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Carlisle 0 - Everton 3: Toffees breeze through with strikes from Kone, Lennon and Barkley

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IN THE aftermath of Storm Desmond, when the water was still so high that only the tops of the goalposts remained visible at Brunton Park, Carlisle's executives wrote to all Premier League clubs requesting prizes for an auction. </h3>
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Everton were one of only two sides who replied and then went further with their own fans' forum raising £8,500 for the flood appeal by kick-off yesterday.</div>
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Their generosity clearly retains some bounds however. Less than a quarter of an hour into this tie and the outcome was beyond all doubt. Aaron Lennon carving out the breakthrough for Arouna Kone after 92 seconds before dispatching his first FA Cup goal for 3,301 days soon after.</div>
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By the time Ross Barkley's battered finish found the top corner via Mark Ellis' shoulder with 25 minutes remaining, events had been reduced to a procession.</div>
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<a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/cumbria-police-launch-racism-probe.html" rel="tag" target="_blank">There was no magic here. Instead, there was a warning over the Tannoy soon after the opening goal that any supporters guilty of racist abuse would be ejected from the stadium</a>.</div>
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There were Portakabins which doubled as 'luxury' showers for the visitors and a pitch, relaid at a cost of £150,000, which looked immaculate and was not, therefore, the leveller it might have been in other circumstances.</div>
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It was not the afternoon Carlisle had hoped for - or perhaps even deserved - given the way in which the community has rallied round following the havoc caused on December.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keith Curle the 'phenomenal effort' of Carlisle's ground staff after 17,000 packed into Brunton Park</td></tr>
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"A lot of credit has to go to a lot of people behind the scenes," said manager Keith Curle, whose side only returned home last weekend having played at Preston, Blackburn and Blackpool in the interim.</div>
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"To have 17,000 inside was a phenomenal effort. It was only 57 days ago that the place was decimated because of the disaster of the flood, so to be hosting Everton here was excellent."</div>
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The waters have long since subsided and where before the images here needed no explaining so now appearances are deceptive. Look a little harder and the clues as to the devastation caused by the flooding, which came rushing through when the River Eden burst in the Greystone Road area half a mile from the ground, were clear.</div>
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Underneath the seats in the stand the water marks on the wall of the offices tell the tale. They will all need to be ripped out and replaced and John Nixon, Carlisle's managing director, said it will be June before order is restored. On the pitch, it was never threatened.</div>
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From the moment Tom Cleverley sent Lennon haring behind Carlisle's three-man defence and his centre across the face of goal provided Kone with an easy tap in, a potentially raucous fourth-round contest was replaced with a routine work-out.</div>
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Everton's second arrived as Bryan Oviedo swapped passes with Barkley and when the cross was delivered from the left Lennon controlled with his right foot, swept beyond Michael Raynes in one smooth motion before burying a shot with his other foot. It was his first goal in the competition since scoring for Spurs against Cardiff in January 2007.</div>
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The speed of the strikes removed the prospect of an upset and in doing so lanced the tension that has engulfed Roberto Martinez following a sequence of results that has cast his side as underachievers.</div>
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Here he did not need to get the best from his players but simply ask them to move the ball quickly and keep their composure in order to out-manoeuvre opponents whose focus will return to more mundane matters and the visit of Accrington this Saturday.</div>
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Martinez will try and close a £13million deal for Lokomotiv Moscow striker Oumar Niasse, who interested Jose Mourinho when he was still at Chelsea, before the window closes on Monday night.</div>
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In the meantime, it was an existing favourite who added a flourish. The excellent Barkley taking advantage of the space he was afforded throughout by hammering a shot beyond Mark Gillespie from 20 yards.</div>
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"I have got to say he is a quality, quality player," said Curle. "Some of our players coming off the pitch tried to get his shirt and they still weren't quick enough!</div>
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"Everton gave a lesson our players can only learn from on the simplicity of how to play."</div>
