Luton striker reveals that he was in a ‘bit of shock’ after feeling his hand ‘crack’ following a collision with James Tarkowski, before scoring a 96th-minute winner for the Hatters against Everton in the FA Cup
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Cauley Woodrow revealed he felt his hand ‘cracking’ after a collision with James Tarkowski shortly before grabbing the winner for Luton in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
The former Fulham striker came off the bench to score a 96th-minute winner for Rob Edwards’ side, which secured a place in the next round and the Hatter’s second win at Goodison Park this season.
Vitaliy Mykolenko had earlier scored an own goal before Jack Harrison equalized in the second half. Woodrow’s winner sparked wild celebrations, which would have eased the pain of a suspected broken hand.
The 29-year-old was involved in a collision with Tarkowski ten minutes before scoring and admitted the incident left him ‘a bit shaken’.
“James Tarkowski accidentally fell on me and I felt it crack, so I was in shock for a while,” he said. “It was a tough game and at the end it looked like a basketball game. I don’t really remember much about my goal. It just struck me and I managed to tap it in.’
Cauley Woodrow (left) scored the winner for the Hatters in the 96th minute, shortly after suffering a suspected broken hand
Rob Edwards (right) said he hoped the win could give his side a ‘feel-good factor’ going into next week’s Premier League match against Brighton
The goal was only Woodrow’s second of the season after scoring in the League Cup against Fulham in August.
Luton and Everton are separated by just one point in the Premier League. Toffees fans had booed their former player Ross Barkley and referee Simon Hooper all afternoon, but turned their anger on their own team at the final whistle.
The Hatters can now look forward to the next round, where they can face non-league Maidstone, who enjoyed a remarkable triumph over Championship high-flyers Ipswich.
‘As a player I haven’t had many cup runs.’ said Edwards. ‘We are going to enjoy this, it means a lot and it is important that we enjoy these moments.
‘Hopefully it can give us a good feeling for next week. I’m curious to see who we meet in the fifth round. We have achieved results and we want this to continue. We are very satisfied.’