who gave debuts to Nico Gonzalez and Vitor Reis and included the likes of Ruben Dias, Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gundogan and Savinho in their line-up, took until the 56th minute to level when Abdukodir Khusanov deflected in a Rico Lewis shot.

Newcastle United also had to recover from an early shock as they won 3-2 at third-tier leaders Birmingham City with Joe Willock twice on target for the League Cup finalists.

Premier League bottom club Southampton lost 1-0 at home to Championship promotion hopefuls Burnley but fellow strugglers Ipswich Town enjoyed a confidence-boosting 4-1 victory at second-tier Coventry City managed by Frank Lampard.

Bournemouth’s fine season continued as the won 2-0 at Everton in an all-Premier League clash while Fulham moved through to round five by beating third-tier Wigan Athletic 2-1 with Rodrigo Muniz scoring both goals for the London club.

Kaoru Mitoma sealed Brighton’s 2-1 comeback home victory over Premier League rivals Chelsea.

Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen gifted Chelsea a fifth-minute lead when he bundled a cross by Cole Palmer into his own net under no pressure. The hosts were not behind for long, however, as Georginio Rutter equalised seven minutes later with a glancing header.

Palmer should have restored eight-times Cup winners Chelsea’s lead before halftime but Brighton were superior after the break and Japanese winger Mitoma sealed the tie in the 57th minute with a flicked finish over Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez.

Everton’s defeat by Bournemouth, for whom Antoine Semenyo scored a penalty and Daniel Jebbison doubled the lead, was the last FA Cup tie at Goodison Park before they move out of their home since 1892 to their new Bramley-Moore Dock home.

Holders Manchester United beat Leicester City on Friday.

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