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Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

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Today's Games Super Cup: 08/08/10 First Round: 11/05/10 - 11/07/10 First Round: 11/06/10 - 11/18/10 Second Round: 11/26/10 - 12/21/10 Third Round: 01/08/11 - 01/19/11 Second Round: 01/08/11 Fourth Round: 01/29/11 - 01/30/11 Week 4: 02/16/11 Week 5: 02/19/11 - 02/20/11 Fifth Round: 02/19/11 - 02/21/11

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Fifth Round

Old Trafford

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Manchester United

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Crawley Town

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Week 5

Stamford Bridge

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Chelsea

1 : 1
Final

Everton

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(104') Frank Lampard
Goals Leighton Baines (119')

Shootout

(43') Florent Malouda

(45') Ramires
Cards Leighton Baines (51')

Seamus Coleman (53')

Sylvain Distin (60')

Mikel Arteta (113')

(46') Michael Essien

John Obi Mikel

(91') Nicolas Anelka

Florent Malouda

(111') Yuri Zhirkov

Salomon Kalou

Substitutions Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (70')

Tim Cahill

Victor Anichebe (80')

Jermaine Beckford

John Heitinga (96')

Leon Osman

St. Andrews

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Birmingham City

3 : 0
Final

Sheffield Wednesday

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(6') Jean Beausejour

(17') Obafemi Martins

(53') David Murphy
Goals

(59') Roger Johnson
Cards James O'Connor (22')

Tommy Spurr (35')

Mark Beevers (72')

Reda Johnson (82')

(26') David Bentley

Alexander Hleb

(46') Kevin Phillips

Cameron Jerome

(62') Jordon Mutch

Roger Johnson

Substitutions Richard Hinds (28')

Mark Reynolds

Liam Palmer (46')

James O'Connor

Mark Beevers (46')

Clinton Morrison

Britannia Stadium

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Stoke City

3 : 0
Final

Brighton & Hove Albion

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(14') John Alieu Carew

(22') Jonathan Walters

(43') Ryan Shawcross
Goals

(74') Jermaine Lloyd Pennant

(81') Marc Wilson
Cards

(39') Ricardo Fuller

Matthew Etherington

(62') Kenwyne Jones

John Alieu Carew

(89') Dean Whitehead

Jermaine Lloyd Pennant

Substitutions Jake Caskey (60')

Agustin Battipiedi

Francisco Sandaza (60')

Glenn Murray

Christian Baz (74')

Ashley Barnes

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Week 5

City Of Manchester

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Manchester City

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Notts County

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Craven Cottage

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Fulham

10:00 AM ET

Bolton Wanderers

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Matchroom Stadium

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Leyton Orient

11:30 AM ET

Arsenal

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Fifth Round

Upton Park

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West Ham United

3:00 PM ET

Burnley

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

Jose has one eye on next season

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Updated Feb 18, 2011 9:23 AM ET
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has high hopes for his side next season, admitting the La Liga club is now moving "in the same direction".

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Mourinho and general manager Jorge Valdano fell out earlier this season and reportedly had disagreements over various issues - but tension has eased in recent weeks.
The team, meanwhile, managed to cut Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga to five points last weekend, and while the Portuguese coach is still aiming for success on three fronts this season, he believes next year will be even better.
"The natural tendency is for us to win something and initiate a cycle that we hope will produce more victories," he told Cadena Cope.
"But my hopes are a lot more for my team next year than this season."
As for boardroom relations, Mourinho said: "Today I see the club in the same direction as me.
"We have the same thought, the same philosophy, there is much more empathy, because the personal empathy has always been very good with the president (Florentino Perez) and Jose Angel (Sanchez, director general)."

