In lieu of the Premiere League and Serie A on a break this past weekend I thought I would give the Monday (or one day late - Tuesday) table update in regards to the 2009-2010 FA Cup. As a little background for the FA Cup, it is the world oldest knockout football competition, this year is the tournament's 129th edition. The 2009-2010 tournament this year featured 762 clubs from all levels of English soccer. In the 3rd round, 20 remaining teams are joined by the teams from the Premiere League and the Football League Championship for a total of 64 teams.
FA Cup 3rd Round Review Notable Match-ups:
- Manchester City 1-0 Middlesbrough
- Chelsea 5-0 Watford
- Arsenal 2-1 West Ham
- Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn
- Wigan 4-1 Hull City
- Manchester United 0-1 Leeds United
Six match-ups ended in draws and will go to a replay at the other teams stadium over the next two weeks, including:
- Queens Park Rangers vs. Sheffield United
- Birmingham City vs. Nottingham Forest
- Portsmouth vs. Coventry City
- Liverpool vs. Reading
- Millwall vs. Derby County
- Newcastle United vs. Plymouth Argyle
The fourth round games will be played over January 23rd and 24th and the draw was conducted on 1/3/09. Here are some of the marque match-ups:
- Reading/Liverpool vs. Burnley
- Stoke City vs. Arsenal
- Tottenham vs. Leeds United
- Wolverhampton vs. Crystal Palace
The fourth round of the FA Cup will air on Fox Soccer Channel and I will make sure to post the game times when they are available.
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