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The choice of play-list from the DJ whose songs included "Hold Back The River" and "The Flood" showed that whatever else Carlisle lost, their humour is clearly intact. So, too, is Everton's season.</div>
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<strong>Carlisle</strong> (3-4-1-1): Gillespie: Atkinson, Ellis, Raynes; Miller, Kennedy, Dicker (Gilliead 45), Comley (Ibehre 62), Gillesphey (Hope 45); Sweeney, Asamoah. Booked: Kennedy. Next Up: Accrington (h), Sat, League Two.</div>
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<strong>Everton</strong> (4-2-3-1): Robles; Coleman (Galloway 83), Jagielka, Funes-Mori, Oviedo; McCarthy, Cleverley; Lennon, Barkley (Gibson 75), Pienaar (Osman 61); Kone. Booked: McCarthy. Goal: Kone 2, Lennon 14, Barkley 65. Next Up: Newcastle (h) Wed, PL.</div>
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Referee: L Mason (Greater Manchester).</div>
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Carlisle 0 - Everton 3: Toffees breeze through with strikes from Kone, Lennon and Barkley

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CHELSEA will host Manchester City in the standout tie of the FA Cup fifth round.</h3>
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The Blues coasted through to the next round with a 5-1 win over MK Dons, while City did similar in a 4-0 victory over Aston Villa.</div>
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The matches will take place on the weekend of February 20/21.</div>
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<strong>THE FIFTH ROUND DRAW</strong></h2>
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Bournemouth vs Everton</div>
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MK Dons 1 - Chelsea 5: Oscar stars for rampant Blues in easy FA Cup win

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OSCAR scored a first-half hat-trick as Chelsea romped into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 5-1 victory over MK Dons.</h3>
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The Brazilian was in scintillating form as the Premier League strugglers tore into the Championship side from the outset.</div>
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First Diego Costa was denied by an excellent save from David Martin then Oscar shot wide from inside the MK Dons box.</div>
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Chelsea eventually took the lead in the fifteenth minute thanks to a calamitous mistake by Kyle McFadzean. Under no pressure, the defender left his back pass short, allowing Costa to race in and square the ball to Oscar who had the simplest of tasks to score.</div><script async src="//
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But despite threatening to run riot, Darren Potter brought MK Dons level when his shot took a massive deflection off Nemanja Matic before looping over Thibaut Courtois.</div>
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Chelsea responded swiftly with Eden Hazard hitting the post with just the keeper to beat and then Costa and Oscar failed to convert what would have been a tap in.</div>
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But Oscar got his second of the night when he ran onto to Reuben Loftus-Cheek's pass to smash a shot past Martin.</div>
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And he sealed his hat-trick just before half time, running down the left, drifting inside and curling a superb shot into the back of the net.</div>
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Any hopes of a fightback by MK Dons was ended in the 55th minute when Eden Hazard scored his first goal of the season from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Potter.</div>
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Substitute Bertrand Traore then got his name on the scoresheet with a nice finish from a Hazard cut-back.</div>
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The Premier League side had further chances to score but settled for just five and an easy passage into the next round.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilfried Zaha scoring the only goal as Palace condemned Stoke to second cup exit this week</td></tr>
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The winger scored the decider in the 19th minute when he latched onto a pass from Yohan Cabaye to rifle home just when Stoke seemed to have the upper hand.</div>
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Palace manager Alan Pardew said: "This side is certainly better than when I got there with West Ham 10 years ago and we also have players like Wilf Zaha.</div>
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Palace started with Fraizer Campbell as main striker, with new arrival Emmanuel Adebayor not even making the subs bench.</div>
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The home side found it hard to get the ball away in the opening skirmishes, with Stephen Ireland orchestrating most of Stoke's moves.</div><script async src="//
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However, this was Stoke's second cup defeat in a week and you wonder if they paid the price for not taking the game seriously enough, with manager Mark Hughes dropping several regulars to the bench.</div>
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In contrast, Palace sent out a full-strength side with enough experience to combat Stoke's aggression and breaking with menace.</div>
