The Blades needed two injury-time goals to get past Wrexham, who are owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, as Sharp and Sander Berge ensured it would be they who enjoy the glamour tie against Antonio Conte, Harry Kane and the like after a 3-1 win. The non-league side had dreams of a happy ending for large parts of the night when Paul Mullin's controversial penalty had cancelled out Anel Ahmedhodzic's opener before the Blades rewrote the script. Sharp said the Welsh side acted as if they were already through before the game and that he was "glad" to knock them out.
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The newly promoted Cottagers held Chelsea to a goalless Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge last Friday and have avoided any risk of relegation so far, sitting above the likes of the Blues and Liverpool as Silva looks to build on a positive first half of the season. Victory in Wednesday's cup replay on Wearside would see Fulham play Leeds in the last 16 of the FA Cup, a competition Silva takes very seriously. Tom Cairney's equaliser secured Fulham a 1-1 draw in last week's game against Sunderland as Silva looks to improve on their display at Craven Cottage.