Ashley Young 'gutted' after being denied father vs son history in FA Cup - Darren Ferguson insists Peterborough not a “charity case” as he attracts Everton fury for leaving Tyler Young on the bench

Former England international Ashley Young could face his 18-year-old son Tyler when Everton hosts Peterborough in the third round of the FA Cup on Thursday. Ashley Young won the FA Cup in 2016 with Manchester United as well as league titles in England and Italy.

Ashley Young says he is ‘gutted’ after he was denied the chance to play against his son Tyler during Everton ’s 2-0 win over Peterborough in the FA Cup on Thursday night. The father and son duo were set to make FA Cup history by playing against each other in their third-round tie at Goodison Park.

The FA Cup is soccer’s oldest surviving cup competition but never before in its 154-year history has a match featured a player lining up against his own son. History was almost made on Thursday night,

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Peterborough superfan Adrian Durham has defended Darren Ferguson after the club’s manager came under fire for his decision not to bring on Tyler Young during last night’s FA Cup third round tie against Everton. The teenager had been hoping to play against his dad, the former Manchester United and England winger Ashley.

Everton defender Ashley Young says he is "gutted" after his son Tyler was left on the bench for Peterborough United when they played in an FA Cup tie. | ITV News Granada

That's what what 18-year-old Tyler Young hoped to do when his side, Peterborough, played Everton - the team his dad Ashley Young plays for - in the FA Cup third round. But in this dad and lad game, it was the elder who got the better of things, with Ashley's Everton beating Tyler's Peterborough 2-0.

Ashley Young was on the brink of making history last night as the 39-year-old’s Everton side faced his teenage son’s Peterborough in the FA Cup. No father-son duo has played against each other in the FA Cup in its 154-year history and the former Manchester United man said it would be a ‘dream’ to play against his son Tyler.

Ashley Young's son Tyler plays ... the Merseyside club host Peterborough United in the third-round of the FA Cup later on Thursday. The 39-year-old former England international spent more than eight years at Manchester United, winning the 2012-13 Premier ...

The post on social media from Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony summed it up. “The nonsense has to stop,” he wrote. “My manager was 100 per cent correct in his actions. This wasn’t some friendly or exhibition event.