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

Baptista out with knee injury

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Malaga says forward Julio Baptista will be sidelined four to six weeks by a knee injury.
Medical tests Friday revealed the Brazil player tore his meniscus and suffered a sprain in his right knee after a training ground accident earlier this week.
The Spanish club says Baptista will undergo surgery "in the next few days."
Baptista, who previously played for Sevilla and Real Madrid, has scored two goals from five appearances since arriving on loan from AS Roma in January.
Malaga is last in the table going into Sunday's game against Villarreal.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

Madrid looking to pressure stumbling Barcelona

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Real Madrid will be looking to extend its perfect record at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium against Levante and apply pressure on stumbling leader Barcelona in the Spanish league on Saturday.
Following a near-perfect start to 2011, Barcelona slipped up with Wednesday's 2-1 loss at Arsenal following a draw at Sporting Gijon in the league.

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Madrid has won all 19 games at the Bernabeu going into Saturday's game, where a victory will stretch coach Jose Mourinho's unbeaten run on home soil to nine years. The last time the former Chelsea and Inter Milan coach failed to take points at his home ground was when FC Porto lost to Beira Mar 3-2 in February 2002.
Madrid - which will be without suspended goalkeeper Iker Casillas - is five points behind Barcelona, which plays Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou on Sunday.
Barcelona went on a league record 16-game winning streak before drawing 1-1 at Sporting and there is some slight concern following the Champions League slip-up, a game the Catalans controlled before surrendering two late goals.
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola may not rush defender Carles Puyol back against fifth-place Athletic, which had won four straight before Monday's loss at Mallorca.
Puyol has been out of action since Jan. 22 with a knee injury. All four of Barcelona's losses this season have come without Puyol in the lineup and, with fellow center back Gerard Pique suspended for the return leg against Arsenal on March 8, Guardiola may prefer not to risk his captain's health with its European place on the line.
"We can take lessons from the defeat," Barcelona fullback Maxwell said.
Madrid is riding high from its 1-0 win at Espanyol on Sunday, when it played with 10 men from the second minute following Casillas' sending off. Backup goalkeeper Antonio Adan will get his first career start against Levante, which has won three straight to move two points clear of the relegation zone.
With Madrid's round of 16 Champions League match against Lyon coming up next week, Mourinho may rest some key players, which means Kaka could play after missing out against Espanyol. The Brazil playmaker, a former world player of the year, has struggled to make the starting lineup with Mesut Oezil in form.
Striker Emmanuel Adebayor could get the nod over Karim Benzema for the second straight game after a strong performance against Espanyol.

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"If I were Barca, I'd still be very happy because the current situation is very comfortable for them," Mourinho said. "The pressure is on those who are coming from behind, but the mathematics say it is possible. The Champions League could distract them."
Espanyol is looking to end a three-game losing skid and continue consolidating its chances of qualifying for next season's Europa League when it takes on Osasuna on Sunday.
Espanyol is sixth with 37 points - six better than Getafe, Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Mallorca.
The game will be Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar's first in charge since replacing Jose Antonio Camacho. Osasuna is 18th and occupying the last relegation spot.
Villarreal plays last-place Malaga on Sunday looking to end a two-game losing run, which allowed Valencia to move ahead of it into third. Valencia is up against Sporting on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid is also eager to turn around its poor start to 2011 at Zaragoza on Saturday. Atletico has won only once in 10 matches to start the calendar year, with four straight losses.
Also, it's: Getafe vs. Racing Santander; Almeria vs. Deportivo La Coruna; Sevilla vs. Hercules; and Real Sociedad vs. Mallorca.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

