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Walsall boss relishing hosting Premier League Leicester in fourth round after 95th-minute penalty took League Two side past division rivals Stockport, while Blackburn make it through to end a five-year hoodoo: FA CUP ROUND-UP A stoppage time penalty means League Two Walsall will host Leicester City Blackburn Rovers won through for first time in five years, eliminating Norwich Derby County beat Barnsley 3-0 to make it to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup But Swansea City and Bristol City must replay after a score draw in south Wales

By George Bond For The Daily Mail

Published: 22:30 GMT, 8 January 2023 | Updated: 00:36 GMT, 9 January 2023

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Walsall manager Michael Flynn is relishing the prospect of hosting Leicester in the fourth round after Andy Williams’ nerveless 95th-minute penalty took the League Two club past division rivals Stockport.

Paddy Madden looked to have rescued a replay for the Hatters in the 88th minute after Danny Johnson’s opener for Walsall. But deep in added time, Madden brought down Liam Kinsella in the penalty area and Williams made no mistake.

‘I’m over the moon, Leicester are a magnificent club and Brendan Rodgers is a fantastic manager,’ said Flynn, who beat Leicester in the third round in 2019 as Newport manager. ‘It’ll be a real pleasure for me to go up against him in a game that will hopefully be picked for television.

Walsall boss Michael Flynn is looking forward to hosting Leicester City after beating Stockport

‘I managed to create some fantastic FA Cup memories during my time with Newport, so hopefully we can go on and create a few more.’

Walsall will be aiming to equal their best-ever FA Cup run by reaching the fifth round, which they have done six times — most recently in 2003.

Flynn was also full of praise for 36-year-old hero of the hour Williams.

Andy Williams scored the crucial stoppage time penalty which won the tie for the visitors

‘It was a fantastic penalty,’ said Flynn. ‘I’m just glad we had Andy on the pitch for