Reading knock Liverpool out of FA Cup

Championship side Reading sensationally dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup with a stunning 2-1 extra-time third round replay victory at Anfield. Shane Long scored the dramatic winner in the first period of extra-time, the Irishman heading in Brynjar Gunnarsson's right-wing cross to break Liverpool hearts. The striker had earlier been [...]

English FA Cup 4th round draw

Jermaine Beckford's goal saw Leeds stun Manchester United on Sunday afternoon and the Yorkshire club will now make the trip to White Hart Lane on the weekend beginning January 23. The last time the two clubs met was in the 2003-04 season with former Leeds striker Robbie Keane on target in a 1-0 win for Spurs. Arsenal, who came from behind to [...]

Leeds knocks out Manchester United as Chelsea and Arsenal cruise

Third-tier Leeds United produced the shock of the third round by knocking record 11-times winners Manchester United out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday. Leeds, the League One leaders who are 43 places below English champions Manchester United, won thanks to Jermaine Beckford's 19th minute goal. But FA Cup holders [...]

Sturridge at the double as Chelsea wallop Watford

Two goals from Daniel Sturridge inspired Chelsea to a 5-0 thrashing of woeful Watford at Stamford Bridge as the FA Cup holders moved effortlessly into the fourth round. Sturridge started and finished the scoring as Chelsea produced a five-star showing against their Championship opponents. An own goal from John Eustace, a deflected effort [...]

Chelsea 5-0 Watford

FA Cup holders Chelsea produced a five-star performance to destroy woeful Watford 5-0 at Stamford Bridge and move effortlessly into the fourth round. Two goals from Daniel Sturridge, his first for the club, inspired the Blues who were helped by an own goal from John Eustace, and strikes from Florent Malouda and Frank Lampard. Chelsea [...]

West Ham 1-2 Arsenal

Arsenal scored twice in five second-half minutes to come from behind to beat West Ham at Upton Park and secure their place in the FA Cup fourth round. With more pressing matters ahead in their respective Premier League campaigns at opposite ends of the table, both managers could perhaps be forgiven for their team selection. However, once the [...]

Leeds stun Manchester United 1-0

Leeds emerged from five years of hurt to inflict some pain of their own as Jermaine Beckford's first-half goal secured a 1-0 victory over old enemies Manchester United at Old Trafford. It is six years since Leeds' loyal fans have made this particular trip - and not since 1981 have they returned across the Pennines celebrating victory. But in [...]

Manchester United 0-1 Leeds United

Jermaine Beckford scored as Leeds United beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in a famous FA Cup third round giant-killing. The League One side won a tumultuous encounter against their hated rivals to inflict Sir Alex Ferguson's first FA Cup defeat against lower league opposition in 21 years as United manager. It will go down as one of [...]

FA Cup: Big boys all survive day of few shocks

FA Cup Third Round day did not supply its expected shock, if there can be such a thing, and the Saturday afternoon ties usually went with the club of higher league status on a day when Reading's draw with Liverpool and Coventry City's holding of crisis club Portsmouth were the only results containing any element of giantkilling. Reading went a [...]

Liverpool struggle to draw at Reading

Liverpool clung on to a 1-1 draw against Reading in an absorbing FA Cup third round tie at the Madejski Stadium. The Championship strugglers more than matched their illustrious visitors, and opened the scoring through Simon Church before Steven Gerrard's 36th-minute equaliser. Neither side could conjure a winner and the consequence is a replay [...]