Holders Arsenal are out of the FA Cup.
The Gunners lose 0-1 at Bolton Wanderers in the Fourth Round.
League One duo Brentford and Colchester United are the giantkillers.- Holders Arsenal are out of the FA Cup. The Gunners lose 0-1 at Bolton Wanderers in the Fourth Round as Stelios Giannakopoulos’ late goal punishes the inexperienced visitors in front of only 13,326 at the Reebok Stadium.
- League One duo Brentford and Colchester United are the giantkillers. DJ Campbell scores twice as Brentford sink Premiership strugglers Sunderland 2-1 at Griffin Park while Colchester United continue their outstanding form with a 3-1 win against Championship Derby County at Layer Road. Neil Danns is the Us’ two-goal hero.
- League Two survivors Cheltenham Town and Leyton Orient are gallant losers against Premiership opposition. Newcastle United come through a tricky tie at Cheltenham with two goals just before the interval while brave Leyton Orient are sunk by a last minute Jay Bothroyd goal at Charlton Athletic.
- Middlesbrough and Birmingham City live to fight another day after frights by Championship clubs. Middlesbrough draw 1-1 at Coventry City in front of 28,120 in the first FA Cup tie at the Ricoh Arena and it’s 1-1 at the Madejski Stadium between Reading and Birmingham.
- In the only Championship game of the day, Watford move up to third with a comfortable 4-1 win against bottom-of-the-table Crewe Alexandra.
- In League One, Huddersfield Town move up to third place after coming from two down to beat Oldham Athletic 3-2 at the Galpharm Stadium. Swansea City’s recent poor run continues as they lose 0-1 at Bristol City but Chesterfield continue to make progress with a 2-1 win at AFC Bournemouth. Hartlepool United drop into the bottom four after a 0-3 home defeat by fellow strugglers Blackpool.
- In League Two, Stockport County are back at the bottom despite a 1-1 draw at leaders Wycombe Wanderers. Grimsby Town fail to take advantage at the top as they lose 1-2 against Peterborough United at Blundell Park. At the bottom, Rushden & Diamonds beat old boss Brian Talbot’s Oxford United 3-0 while managerless Torquay United win 1-0 at Shrewsbury Town.
- In the African Cup of Nations, Egypt and Ivory Coast qualify from Group A. Hosts Egypt top the group after they beat Ivory Coast 3-1 at the Cairo International Stadium. Morocco miss out as they fail to score again in a 0-0 draw with Libya.