English F.A. Cup

The leagues in England are shut down this weekend for the third round of the F.A. Cup. Here's a look at the match-ups and Friday's results.

Game of the weekend?
Tottenham Hotspurs vs. Newcastle United on Sunday


Friday, December 10, 1999

Cambridge United (First Division) 2 - 0 Crystal Palace (First Division)
Benjamin (74) Cambridge, Wanless (81) Cambridge


Nottingham Forest (First Division) 1 - 1 Oxford United (Second Division)
Freedman (39) Forest, Powell (75) Oxford


Saturday, December 11, 1999


Aston Villa (Premier) vs. Darlington (Third Division)


Bolton Wanderers (First Division) vs. Cardiff City (Second Division)



Charlton Athletic (First Division) vs. Swindon Town (First Division)


Crewe Alexandra (First Division) vs. Bradford City (Premier)


Derby County (Premier) vs. Burnley (Second Division)


Exeter City (Third Division) vs. Everton (Premier)


Fulham (First Division) vs. Luton Town (Second Division)


Grimsby Town (First Division) vs. Stockport County (First Division)


Hereford United (Conference) vs. Leicester City (Premier)


Hull City (Third Division) vs. Chelsea (Premier)


Norwich City (First Division) vs. Coventry City (Premier)


Preston North End (Second Division) vs. Oldham Athletic (Second Division)


Queens Park R (First Division) vs. Torquay United (Third Division)


Reading (Second Division) vs. Plymouth Argyle (Third Division)


Sheffield Wednesday (Premier) vs. Bristol City (Second Division)


Sunderland (Premier) vs. Portsmouth (First Division)


Tranmere Rovers (First Division) vs. West Ham United (Premier)


Walsall (First Division) vs. Gillingham (Second Division)


Watford (Premier) vs. Birmingham City (First Division)


West Bromwich (First Division) vs. Blackburn Rovers (First Division)


Wigan Athletic (Second Division) vs. Wolves (First Division)


Wimbledon (Premier) vs. Barnsley (First Division)


Wrexham (Second Division) vs. Middlesbrough (Premier)



Sunday, December 12, 1999


Chester City (Third Division) vs. Manchester City (First Division)


Huddersfield Town (First Division) vs. Liverpool (Premier)


Leeds United (Premier) vs. Port Vale (First Division)


Sheffield United (First Division) vs. Rushden & Diamonds (Conference)


Tottenham Hotspur (Premier) vs. Newcastle United (Premier)



Monday, December 13, 1999

Arsenal (Premier) vs. Blackpool (Second Division)


Ipswich Town (First Division) vs. Southampton (Premier)

Note: Defending Champions Manchester United opted out of the contest for the first time in FA Cup history.



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Wrexham 2 Boro 1. Time for a new icon I think.

F.A. Cup Results from Saturday

Saturday, December 11, 1999


Aston Villa (Premier) 2-1 Darlington (Third Division)
Carbone (43) Villa, Dublin (63) Villa, Heckingbottom (71) Darlington


Bolton Wanderers (First Division) vs. Cardiff City (Second Division)
*Postponed


Charlton Athletic (First Division) 2-1 Swindon Town (First Division)
Hunt (48) Charlton, Gooden (54) Swindon, Kinsella (61) Charlton

Crewe Alexandra (First Division) 1-2 Bradford City (Premier)
Blake (53) Bradford, Little (75) Crewe, Saunders (83) Bradford

Derby County (Premier) 0-1 Burnley (Second Division)
Cooke (62) Burnley


Exeter City (Third Division) 0-0 Everton (Premier)


Fulham (First Division) 2-2 Luton Town (Second Division)
George (6) Luton, Horsfield (11) Fulham, Davis (14) Fulham, Spring (82) Luton


Grimsby Town (First Division) 3-2 Stockport County (First Division)
Livingstone (34) Grimsby, Bailey (63) Stockport, Moore (81) Stockport, Livingstone (89) Grimsby, B Allen (90) Grimsby


Hereford United (Conference) 0-0 Leicester City (Premier)


