Loan round-up: Mumba nets FA Cup winner on Peterborough debut
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10th January 2022

Bali Mumba’s loan move to Peterborough United got off to the perfect start as he scored the winning goal and was named man of the match in Saturday's FA Cup victory against Bristol Rovers.

Bali Mumba’s loan move to Peterborough United got off to the perfect start as he scored the winning goal and was named man of the match in Saturday's FA Cup victory against Bristol Rovers.

The Norwich City loanee came on at half-time and showed great footwork to score the winning goal in the 62nd minute. The Posh held onto their 2-1 lead to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup, where they will play Queens Park Rangers at home. Meanwhile, midfielder **Reece McAlear** delivered another long-range strike on loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle for an 86th minute equaliser in their 1-1 draw at home to Raith Rovers. ICT are now second in the Scottish Championship, two points behind Arbroath. Another winning goal was scored by a City loanee as **Matthew Dennis** notched in the fifth minute of Southend United’s 1-0 win away to Weymouth on Saturday. Dennis’ third goal in as many games means that Southend are now 19th in the Vanarama National League. Like Mumba, **Tyrese Omotoye** also won man of the match on his debut as he played 75 minutes of Carlisle United's 2-0 win at home to Bradford City on Saturday. Carlisle are now 19th in League Two. Huddersfield Town are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup following Saturday’s 2-1 win away to Burnley, **Danel Sinani** playing 59 minutes of that game. The Terriers will face Barnsley at home in the fourth round. Middlesbrough also advanced courtesy of a late winner in their 3-2 win at Mansfield Town on Saturday. **Onel Hernandez** came on as a 62nd minute substitute. Chris Wilder’s side have been drawn away to Manchester United or Aston Villa, depending on who wins the tie between the two sides on Monday night. **Aston Oxborough** played 90 minutes as Barnet drew 1-1 at home to Altrincham to go 15th in the National League on Saturday. In the Papa John’s Trophy, **Josh Martin** came on in the 60th minute on Tuesday as Milton Keynes Dons were knocked out by Charlton Athletic in the third round. Finally, it was a difficult start at Gillingham for **Tom Dickson-Peters**, as they lost 4-0 at home to Ipswich Town on Saturday. Dickson-Peters came on at half-time for his debut, Gillingham now 22nd in League One. **Players who were unused substitutes:** Jordan Hugill (West Bromwich Albion) **Players who weren’t included in matchday squads:** Akin Famewo (Charlton Athletic), Sam McCallum (Queens Park Rangers), Isak Thorvaldsson (IA Akranes), Gassan Ahadme (Portsmouth), Daniel Adshead (Gillingham) **Players whose teams didn’t play last week:** Josip Drmic (HNK Rijeka), Sebastian Soto (FC Porto B), Sam Blair (Bury Town) **Image credit:** Joe Dent / theposh.com