Sunday, 30 January 2011

FA Cup Fourth Round: Sunday's Action

Five games took place today to seal the final places on offer into the fifth round of sixteen teams. Arsenal were given a surprise run for their money at home to Huddersfield in the day's early kick-off. A Peter Clarke own goal put the Gunners ahead after 22 minutes but Alan Lee equalised for Huddersfield after 66. Arsenal were awarded a penalty just two minutes before the end and substitute Fabregas stepped up to put Arsenal into the fifth round.

One goal nine minutes from time separated the teams at Molineux in the untelevised one o'clock kick-off. Robert Huth scored for the visitors Stoke from a set-piece, surprise surprise, to down Wolves.

The untelevised two o'clock kick-off saw five goals at Upton Park where West Ham took on Nottingham Forest. The took just four minutes to get going when Victor Obinna put Avram Grant's side ahead. Dele Adebola equalised after eighteen minutes for Forest before David McGoldrick put the visitors ahead five minutes before half-time. But there was still enough time for a fourth goal in the first half; Victo Obinna scoring his second just two minutes after McGoldrick's goal. The winner came seven minutes into the second half when Victor Obinna got his hat-trick from the penalty spot. Surely Avram Grant can't get to his third FA Cup final with a struggling team?

Notts County were ten minutes away from causing the biggest shock of the round in the televised two o'clock kick-off. Manchester City were the visitors and they found themselves 1-0 down when Neal Bishop scored just before the hour mark. City equalised with ten minutes remaining with £27million Dzeko earning the replay.

The final match of the weekend saw Fulham romp into the fifth round with a win at home to sorry Tottenham. Two penalties in the space of three minutes saw Tottenham two down with a man down. Danny Murphy converted the first penalty after eleven minutes before Dawson was shown red after conceding the second penalty just two minutes later, Murphy again converting from the spot. Brede Hangeland put the tie all but over after just 23 minutes and Moussa Dembele finished the romp just before half-time.

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