Hull City (Third Division) 1-6 Chelsea (Premier)
Poyet (8) Chelsea, Brown (38) Hull, Poyet (49) Chelsea, Poyet (58) Chelsea, Sutton (30) Chelsea, Di Matteo (47) Chelsea, Wise (90) Chelsea,


Norwich City (First Division) 1-3 Coventry City (Premier)
Whelan (58) Coventry, Llewellyn (66) Norwich, Roussel (76) Coventry , Eustace (84) Coventry

Preston North End (Second Division) 2-1 Oldham Athletic (Second Division)
Macken (6) Preston, Alexander (pen 69) Preston, Adams (85) Oldham


Queens Park R (First Division) 1-1 Torquay United (Third Division)
Wardley (9) QPR, O'Brien (82) Torquay


Reading (Second Division) 1-1 Plymouth Argyle (Third Division)
McIntyre (37) Reading, Hargreaves (82) Plymouth

Sheffield Wednesday (Premier) 1-0 Bristol City (Second Division)
Booth (24) Wednesday

Sunderland (Premier) 1-0 Portsmouth (First Division)
McCann (24) Sunderland

Tranmere Rovers (First Division) 1-0 West Ham United (Premier)
Henry (21) Tranmere

Walsall (First Division) 1-1 Gillingham (Second Division)
Southall (27) Gillingham, Robins (pen 75) Walsall

Watford (Premier) 0-1 Birmingham City (First Division)
Rowett (66) Birmingham

West Bromwich (First Division) 2-2 Blackburn Rovers (First Division)
Frandsen (65) Blackburn, Hughes (66) WBA, Evans (80) WBA, Blake (70) Blackburn,


Wigan Athletic (Second Division) 0-1 Wolves (First Division)
Robinson (90) Wolves

Wimbledon (Premier) 1-0 Barnsley (First Division)
Cort (34) Wimbledon

Wrexham (Second Division) 2-1 Middlesbrough (Premier)
Deane (42) Middlesbrough, Gibson (50) Wrexham, Ferguson (68) Wrexham

Jonesy,

According to William Hill, Cambridge Utd were playing Barnet today. I don't know what the event was, as they are in seperate divisions, and they were not scheduled to play in the cup. Could you find out if this game took place ? REason: I put some money on it for a draw. Only 2 dollars but desperate times call for desperate measures. Actually, I am doing fairly well with the betting, but I would like know what happened with this game.

Burnsiewaitingforahugepayoff

Great result for Everton away vs Exeter. Now they can win the return match at home? It's nice to see the Everton brass allow the draw so that Exeter can recieve a big payoff at Goodison.

Well done Blues now continue on the road to Wembly!

Harry

FA Cup: Third Round Replays

Saturday, January 8 2000

Gillingham 2 - 1 Walsall
Barras (38 og) Walsall, Larusson (44) Walsall, Thomson (100) Gillingham

Oxford United 1 - 3 Nottingham Forest
Paul Powell (72) Oxford, C Bart-Williams (81) Forest, Bart-Williams (pen 83) Forest, Alan Rogers (89) Forest



FA Cup: Fourth Round

Saturday, January 8 2000


Aston Villa 1 - 0 Southampton
Southgate (20) Villa
* 2 goals last weekend and one this. Southgate's on fire.

Charlton Athletic 1 - 0 QPR
MacDonald (68) Charlton

Coventry City 3 - 0 Burnley
Chippo (11, 69) Coventry, Whelan (75) Coventry

Everton 2 - 0 Birmingham City
Unsworth (75, 90) Everton
* One goal last weekend and two this weekend. Unsworth is on fire.

Fulham 3 - 0 Wimbledon
Collins (22) Fulham, Finnan (25) Fulham, Collins (77) Fulham

Grimsby Town 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers
Gudjohnsen (33) Bolton, Hansen (54) Bolton

Newcastle United 4 - 1 Sheffield United
Shearer (5) Newcastle, Smith (17) Sheff. United , Dabizas (47) Newcastle, Ferguson (59) Newcastle, Gallacher (69) Newcastle

Plymouth Argyle 0 - 3 Preston North End
O'Sullivan (39) Preston, Beswetherick (77) Preston, Alexander (60) Preston