McCarthy focused on survival

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McCarthy is not downplaying the importance of the Hawthorns derby, having played in them himself for various sides in England, Scotland, Ireland and France. But he knows ultimately securing enough points from the final 12 games to ensure Premier League football for another campaign is all that really matters. He said: "The pragmatic approach is that you get three points if you win, the same as if you beat, for example, Fulham. "I think the important thing is to stay in the league. "But I also understand the bragging rights, the local feuding between both teams, and accept it. "As a player I used to accept it whether it was Barnsley-Sheffield Wednesday, Celtic-Rangers, Manchester City-Manchester United, Millwall-West Ham, Lyon-St. Etienne, Northern Ireland-Republic Of Ireland. "I've played and managed in a few and I love them. There is a bit more spice involved. "I just try and embrace every game as a huge game in the Premier League. "The reality is, we both want to beat each us, we are local rivals, it is a huge derby. "Getting something on Sunday will go a long way towards helping us to stay in the league." Wolves are facing a crucial period with a home match against Blackpool next weekend following on from the derby encounter. He said: "Is it a pivotal week? I would say so, of course, with the games we have got coming. "West Brom and Blackpool are huge games for us. There is no denying that. "Whatever number of points it is that keeps you up, we've got to find that number from somewhere. We've got 12 games." Wolves are bottom following last week's defeat to Arsenal but McCarthy believes that result should be put into perspective given the Gunners performance against Barcelona in mid-week. He said: "We are in particularly good shape. Last game we were beaten by a very good Arsenal team who slapped Barcelona in the week. "I don't take too much from that. I prefer to take the game before that against Manchester United when we played very well. "We are bottom of the league but physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, we are in great shape. We are fine." McCarthy is unsurprised West Brom have turned to Roy Hodgson as the successor to Roberto Di Matteo. It was Wolves shock 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield in December that was almost the final straw for Hodgson before he was sacked. McCarthy said: "It was a surprise when Roberto went but it is no surprise Albion gave the job to Roy Hodgson because he is a top manager. "He is better than a safe pair of hands but at this moment in time, this is what they need, and he did it with Fulham. "He kept them in the league so I'm not surprised they've turned to Roy now. "Having had one week to work with them, I'm not so sure he could stamp his style on them yet. "Would it be too much to ask him to flip everything on its head in one week and do something completely different? That is up to Roy, that is his dilemma, not mine."

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

Ryan Shawcross rounds off ruthless Stoke FA Cup win against Brighton

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FA Cup Fifth Round

Stoke City 3

Carew 14,
Walters 22,
Shawcross 43

Brighton & Hove Albion 0

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John Carew, centre, celebrates putting Stoke City 1-0 up against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA This was not romantic; car crashes never are and by half-time, with their side three down, the thoughts of the thousands who had made the journey from Sussex began to turn to the M6.
Brighton's supporters may been have reminded that they are top of League One and the Tannoys boomed out lines about the magic of the FA Cup, but there was never much likelihood of its stardust being sprinkled in the grey confines of the Britannia. Stoke are a ruthlessly committed Premier League side that reached the quarter-finals last year and might do rather better this season, given a favourable draw.
Brighton's keeper, Peter Brezovan, may stand 6ft 6in but he looked dwarfed and diminished by the responsibility of having to keep out the bombardment that began with Rory Delap's first long throw.
The second touched the big, shaven head of John Carew and looped gently into the net with Brezovan nowhere near the ball. The Brighton supporters may have taunted Stoke with the observation: "What's it like to see a pass" but the second goal that effectively killed the tie was beautifully constructed, with Jermaine Pennant and Marc Wilson overlapping and the latter delivering a cross that Jonathan Walters nodded straight through Brezovan's gloves. Had the Brighton captain, Gordon Greer, not cleared off the line, they would have been three down moments later. Two minutes before half-time they were, as Pennant's corner was headed on by Walters for Ryan Shawcross, almost unmarked, to head home.
Gus Poyet must have feared a humiliating scoreline but Brighton held their own in a disappointing second half which saw Brezovan make a good two-handed save from Ricardo Fuller. Brighton, for whom the play-offs would be a disappointment, will hope not to see Wembley again. Stoke will be rather keener.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

