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The best stats and facts from Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round ties

James Tarkowski of Burnley (L) and Matt Rhead of Lincoln City (R) battle to win the ball during The Emirates FA Cup
Image: James Tarkowski of Burnley (L) and Matt Rhead of Lincoln City (R) battle to win the ball during The Emirates FA Cup

With the help of Opta, we round up the best stats and facts from Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round ties...

Burnley 0-1 Lincoln City

Lincoln City are just the second non-league side to knock out Premier League opposition, after Luton Town (v Norwich City in January 2013).

This is the first time a non-league side has reached the last eight of the FA Cup since QPR in 1913/14 (round four). Swindon, as a non-league side, made it to the semi-finals in 1911/12.

Two of the last four occasions of a non-league side winning away against a top-flight team have come against Burnley (also Wimbledon in January 1975).

The Imps are only the third non-league team to keep a clean sheet on an away Premier League ground, following Exeter City at Old Trafford against Manchester United in January 2005 and Luton Town at Carrow Road against Norwich City in January 2013.

In fact, the last two occasions a non-league team has beaten a Premier League team, Andre Gray was involved - for Luton in their win versus Norwich in January 2013 and for Burnley in their defeat against Lincoln in this match.

Sean Raggett (centre) heads past Tom Heaton in the 89th-minute at Turf Moor
Image: Sean Raggett (centre) heads past Tom Heaton in the 89th-minute at Turf Moor

Lincoln kept their first ever away clean sheet against top-flight opposition at their 27th attempt in a domestic cup match.

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It was Sean Raggett's second FA Cup goal this season, having also scored against Altrincham in round one.

Raggett's 89th-minute winning goal for Lincoln was their only shot on target in the game.

Burnley lost just their fourth home game of the season, losing out also to Swansea City, Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League.

Burnley (12th in the Premier League) are 81 places above Lincoln City (1st in the National League) in the English football pyramid.

Huddersfield Town 0-0 Manchester City

Huddersfield kept a clean sheet against top-flight opposition in the FA Cup for the first time since January 1971, after a run of 19 games without one in the competition against top-flight teams.

Manchester City have now won just one of their last four FA Cup games against lower league opposition (W1 D1 L2).

Man City have now conceded just one goal in their last five competitive fixtures.

HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: John Stones of Manchester City (R) heads the ball towards goal during The Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Hu
Image: John Stones of Manchester City (R) heads the ball towards goal during the tie with Huddersfield

Huddersfield are now unbeaten in seven successive competitive games, but this result ended a run of six wins in a row.

The Terriers are just the sixth team to stop Manchester City from scoring in all competitions this season - after Barcelona, Man Utd, Everton, Tottenham and Liverpool.

This game will now go to a replay at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola has never been knocked out of a cup competition by lower league opposition as a manager in his career.

Middlesbrough 3-2 Oxford United

Grant Leadbitter has scored in two of his last three FA Cup matches for Middlesbrough after failing to score in his previous six.

Middlesbrough scored two first half goals for the first time in 2017.

Rudy Gestede's last seven goals in all competitions have been scored at home.

Rudy Gestede scores Middlesbrough's second against Oxford United
Image: Rudy Gestede scores Middlesbrough's second against Oxford United

Middlesbrough had more shots on target in the opening 45 minutes v Oxford (seven) than they have managed in any game this season.

No player in the top four tiers of English football has scored more free-kick goals than Chris Maguire in all competitions this season (five).

There were exactly 60 seconds between Oxford's first goal and their equaliser in this match.

Millwall 1-0 Leicester City

Millwall beat the reigning English top-flight champion in a competitive match for the first time since a 3-1 win over Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup in 1927.

It's the first time since 1936/37 that the Lions have eliminated three top-flight sides in the same FA Cup campaign.

Jake Cooper received just his second career red card, having also been sent off for Reading against Crystal Palace in March 2016.

Millwall's English-born Jamaican defender Shaun Cummings (L) shoots to score the opening goal of the English FA Cup fifth round football match between Mill
Image: Millwall's Shaun Cummings (L) scores against Leicester

Leicester's tally of 12 shots in the first half was their most in the first 45 minutes of any game this season - however, only one of these was on target.

Leicester City failed to score for the seventh time in 10 competitive games in 2017.

It was the Foxes' first FA Cup defeat to a side in the third tier or lower since they were knocked out by Wycombe Wanderers in March 2001.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Chelsea

Pedro has now scored in the third, fourth and fifth rounds of the 2016/17 FA Cup for Chelsea.

The Spanish midfielder has scored seven goals in his last 10 competitive appearances for Chelsea.

Diego Costa ended a four game run without a goal with his strike in the 89th minute of this match (413 mins in total).

Chelsea have now won 10 of their last 11 games in all competitions versus Wolves (L1), keeping eight clean sheets in the process.

Chelsea's Spanish midfielder Pedro (up) celebrates with Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Willian after scoring the opening goal of the English FA Cup fifth r
Image: Chelsea's Pedro celebrates with team-mate Willian

Antonio Conte's side have failed to score in just one of their last 12 away games in all competitions.

This was Chelsea's 24th win of 2016/17 in all competitions, despite only playing 31 games overall (77 per cent win ratio). They won just 20/53 in 2015-16 (38 per cent).

This was Wolves' fourth successive defeat in all competitions and they haven't scored in any of the last three.