Scott Brown was delighted with his Fleetwood Town side after they dumped Sheffield Wednesday out of the cup.

The Celtic hero insists his players deserve all the credit that comes their way after the result, as the ex-Scotland captain gave them "hell".

The League One club have reached the fifth round of the competition for the first time after the 1-0 replay win over their divisional rivals. 

Wednesday are top of that league and have been unbeaten since October. They knocked out Newcastle in the last round.

On-loan Luton winger Carlos Mendes Gomes scored the only goal of the night as a date with Championship leaders Burnley was secured.

Broony obviously enjoyed a trophy-laden career during his time at Celtic, so it maybe shouldn't be so surprising to see The Fishermen perform well in the FA Cup. 

He was fuming with his players on Saturday as they lost a last-gasp goal to lose against Burton Albion on Saturday, which has undoubtedly left Fleetwood in a relegation battle.

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And Brown revealed his team were put through a tough few days to prepare for last night. 

He told BBC Radio Lancashire: "We seem to like the cup. We were playing an exceptional team and at half time I turned around to see the land of the giants coming on. They brought the big guns on and for us, we were a small team today.

"But what we did do is look after the ball. I am delighted for these lads as I have gave them hell the last couple of days.

"I wasn't happy with the performance in the (Burton Albion) game, there was no composure, we didn't control anything so the last couple of days we have been working hard and watching a lot of videos, getting an understanding of the plan.

"On Saturday nobody listened, today was exceptional, balls in the box we defended with our lives, not the tallest team, but you have to have that aggression and desire. Second half was always going to be a bit deeper.

"I thought the lads were exceptional. I can't thank them enough for taking it in as it was always going to be a hard game, and they stood up to it."