Gunners end Bolton’s Wembley bid
Rovers trail Bayer
Sullivan has Birmingham blues
—– Having won the first FA Cup Final at the original Wembley Stadium in 1923, Bolton Wanderers’ hopes of repeating the feat at the new Wembley in May are dashed by Arsenal.
The Gunners are 3-1 winners in the Fourth Round at the Reebok Stadium after Bolton’s Abdoulaye Meite took the replay in to extra time with a last minute equaliser.
Arsenal duly prevail and are probably thankful that they didn’t have to go to penalties as they miss two spot-kicks in the 120 minutes.
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—– Shabani Nonda’s late goal leaves Blackburn Rovers in a favourable position despite a 2-3 defeat in the first leg of their UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie at Bayer Leverkusen.
The two precious away goals are Rovers reward for their positive 4-4-2 formation.
Despite losing their 13-match unbeaten run in European competitions, Rangers hopes of progressing to the next round are also intact after a 1-2 defeat to Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel.
—– Birmingham City co-owner David Sullivan confirms he is willing to sell his stake in the club.
Despite moving up to second in the Championship, Blues attracted their lowest home gate for over six years in their 1-0 win over Stoke City on Sunday when he also used his programme notes to question the attitude of some sections of City’s supporters.
Sullivan tells Sky Sports News: “I’ve built my life around it (Blues matches), my holidays, my kids holidays, everything. I have gone to games half dying with illness and I have been there.
“You get to the point, and I think the manager felt it a bit himself this week, you really want to be somewhere you are really appreciated.”
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