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The Football Association has launched an investigation after West Brom's FA Cup defeat by local rivals Wolves was suspended for 38 minutes because of "completely unacceptable" crowd trouble at The Hawthorns.

Tension had been growing before the game was suspended, with supporters of Premier League side Wolves lighting flares after Pedro Neto's first-half opener and then a beer bottle being thrown towards the visitors' Tommy Doyle as he took a corner after the break.

After Matheus Cunha doubled Wolves' lead, further missiles were thrown in the Smethwick Road end as trouble then also began at the opposite end of the ground.

Players remained on the pitch for a number of minutes, with some from West Brom going into the stand to remove their children, before referee Thomas Bramall eventually led them back to their dressing rooms.

"A lot of the players were distressed because that's where their families sit," said Baggies captain Jed Wallace. "They were worried about their children, that's why you could see some of them running over. No-one wants to see that in football."

West Brom manager Carlos Corberan later confirmed none of his players' family members had been harmed.

Fans were told to return to their seats on numerous occasions and Corberan, together with Wolves manager Gary O'Neil, discussed the situation with stadium officials and police representatives before the teams returned.

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The Times journalist Charlotte Duncker has hailed the "absolutely remarkable" job being done by Wolves boss Gary O'Neil after they came through a highly charged Black Country derby in the FA Cup fifth round.

O'Neil's side will now face Brighton for a chance to reach the quarter-finals and a win over Manchester United on Thursday would see them move above the Red Devils in the Premier League.

"It was a potential banana skin, the last time they beat them in the FA Cup was 1949," said Duncker.

"They went there after having not won for so long and to be expected to win and controlled the game for 90 minutes," Duncker told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.

"I could list loads of players Gary O'Neil seems to have improved and Matheus Cunha is one of them. It was a tidy finish for the second, nice little celebration from him as well.

"One of the most impressive things is he's managed to get them scoring. Hwang (Hee-Chan) isn't there at the moment and if we go back to last season they had so many problems in front of goal and were one of the worst in the league in terms of goals scored.

"Defensively now they look so solid as well so he's created this team that is going under the radar a little bit. He took over from (Julen) Lopetegui at the start of the season, there was no budget, he's now been told getting a striker in January is unlikely.

"The goalposts keep being moved for him and he's just going about doing his job in an absolutely remarkable way. He's got to be doing one of the best managerial jobs in the league."

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Wolves boss Gary O'Neil tried to ensure not all of his post-match reaction to his side's FA Cup tie at West Brom centred around the trouble.

O'Neil stressed that "it's really important" his players received credit for Wolves' first victory at the Hawthorns in 28 years.

However, deep down, he must know it is a forlorn hope.

Wolves played with a measure of control, limited West Brom to a few chances at the start of the game and one after the restart, and their extra class told.

But the wider football world will not care - not after the shameful scenes that caused the game to be delayed for over half an hour after Matheus Cunha's goal.

The fall-out from what happened at the Hawthorns will be long-lasting.

The major positive from Wolves' perspective is that they avoided all of the heavyweights and got a home draw in the FA Cup fifth round.

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The draw for the FA Cup fifth round has been made, with the ties set to be played during the week commencing Monday, 26 February.

Here are the full list of fixtures:

• Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham v Newcastle United

• Chelsea or Aston Villa v Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle

• Bournemouth v Leicester City

• Liverpool or Norwich v Watford or Southampton

• Bristol City or Nottingham Forest v Newport County or Manchester United

• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion

• Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City v Maidstone United

• Luton Town v Manchester City

Wolves manager Gary O'Neil speaking to ITV after the win: "Really disappointing. Up until that point, it was a good tie with good atmosphere. I'm not really sure what happened, the referee advised us to leave the pitch. We don't know exactly what happened.

"How people behave at football is really important and we need to look at that, to make sure everyone is safe. When we came back out, the atmosphere had gone, it was really sad to see.

"I know the West Brom players' families were in that area, which is a concern. I really hope that everyone is OK. I'm not really sure what stoked it, but we got the fixture played without any more trouble happening."

On whether it was his decision to resume the match: "The safety officers and police were telling us when we could go. We had to take Pedro [Neto] off because we didn't want him starting and stopping. We didn't want players waiting too long. I'm glad we didn't have to come back and play it another time."

On what they did during the break: "Just staying calm, making sure we got some food and fluid on board because it was a late part in the match. It felt like a really important victory."

On Pedro Neto and Matheus Cunha: "They are both hugely important to us. We are really short attacking wise, in terms of moments, but we do have quality. The amount of quality we have means that we are a threat. I'm delighted with both of them. Delighted we got Pedro another good stint."

On his FA Cup aims: "I don't know about aim but, when we were drawn at Brentford away, our aim was to win the FA Cup. That was Brentford, today was West Brom.

"We've now got Manchester United and Chelsea [in the Premier League] coming three days apart. Two tough games and we have to be ready."