Sheffield Wed. 1 - 1 Wolves
Alexandersson (9) Sheffield Wed., Sedgley (68) Wolves

Tranmere Rovers 1 - 0 Sunderland
Allison (25) Tranmere

Wrexham 1 - 2 Cambridge United
Benjamin (15) Cambridge, Connolly (44) Wrexham, Butler (52) Cambridge



Sunday, January 09, 2000

Arsenal 0-0 Leicester City
* Darren Eadie (82 so)


Manchester City 2-5 Leeds United
Goater (2) Man. City, Bakke (8) Leeds, Bishop (11) Man. City, Smith (20) Leeds, Kewell (41) Leeds, Bowyer (66) Leeds, Kewell (88) Leeds



Monday, January 10, 2000

Liverpool vs. Blackburn Rovers



Tuesday, January 11, 2000

Gillingham vs. Bradford City


FOURTH ROUND REPLAYS

Tuesday, January 18, 2000

Wolverhampton vs. Sheffield Wednesday


Wednesday, January 19, 2000

Chelsea vs. Nottingham Forest





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FA Cup: Fifth Round Draw

The draw for the fifth round of AXA Sponsored FA Cup is as follows:

Gillingham or Bradford City vs. Sheffield Wednesday or Wolves

Everton vs. Preston
* come on PNE!!!!!!!!!

Liverpool or Blackburn vs. Newcastle

Coventry vs. Charlton

Cambridge Utd vs. Bolton

Aston Villa vs. Leeds Utd

Fulham vs. Tranmere

Chelsea or Nottm Forest vs. Arsenal or Leicester

* Matches to be played week ending January 29, 30.


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The decision on the Tranmere v Sunderland debacle (ref red carded a player and then allowed him to be subbed and Tranmere were able to finish the game with eleven players) has been delayed a day.

The FA may order the game replayed so this could change the FA Cup draw.

HEATH STUNNED AT NO REPLAY DECISION

The Football Association have announced that there will be no replay after the controversy in the FA Cup Fourth Round clash between Tranmere and Sunderland at Prenton Park. Sunderland assistant boss Adrian Heath slammed the decision, telling Sky Sports Online: "If the referee has made a mistake, why should we be the ones being punished?"

Source: Sky Sports Online

I think that was the right decision. There was only a minute left and you have to back the refs even when they make a mess of it. This guy will be completely and thoroughly fired within a week.

He's the same guy who screwed up and gave a red to someone on Liverpool (Staunton?) for encroaching on a free kick and then after seeing the TV replays rescinded the red and admitted he hadn't moved at all.

TO ALL YOU LOVELY EVERTON SUPPORTERS,

Everton race into the fifth round while Liverpool get bounced by Blackburn 1-0!

Can't wait to hear the support towards the Super Blue from CoachK or Blair.

I don't want to get ahead of myself here but to draw PrestonNorthEnd next round has a promising feel to it. Final Eight here we come!

My take on the Sunderland fiasco is that the decision not to replay the game is the right one. Let's face it, teams have won games with ten men let alone just defend for the one or two minutes that was left in the game. I think Sunderland were just grasping for an excuse to cover up a bad performance. However after saying all of this I did not see the game and my comments are purely speculation.

Glad to be Blue!

Harry

Harry

No offence, but I hope you get pressed on your North End (no pun intended).

Every dog must have his day, so go ahead and get your grins while the REAL pride of merseyside prepare for the home stretch and go looking for their 20th leauge title.Now you can watch Liverpool really overachieve.(Right Harry)

Liverpool v Everton - Mid-April...Get your wagers in now Harry, Toffeeman


Focussingontheleague
Blair

Blair,

I suppose you will want odds for your 'Mighty' Reds eh wanker! We'll go straight up , you make the amount. As for focussing on the league well I didn't expect any other answer than what you gave. Typical Liverpool shit. Just hope you are not too too disappointed when your boys slip out of Europe. Don't say I never told you so! My predictions for Europe are:

Manchester United
Leeds
Arsenal
Sunderland
Everton

Now Blair repeat after me; E-V-E-R-T-O-N, T-O-N, We're Everton and we'll be Everton foreeeeeeverrrr!