Phil Neville puts Everton through in FA Cup as Chelsea pay penalty

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FA Cup Fourth Round replay

Chelsea 1

Lampard 104

Everton 1

Baines 119

Everton won 4-3 on penalties

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Everton's Phil Neville celebrates after scoring the winning penalty as his team beat Chelsea 4-3 in a shoot-out following a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup fourth-round replay at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Chelsea were European football's great runners-up in 2008. Second in the Premier League, second in the Carling Cup, and a John Terry penalty away from becoming the capital's inaugural holders of the Champions League.
Yet in Avram Grant's single season in charge the bitter disappointment was tempered for Terry and company in knowing that they would at least be back for a crack at the European Cup the following campaign.
Three years on and after this 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat – following the 1-1 stalemate after extra time – Carlo Ancelotti stares at taking his Chelsea project from claiming the Double in his debut year in English football to a trophyless second season and the prospect of competing in the Europa League in 2011-12.
The Italian's quest to rescue the season appeared to have struggled on courtesy of Frank Lampard's 104th-minute strike, after Phil Jagielka and John Heitinga each missed a Nicolas Anelka cross to allow the midfielder to shoot beyond Tim Howard.
Before this, on the afternoon when Didier Drogba did little to silence those who have informed him Fernando Torres' £50m arrival had instantly made him a Chelsea has-been, Everton appeared to have a legitimate winner chalked off in the closing moments of normal time.
Leighton Baines, who foraged successfully down his left flank throughout the contest, mugged Drogba when collecting from a corner and then unloaded a right-foot shot that Petr Cech could not hold. Marouane Fellaini snaffled up the rebound to finish but Phil Dowd ruled he had been offside when following in: replays suggested he was on Terry's shoulder and so legally in play.
When extra-time moved into the final minute the prospect that Chelsea were about to imbibe a particularly bitter pill began to emerge. Baines stepped up to curl home a left-foot free-kick that left Cech a spectator and that meant penalties would decide the tie.
When Ashley Cole skied Chelsea's fifth penalty over Howard's bar and Phil Neville converted the holders of the FA Cup for the last two years were out at the fourth round stage, and left to hope they can improve from their fifth position in the Premier League to secure a Champions League berth or Ancelotti will surely be on his way in May.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

Phil Neville puts Everton through in FA Cup as Chelsea pay penalty

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FA Cup Fourth Round replay

Chelsea 1

Lampard 104

Everton 1

Baines 119

Everton won 4-3 on penalties

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Everton's Phil Neville celebrates after scoring the winning penalty as his team beat Chelsea 4-3 in a shoot-out following a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup fourth-round replay at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Chelsea were European football's great runners-up in 2008. Second in the Premier League, second in the Carling Cup, and a John Terry penalty away from becoming the capital's inaugural holders of the Champions League.
Yet in Avram Grant's single season in charge the bitter disappointment was tempered for Terry and company in knowing that they would at least be back for a crack at the European Cup the following campaign.
Three years on and after this 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat following the 1-1 stalemate after extra time Carlo Ancelotti stares at taking his Chelsea project from claiming the Double in his debut year in English football to a trophyless second season and the prospect of competing in the Europa League in 2011-12.
The Italian's quest to rescue the season appeared to have struggled on courtesy of Frank Lampard's 104th-minute strike, after Phil Jagielka and John Heitinga each missed a Nicolas Anelka cross to allow the midfielder to shoot beyond Tim Howard.
Before this, on the afternoon when Didier Drogba did little to silence those who have informed him Fernando Torres' £50m arrival had instantly made him a Chelsea has-been, Everton appeared to have a legitimate winner chalked off in the closing moments of normal time.
Leighton Baines, who foraged successfully down his left flank throughout the contest, mugged Drogba when collecting from a corner and then unloaded a right-foot shot that Petr Cech could not hold. Marouane Fellaini snaffled up the rebound to finish but Phil Dowd ruled he had been offside when following in: replays suggested he was on Terry's shoulder and so legally in play.
When extra-time moved into the final minute the prospect that Chelsea were about to imbibe a particularly bitter pill began to emerge. Baines stepped up to curl home a left-foot free-kick that left Cech a spectator and that meant penalties would decide the tie.
When Ashley Cole skied Chelsea's fifth penalty over Howard's bar and Phil Neville converted the holders of the FA Cup for the last two years were out at the fourth round stage, and left to hope they can improve from their fifth position in the Premier League to secure a Champions League berth or Ancelotti will surely be on his way in May.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

