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| Premiership heavyweights kept apart in English FA Cup 4th-round draw Posted: 05 Jan 2014 06:36 AM PST Arsenal, who last won the tournament in 2005, booked their place in round four with a 2-0 defeat of north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, while Coventry won 2-1 at Barnsley. The Premier League's heavyweight clubs were kept apart in the draw, although Chelsea will face a home game against Stoke City if they win at Derby County later on Sunday. Lower-league teams Bristol Rovers and Crawley Town, meanwhile, were given a potential shot at a home tie with Manchester United. Fourth-tier Rovers and third-tier Crawley are still to play their second-round tie, which has twice been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, with the winners set to face Championship side Birmingham City. If either side reach round four, they will face the winners of the third-round tie between United and Swansea City that was due to take place later on Sunday. Third-division Sheffield United's reward for upsetting Aston Villa was a home game against another top-flight team as Nigel Clough's side were drawn to face either Norwich City or Fulham. The following are the matches to be played on January 25-26 after the draw for the fourth round of the English FA Cup, made at Wembley Stadium in London today. (Premiership teams in bold) Arsenal vs Coventry City Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City Southampton vs Yeovil Town Southend United vs Hull City Stevenage vs Everton Derby County or Chelsea vs Stoke City Huddersfield Town vs Charlton Athletic or Oxford United Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town or Preston North End Rochdale vs Macclesfield Town or Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield United vs Norwich City or Fulham Wigan Athletic or Milton Keynes Dons vs Crystal Palace Blackburn Rovers or Manchester City vs Bristol City or Watford Bournemouth or Burton Albion vs Liverpool or Oldham Athletic Port Vale or Plymouth Argyle vs Brighton and Hove Albion Sunderland or Carlisle United vs Kidderminster Harriers or Peterborough United Birmingham City or Bristol Rovers or Crawley Town vs Manchester United or Swansea City. - AFP, January 5, 2014. |
| Nottingham Forest thrash West Ham United in FA Cup Posted: 05 Jan 2014 06:23 AM PST Jamie Paterson was the star man for Championship side Forest with a 14-minute hat-trick against a second-string West Ham team featuring three young debutantes. West Ham's defeat at the City Ground follows Aston Villa's 2-1 loss at home to third-tier Sheffield United on Saturday. Forest took a 12th-minute lead with an audacious dinked penalty from Algerian midfielder Djamel Abdoun, after Paterson drew a foul from George Moncur with a sharp Cruyff turn. In response, Ravel Morrison saw a free-kick palmed over the crossbar by Karl Darlow, but Forest finished the first half strongly. West Ham goalkeeper Adrian had to save with his feet from Eric Lichaj and Henri Lansbury blazed the rebound over the bar. Paterson added a second in the 65th minute, drilling home a low shot, and he made it 3-0 six minutes later by stabbing home from Lansbury's square pass. The 22-year-old forward completed his triple in fine style in the 79th minute, drifting past three visiting defenders on the edge of the penalty area before lashing a low shot into the bottom-left corner. Andy Reid slammed home in injury time to complete a miserable afternoon for Sam Allardyce's West Ham, who are currently second from bottom in the Premier League table. - AFP, January 5, 2014. |
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