Focussingontheleagueandcup,
Harry

Arsenal are out of the FA Cup after losing to Leicester on PKs. The game was scoreless and apparently Leicester keeper Tim Flowers stood on his head. PKs were 7-6 .

I just read the match report for the Leicester/Arse match and apparently Suker missed a shedload of chances. Having watched him play last weekend on CTV Sportsnet it amazes me that anyone can play top-flight football while being so utterly unable to even poke a football with his right foot. Yes, he scores some excellent goals and yes, there's no doubt he's a great player BUT last week, for instance, if he hadn't been so afraid of his right peg he could have had six goals against Sunderland. He reminds me of a Croatian Gaffa. 'Nuff said.

Suker? awful missing a shedload is a compliment. I watched it on my dish and one of his chances at the backpost he could of had a piss before he put it in. Then he had the audacity to appeal for a penalty after he struck his shot into the upper terrace. The handball in question actually helped to serve him the ball!!! Shite

Anyone know if the Everton - PNE game is on anywhere tomorrow? The Brit X has the glamorous Coventry - Charlton live. Bet that will be a full house!

<font color="yellow">FA CUP: FIFTH ROUND
Under Dogs Have Their Day</font>

The FA Cup continues to be the most glamorous and exciting Cup competition in the World. The Fifth Round once again produced upsets.

Gillingham came from a goal behind to claim their Quarterfinal place for the first time in their history, beating Premiership strugglers Sheffield Wednesday. First Division leaders Charlton also knocked pout Premiership opposition coming from 2-0 down to win the tie in the dying stages. Tranmere already in the Worthington Cup Final produced another upset beating big spenders Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage.



<font color="red">Saturday, January 29 2000</font>

Cambridge United 1 - 3 Bolton Wanderers
Benjamin (29) Cambridge, B Taylor (53, 75) Bolton, Gudjohnsen (86) Bolton

Coventry City 2 - 3 Charlton Athletic
Roussel (15, 21) Coventry, Robinson (40) Charlton, Newton (45) Charlton, Hunt (88) Charlton

Everton 2 - 0 Preston North End
Unsworth (64) Everton, Moore (90) Everton
* Tough luck PNE, congrats on the FIFA thingy!
* TOFFEEMAN and EFCforever get to brag for one more round. janmolby is still concentrating on the league and recovering from the "Pit". Happy B-Day Jan.

Fulham 1 - 2 Tranmere Rovers
Allison (9) Tranmere, Coleman (18) Fulham, Kelly (70) Tranmere

Gillingham 3 - 1 Sheffield Wed.
Sibon (27) Wednesday, Saunders (70) Gillingham , Thomson (72) Gillingham , Southall (82) Gillingham


<font color="red">Sunday, January 30, 2000</font>

Aston Villa vs. Leeds United

Chelsea vs. Leicester City


<font color="red">Monday, January 31, 2000</font>

Newcastle United vs. Blackburn Rovers





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<font color="yellow"><font size="3">F.A. CUP QUARTER FINAL RESULTS </font></font>

<font color="red">Sunday, February 20 2000</font>

Chelsea 5 - 0 Gillingham
Flo (16) Chelsea, Terry (49) Chelsea, Weah (50) Chelsea, Zola (pen 85) Chelsea, Morris (88) Chelsea

Everton 1 - 2 Aston Villa
Stone (16) Villa, Moore (20) Everton, Carbone (45) Villa,
* Will now concentrating on the league, eh TOFFEEMAN?

Tranmere Rovers 2 - 3 Newcastle United
Speed (27) Newcastle, Domi (36) Newcastle, Allison (45) Tranmere, Ferguson (58) Newcastle, Jones (76) Tranmere


<font color="red">Saturday, February 19, 2000</font>

Bolton Wanderers 1 - 0 Charlton Athletic
Gudjohnsen (47) Bolton



<font color="yellow"><font size="2">F.A. CUP SEMI FINAL DRAW</font></font>

Aston Villa (Premier) vs. Bolton (Division One)

Chealsea (Premier) vs. Newcastle (Premier)


<font color="red">Latest FA Cup odds</font>

Aston Villa 13-8
Chelsea 7-4
Newcastle 11-4
Bolton 9-1





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