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Ronaldo scores twice and is sent off

La Liga: Cristiano Ronaldo received a straight red card for breaking the nose of Málaga's Patrick Mtiliga

Chelsea draw Cardiff in fifth round

• Southampton and Portsmouth meet in south coast derby• Manchester City earn home tie against Stoke CityThe FA Cup holders, Chelsea, will face Cardiff City, runners-up the previous season, in the fifth round of this year's tournament at Stamford Bridge, though the tie of the round is...

Wenger defends selection after defeat

• 'I do not regret the side I put out, I did not have much choice'• Stoke delighted to be called the more dangerous sideArsène Wenger said he had little choice but to field a weakened side as Arsenal were knocked out of the FA Cup by Stoke City. The Gunners went down 3-1 at the...

Manchester United 4-0 Hull

The answer to the question of where ­Manchester United would be without Wayne Rooney is third in the Premier League, eight points behind ­Arsenal and Chelsea. And that is just by working out how many points the champions owe to his goals.Without him, they might be anything up to...

Accrington Stanley 1-3 Fulham | FA Cup match report

There was irony in Accrington's manager, John Coleman, bemoaning the lack of a level playing field as the FA Cup's lowest-ranked team made their exit. After all, the portents for a giant-killing heading into this fourth-round tie were good, with the undulating surface at the Crown Ground further...

Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Leeds United | FA Cup match report

There is an element of protocol for the lower-league footballer after he has tasted the giddy high of cup triumph. They owe it to the club and the supporters to talk about their "bread and butter", how ­occasional nights at the top table will not have them going all picky on us. As such, a...

Aston Villa 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion | FA Cup match report

While his former Leeds team-mates relish their cup run and the media attention that goes with it, Fabian Delph has had to contend with life on the fringes of Aston Villa's first team. By his own admission the 20-year-old's form has "dropped quite a lot" since his £6m transfer from Elland Road...

Preston 0-2 Chelsea

It was cold and foggy, the tie swiftly turned one-sided and, with more demanding challenges ahead, certain Chelsea players switched to energy-conserving mode.No matter, there remained something utterly spellbinding about Deepdale on Saturday. It came in the shape of Nicolas Anelka's compelling...