English FA Cup: Everton held, Man U and Arsenal squeak through, Spurs shot down

Update on English FA Cup: Everton held, Crawley run continues

Sat	29/01/11	Everton	1 - 1	Chelsea	View events	More info
		Swansea City	1 - 2	Leyton Orient	View events	More info
		Aston Villa	3 - 1	Blackburn Rovers	View events	More info
		Watford	0 - 1	Brighton & Hov…	View events	More info
		Bolton Wanderers	0 - 0	Wigan Athletic		More info
		Burnley	3 - 1	Burton Albion	View events	More info
		Birmingham City	3 - 2	Coventry City	View events	More info
		Stevenage	1 - 2	Reading	View events	More info
		Sheffield Wedn…	4 - 1	Hereford United	View events	More info
		Torquay United	0 - 1	Crawley Town	View events	More info
Sun	30/01/11	Southampton	1 - 2	Manchester United	View events	More info
		Arsenal	2 - 1	Huddersfield Town	View events	More info
		Wolverhampton …	0 - 1	Stoke City	View events	More info
		Notts County	1 - 1	Manchester City	View events	More info
		West Ham United	3 - 2	Nottingham Forest	View events	More info
Mon	31/01/11	Fulham	4 - 0	Tottenham Hotspur	View events	More info

Everton 1 Chelsea 1
At a sunny Goodison Park, a tight first half saw scores remain deadlocked before David Moyes' side came out firing in the second period.

Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha gave the hosts a deserved lead after 62 minutes and they could have gone two in front moments later, but Michael Essien produced a superb block to keep Everton's lead at just one goal.

Obviously, this is an old picture... coz Cahill was in Qatar with the Socceroos at the time this match was played

Essien's intervention proved crucial as Chelsea quickly re-grouped and snared a 75th minute equaliser, with Salomon Kalou coming off the bench to keep his side's FA Cup hopes alive.

Brazilian midfielder Ramires hit the post with a stunning shot from distance in the dying stages, but Everton clung on for a replay at Stamford Bridge.

Southampton 1 Man U 2
Manchester United came from behind to keep their FA Cup hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Southampton at St Mary's.

The hosts led on the stroke of half-time courtesy of a Richard Chaplow power strike into the roof of the United net, but Michael Owen headed home a Gabriel Obertan cross in the 65th minute to level the scores.

United striker Javier Hernandez then made sure there would be no replay for Sir Alex Ferguson's men, when he slipped behind the defence, before slotting a low shot past Southampton goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski.

Arsenal 2 Huddersfield 1
Arsenal took the lead when Nicklas Bendtner's attempt ricocheted off Huddersfield captain Peter Clarke in the 22nd minute, but the loss of Nasri and a red card to defender Sebastien Squillaci severely affected their rhythm.

Squillaci was given his marching orders three minutes before first-half injury time for blocking last man Jack Hunt's run towards the area.

Huddersfield pressed for an equaliser in the second half and deservedly found one through Alan Lee, who met Anthony Pilkington's corner with a menacing header that left Manuel Almunia no chance.

But the introduction of Fabregas after the hour turned the tide in Arsenal's favour, with the talismanic captain making no mistake from the spot in the 86th minute after Bendtner was felled in the box by Jamie McCombe.

Fulham 4 Tottenham 0
Cottagers skipper Danny Murphy scored twice from the penalty spot in the first 14 minutes - the second after an indiscretion that saw Michael Dawson sent packing with a straight red.

Ten-man Tottenham struggled to gain a foothold in the first half and conceded further goals to Brede Hangeland and Moussa Dembele before the break.

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