Birmingham brush aside Sheffield Wednesday as Beausejour gets off mark

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FA Cup Fifth Round

Birmingham City 3

Beausejour 6,
Martins 17,
Murphy 53

Sheffield Wednesday 0

Russell Kempson at St Andrew's
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Birmingham City's Roger Johnson, left, slides in to block the shot from Sheffield Wednesday's Neil Mellor during their FA Cup tie. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA As preparation for the big show, the Carling Cup final next Sunday, Birmingham City could not have asked for more. A gentle run-out, a comprehensive victory and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals as they brushed aside Sheffield Wednesday with the minimum of fifth-round fuss at St Andrew's.
In Birmingham's last outing before they take on Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, Alex McLeish predictably fielded a mix-and-match selection designed to rest a few of his battle-weary regulars and give a chance to those on the margins. McLeish was quick to reap the dividends, against a Wednesday side that had failed to win in nine matches in League One, as his side sauntered into a 2-0 lead within 17 minutes.
First, Lee Bowyer pulled the ball back from the byline for Jean Beausejour to guide in his first goal for the club with an accurate drive. The Chilean could have added a second, only to be denied by a smothering save from Nicky Weaver, but Weaver was helpless and faultless again soon afterwards when Obafemi Martins shrugged off Michael Morrison to clip home a precise shot.
It was also his first goal for Birmingham since joining on loan from Rubin Kazan, the Russian club, and he celebrated with his trademark somersault.
Wednesday did respond creditably, when Michael Morrison saw a goal-bound effort blocked in the six-yard box, but Birmingham – although they lost Alexander Hleb to injury, after a reckless tackle by James O'Connor – always maintained the edge.
That superiority was rubber-stamped early in the second half, when the fragile Wednesday defence was breached once more. Weaver was unable to hold on to possession as Bowyer unsettled him and David Murphy lashed in the loose ball. If not game, set and match, it was game and set. Wednesday were done for, knew it and their challenge petered away tamely as Birmingham, again, marched on towards Wembley.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

Birmingham brush aside Sheffield Wednesday as Beausejour gets off mark

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FA Cup Fifth Round

Birmingham City 3

Beausejour 6,
Martins 17,
Murphy 53

Sheffield Wednesday 0

Russell Kempson at St Andrew's
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 19 February 2011 17.21 GMT <li class="history">Article history

Birmingham City's Roger Johnson, left, slides in to block the shot from Sheffield Wednesday's Neil Mellor during their FA Cup tie. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA As preparation for the big show, the Carling Cup final next Sunday, Birmingham City could not have asked for more. A gentle run-out, a comprehensive victory and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals as they brushed aside Sheffield Wednesday with the minimum of fifth-round fuss at St Andrew's.
In Birmingham's last outing before they take on Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, Alex McLeish predictably fielded a mix-and-match selection designed to rest a few of his battle-weary regulars and give a chance to those on the margins. McLeish was quick to reap the dividends, against a Wednesday side that had failed to win in nine matches in League One, as his side sauntered into a 2-0 lead within 17 minutes.
First, Lee Bowyer pulled the ball back from the byline for Jean Beausejour to guide in his first goal for the club with an accurate drive. The Chilean could have added a second, only to be denied by a smothering save from Nicky Weaver, but Weaver was helpless and faultless again soon afterwards when Obafemi Martins shrugged off Michael Morrison to clip home a precise shot.
It was also his first goal for Birmingham since joining on loan from Rubin Kazan, the Russian club, and he celebrated with his trademark somersault.
Wednesday did respond creditably, when Michael Morrison saw a goal-bound effort blocked in the six-yard box, but Birmingham although they lost Alexander Hleb to injury, after a reckless tackle by James O'Connor always maintained the edge.
That superiority was rubber-stamped early in the second half, when the fragile Wednesday defence was breached once more. Weaver was unable to hold on to possession as Bowyer unsettled him and David Murphy lashed in the loose ball. If not game, set and match, it was game and set. Wednesday were done for, knew it and their challenge petered away tamely as Birmingham, again, marched on towards Wembley.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

Manchester United v Crawley Town – live!

