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February 20, 2012, Monday
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THIS season's FA Cup favorite Tottenham Hotspur was held to a 0-0 draw at third tier Stevenage yesterday while last term's runner-up Stoke City reached the quarterfinals after prevailing 2-0 in another tricky-looking game at Crawley Town.
Spurs, third in the English Premier League and with coach Harry Redknapp tipped to take over England, produced a lethargic display with a new five-man defense and had to settle for a replay at White Hart Lane next month.
Louis Saha had the ball in the net but his shot clipped an offside Scott Parker on the line to sum up a bad day for Spurs, the best-ranked team left in the Cup after holder Manchester City lost in an earlier round like Manchester United.
London's three big clubs have all struggled in the fifth round with beleaguered Arsenal being eliminated by Sunderland 0-2 and Chelsea scraping a 1-1 home draw with second tier Birmingham City on Saturday.
Stoke had a man harshly sent off but then scored a controversial penalty as it saw off fourth division Crawley.
Jonathan Walters converted the 42nd-minute spotkick, after Ryan Shawcross had gone to ground having barely been touched by Kyle McFadzean, before Peter Crouch headed a second after halftime to end a personal goal drought.
Rory Delap was sent off in the 16th minute for a studs-up challenge, the kind of tackle which has prompted much debate in England this season with referees deeming them dangerous but players saying they are just trying to win the ball.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis, angered that Crawley manager Steve Evans had jumped on to the pitch to protest to referee Mike Jones, told ESPN he was "really irked" that there is such a discrepancy between tackles given reds and those that are not.
Crawley, which lost 0-1 at Manchester United at this stage last season when it was a non-league side, almost took an early lead when the ball hit Crouch and crashed against the woodwork.
Liverpool plays second tier Brighton & Hove Albion later in the final fifth-round tie, just after the quarterfinal draw is made. Also, Everton and Bolton Wanderers recorded 2-0 wins over Blackpool and Millwall, respectively, while Norwich City was upset 1-2 by Leicester City.
Spurs, third in the English Premier League and with coach Harry Redknapp tipped to take over England, produced a lethargic display with a new five-man defense and had to settle for a replay at White Hart Lane next month.
Louis Saha had the ball in the net but his shot clipped an offside Scott Parker on the line to sum up a bad day for Spurs, the best-ranked team left in the Cup after holder Manchester City lost in an earlier round like Manchester United.
London's three big clubs have all struggled in the fifth round with beleaguered Arsenal being eliminated by Sunderland 0-2 and Chelsea scraping a 1-1 home draw with second tier Birmingham City on Saturday.
Stoke had a man harshly sent off but then scored a controversial penalty as it saw off fourth division Crawley.
Jonathan Walters converted the 42nd-minute spotkick, after Ryan Shawcross had gone to ground having barely been touched by Kyle McFadzean, before Peter Crouch headed a second after halftime to end a personal goal drought.
Rory Delap was sent off in the 16th minute for a studs-up challenge, the kind of tackle which has prompted much debate in England this season with referees deeming them dangerous but players saying they are just trying to win the ball.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis, angered that Crawley manager Steve Evans had jumped on to the pitch to protest to referee Mike Jones, told ESPN he was "really irked" that there is such a discrepancy between tackles given reds and those that are not.
Crawley, which lost 0-1 at Manchester United at this stage last season when it was a non-league side, almost took an early lead when the ball hit Crouch and crashed against the woodwork.
Liverpool plays second tier Brighton & Hove Albion later in the final fifth-round tie, just after the quarterfinal draw is made. Also, Everton and Bolton Wanderers recorded 2-0 wins over Blackpool and Millwall, respectively, while Norwich City was upset 1-2 by Leicester City.
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