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FAC: Everton 0-1 Reading


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Updated Mar 1, 2011 6:16 PM ET
Defender Matt Mills' strike earned Reading a shock 1-0 FA Cup fifth-round victory over Everton at Goodison Park on Tuesday night.
Mills fired home after 26 minutes to put the Royals, who knocked out Liverpool en route to the last eight in 2010, within a game of Wembley.
Jimmy Kebe should have made victory more comfortable but goalkeeper Alex McCarthy also proved a hero with a stunning late save from Leon Osman.

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Everton supporters booed at the final whistle and left Goodison Park frustrated as the inconsistency which has dogged their campaign returned to haunt them.
Their memorable fourth-round success at Chelsea, it appeared, had proved another false dawn.
The Toffees lacked a cutting edge in the first half and the situation was not helped by the late arrival of their weekend goal hero Jermaine Beckford.
Beckford, who struck twice against Sunderland on Saturday, was held up in traffic on the M62 on Tuesday afternoon and could only make the bench.
That left Louis Saha, who had his own car trouble when he crashed his Ferrari on Sunday, up front alone ahead of a midfield lacking influential duo Marouane Fellaini and Tim Cahill through injury.
Reading got behind the Everton defence in the first minute but Kebe's cross went behind Shane Long and the in-form Royals striker could only flick tamely at goal.
Everton soon began to assert themselves and won a free-kick which Leighton Baines swung into the box dangerously. Mikele Leigertwood headed behind for a corner under pressure from Rodwell.
Baines and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov then combined well for Osman to send over a teasing cross to the far post for Seamus Coleman but the Irishman headed into the ground and the ball agonisingly bounced over.
Osman tested McCarthy with a powerful left-foot shot from the edge of the box but the goalkeeper, deputising for the injured Adam Federici, saved comfortably.
Long had another chance for Reading when he was picked out by a deep Ian Harte cross but Tim Howard easily claimed his header.
Reading, having been starved of possession for a spell, took encouragement from that and made what they had of the ball count as they claimed the lead from a 26th-minute corner.
Osman blocked as Mills met Harte's cross with a header towards goal but the Everton midfielder could only poke back to the Reading man as he attempted to clear.
Mills skilfully took the ball on his chest and then slammed a low shot past Howard.
Everton were shocked by the turn of events and should have gone another goal behind moments later.
A mistake by Sylvain Distin allowed Kebe a clear run on goal from 40 yards but Howard was alert and stood up well to block the Mali international's shot.
Osman went close to an equaliser just before the break when he headed over from a Baines corner.
Everton boss David Moyes felt the need to freshen up his attack at the interval and sent on Beckford and Victor Anichebe for Bilyaletdinov and Coleman.
The Toffees immediately looked more threatening and pieced together a move which led to Saha setting up Beckford but the former Leeds striker shot straight at McCarthy.
A shooting opportunity opened up for Mikel Arteta from distance as Everton came forward again but the Spaniard fired wide from distance.
Yet just as Everton supporters might have started to sense a fightback, Reading served another warning of their potency as veteran Harte flashed a 30-yard free-kick narrowly wide.
The Toffees applied more pressure but Saha and Jack Rodwell both had efforts blocked as the hosts started to get frustrated.
Everton had another major let-off 15 minutes from time when Jay Tabb found space in the penalty area but had a firm shot deflected behind.
The Merseysiders' next opportunity came from a corner of their own as McCarthy failed to punch clear.
Saha pounced on the loose ball and turned to shoot but Beckford inadvertently blocked and the Royals survived.
McCarthy proved his ability moments later, however, with a stunning save from Osman.
Osman looked certain to score as he met a Beckford nod-down with a sweet volley but McCarthy somehow palmed the ball over from point-blank range.
Everton appealed for a penalty when the ball appeared to brush Harte's arm but referee Andre Marriner was unconvinced.
Everton pressed on throughout five minutes of injury time but Reading held on.



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  • 3/1/2011 8:15:18 PM
  I guess the toffees left everything at the bridge.. why beat chelsea just to lose to READING??
  
