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Everton face test of Champions League hopes at Arsenal

By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - Everton can take a huge step towards an unlikely top-four finish and Champions League football next season if they can maintain their recent run of great form by winning at Arsenal for the first time in 17 years on Tuesday. To do that, they will have to overcome opponents who have risen to third in the table on the back of a superb run of results just as the race for Champions League qualification enters the finishing straight.

Everton face test of Champions League hopes at Arsenal

By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - Everton can take a huge step towards an unlikely top-four finish and Champions League football next season if they can maintain their recent run of great form by winning at Arsenal for the first time in 17 years on Tuesday. To do that, they will have to overcome opponents who have risen to third in the table on the back of a superb run of results just as the race for Champions League qualification enters the finishing straight.

Millwall set up Wigan Cup semi with Blackburn win

(Reuters) - Danny Shittu's powerful first-half header helped Millwall beat fellow second-tier club Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in an FA Cup quarter-final replay on Wednesday to set up a last-four clash at Wembley with Premier League Wigan Athletic. Captain Shittu, who opted to miss Nigeria's African Nations Cup triumph last month so he could stay with Millwall, headed in a corner after 42 minutes to put the 2004 FA Cup finalists in front.

Soccer-Man City await holders Chelsea or United

By Mike Collett LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Holders Chelsea or Manchester United will face Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals and Wigan Athletic will play Championship Millwall or Blackburn Rovers following the draw on Sunday. Manchester United raced into an early 2-0 lead over Chelsea who fought back to draw 2-2 at Old Trafford in their quarter-final on Sunday, forcing a replay at Stamford Bridge.

Soccer-English FA Cup 4th round results

Jan 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the English FA Cup 4th Round matches on Friday 4th Round Friday, January 25 Millwall (II) - Aston Villa 2-1 (halftime: 1-1) Next Fixtures (GMT): Saturday, January 26 Stoke City v Manchester City (1245) Bolton Wanderers (II) v Everton (1500) Derby County (II) v Blackburn Rovers (II) (1500) Queens Park Rangers v Milton Keynes Dons FC (III) (1500) Reading v Sheffi

Soccer-English FA Cup 4th round fixtures

Jan 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the English FA Cup 4th Round matches on Friday 4th Round Friday, January 25 (GMT) Millwall(II) v Aston Villa (1945) 4th Round Saturday, January 26 (GMT) Stoke City v Manchester City (1245) Bolton Wanderers(II) v Everton (1500) Brighton and Hove Albion(II) v Arsenal (1500) Derby County(II) v Blackburn Rovers(II) (1500) Huddersfield Town(II) v Leicester City(II) (1500) Hull City(II)

Soccer-Revised English FA Cup fourth-round draw

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Revised English FA Cup fourth- round draw on Wednesday (numerals denote division, ML denotes minor league) Norwich City v Luton Town (ML) Oldham Athletic (III) v Liverpool Macclesfield Town (ML) v Wigan Athletic Derby County (II) v Blackburn Rovers (II) Hull City (II)/Leyton Orient (III) v Barnsley (II) Middlesbrough (II) v Aldershot Town (IV) Millwall (II) v Aston Villa Leeds United (II)
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