A historic miss for Youngs in FA Cup: Father-son duo of Ashley Young and Tyler Young could have played against each other on Thursday | Football News
In what could have been a historic first in FA Cup’s 154-year-old history, a father-son duo did not face each other in a FA Cup clash on Thursday night. With Everton FC facing Peterborough FC in a FA Cup clash at Goodison Park on Thursday, the match could have seen Everton and former England international 39-year-old Ashley Young and his 19-year-old son and Peterborough defender Tyler Young but Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson did not opt for Young junior in the match. Young Senior came on as a substitute in the match in the 73rd minute during his side’s 2-0 win and was later ‘gutted’ for the missed opportunity. “Gutted…..”, Ahshley Young posted on his X account on Friday morning The 39-year-old, who played in 39 matches for England, was also in England’s squad for the 2018 World Cup. Everton had won only one match in their last 11 matches and were focussing on avoiding relegation. The Seamus Coleman captained side won the match with goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye. Young Senior, who came in …

