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,

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Everton kicked off a new era hours after their manager Sean Dyche was fired with a 2-0 FA Cup third-round victory over League One Peterborough United on Thursday thanks to goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye.

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson said an unnamed Everton player “had a pop” at him after he denied Tyler Young the opportunity to come on as a substitute against his father Ashley in Thursday's FA Cup third round match.

The veteran Everton defender, 39, was hoping to face Tyler, 18, in what would have been the first ever father-son match-up in the FA Cup's history.

Everton take on Peterborough United in the FA Cup just hours after the sacking of Sean Dyche at Goodison Park.

Everton avoided FA Cup embarrassment with a 2-0 victory against third tier Peterborough just hours after Sean Dyche was sacked by the struggling Premier League club on Thursday.

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

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,

Everton defender Ashley Young said it would be the high point of his career if he lines up against his 18-year-old son Tyler when the Merseyside club host Peterborough United in the third round of the FA Cup later on Thursday.

The chairman of Peterborough United has condemned the “moronic” criticism of Darren Ferguson after his manager stopped Ashley and Tyler Young becoming the first father and son to face each other in an FA Cup tie.