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Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal

Abou Diaby (13)

Sami Hyypia (30)

Fernando Torres (69)

Emmanuel Adebayor (84)

Steven Gerrard ( p) (86)

Ryan Babel (90)

*- Bold indicates Liverpool player.

Even if you are a Liverpool supporter, take a moment to clap for Arsenal. Arsene Wenger’s young guns played extremely well, and were the better side over the two legs. But as it so often happens, the better team does not necessarily progress; the luckier team does. And that, precisely, is how I’d describe Liverpool getting into the last four of the Champions League.

Benitez chose to start with both Crouch and Torres, thereby forcing Gerrard to play on the left.

And for the first thirty minutes, it was all Arsenal. Liverpool did not have the time to get settled as Arsenal pounded away relentlessly in search of the crucial away goal. After all, Liverpool had drawn 1-1 at the Emirates Stadium, and they were quite capable of enforcing a shutout.

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A weekend derby just after the 50th anniversary of the Munich air crash. Emotion was running high in the United camp and the Red Devils were expected to notch up another win to go ahead of Arsenal and deal City’s chances of European football a jolt.

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It is remarkable how one moment can make or break a football game. For bottom of the table Derby County, that moment came five minutes into the second half, with West Ham leading 1-0. Gary Teale’s cross into the box from the right was retrieved by Eddie Lewis, who crossed was intercepted by Kenny Miller’s head. Given Miller’s position, the ball should have gone into the back of the net. It however, did not, and at the other end West Ham scored another four in the next 20 minutes to win the game 5-0. Biggest home defeat of the season for Derby, although the margin was one in comparison to their 0-6 loss to Liverpool. For Alan Curbishley, it was as close to perfect as he could imagine. The win was West Ham’s biggest since 2000, which ironically came against Curbishley managed Charlton Athletic.

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Here are the results from the Premiership. Arsenal and Liverpool faltered, but Chelsea and United won their respective games.
Chelsea 3-0 Sheffield United ( Andriy Shevchenko, Salomon Kalou, Michael Ballack)

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Plymouth were the only non Premiership side left in the FA Cup- and Ian Holloway’s boys were attempting to equal their best ever showing in the Cup- a semifinal place in 1984.Watford blocked their route to the final that year, and this time, it was Watford who again stood between them and a spot in the last four.

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The 2005 Champions went into this game with a 2-1 win in the first leg over the 2006 Champions. There was no love lost between the two managers, with one calling the other a ” know it all ” before the game.

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Fulham 1-2 Manchester United ( Brian McBride/ Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo)

Fulham played out of their skins but Edwin Van Der Sar pulled off some brilliant saves- especially the Davies and Radzinski shots. Radzinski had a header cannon back off the crossbar as United lived dangerously, but Ronaldo’s superb individual effort after running with the ball from the half way line and bringing it into the Fulham box sealed 3 hard earned points for Fergie’s boys.

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Steve Mclaren’s first game in charge of the Young Lions didn’t start on a winning note-but at the end of the day, the Manchester City coach would have been pretty happy with the 2-2 full time scoreline.

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It was a battle between a team second from bottom and a team second from the top.One had scored 44 goals while the other had shipped in the same amount. The pre match statistics suggested that the match could go only one way- Chelsea’s. And that is eventually ended– 1-0 to Chelsea. Charlton showed plenty of fighting spirit- especially in the second half.

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A Morten Gamst Pedersen brace and a late goal from Luke Derbyshire helped Blackburn win their third successive away game and complete a double over their rivals from the blue side of Manchester.

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Starting Lineups:

Arsenal: Manuel Almunia, Gael Clichy, Toure, Philippe Senderos, Emmanuel Eboue, Tomas Rosicky, Gilberto, Mathieu Flamini, Hleb, Van Persie, Henry

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Watford 0-0 Fulham

Fulham dominated proceedings in the first half and were impressive in the latter part too. Antii Niemi suffered what appeared to be a serious injury and he was replaced by Jan Lastuvka on the hour mark. He has now been discharged from hospital.Priskin got sent off towards the end of the game.

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Premiership leaders Manchester United started 2007 by dropping two points at St James Park. United, clear favourites going into this game, fell behind to a stunning shot by former Leeds winger James Milner in the 33rd minute.

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