Arsenal book place in F.A cup 5th round after win over Aston villa

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Starting with soccer, and the FA Cup 4th Round continues today…

Arsenal welcomed Aston Villa at the Emirates in the day’s late kickoff…

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The hosts were 2-nil down at the break, but two penalties from Robin Van Persie and a fortuitous Theo Walcott header gave Arsenal a 3-2 win and a place in the next round…

Sunderland and Middelsbrough will need to do it all again after the sides played out a 1-all draw at the Stadium of Light in the lunchtime kickoff…

The goals came from Barry Robson for Middlesbrough and Frazier Campbell for the Black Cats..

Meanwhile the draw for the 5th round of the cup was made earlier…

Liverpool’s reward for defeating Man United yesterday is a home tie against Brighton, conquerors of Newcastle…

While minnows Crawley and Stevenage have been drawn at home against Stoke and Spurs respectively…

In Scotland meanwhile, Celtic are through to the League Cup final after beating Falkirk 3-1 today…