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HardyChelsea and Tottenham through to FA cup fifth round
February 19th 2007 03:47
English Premier League outfits Chelsea and Tottenham went on scoring sprees in the FA cup with both teams recording 4-0 victories against Norwich and Fulham respectively.
Chelsea vs Norwich Goals
Championship side Norwich was always going to be in trouble against a Chelsea team that could summon the likes of Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Essien from off the bench in an easy match for the Blues as they begin an important week with a Champion's League fixture against Porto in mid-week.
Tottenham annihilated fellow Londoners Fulham with a 4-0 romp including two expertly taken goals by skipper Robbie Keane and substitute Dimitar Berbatov.
Fulham 0 - 4 Tottenham H.
Premiership leaders Manchester United and Arsene Wenger's Arsenal had no such luck and were both held to fifth round replays after draws at home against Reading and Blackburn respectively.
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Arsenal through to FA Cup fifth round
February 15th 2007 03:17
Arsenal have made it through to the fifth round of the FA cup after beating Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok stadium overnight.
The Gunners even managed to miss TWO penalties before securing the 3-1 victory in extra-time.
Here are some highlights from the match.
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Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Bristol City
February 14th 2007 03:18
Socceroos Mark Viduka and Mark Schwarzer helped their club side Middlesbrough to a thrilling penalties win in the FA cup overnight.
League one outfit Bristol City put up an amazing fight throughout the match to showcase just how tough and exciting the oldest cup competition in the world still is with Boro only just managing to scrape into the fifth round courtesy of the Aussie keeper's heroics between the sticks.
Bristol City took the lead in the 23rd minute and it took Viduka to come off the bench (he had initially been rested for this game) to equalise before Ayegbeni Yakubu had seemingly put the tie beyond the reach of Bristol in the 102nd minute.
Bristol dug deep and found an equaliser in the 117th minute to send the tie into a penalty shootout and this set the stage for Schwarzer to strut his stuff.
Schwarzer got Boro off to the perfect start by saving Jevon's opening attempt - and then, after Yakubu had hit the post with the scores at 4-4, the Australian kept out Woodman's effort to set the scene for Johnson to finally end the tension.
After the game, Viduka heaped praise on Bristol City: "It was one of those classic cup ties."
Middlesbrough will now meet West Brom in the fifth round.
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