Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn
Ashley Young earned a point for Aston Villa with a superbly struck free-kick in front of England boss Fabio Capello. England goalkeeper Scott Carson saved a first-half penalty from Blackburn’s Matt Derbyshire after David Bentley was bundled over by Nigel Reo-Coker. Rovers did go ahead when Carson parried David Dunn’s shot and Roque Santa Cruz [...]
Liverpool 5-2 Havant & W’looville
Liverpool had to come from behind twice to beat Havant & Waterlooville and reach the FA Cup fifth round. Richard Pacquette’s header put Havant ahead before Leiva Lucas equalised for Liverpool with a superb 25-yard curler. Alfie Potter restored the part-timers’ lead with a deflected effort, but Yossi Benayoun made it 2-2 from 15 yards. [...]
Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle
Emmanuel Adebayor’s brace helped secure Arsenal’s passage to the FA Cup fifth round at the expense of Newcastle. Kevin Keegan’s side regularly worried the Gunners early on, with Gael Clichy heading Alan Smith’s shot off the line. But Arsenal dominated after the break and took the lead when Adebayor thrashed home a sumptuous strike. The [...]
Wigan 1-2 Chelsea
Nicolas Anelka scored his first goal for Chelsea to help them beat Wigan in their FA Cup fourth-round tie. The opening half was highly forgettable with Joe Cole’s first-minute shot the only real effort of note. But eight minutes after the interval Anelka put Chelsea ahead with a sublime volley from Juliano Belletti’s pass. Anelka [...]
Mansfield 0-2 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough edged into the fifth round of the FA Cup after being pushed hard by a valiant Mansfield side. Dong-Gook Lee steered into the bottom corner on 15 minutes after the Stags failed to clear Adam Johnson’s corner. Mansfield battled throughout with Michael Boulding smashing the bar from 25 yards and Mark Schwarzer saving well [...]
Everton 0-1 Chelsea
Chelsea secured a Carling Cup final meeting with Tottenham thanks to a Joe Cole strike that saw off the challenge of Everton at Goodison Park. Cole scored the only goal of the game when he controlled Florent Malouda’s raking ball and sent his half-volley past goalkeeper Tim Howard. Chelsea also went close through striker Nicolas [...]
Tottenham 5-1 Arsenal
A pulsating Tottenham performance saw them run riot against Arsenal to book a place in the Carling Cup final. Spurs got off to the perfect start when Jermaine Jenas angled in a shot to put them 2-1 ahead on aggregate. Arsenal’s Nicolas Bendtner then headed into his own net before Robbie Keane’s 18-yard shot put [...]
Liverpool 2-2 Aston Villa
Peter Crouch earned Liverpool a draw against Aston Villa as the Reds failed to move back into the top four. Reds fans held up banners throughout to show support for boss Rafa Benitez and criticise their American owners, though there was no mass protest as suggested. They took the lead when Yossi Benayoun stabbed in [...]
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