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FA Cup fifth-round replay

Nicklas Bendtner hat-trick blasts Arsenal past Leyton Orient

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FA Cup Fifth Round replay

Arsenal 5

• Chamakh 7,
• Bendtner 30,
• Bendtner 43,
• Bendtner (pen) 62,
• Clichy 75

Leyton Orient 0

• Kevin McCarra at Emirates Stadium
• guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 March 2011 21.49 GMT <li class="history">Article history
  
  Nicklas Bendtner scores his second goal and Arsenal's third against Leyton Orient. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images Arsenal came through an FA Cup replay that will bear no resemblance to the quarter-final, even though Leyton Orient attacked when feasible and might have scored. The encounter with Manchester United on 12 March will have the air of an entirely different tournament. Even so, this encounter had its uses. Nicklas Bendtner scored a hat-trick as goals flowed for a club that will have welcomed a soothing return to action.
  The contribution by the Dane will stoke his already burning sense of self-worth but the outsized confidence should be met with appreciation as well as amusement. With Robin van Persie ruled out for at least four weeks Bendtner is a man of consequence. The efficiency of the whole side was reassuring. The visitors can take some satisfaction in the outcome. Orient may be members of League One but they had demonstrated their merit when drawing the first encounter.
  For all the brittleness, there is still a gleam to Arsenal's football even on an occasion that became humdrum because of their early effectiveness. The loss to Birmingham City in the Carling Cup final confirmed that the one indestructible aspect of Arsène Wenger's Arsenal is their well-deserved reputation for fragility. That debacle provided a backdrop of sorts to this replay but there were to be no associations with the woe of Wembley and the first of Bendtner's goals was the 100th of the season in all competitions for an Arsenal side whose style deserves to be celebrated.
  Even if he had not been affected by a string of injuries, the manager would have made radical alterations with confidence. While the FA Cup matters, Wenger was still able to think more of Saturday's Premier League game at home to Sunderland and, particularly, next Tuesday's return at Barcelona in the Champions League. Orient were breached here with just seven minutes gone.
  Tomas Rosicky, who was later replaced after a blow that Wenger termed "slight concussion," got past the left of the visitors' defence and the cut-back was converted by Marouane Chamakh for his first goal since 27 November.
  The ease should not have been so very surprising since Orient have won a mere three of their away games in League One. They did have purpose on the attack nonetheless and a low ball from the left by Charlie Daniels was sent wide of the near post by Alex Revell in the 13th minute.
  Arsenal were not distracted and they struck once more after half an hour. Kieran Gibbs crossed from the left and Bendtner took the first of his goals by climbing to send a header into the top corner.
  He next scored two minutes from the interval as he move along the edge of the penalty area, eluding the full-back Ben Chorley to put a precise shot low past the left hand of the goalkeeper Jamie Jones. With Van Persie injured, this was an excellent time for Bendtner to make the case for his continuing inclusion.
  Impact was to be anticipated from Arsenal since Wenger had the means to field a largely recognisable line-up, even if it included players such as Denílson, who have drifted to the margins of his thinking. The eye-catching aspect lay in the inclusion of two teenagers. The Spanish defender Ignasi Miquel, who captains the reserve side, had made his first appearance for the club in the earlier game with Orient while the English midfielder Conor Henderson was given his debut.
  Arsenal were not sated by the early goals and five minutes into the second half Abou Diaby played a one-two with Chamakh before putting a low drive narrowly wide. Even so, the concentration levels could not be maintained by Wenger's players and there was a period in which Orient, with their fate sealed, began to enjoy themselves.
  From Arsenal's perspective, the value of the contest lay in allowing players who have been on the margins to hone their form. Bendtner was a natural selection to take the penalty after 62 minutes with which he completed the second hat-trick of his Arsenal career, the first having come against Porto last season.
  The spot-kick opportunity came after Revell had brought down Gibbs. The Dane was soon to be replaced, his mission accomplished.
  An element of surprise was introduced when the substitute Gaël Clichy scored just the second goal of his Arsenal career, putting a low drive across Jones 15 minutes from the end. He was also to receive a booking but this had still been a therapeutic fixture for Arsenal.
  
