No traditional magic for Burton, but perhaps a more modern FA Cup occasion for Watford: a youngster emerging to triumph among the changes.
Brandon Mason was the young man to step up — the Hornets’ first academy graduate in almost two years — laying a ball on a plate for Christian Kabasele’s winning goal to cap a fine performance on the flank. Jerome Sinclair would later add a superb solo second.
Both teams at Vicarage Road put their priorities firmly on their league campaigns — Watford making five changes; Burton six — but those switches and the uncertainty opened the door for Mason.