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Stoke might not have fielded their strongest side, but they were not short on strong-arm tactics, with Marc Wilson booked for a ferocious 30th-minute tackle on Campbell that had Pardew gesticulating in anger.</div>
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A few others were X-rated and led to many protests from Palace players to referee Mark Clattenburg.</div>
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"The referee got several decisions wrong but I won't criticise him because it was a hard-fought match," said Pardew.</div>
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Hughes said: "We did well and went for it but at the same time played in Palace's hands because they are good on the counter attack, particularly Zaha."</div>
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Crystal Palace 1 - Stoke 0: Wilfried Zaha fires Palace past the Potters into round five

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Colchester 1 - Tottenham 4: Chadli double sends Spurs through after sickening head injury

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MAURICIO POCHETTINO was able to declare “job done” as Tottenham advanced to the fifth round after a victory that was overshadowed by a sickening second-minute clash of heads. </h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nacer Chadli scored twice as Spurs eased past Colchester</td></tr>
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Colchester’s Alex Wynter was treated by both medical teams before he was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital after colliding with team-mate Tom Eastman.</div>
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He had lost consciousness, but Colchester later reported he was sitting up in hospital, under observation, before having scans to determine whether he would be kept in overnight.</div>
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Colchester boss Kevin Keen said: “I was very worried for Alex; I’m still worried for Alex. I know he’s up and aware of what’s going on. When he was here he didn’t have a clue and was knocked out.</div>
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“Head injuries are a big topic. In my family, my son (Eddie Keen, who is in the United States on a football scholarship) has had a head injury which cost him a year of his career.</div>
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“It’s a big topic and something we’ve got to look into seriously.”</div>
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Yet questions may be raised on football’s head injury protocols and the decision to allow Eastman to return to the fi eld after receiving stitches to his head wound. He was soon substituted.</div>
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Asked whether it was a mistake for Eastman to return to the field, Keen said: “No. It’s the FA Cup fourth round, you’re playing Tottenham Hotspur at home.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Concern after the Colchester pair clashed heads in the second minute</td></tr>
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“The boy wants to play. He wants to get on the pitch, so that’s what we did. Then he said he’s not quite right, so we took him off.”</div>
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Nacer Chadli scored twice to take his tally to four goals in three games, while Eric Dier and Tom Carroll were also on target as Spurs won a fourth straight game.</div>
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Ben Davies’ own goal was a mere consolation for League One’s bottom club, who are without a win in 14 league games.</div>
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Keen added: “I thought it was a gallant effort. We had a real go, things didn’t go our way, but Tottenham are a top team and it was a tough day.”</div>
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Spurs had not progressed past this stage since they reached the semi-final in 2012.</div>
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“The job’s done, we’re in the next round,” Pochettino said. “When you create a lot of chances and it’s impossible to score in the first 15 minutes – we created five, six, seven clear chances – you always invite the opponent to believe.</div>
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“But I think we were always in control. Maybe we conceded some chances but I feel very pleased because of the result.”</div>
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Pochettino was “very pleased” for Chadli, but believes the Belgian should have had a hat-trick after hitting the crossbar. “Sometimes you need to keep some goals for the next games,” he said.</div>
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Spurs, who play at Norwich on Tuesday, are also in the latter stages of the Europa League and fourth in the Premier League.</div>
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Asked if a treble was a realistic target, Pochettino said: “We have quality enough and a strong squad to try to fight for every competition. Then we’ll see.”</div>
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Colchester 1 - Tottenham 4: Chadli double sends Spurs through after sickening head injury

MAURICIO POCHETTINO was able to declare “job done” as Tottenham advanced to the fifth round after a victory that was overshadowed by a sick...

