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Leeds knocks Utd out of FA Cup
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 04 - 01 - 2010

Third tier Leeds knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup in one of the competition's most famous upsets Sunday while defending champion Chelsea outplayed Watford in a 5-0 victory to reach the fourth round.
Leeds' reward for eliminating United from the Cup was another away tie against Premier League opposition after it was drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round.
Now Simon Grayson's League One leader travels to White Hart Lane for a fourth round clash that will take place on the weekend of Jan. 23-24.
Meanwhile holder Chelsea travels to second-tier Preston, which beat Colchester 7-0 Saturday.
Arsenal came from behind to win 2-1 at West Ham with two late goals in a five-minute spell by Aaron Ramsey and Eduardo da Silva.
Jermaine Beckford's 19th minute strike at Old Trafford gave League One leader Leeds a memorable victory at a ground where it had not won since 1981.
Leeds became the first team to knock United out in the third round since Harry Redknapp's Bournemouth in 1984, two years before Alex Ferguson took charge at Old Trafford.
United has won the trophy five times under Ferguson and holds the record of 11 FA Cup triumphs.
Ferguson was scathing about the performance from the Premier League champions for the past three seasons. “I didn't expect that,” Ferguson said. “I'm shocked at the performance. Leeds fought like tigers. They are human beings, they can always surprise you.”
While United floundered at home, Chelsea raced into a 3-0 lead at Stamford Bridge inside the first 22 minutes. Daniel Sturridge scored his first two goals for the club, Watford's John Eustace put the ball into his own net and Florent Malouda and Frank Lampard added the others.
West Ham went ahead a minute before halftime at Upton Park when Alessandro Diamanti beat Arsenal's offside trap to run clear and fire home via the inside of the post.
Ramsey equalized in the 78th minute after good approach play by Alex Song and Carlos Vela and 10-time champion Arsenal captured a fourth round spot through Da Silva's header in the 83rd minute from a leftwing cross by Vela.
A meeting of two League Championship clubs, Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers, ended 1-1.
In Sunday's late game, Wolves needed a 77th minute strike from Matthew Jarvis to beat Tranmere 1-0. The third round match between League Two Notts County and non-league Forest Green was called off because of a frozen pitch.
4th round draw
Southampton vs. Ipswich; Reading or Liverpool vs. Burnley; Millwall or Derby vs. Brentford or Doncaster; Bristol City or Cardiff vs. Leicester; Stoke vs. Arsenal; Notts County or Forest Green Rovers vs. Wigan; Scunthorpe vs. Manchester City; West Bromwich Albion vs. Plymouth or Newcastle; Everton vs. Nottingham Forest or Birmingham; Accrington Stanley or Gillingham vs. Fulham; Bolton vs. Sheffield United or Queens Park Rangers; Portsmouth or Coventry vs. Sunderland; Preston vs. Chelsea; Aston Villa vs. Brighton; Wolverhampton vs. Crystal Palace; Tottenham vs. Leeds.


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