Barnsley stun Liverpool in FA Cup, Man U thrash Arsenal

Liverpool were knocked out of the FA Cup in stunning fashion today when Championship side Barnsley beat them 2-1 at Anfield with a last-minute goal from Brian Howard.

Liverpool, who struggled to get past minor league Havant & Waterlooville in the last round, led through Dirk Kuyt and had a stack of great chances but a Stephen Foster header and brilliant goalkeeping by debutant Luke Steele kept Barnsley in the game before Howard drove in the winner.

Frank Lampard scored twice as holders Chelsea progressed with a 3-1 home win over League One Huddersfield Town while League Two Bristol Rovers upset League One Southampton 1-0 with a late goal on his 26th birthday by Rickie Lambert.

In two all-Championship ties West Bromwich Albion thrashed Coventry City 5-0 away and Cardiff City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0.

Meanwhile, the eagerly-awaited FA Cup fifth-round clash between England’s two top teams turned out to be a one-sided affair today as Manchester United thumped 10-man Manchester United 4-0 at Old Trafford.

United were 3-0 up after 38 minutes through Wayne Rooney, Darren Fletcher and Nani as Arsenal’s injury-hit side looked badly off the pace and short of motivation.

United, also without some leading players, were just as dominant after the break and Arsenal suffered a further setback five minutes after the restart when Emmanuel Eboue was sent off for a wild challenge on Patrice Evra.

Both teams then made substitutions to rest players for midweek Champions League games but United remained on top and got the fourth with another Fletcher header after 74 minutes.

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