Nottingham Forest 0 - Watford 1: Late Odion Ighalo strike sees the Hornets sting Forest

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ODION IGHALO spent 71 minutes on the bench but only took 17 minutes to send Watford into the hat for the fifth round. </h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Odion Igahlo was Watford's hero again as they progressed to the fifth-round of the FA Cup</td></tr>
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Hornets' boss Quique Sanchez Flores wanted to give the Nigerian striker a rest but was forced to send him on to avoid a replay.</div>
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And the 14-goal scoring machine made no mistake with the chance he made for himself, pouncing on Kelvin Wilson's 88th minute mistake.</div>
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The one thing promotion-chasing Forest will have learnt after looking set to get another money-spinning shot at upsetting the Premier League side, is that you can't give Ighalo a sniff.</div>
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He has scored ten goals in his last 15 games and here he helped Watford end a run of five FA Cup away games without a win.</div>
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He punished Forest's first real defensive mistake and left Jamie Ward even more depressed after he fluffed an easier opportunity with the last kick of the first half.</div>
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Ward had a clear run on goal when he seized on a slip by Allan Nyom and only had keeper Costel Pantilimon to beat but he stabbed his effort wide.</div>
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It was a real let off for Pantilimon and the Premier League outfit.</div>
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The Romanian goalie couldn't have had an easier debut. A virtual spectator for most of the game, he could still have been picking the ball out of his net before he'd had a save to make.</div>
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At the other end Nordin Amrabat was denied a goal when Dorus De Vries, who had kept out long-range shots from Adlene Guedioura and Ikechi Anya's angled strike, turned his shot around the post.</div>
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Forest made little impact to leave Dougie Freedman with nothing to celebrate on first anniversary of taking over at the City Ground and his 50th game in charge.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watford players celebrate with Ighalo after his late goal</td></tr>
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Forest chief Dougie Freedman said: "It was a cruel blow and I don't think we deserved it. We gave them too much respect in the first half although we had the best chance with Jamie Ward.</div>
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"We had enough chances to have won it but we never took them. We gave them half a chance and he's taken half a chance. If their manager is honest he will tell you they were fortunate to go away with a win.</div>
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"It's a game of two boxes - if you don't take chances when they come along it's always going to be very borderline. They bring on a fantastic player to change it and it worked for them. They'll go home relieved to have won."</div>
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Watford's Quique Sanchez Flores, who confirmed he hopes to see the deal to sign Fiorentina's Spanish midfielder Mario Suarez in the next 48 hours, said: "We are happy today because we have given the Watford fans the opportunity to dream.</div>
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"It was difficult to find the space but we tried and finally Ighalo did it. It always looks easier for us to score when he is there. To score in the last minute is good, it's part of football.</div>
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"We have controlled all the game and I don't have the feeling we were lucky. In the last 20 minutes we thought we could get that one step more. We kept all the positive player on the bench until the last 20 minutes and we did it."</div>
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Manager thrilled by Chuba Akpom's hat-trick after Arsenal loanee's outburst last week

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HULL manager Steve Bruce praised Chuba Akpom's reaction as he hit an FA Cup hat-trick in the 3-1 win at Bury.</h3>
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Bruce has overlooked Akpom since the Championship leaders' defeat at Preston over Christmas.</div>
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And, according to the Tigers boss, the on-loan Arsenal striker "spat his dummy out last week".</div>
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But the 20-year-old returned into the starting line-up at League One Bury and responded with an early opener before sealing his first senior treble after the break.</div>
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The hosts claimed a late consolation but could not prevent the 2014 runners-up booking their place in the fifth round.</div>
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Bruce said: "I'm delighted for Chuba. He spat his dummy out last week and threw his toys out of the pram.</div>
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"He's a young player with lots of ability and I'm sure it'll do him the world of good. It's good to see him get a hat-trick and I'm sure he'll remember that for a while."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chuba Akpom bagged his first hat-trick against Bury</td></tr>
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"I used the squad, like I always do, and if I can call on players like that then it bodes well."</div>
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On the game, Bruce added: It was difficult for us because of the conditions but I was pleased with the way we went about it.</div>
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"To be fair to Bury, they were spirited and aggressive, and they made it a proper cup tie. In the end we got the breaks and that little bit of quality saw us through."</div>
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Manager thrilled by Chuba Akpom's hat-trick after Arsenal loanee's outburst last week

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Arsenal 2-1 Burnley: Five things we learnt as the Gunners moved into the fifth round