  

 

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Sir Alex Ferguson faces ban over comments made about referee

&#8226; The FA considers charging the Manchester United manager
&#8226; Ferguson criticised Martin Atkinson after Chelsea defeat

• Daniel Taylor
• guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 March 2011 22.52 GMT <li class="history">Article history
  
  Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson had plenty to say about the performance of referee Martin Atkinson after his team's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea. Photograph: Tom Hevezi/AP Sir Alex Ferguson is facing the possibility of a minimum two-match touchline ban for his outspoken criticisms of the referee Martin Atkinson.
  The Football Association's lawyers are deliberating over whether to open proceedings against the Manchester United manager following his reaction to the 2-1 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. United have already spoken to their own legal advisers and Ferguson has indicated he intends to plead not guilty if he is to face disciplinary action for the fifth time in as many years.
  The expectation within Old Trafford is that he will be charged and Ferguson already has two matches of a four-game touchline ban hanging over him as a suspended sentence for his condemnation of Alan Wiley in 2009 as not being physically fit to officiate in the Premier League.
  That punishment will be triggered automatically if Ferguson is found guilty of misconduct for the post-match outburst in which he castigated Atkinson for not sending off the Chelsea defender David Luiz and blamed the defeat on a series of refereeing decisions.
  "You hope you get a really strong referee in games like this," he said. "It was a major game for both clubs and you want a fair referee, you know ... You want a strong referee, anyway, and we didn't get that. I don't know why he's got the game. I must say that, when I saw who was refereeing it, I feared the worst."
  The FA's investigation is heavily focused on the word "fair" and the implication that Ferguson was alleging impartiality on the part of a referee who has been a source of frustration to him ever since an FA Cup tie against Portsmouth in March 2008, when both the United manager and his then assistant, Carlos Queiroz, were charged for their criticisms of his performance.
  The FA has asked Sky and MUTV for an unedited copy of their post-match interviews from Stamford Bridge and the governing body has until 4pm on Friday to decide what to do next. In Ferguson's defence, the way he appears to backtrack a little on the "fair" comment may help him in what is considered a difficult and tight decision for the FA.
  If charged, Ferguson would be given one working day to respond and a hearing would take place next week, ruling out the possibility that Ferguson will have to watch Sunday's game at Liverpool in the stands. Instead, a possible ban would come into place for two home games, the FA Cup quarter-final on 12 March and the Premier League game against Bolton Wanderers a week later.
  In the case of a proven charge, the FA would also have the power to add to that punishment if it felt the offence was serious enough, and it would be held against Ferguson if he has chosen to deny any wrongdoing.
  Alan Leighton, head of the referees' union, Prospect, called on Ferguson to retract his comments about Atkinson. "The ball is in Sir Alex's court," he said. "I'm less interested in whether he's charged than removing this stigma from the referee at Stamford Bridge.
  "The referees are saying that if one is questioned then it questions them all. None of them want their integrity impaired. So the best way would be a retraction."
  United's manager is facing problems in his back four for the match at Liverpool because Nemanja Vidic is suspended after being sent off at Chelsea and Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans are injured. It means Chris Smalling is likely to be partnered in central defence by Wes Brown, who has fallen out of favour and has not featured in the Premier League since November. The left-back Patrice Evra, meanwhile, is having treatment after coming off at Stamford Bridge with an injury.
  Michael Carrick has called on United to react swiftly to their second defeat in four league games. "We feel pretty down but we can move on quickly," the midfielder said. "We have to. We're used to doing it and normally we are good at it. That is the nature of the beast."
  
  

 

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Sir Alex Ferguson faces ban over comments made about referee

• The FA considers charging the Manchester United manager
• Ferguson criticised Martin Atkinson after Chelsea defeat

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• Daniel Taylor
• guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 March 2011 22.52 GMT <li class="history">Article history
  
