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Aditya Gokhale

Ashley Young shares heartwarming moment with son Tyler at final whistle as 18-year-old misses chance to make history and take on dad in FA Cup clash with Everton

Everton star Ashley Young shared a heartwarming moment with his son and Peterborough midfielder Tyler after the duo failed to create FA Cup history.

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  • Ashley Young misses chance to face son
  • Tyler remains unused substitute against Everton
  • Heartwarming moment shared after final whistle
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Ashley and Tyler looked set to create history as the first father-son duo to play against each other in the FA Cup when Everton took on League One strugglers Peterborough. However, Posh boss Darren Ferguson did not bring the 18-year-old on and the big moment never arrived.

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  • THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Nonetheless, Ashley and Tyler shared a warm moment after the full-time whistle as the two embraced and shared a few words with each other.

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    WHAT ASHLEY YOUNG SAID

    On X, Ashley had a very simple message about having missed out on facing Tyler, as the Premier League legend wrote: "GUTTED……"

  • WHAT NEXT FOR ASHLEY AND TYLER?

    With Ashley already 39 years old, the chances of him facing Tyler seems very unlikely unless they began playing in the same division. With the senior's career at an advancing age, he may also consider retirement in the near future.

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