FA CUP FOURTH ROUND - SATURDAY ROUND-UP
Havant and Waterlooville will steal Sunday morning's headlines after twice taking the lead against Liverpool at Anfield in their FA Cup Fourth Round tie. But despite the Reds running out 5-2 victors, there were Premier League scalps elsewhere.
Paul Jewell's Derby County were bundled out 4-1 at home by Championship strugglers Preston North End. The Premier League's bottom side were three goals down at Pride Park by the interval, with goals courtesy of Simon Whaley and Karl Hawley (two).
An incredulous Jewell stormed down from his viewing point in the stands after only 18 minutes. And despite a roaring half-time team talk, and Robert Earnshaw reducing the deficit to two goals ten minutes after the restart, Preston - who currently sit in the relegation zone in the Championship - held on for the result of the day.
A late Neil Mellor penalty was the icing on the cake, and left Jewell fuming at his side's capitulation.
Elsewhere Kevin Keegan will not win any silverware in his first season back as Newcastle manager as his side were downed 3-0 by Arsenal at the Emirates in his second game in charge.
Emmanuel Adebayor's brace - taking him to 18 goals for the season - and a Nicky Butt own goal finished off the Magpies.
Portsmouth came from behind at Fratton Park to win 2-1 against Championship side Plymouth. Chris Clark had put the visitors ahead after only five minutes, but Lassana Diarra's first goal in English football and a Nico Kranjcar strike on the stroke of half-time accounted for the south coast club.
Earlier on Saturday Gareth Southgate's Middlesbrough booked their place in the Fifth Round as they came out 2-0 winners at Mansfield's Field Mill, though it was a lot trickier for them than the score line suggested.
Though Lee Dong-Gook opened the scoring after 17 minutes, the League Two team pressured their Premier League opponents well.
They came close to an equaliser when Michael Boulding hit the bar with a neat left-foot shot before the interval.
Mansfield's captain Jake Buxton could only deflect 'Boro substitute George Boatang's cross into his own net with three minutes to go to put the tie beyond the home team.
Championship leaders eased past Peterborough 3-0 with goals while Coventry won 2-1 against Millwall, with Michael Mifsud netting the winner - his seventh in only five FA Cup games - with 40 minutes remaining.
Southampton scored twice in the last 18 minutes to defeat Bury 2-0 and Watford's woeful home form continued as they were thrashed 4-1 at Vicarage Road, with Andy Keogh netting a brace for the travelling Wolves.
League Two's Barnet should have taken the lead against Bristol Rovers at the Underhill Stadium, but leading-scorer Jason Puncheon failed to score from the penalty spot. Rovers' Ricki Lambert netted the only goal of the game four minutes after the break.
Luke Beckett's headed goal after only 10 minutes was enough for Huddersfield to beat Oldham away.
Havant and Waterlooville will steal Sunday morning's headlines after twice taking the lead against Liverpool at Anfield in their FA Cup Fourth Round tie. But despite the Reds running out 5-2 victors, there were Premier League scalps elsewhere.
Paul Jewell's Derby County were bundled out 4-1 at home by Championship strugglers Preston North End. The Premier League's bottom side were three goals down at Pride Park by the interval, with goals courtesy of Simon Whaley and Karl Hawley (two).
An incredulous Jewell stormed down from his viewing point in the stands after only 18 minutes. And despite a roaring half-time team talk, and Robert Earnshaw reducing the deficit to two goals ten minutes after the restart, Preston - who currently sit in the relegation zone in the Championship - held on for the result of the day.
A late Neil Mellor penalty was the icing on the cake, and left Jewell fuming at his side's capitulation.
Elsewhere Kevin Keegan will not win any silverware in his first season back as Newcastle manager as his side were downed 3-0 by Arsenal at the Emirates in his second game in charge.
Emmanuel Adebayor's brace - taking him to 18 goals for the season - and a Nicky Butt own goal finished off the Magpies.
Portsmouth came from behind at Fratton Park to win 2-1 against Championship side Plymouth. Chris Clark had put the visitors ahead after only five minutes, but Lassana Diarra's first goal in English football and a Nico Kranjcar strike on the stroke of half-time accounted for the south coast club.
Earlier on Saturday Gareth Southgate's Middlesbrough booked their place in the Fifth Round as they came out 2-0 winners at Mansfield's Field Mill, though it was a lot trickier for them than the score line suggested.
Though Lee Dong-Gook opened the scoring after 17 minutes, the League Two team pressured their Premier League opponents well.
They came close to an equaliser when Michael Boulding hit the bar with a neat left-foot shot before the interval.
Mansfield's captain Jake Buxton could only deflect 'Boro substitute George Boatang's cross into his own net with three minutes to go to put the tie beyond the home team.
Championship leaders eased past Peterborough 3-0 with goals while Coventry won 2-1 against Millwall, with Michael Mifsud netting the winner - his seventh in only five FA Cup games - with 40 minutes remaining.
Southampton scored twice in the last 18 minutes to defeat Bury 2-0 and Watford's woeful home form continued as they were thrashed 4-1 at Vicarage Road, with Andy Keogh netting a brace for the travelling Wolves.
League Two's Barnet should have taken the lead against Bristol Rovers at the Underhill Stadium, but leading-scorer Jason Puncheon failed to score from the penalty spot. Rovers' Ricki Lambert netted the only goal of the game four minutes after the break.
Luke Beckett's headed goal after only 10 minutes was enough for Huddersfield to beat Oldham away.
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