Crawley wins Cup tie against United
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February 1, 2011, Tuesday
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CRAWLEY Town, the first minor league team to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for 17 years, was handed a plum tie at Manchester United in Sunday's draw.
Another draw that captured fully the romance of the competition pitted League One (third division) Leyton Orient against London rival Arsenal at Brisbane Road.
"I'm confident we'll get the whole town up there. There will be a procession of buses going," Crawley chief executive Alan Williams said from a packed function room at the southern England club.
Crawley went through to the last 16 with a 1-0 victory at League Two (fourth division) Torquay United on Saturday, its third Football League scalp in successive games.
"We never had any money forecast (in our budget) for the FA Cup this year because we keep losing in it," Williams added. "We hadn't won a cup game for eight years."
Manager Steve Evans said: "If there's any non-league club capable of beating Manchester United it's Crawley Town."
Orient chairman Barry Hearn was also delighted with his club's draw. "The tie of the round is without a doubt Leyton Orient against Arsenal," joked Hearn.
"This is our biggest game for 30 years."
Holder Chelsea, if it beats Everton in a replay, will host Championship (second division) club Reading in the fifth round while Manchester City will entertain Aston Villa providing it defeats League One Notts County in a replay.
The fifth round will take place on the weekend of February 19 and 20.
On Sunday, Fulham crushed Premier League rival Tottenham Hotspur 4-0, 10-man Arsenal scraped a 2-1 win over Huddersfield and big-spending City drew 1-1 with Notts County in the FA Cup fourth round.
Tottenham, fifth in the Premier League and looking forward to the Champions League knockout stages, conceded two penalties and a red card in the first 14 minutes at Craven Cottage and was 4-0 down to Fulham by halftime.
City needed a goal from new arrival Edin Dzeko 10 minutes from time to earn a 1-1 draw.
Another draw that captured fully the romance of the competition pitted League One (third division) Leyton Orient against London rival Arsenal at Brisbane Road.
"I'm confident we'll get the whole town up there. There will be a procession of buses going," Crawley chief executive Alan Williams said from a packed function room at the southern England club.
Crawley went through to the last 16 with a 1-0 victory at League Two (fourth division) Torquay United on Saturday, its third Football League scalp in successive games.
"We never had any money forecast (in our budget) for the FA Cup this year because we keep losing in it," Williams added. "We hadn't won a cup game for eight years."
Manager Steve Evans said: "If there's any non-league club capable of beating Manchester United it's Crawley Town."
Orient chairman Barry Hearn was also delighted with his club's draw. "The tie of the round is without a doubt Leyton Orient against Arsenal," joked Hearn.
"This is our biggest game for 30 years."
Holder Chelsea, if it beats Everton in a replay, will host Championship (second division) club Reading in the fifth round while Manchester City will entertain Aston Villa providing it defeats League One Notts County in a replay.
The fifth round will take place on the weekend of February 19 and 20.
On Sunday, Fulham crushed Premier League rival Tottenham Hotspur 4-0, 10-man Arsenal scraped a 2-1 win over Huddersfield and big-spending City drew 1-1 with Notts County in the FA Cup fourth round.
Tottenham, fifth in the Premier League and looking forward to the Champions League knockout stages, conceded two penalties and a red card in the first 14 minutes at Craven Cottage and was 4-0 down to Fulham by halftime.
City needed a goal from new arrival Edin Dzeko 10 minutes from time to earn a 1-1 draw.
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