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Everton beat Oldham in FA Cup replay to set up Wigan clash

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:44 PM PST

February 27, 2013

Everton's Kevin Mirallas shoots to score against Oldham Athletic during their FA Cup fifth round replay match at Goodison Park in Liverpool, northern England, February 26, 2013. – Reuters pic

LONDON, Feb 27 – Everton beat third-tier FA Cup giantkillers Oldham Athletic 3-1 in an FA Cup fifth round replay yesterday to tee up an all Premier League quarter-final against Wigan Athletic.

Belgian Kevin Mirallas and Leighton Baines put the home side 2-0 up in the first half before Leon Osman added a third after the hour mark to show the gulf in class against Liverpool's surprise fourth-round conquerors.

Matt Smith, who equalised in the last minute for Oldham in the 2-2 draw at home to Everton on Feb. 16, struck with a header from a corner moments later to give the visitors hope but the hosts were never really troubled again in the final half hour.

Everton will next host Wigan on March 9. – Reuters

Maths does not add up in Hart’s Man City title dream

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 08:02 AM PST

February 27, 2013

Manchester City's Joe Hart (bottom) dives to save a penalty from Chelsea's Frank Lampard during their English Premier League soccer match at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England, February 24, 2013. — Reuters picMANCHESTER, Feb 26 — Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart's desire to hold on to the Premier League title is so great that he will not let the small matter of some basic maths get in his way.

"Even if there is one game to go and we are 12 points behind, we'll still believe. We've got to," local media quoted the England international as saying today.

"We've got to keep fighting, you never know."

Except that he does know that should there really be a 12-point gap on the last day of the season, the trophy will already have red ribbons on it and be on its way to an open-top bus parade with a Manchester United team celebrating a 20th title.

Luckily for Hart, champions City in fact have 11 games in which to overturn a 12-point deficit, which is at least a mathematically possible if not an easy task.

"We have just got to keep going," Hart added. "It's going to be really hard, we've got a lot to do but we're going to have a damn good go at doing it."

They could in fact be 15 points behind United by the time they next play as Alex Ferguson's side host Norwich City on Saturday before City's trip to Aston Villa yesterday. — Reuters

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