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ARSENAL saw off Burnley in the FA Cup fourth round with goals from Alexis Sanchez and Calum Chambers.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arsene Wenger's side made it 15 FA Cup wins in a row</td></tr>
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Sam Vokes had equalised for Burnley after Chamber’s opener but the Chile winger saw the Gunners through.</div>
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Here’s five things we learnt.</div>
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<strong>Arsene Wenger’s done it again</strong></div>
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Mohamed Elneny made his Arsenal debut in a midfield trio with Francis Coquelin and Alex Iwobi.</div>
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But he’s not the defensive midfielder Arsenal need, and have needed for as long as anyone can remember. </div>
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He’s tall but slim built. Neat on the ball, but soft in the tackle.</div>
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This is no Vieira. </div>
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Elneny is another slight passer who won’t offer the defence what they need.</div>
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“He’s not a monster,” Wenger admitted pre-match.</div>
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“Typically Middle Eastern people are very [wiry] with a big stamina and very agile.</div>
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“Sometimes they lack a bit of power, so he’s not a powerhouse, he's more of a mobility player.</div>
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<strong>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain needs to shape up or move on</strong></div>
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was given a starting berth for Arsenal on the right wing, despite Wenger’s insistence he will become a central figure.</div><script async src="//
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And he showed why Theo Walcott and Joel Cambell have been favoured by the Frenchman in recent months.</div>
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He doesn’t have their directness or pace. Something Arsenal desperately missed against the Championship side in this fourth round tie.</div>
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With Olivier Giroud up top Arsenal must offer a more direct option out wide. </div>
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Alexis Sanchez returned but was off the pace and way below his best. </div>
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Three and a half years have passed since he started England’s group opener at Euro 2012 against France, but, now 22, he hasn’t locked down a place at the Emirates and may benefit from a fresh start somewhere else.</div>
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<strong>The master is back</strong></div>
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Mesut Ozil is brilliant but Alexis Sanchez is still the main man at the Emirates.</div>
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He returned to the starting line up today and, despite a rusty opening, scored the second goal and gave a demonstration of why he’s so important.</div>
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The fitness isn’t quite there yet but when it is Arsenal will have their best hope of winning the title back in their ranks.</div>
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<strong>Emirates crowd appreciate Wenger’s sentiment still</strong></div>
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Just about the biggest cheer of the match was reserved for the return of Tomas Rosicky for his first appearance of the season.</div>
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Outside of Arsenal it’s a mystery how the midfielder is still here for his on average six games a season.</div>
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He still oozes some class but his lack of football is startling. </div>
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Yet when Wenger turned to the 35-year-old Czech the Emirates came alive. </div>
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<strong>Alex Iwobi has talent</strong></div>
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Nigeria international Alex Iwobi made an impression playing in midfield today. His neat footwork and passing helped Chambers break the deadlock.</div>
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At 19 he looks like another talented academy graduate. The Gunners are well stocked in that area though, so whether he’s able to break in regularly is still anybody’s guess. This was a decent start though.</div>
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He’s made four substitute appearances in the league this term and could well be on for more later on in the season.</div>
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Aston Villa 0 - Man City 4: Kelechi Iheanacho hat-trick sends City into round five

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THE teenager with the middle name of Promise ensured Manchester City’s quadruple isn’t a broken dream this morning with a stunning hat-trick. </h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelechi Iheanacho scored three goals as Man City hammered Villa 4-0</td></tr>
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Kelechi Iheanacho has been promising big things ever since as a raw 17-year-old straight out of the Nigerian junior teams, he was flung into a pre-season friendly by manager Manuel Pellegrini.</div>
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It was sink or swim time for Iheanacho on the prestigious 2014 USA tour because City were already aware they would have their work cut out for the striker to be granted a work permit.</div>
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A goal to confirm the stunning potential which already had a number of Premier League sides interested set the diplomatic Etihad wheels in motion, the club determined to secure his signature.</div>
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On his 18th birthday a deal was concluded and Iheanacho was on board.</div>
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Now still only 19 he is rapidly proving that maybe Pellegrini wasn’t after all suffering a brain storm when he allowed Edin Dzeko and Stevan Jovetic  to leave.</div>
