FA Cup: Man U, Brighton, Reading, Birmingham City (Who Erase Two-Goal Deficit), Villa, Crawley Town Advance: Blues and Toffees (As Well As Trotters And Lactics) Leave Issue Unresolved

The fourth round of England's FA Cup commenced with eleven games on Saturday.

At Liverpool, England:

Salomon Kalou's equalizer at 75 minutes salvaged a 1-1 road draw for two-time defending champions Chelsea while Louis Saha scored at 62 minutes for Everton.  The Toffees and Blues will have a replay at London on February 7 or 8.

At Swansea, Wales:

Swansea defender Alan Tate's own goal at 88 minutes proved fatal as Leyton Orient (League One) knocked off Swansea City (League Championship) 2-1 on the road to advance to the Round of 16.


At Birmingham, England:


Ciaran Clark (11'), Robert Pires (35'), and Nathan Delfouneso (42') each tallied a first-half score as Aston Villa defeated visiting Blackburn 3-1 in a battle of Premier League clubs.


At Birmingham, England:


David Bentley (35'), Stuart Parnaby (67'), and Kevin Phillips (73') provided the scoring that enabled Birmingham City to erase a two-goal deficit and defeat visiting Coventry City (League Championship) 3-2.


At Bolton, England:


The battle between Premier Leaguers Bolton and Wigan ended in a 0-0 stalemate.  The replay will take place on February 7 or 8 on the Lactics' home pitch in Wigan.


At Burnley, England:


Chris Eagles scored twice (29', 70') as Burnley (League Championship) eliminated visiting Burton Albion (League Two) 3-1 in Eddie Howe's first home match as the Clarets' new manager.


At Sheffield, England:


Clinton Morrison scored twice (69', 79') as Sheffield Wednesday (League One) fell behind early, then overcame visiting Hereford United (League Two) 4-1.


At Stevenage, England:


Shane Long scored the winning goal at 87 minutes as Reading (League Championship) defeated Stevenage (League Two) 2-1 on the road to advance to the fifth round.


At Torquay, England:


Matthew Tubbs scored the only goal of the match at 39 minutes as Crawley Town----the last remaining non-league club left in the tournament---defeated Torquay United 1-0 on the road.  The Red Devils from the National (Blue Square Premier) Conference, the fifth level of English soccer advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.


At Watford, England:


Ashley Barnes took advantage of Watford goalkeeper Rene Gilmartin's boo-boo at 16 minutes to give Brighton (League One) a 1-0 road win over the Hornets from the League Championship.


At Southampton, England:


Michael Owen (65') and Javier Hernandez (75') provided the second-half goal power as Manchester United overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit on the road and topped Southampton (League One) 2-1.