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Bebe. Comment is superfluous. 21 min: Smith, eight yards out, nearly gets his outstretched leg to a long throw from the left. United break through Obertan, but he's eventually harried in midfield and his pass out right to Hernandez removes all momentum from the attack. Crawley will be very pleased with themselves so far. Here's Linda Howard, who was in a wee bit of a hot funk at the state of Everton's stripy socks earlier this afternoon. "I'm still fixated on the darned socks," she begins, quipping furiously. "Crawley's red and white striped ones strike me as very Where's Waldo, which of course would indicate a tendency to disappear in a crowd. Or are they candy canes which means - wait for it - they will get licked? I need to get a life."17 min: Crawley are looking to knock it around when they can. Smith, Torres and Gibson ping a couple of pretty triangles near the centre circle, but the cream rises, Carrick gliding in and making off with the ball. Gibson slides in and upends the Manchester United man in unceremonious fashion, and is probably lucky to escape a booking, showing studs as he was.14 min: Anderson slips Hernandez clear down the inside-right channel, but the striker's offside by inches. That's a slice of luck for Crawley, doubly so because McFadzean was all over Hernandez like a bad suit.11 min: A fantastic effort by Crawley's Gibson, who volleys towards the top-right corner of the United net from 25 yards out on the left! His dipping effort isn't too far away, either, floating just wide right, though Lindegaard had it covered were it on target.8 min: Obertan flies down the left wing, looking extremely dangerous until he knocks the ball a wee bit too far ahead of him. McFadzean is over quickly from a central position to whip the ball off his toe and high into the stands. Great anticipation. "Hope Bebe doesn't embarrass us," writes United fan Gerry Nicholson. "I am very relaxed, so much so that I don't mind if Crawley win (mmm not sure I mean that), the FA Cup should supply some romance. Or Bebe gets a hatrick, ha ha I am in the groove today." A Bebe hat-trick? That's not so much in the groove as being part of the Count Basie Orchestra horn section.5 min: No other scares for Crawley yet, though. United are knocking it around at the back a lot, Crawley chasing after shadows. Eventually a long ball's pumped down the inside-left channel, catching Hernandez offside. "By all accounts the best advice to Crawley Town's players is simply to go out there and enjoy themselves," says Gary Naylor, who has scraped himself off the ceiling after Everton's win at Chelsea. "So will they take out some comfy chairs, plenty of beers, get some takeaways delivered to the centre-circle, try out Call of Duty Black Ops, perhaps a few hands of poker, before settling down with some racy DVDs on the wide screen TV towards the end of the evening?" Yes, this is what you've got planned tonight, isn't it? Shamelessly transparent.2 min: A couple of corners to United down the right. The first is hacked away by Hunt, the second sees Obertan fly a low ball right across the face of the six-yard box from the right-hand edge of the area. Any touch of that, by either attacker or defender, and we'd have seen the opener. A nice open start, but then did anybody expect anything else?And we're off! And it's a really confident start by the away side, McAllister tearing down the left and sending in a cross that skims off the top of Gibson's head. Let's hope that's not them shot their bolt already.The teams are out. Not a peep of that preposterous new anthem featuring Richie. That's got to be good news, yes? United are in their red shirts and white shorts, you knew this, while Crawley are in their white shirts and red shorts. There's nice. There are 9,000 Crawley fans in the crowd, 8,985 more than their usual away support.Kick off: 5.15pm.Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)Crawley Town: Kuipers, Hunt, Mills, McFadzean, Howell, Gibson, Smith, Bulman, Torres, Tubbs, McAllister.
Subs: Shearer, Rusk, Rents, Wilson, Cook, Napper, Brodie.Manchester United: Lindegaard, Rafael, O'Shea, Brown, Fabio, Gibson, Carrick, Anderson, Bebe, Hernandez, Obertan.
Subs: Rooney, Smalling, Fletcher, Kuszczak, King, Pogba, Tunnicliffe.Having said all this, United did draw 0-0 at Old Trafford with non-league Exeter City in 2005, and Wes Brown was on the pitch that day as well. So you never know. Except we do sort of know.Welcome to live coverage of Manchester United's bye into the quarter finals of the FA Cup. It's United's third easy draw in a row, after a fourth-round tie at third-division Southampton, and a third-round match against a team selected by Roy Hodgson. This time they play Crawley Town of the Blue Square Premier League, and understandably confident of victory, so much so this time that they've picked Bebe