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Certainly there were no doubters at Villa Park yesterday as the emerging hit man virtually guaranteed City a place in the FA Cup fifth round by half-time.</div>
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He struck twice, one of the goals coming from the penalty spot much to the disgust of Raheem Sterling.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iheanacho,18, took his chance when Bony injured and Aguero on the bench</td></tr>
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With Wilfried Bony injured and the master blaster Sergio Aguero on the substitutes bench it didn’t take long for Iheanacho to confirm his presence.</div>
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To a volley of abuse from the Villa fans who had actually bothered to turn up, old boy Fabian Delph delivered a corner which was flicked on for Fernando to power in a header. Although Jordan Veretout was able to clear off the line Iheanacho smashed in the rebound.</div>
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Villa, hoping for some relief from what appears an eternal battle against the drop, looked dejected.  Only three minutes gone and 1-0 down.</div>
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Worse was to follow when Leandro Bacuna, who appeared ready to self destruct at any given moment, needlessly blocked Raheem Sterling in the box as the England forward looked to take advantage of Jesus Navas cross.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iheanacho sent Brad Guzan the wrong way with his penalty</td></tr>
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Sterling believed with Aguero and Yaya Toure not involved he was next in line for penalty duty.</div>
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Stand in skipper Pablo Zabaletta had other ideas insisting the ball was handed over to Iheanacho.</div>
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Sterling wasn’t too pleased, although after tossing away one of his gloves following a minor strop he did join in the celebrations when Iheanacho calmly sent Brad Guzan the wrong way from the spot.</div>
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That made it seven goals in just 18 appearances for City – with as his middle name suggests the promise of many more to come.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Man City are a step closer to winning their first FA Cup since 2011</td></tr>
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Another followed in the 74th minute, Iheanacho calmly racing 40 yards to punish a lapse back pass from Idrissa Gana before a cool finish past Guzan.</div>
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Villa’s defensive woes continued when following an ambitious Iheanacho overhead kick Sterling pounced from close range two minutes later.</div>
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Earlier Sterling had been unfortunate to collect a yellow card after Bacuna decided to have words about the penalty incident when the pair came together.  The Villa man pushed his hand into Sterling’s face who remarkably maintained his cool only for referee Mike Jones to book both players.</div>
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Bacuna again found himself in trouble for another robust challenge, Jones calling on Villa skipper Micah Richards to listen in on a final warning.</div>
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It’s a pity the same aggression isn’t channelled into Villa’s play which is turning into a shambles.</div>
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But for City the show rolls on. A Wembley place already guaranteed via the League Cup final, progress here in the FA Cup, the Champions League still to come and the Premier League title within their considerable reach.</div>
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For Villa last May’s Final appearance must seem a million miles away with manager Remi Garde admitting: “We have a lot of respect for the competition but you can’t afford to be 1-0 down against a side like City after just a few minutes.”</div>
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<strong>Aston Villa:</strong> Guzan; Bacuna, Clark, Richards, Cissokho; Westwood (Okore 46), Gana; Veretout Sinclair (Agbonlahor 66), Gil (Grealish 80); Ayew.</div>
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<strong>Manchester City:</strong> Caballero; Zabaleta, Sagna, Otamendi (Humphreys 88), Clichy (Tasende 81); Fernando, Fernandinho (Celina 78), Delph; Navas, Iheanacho, Sterling.</div>
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Referee: M. Jones.</div>
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Att: 23,636</div>
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Man of the match: Kelechi Iheanacho. This is a mouthful of a name which you will be hearing a lot of. The real deal.</div>
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ARSENAL made it 15 FA Cup wins in a row by beating Burnley to move into the fifth round.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexis Sanchez fired Arsenal into the fifth round</td></tr>
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Alexis Sanchez and Calum Chambers either side of Sam Vokes’ header was enough to put Arsene Wenger’s men back on course.</div>
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It wasn’t simple at the Emirates but Wenger’s side seem to have that cup steel about them these days and are enroute to win it a third time in a row.</div>
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Here they made nine changes, with the tricky tie on Tuesday against Southampton in mind, but that included the return of Francis Coquelin and Sanchez.</div>
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Both were important alongside a nervy, at times, times looking backline and their back up keeper.</div>
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Arsenal, as always, dominated with their subtle passing and neat footwork but they nearly had a wake-up call early on.</div>
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Andre Gray had a decent chance in the 11th minute after he beat Laurent Koscielny to a ball over over the top. </div>
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He drove into the box but side-footed his shot softly towards David Ospina who parried it away.</div>
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Chambers opened the scoring with a beautiful curling effort with the outside of his right boot from the edge of the penalty area.</div><script async src="//
