Swansea off the hook as Sheffield Wednesday’s Lucas João shoots wide

Carlos Carvalhal said it would be “OK” if his Swansea City side did not reach the FA Cup quarter-finals but his body language at the final whistle indicated that the impending replay in south Wales is less than acceptable.

This is what so often happens when weakened teams with other ambitions contest cup ties with their collective mindsets half a yard off the pace; in football’s version of “cock up rather than conspiracy” they end up with yet another unwanted fixture.

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