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

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Bebe. Comment is superfluous. 21 min: Smith, eight yards out, nearly gets his outstretched leg to a long throw from the left. United break through Obertan, but he's eventually harried in midfield and his pass out right to Hernandez removes all momentum from the attack. Crawley will be very pleased with themselves so far. Here's Linda Howard, who was in a wee bit of a hot funk at the state of Everton's stripy socks earlier this afternoon. "I'm still fixated on the darned socks," she begins, quipping furiously. "Crawley's red and white striped ones strike me as very Where's Waldo, which of course would indicate a tendency to disappear in a crowd. Or are they candy canes which means - wait for it - they will get licked? I need to get a life."17 min: Crawley are looking to knock it around when they can. Smith, Torres and Gibson ping a couple of pretty triangles near the centre circle, but the cream rises, Carrick gliding in and making off with the ball. Gibson slides in and upends the Manchester United man in unceremonious fashion, and is probably lucky to escape a booking, showing studs as he was.14 min: Anderson slips Hernandez clear down the inside-right channel, but the striker's offside by inches. That's a slice of luck for Crawley, doubly so because McFadzean was all over Hernandez like a bad suit.11 min: A fantastic effort by Crawley's Gibson, who volleys towards the top-right corner of the United net from 25 yards out on the left! His dipping effort isn't too far away, either, floating just wide right, though Lindegaard had it covered were it on target.8 min: Obertan flies down the left wing, looking extremely dangerous until he knocks the ball a wee bit too far ahead of him. McFadzean is over quickly from a central position to whip the ball off his toe and high into the stands. Great anticipation. "Hope Bebe doesn't embarrass us," writes United fan Gerry Nicholson. "I am very relaxed, so much so that I don't mind if Crawley win (mmm not sure I mean that), the FA Cup should supply some romance. Or Bebe gets a hatrick, ha ha I am in the groove today." A Bebe hat-trick? That's not so much in the groove as being part of the Count Basie Orchestra horn section.5 min: No other scares for Crawley yet, though. United are knocking it around at the back a lot, Crawley chasing after shadows. Eventually a long ball's pumped down the inside-left channel, catching Hernandez offside. "By all accounts the best advice to Crawley Town's players is simply to go out there and enjoy themselves," says Gary Naylor, who has scraped himself off the ceiling after Everton's win at Chelsea. "So will they take out some comfy chairs, plenty of beers, get some takeaways delivered to the centre-circle, try out Call of Duty Black Ops, perhaps a few hands of poker, before settling down with some racy DVDs on the wide screen TV towards the end of the evening?" Yes, this is what you've got planned tonight, isn't it? Shamelessly transparent.2 min: A couple of corners to United down the right. The first is hacked away by Hunt, the second sees Obertan fly a low ball right across the face of the six-yard box from the right-hand edge of the area. Any touch of that, by either attacker or defender, and we'd have seen the opener. A nice open start, but then did anybody expect anything else?And we're off! And it's a really confident start by the away side, McAllister tearing down the left and sending in a cross that skims off the top of Gibson's head. Let's hope that's not them shot their bolt already.The teams are out. Not a peep of that preposterous new anthem featuring Richie. That's got to be good news, yes? United are in their red shirts and white shorts, you knew this, while Crawley are in their white shirts and red shorts. There's nice. There are 9,000 Crawley fans in the crowd, 8,985 more than their usual away support.Kick off: 5.15pm.Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)Crawley Town: Kuipers, Hunt, Mills, McFadzean, Howell, Gibson, Smith, Bulman, Torres, Tubbs, McAllister.
Subs: Shearer, Rusk, Rents, Wilson, Cook, Napper, Brodie.Manchester United: Lindegaard, Rafael, O'Shea, Brown, Fabio, Gibson, Carrick, Anderson, Bebe, Hernandez, Obertan.
Subs: Rooney, Smalling, Fletcher, Kuszczak, King, Pogba, Tunnicliffe.Having said all this, United did draw 0-0 at Old Trafford with non-league Exeter City in 2005, and Wes Brown was on the pitch that day as well. So you never know. Except we do sort of know.Welcome to live coverage of Manchester United's bye into the quarter finals of the FA Cup. It's United's third easy draw in a row, after a fourth-round tie at third-division Southampton, and a third-round match against a team selected by Roy Hodgson. This time they play Crawley Town of the Blue Square Premier League, and understandably confident of victory, so much so this time that they've picked Bebe