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It sailed beyond England’s third choice keeper Tom Heaton into the corner of the net in the 19th minute after a typical Arsenal edge-of-the-box move tied together with subtle passes and flicks. </div>
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Vokes levelled it up juts after half an hour, towering above Gabriel and Chambers to power beyond Ospina after a whipped cross from Tendayi Dawrikwa from the right hand side.</div>
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Sanchez, on his first start since injury, put Arsenal back ahead after a breakaway from the Gunners eight minutes into the second half as Oxlade-Chamberlain crossed into the box.</div>
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Theo Walcott missed a late one-on-one after being slid through by Oxlade-Chamberlain but in the end it didn't matter.</div>
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<em><strong>Arsenal: Ospina, Chambers, Gabriel, Koscielny, Gibbs, Coquelin (Arteta 71), Elneny, Iwobi (Rosicky 71), Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexis (Walcott 78), Giroud</strong></em></div>
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<em><strong>Subs: Cech, Monreal, Bellerin, Campbell, </strong></em></div>
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<em><strong>Burnley: Heaton, Darikwa, Keane, Mee, Ward, Boyd (Kightly 80), Jones (Barton 67), Ulvestad, Arfield, Vokes (Hennings 75), Gray</strong></em></div>
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<em><strong>Subs: Robnson, Duff, Taylor, Lowton,</strong></em></div>
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WAYNE ROONEY scored a spectacular goal to help Manchester United ease their way into the FA Cup fifth round.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manchester United players celebrate Wayne Rooney's spectacular goal</td></tr>
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Rooney opened the scoring for the Red Devils, before George Thorne drew the Derby level before half-time.</div>
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But second-half goals from Daley Blind and Juan Mata gave United a comfortable victory.</div>
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The result eases the pressure on under-fire United boss Louis van Gaal who admitted he could be sacked if he lost to Paul Clement's side.</div>
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The visitors started well and were rewarded for their good start in spectacular style with 16 minutes gone. </div>
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Rooney collected a pass from the excellent Anthony Martial on the edge of the area, turned and in one movement planted a curling 18-yard strike over the head of Scott Carson and into the top corner. </div>
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Despite dominating for the majority of the half United somehow went in to the break level.  </div>
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With their first real attack of the match Derby caught United cold at the back.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daley Blind scored United's second goal of the night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George Thorne got Derby's only goal of the night</td></tr>
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Chris Martin's superb ball found midfielder Thorne who neatly finished from 12 yards out.</div>
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But United were back in front in the second-half thanks to Blind. </div>
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The Dutchman side-footed home Jesse Lingard's cross into the bottom corner to give United a deserved lead. </div>
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Derby continued to look for an equaliser, but United grabbed another through Mata to keep Van Gaal's head just above water for another day.</div>
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LOUIS VAN GAAL has made two changes for Manchester United's FA Cup clash with Championship side Derby County.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne Rooney has scored five goals in United's last five games</td></tr>
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Matteo Darmian misses out after suffering a rib injury last weekend against Southampton, and is replaced by Guillermo Varela, while Juan Mata is replaced by Ander Herrera.</div>
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Michael Carrick returns to the bench after four games out with a knee injury, while Bastian Schweinsteiger and Phil Jones remain sidelined.</div>
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<strong>Derby:</strong> <em>Carson, Christie, Keogh, Martin, Shackell, Johnson, Butterfield, Blackman, Ince, Thorne, Warnock.</em></div>
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<strong>Subs:</strong><em> Grant, Bryson, Hendrick, Russell, Baird, Camara, Olsson.</em></div>
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<strong>Man Utd:</strong> <em>De Gea, Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Lingard, Schneiderlin, Fellaini, Borthwick-Jackson, Herrera, Martial, Rooney.</em></div>
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<strong>Subs:</strong> <em>Romero, McNair, Carrick, Herrera, Januzaj, Pereira, Memphis.</em></div>
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CHELSEA’S Eden Hazard is set to start for the first time in four weeks in Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round tie at MK Dons.</h3>
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Diego Costa is fit to feature despite suffering a knee problem in last week's Premier League win at Arsenal, but fellow striker Loic Remy (calf) is a doubt.</div>
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Striker Radamel Falcao (thigh) remains out and imminent deals for Alexandre Pato and Matt Miazga are unlikely to be completed in time for them to feature.</div>
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<strong>Provisional squad:</strong> <em>Courtois, Begovic, Ivanovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Rahman, Oscar, Mikel, Traore, Kenedy, Pedro, Remy, Costa, Matic, Willian, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Amelia, Aina, Loftus-Cheek.</em></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jurgen Klopp to welcome back Dejan Lovren to his starting XI for West Ham visit</td></tr>
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The Croatia international has fully recovered from a hamstring injury which has kept him out of action for the last six matches.</div>