  Sir Alex Ferguson is facing the possibility of a minimum two-match touchline ban for his outspoken criticisms of the referee Martin Atkinson.
  The Football Association's lawyers are deliberating over whether to open proceedings against the Manchester United manager following his reaction to the 2-1 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. United have already spoken to their own legal advisers and Ferguson has indicated he intends to plead not guilty if he is to face disciplinary action for the fifth time in as many years.
  The expectation within Old Trafford is that he will be charged and Ferguson already has two matches of a four-game touchline ban hanging over him as a suspended sentence for his condemnation of Alan Wiley in 2009 as not being physically fit to officiate in the Premier League.
  That punishment will be triggered automatically if Ferguson is found guilty of misconduct for the post-match outburst in which he castigated Atkinson for not sending off the Chelsea defender David Luiz and blamed the defeat on a series of refereeing decisions.
  "You hope you get a really strong referee in games like this," he said. "It was a major game for both clubs and you want a fair referee, you know ... You want a strong referee, anyway, and we didn't get that. I don't know why he's got the game. I must say that, when I saw who was refereeing it, I feared the worst."
  The FA's investigation is heavily focused on the word "fair" and the implication that Ferguson was alleging impartiality on the part of a referee who has been a source of frustration to him ever since an FA Cup tie against Portsmouth in March 2008, when both the United manager and his then assistant, Carlos Queiroz, were charged for their criticisms of his performance.
  The FA has asked Sky and MUTV for an unedited copy of their post-match interviews from Stamford Bridge and the governing body has until 4pm on Friday to decide what to do next. In Ferguson's defence, the way he appears to backtrack a little on the "fair" comment may help him in what is considered a difficult and tight decision for the FA.
  If charged, Ferguson would be given one working day to respond and a hearing would take place next week, ruling out the possibility that Ferguson will have to watch Sunday's game at Liverpool in the stands. Instead, a possible ban would come into place for two home games, the FA Cup quarter-final on 12 March and the Premier League game against Bolton Wanderers a week later.
  In the case of a proven charge, the FA would also have the power to add to that punishment if it felt the offence was serious enough, and it would be held against Ferguson if he has chosen to deny any wrongdoing.
  Alan Leighton, head of the referees' union, Prospect, called on Ferguson to retract his comments about Atkinson. "The ball is in Sir Alex's court," he said. "I'm less interested in whether he's charged than removing this stigma from the referee at Stamford Bridge.
  "The referees are saying that if one is questioned then it questions them all. None of them want their integrity impaired. So the best way would be a retraction."
  United's manager is facing problems in his back four for the match at Liverpool because Nemanja Vidic is suspended after being sent off at Chelsea and Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans are injured. It means Chris Smalling is likely to be partnered in central defence by Wes Brown, who has fallen out of favour and has not featured in the Premier League since November. The left-back Patrice Evra, meanwhile, is having treatment after coming off at Stamford Bridge with an injury.
  Michael Carrick has called on United to react swiftly to their second defeat in four league games. "We feel pretty down but we can move on quickly," the midfielder said. "We have to. We're used to doing it and normally we are good at it. That is the nature of the beast."
  
  Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson had plenty to say about the performance of referee Martin Atkinson after his team's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea. Photograph: Tom Hevezi/AP

 

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Six Nations 2011: Ben Foden warns England of dangerous Scotland

&#8226; Scots will try to close game down at Twickenham
&#8226; Grand slam would send signal to World Cup rivals

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• guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 March 2011 22.00 GMT <li class="history">Article history
  