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

FA Cup Fifth Round

Manchester United 0
Crawley 0

Scott Murray
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Bebe. Comment is superfluous. 26 min: A corner from United's Gibson down the left. He can't clear the first man, for goodness sake, but gets another chance to deliver as the ball's shuttled back to him. This time he knocks in a dangerous ball to the far post, forcing Mills to turn the ball straight behind for another corner. This one's wasted, though there's a sense United have suddenly turned up the gas.24 min: United, on the other hand, won't be particularly pleased. Crawley are getting decent ball time, McAllister in particular enjoying plenty of it. At one point he evades three challenges down the left, albeit heading in the wrong direction. Then he heads goalwards from ten yards, without much power, but still.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

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FA Cup Fifth Round

Manchester United 0
Crawley 0

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28 min: GOAL!!! Manchester United 1-0- Crawley Town.

A beautiful ball from Darren Gibson, down the inside-left channel, frees Hernandez in the area. The striker pauses, the ball clanking between his feet, and allows McFadzean to poke behind for a corner. From which comes the first goal: after a bit of faffing around down the left, Gibson sends an inswinger into the heart of the box, Brown gently flicking the ball on, into the bottom-right corner, keeper Kuipers rooted to the spot.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

FA Cup Fifth Round

Manchester United 1

Brown 28

Crawley 0

Scott Murray
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Bebe. Comment is superfluous.

32 min:

Old Trafford is very quiet, despite the breakthrough. "Shall we sing a song for you?" chant the away support. A fair point, made confidently in the knowledge that criticising the single-figure crowd Crawley took to Wrexham recently isn't as easily done via the medium of popular song.

28 min: GOAL!!! Manchester United 1-0- Crawley Town.

A beautiful ball from Darren Gibson, down the inside-left channel, frees Hernandez in the area. The striker pauses, the ball clanking between his feet, and allows McFadzean to poke behind for a corner. From which comes the first goal: after a bit of faffing around down the left, Gibson sends an inswinger into the heart of the box, Brown gently flicking the ball on, into the bottom-right corner, keeper Kuipers rooted to the spot. Well done, plucky United!

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Manchester United 1

Brown 28

Crawley 0

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Bebe. Comment is superfluous.

34 min:

Darron Gibson has been United's best player by a distance. Now he curls a lovely low pass down the inside-left channel to release Fabio. The full-back really should score, but clumsily flicks an effort well wide left.

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Manchester United 1

Brown 28

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34 min:

Darron Gibson has been United's best player by a distance. Now he curls a lovely low pass down the inside-left channel to release Fabio. The full-back really should score, but clumsily flicks an effort well wide left.

Rutashubanyuma · Feb 19, 2011

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