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The 26-year-old will be in a much-changed Liverpool side as manager Jurgen Klopp looks to rest key players at the end of a busy January.</div>
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Fellow centre-back Steven Caulker, on loan from QPR, could make his first start alongside him in the heart of the defence while Christian Benteke will be asked to lead the attack.</div>
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<strong>Provisional squad</strong>: <em>Ward, Randall, Caulker, Lovren, Smith, Allen, Brannagan, Stewart, Ibe, Benteke, Teixeira, Mignolet, Flanagan, Sakho, Moreno, Ilori, Lucas, Toure, Lallana, Firmino, Ojo, Sinclair.</em></div>
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Team News: Arsene Wenger drops major hint on Arsenal selection, huge injury boost

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MOHAMED ELNENY could make his Arsenal debut against Burnley in the FA Cup this weekend, Arsene Wenger has indicated.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mohamed Elneny could start for Arsenal against Burnley</td></tr>
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Elneny, 23, joined the <a href="http://go.ad2up.com/afu.php?id=451019" rel="tag nofollow" target="_blank">Gunners from Basel in a £7.4million transfer</a> earlier this month.</div>
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The Egypt international has yet to make it onto the field in English football.</div>
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But manager Wenger says that could change when his side host the Clarets in the fourth round tomorrow (3pm).</div>
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"We have to earn the right to qualify. I will make some changes for the game," he said.</div>
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Francis Coquelin and Tomas Rosicky (both knee) are also in line to return for Wenger's side, while goalkeeper David Ospina will replace Petr Cech.</div>
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Danny Welbeck is back in full training but will not feature, while Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla remain sidelined.</div>
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Per Mertesacker is suspended after being sent off against Chelsea in the Premier League last weekend.</div>
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<em><strong>Arsenal provisional squad:</strong> Cech, Ospina, Macey, Monreal, Gibbs, Koscielny, Gabriel, Bellerin, Debuchy, Chambers, Ramsey, Elneny, Coquelin, Rosicky, Flamini, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Sanchez, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud.</em></div>
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FA Cup Full Draw: Liverpool face West Ham, Tottenham away at Colchester, Leeds get Bolton

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LIVERPOOL face West Ham at home in the fourth round of the FA Cup as they bid to win the competition for the first time in ten years. </h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheyi Ojo celebrates scoring during Liverpool's 3-0 win over Exeter at Anfield</td></tr>
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The Reds eased past Exeter at the second time of asking with a 3-0 win at Anfield with goals from Joe Allen, Sheyi Ojo and Joao Teixeira sealing the victory. </div>
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Tottenham got revenge against Leicester after being knocked out by the Foxes in last season's competition by securing a 2-0 win at the King Power Stadium. </div>
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Goals from Heung Son-Min and Nacer Chadli ensured Spurs advanced to the fourth round where they will travel to League One Colchester. </div>
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Meanwhile, Bolton momentarily drew attention away from their financial crisis with a hard-fought 3-2 win over non-league Eastleigh with Darren Pratley scoring thew winner to spare Wanderers' blushes. </div>
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Meanwhile, Premier League strugglers Aston Villa earned a rare win to set a date with Manchester City after goals from Ciaran Clark and Idrissa Gueye ensured Remi Garde's men saw off League Two outfit Wycombe. </div>
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Below are all the fourth round fixtures, kick-off times and TV details...</div>
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<strong>Friday 29 January</strong></div>
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Derby County vs Manchester United - 19:55, Live on BBC</div>
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<strong>Saturday 30 January 2016</strong></div>
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Colchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur - 12:45, Live on BT Sport</div>
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West Bromwich Albion vs Peterborough United - 15:00</div>
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Bolton Wanderers vs Leeds United AFC - 15:00    </div>
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Arsenal vs Burnley - 15:00</div>
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Reading vs Walsall - 15:00    </div>
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Aston Villa vs Manchester City - 15:00    </div>
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Shrewsbury Town vs Sheffield Wednesday - 15:00    </div>
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Nottingham Forest vs Watford - 15:00</div>
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Crystal Palace vs Stoke City - 15:00</div>
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Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers - 15:00</div>
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Portsmouth vs AFC Bournemouth - 15:00</div>
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Bury vs Hull City - 15:00</div>
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Liverpool vs West Ham United - 17:30, Live on BT Sport</div>
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<strong>Sunday 31 January 2016</strong></div>
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Carlisle United vs Everton - 13:30, Live on BT Sport</div>
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Milton Keynes Dons vs Chelsea - 16:00, Live on BBC</div>
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