  England's Ben Foden says Scotland will relish being the underdogs in the Six Nations clash at Twickenham. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Ben Foden believes a Six Nations grand slam would send a serious message of intent to all of England's major rivals ahead of this year's World Cup but has warned against underestimating Scotland's desire at Twickenham on Sunday week.
  Unlike his manager, Martin Johnson, who is refusing to look further ahead than the Scotland game, the 25-year-old full-back freely admits that a first Six Nations title since 2003 &#8211; when England also hoisted the Webb Ellis Cup &#8211; would have a hugely positive effect on the squad's confidence.
  "We know that if we can get these results against Scotland and Ireland it will put us in a really good place come the World Cup," said Foden, whose second-half try helped secure a 17-9 win over France last Saturday.
  "We'd love to be the top side in the northern hemisphere approaching the World Cup. If you want to go over to New Zealand and win you really need to be firing on all cylinders but if we manage to get the right result against Scotland it's exciting times ahead. Equally, though, we know it'll make Scotland's Six Nations campaign if they can beat us in our own backyard."
  Foden caused some ripples prior to last month's game in Cardiff when he referred to Wales as England's "little brother" and remains braced for a potential Celtic backlash. "I meant it geographically. The Scots would be the middle brother, wouldn't they? Scotland are a very proud country and there is no love lost between the two of us.
  "There have been occasions in the past when Scotland have managed to dash the grand slam hopes of the English. They'll like the underdog factor and being able to approach the game with a 'nothing-to-lose' attitude. Everyone wants to beat England and it's not going to be a hard game for them to get up for."
  The ever-chirpy Foden, though, reckons England are equipped to handle whatever comes their way. "We're a confident squad that thinks we can go on and do good things. We've embraced the tag of favourites and hopefully we can continue to do so.
  "We believe every game is ours to lose rather than another team's to win. We feel that if we get things right then, hopefully, the result should follow.
  "We've got players on form, we've got confidence, we've got a good mix of experience and youthfulness. It's like cogs on a wheel. Everything is fitting into place and the cogs are turning nicely.
  "Before the French game there was pressure that a lot of players hadn't felt before, including myself.
  "To come out the other side with a victory and still be unbeaten was massive for us. You feel like you're playing with your mates, rather than 15 guys who've been thrown into a room together."
  Having also spent time with several Scottish players at Northampton, Foden, who is set to win his 14th cap next week, believes he has a fair idea what to expect from Scotland. "I'm sure their camp isn't the happiest but they had a pretty successful autumn campaign and turned over South Africa in November.
  "I'm sure Andy Robinson will be frustrated by their results this year and I know the kind of characters people like Joe Ansbro and Sean Lamont are. They won't shy away from the competition. We know they'll easily get up for this game. They'll probably go in thinking England will go into their shells and try to strangle the game like we did against France but, with the squad we've got, I think we'll still try to play a bit of rugby."
  France's defence coach, Dave Ellis, however, has warned England not to assume the title is already in the bag. "I think Scotland still have something to offer," said the Yorkshire-born Ellis. "It's never easy against them ... under Andy Robinson they're playing a more expansive game and, on occasions, they looked quite dangerous against Ireland.
  "As for England's final game, Dublin's a very difficult place to go and win. The Irish are always tough there, they're defending well and they'll cause problems, particularly at the breakdown."
  England's players, who have spent the last couple of days on a squad mini-break in Oxford, will disperse on Thursday before re-grouping at their base in Bagshot to prepare for their final title push.
  "We've got a really strong squad of 32 now, not just 15 players," Foden said. "The young guys coming through are very talented. They've been thrown in the deep end but a lot of guys are swimming. I think it gives confidence to other young players that, when their chance comes, they'll also take it with both hands."
  
  

 

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FAC: West Ham United 5-1 Burnley

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Updated Feb 22, 2011 6:21 AM ET
Carlton Cole scored twice in three minutes Monday to help West Ham rout Burnley 5-1 and reach the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.
Thomas Hitzlsperger scored on his debut to give West Ham the lead with a long-range shot in the 23rd minute, and Cole decided the game with two quick strikes shortly after the break. Winston Reid headed in the fourth in the 59th before Jay Rodriguez scored a consolation goal for the second-tier club in the 71st.

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Reid then prevented another goal in injury time, clearing the ball off the goal line with a diving header that bounced off the bar and left post, and Freddie Sears completed the rout at the other end moments later.
West Ham will travel to Stoke in the next round.
For a night at least, West Ham shrugged off its Premier League relegation concerns and gave manager Avram Grant yet another impressive cup result.
Grant has been under fire for much of the season but also led West Ham to the League Cup semifinals before being eliminated by Birmingham. Last year, Grant took struggling Portsmouth - which was later relegated - to the FA Cup final, where it lost to his former club Chelsea.
"Our target and first priority is the league, but it's always good to come into the quarterfinals of the cup," said Grant, whose team is next-to-last in the Premier League. "We want to win every game. We know in the cup you lose one game and you're out, but in the league there is always the next game to make things better."
Hitzlsperger, who had been out for six months with a thigh injury, opened the scoring when he cut inside a defender and unleashed a hard left-footed strike from 25 meters that swerved past goalkeeper Lee Grant.
"I didn't know what to expect after such a long time out," Hitzlsperger said. "The manager was speaking to me before the game about whether I would play 30 minutes or start, but I'm delighted to start with a goal and an important win for us.
"It's going to bring some confidence back to the camp and that's important with the games ahead of us."
Cole made the game safe with his two rapid goals, the first coming in the 48th when he stabbed home the ball from a lying position after tumbling over an onrushing Grant - despite an apparent handball after he fell.
The second was a much cleaner finish. Mark Noble sent a long ball over the Burnley defense and Cole controlled it with one touch before sending a perfect half-volley high into the net.
Reid's powerful header from Hitzlsperger's corner put the result beyond doubt, and West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green could afford to gift Burnley a consolation in the 71st. Green's poor clearance hit Tyrone Mears on the head inside the six-yard box and the ball fell to Rodriguez who nodded home into an empty net.
Sears wrapped the win up with an 15-yard strike in the final minute of injury time.

 

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