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On Saturday afternoon, the fifth round matches of the English Football Association (FA) Cup were played.
Manchester City defeated Stoke City away after a fierce battle, with defender Pablo Zabaleta scoring the winning goal and becoming the hero of the match.
Another English giant, Arsenal, struggled away against Brighton. The Gunners took the lead twice through Olivier Giroud's goals, but the hosts kept equalizing. However, Theo Walcott, who came on as a substitute, secured the victory with a precise shot from outside the penalty area.
On Friday evening, Aston Villa extended their streak of failures. This time they fell to the second division team Milwall and were eliminated from the FA Cup tournament.
Third division MK Dons unexpectedly knocked Premier League strugglers Queens Park Rangers out of the cup. Until the 83rd minute, the score was 0-4, but Jay Bothroyd and Fabio managed to slightly reduce the gap at the end of the match.
Everton defeated Bolton at the end of the match. John Heitinga scored the winning goal for the Toffees away in extra time.
The modest Luton club made history by beating Norwich. This is the first time a conference league team has eliminated a first division club in the FA Cup.
In the evening matches, Manchester United and Fulham face each other at Old Trafford, and the draws will be held on Sunday evening.
Results:
Milwall 2 – 1 Aston Villa
23‘ [0 – 1 ]D.Bent
28‘ [1 – 1] D.Shittu
89‘ [2 – 1] J.Marquis
Stoke City 0 – 1 Manchester City
85‘ [0 – 1] P.Zabaleta
QPR 2 – 4 MK Dons
4‘ [0 – 1] A.Traore (own goal)
40‘ [0 – 2] R.Lowe
50‘ [0 – 3] R.Harley
56‘ [0 – 4] D.Potter
83‘ [1 – 4] J.Bothroyd
90‘ [2 – 4] Fabio
Bolton 1 – 2 Everton
18‘ [0 – 1] S.Pienaar
27‘ [1 – 1] M.Sordell
90‘ [1 – 2] J.Heitinga
Norwich 0 – 1 Luton
80‘ [0 – 1] S.Rendell
Brighton 2 – 3 Arsenal
17‘ [0 – 1] O.Giroud
34‘ [1 – 1] A. Barnes
57‘ [1 – 2] O.Giroud
62‘ [2 – 2] L.Ulloa
85‘ [2 – 3] T.Walcott
Macclesfield Town 0 – 1 Wigan
Derby County 0 – 3 Blackburn
Hull City 0 – 1 Barnsley
Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Aldershot Town
Reading 4 – 0 Sheffield United
Huddersfield Town 1 – 1 Leicester City
STO 0 - 1 MCI
BRI 2 - 3 ARS
