Match report: Newcastle 0-0 Oxford United
FA Cup: There was a paucity of goals but no shortage of takeover talk at St James’ Park. Louise Taylor was there.
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Match report: Coventry City 0-0 Birmingham
FA Cup: Paul MacInnes was at St Andrew’s to see the sides play out a stalemate in the Tenant v Landlord derby.
Match report: Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United
FA Cup: Oliver Norwood and Mo Besic got the goals for Sheffield United as they emerged victorious from a tricky tie at the Den. Barney Ronay was there ...
Match report: West Ham 0-1 West Brom
FA Cup: Slaven Bilic masterminded victory over his former employers, despite fielding a second string side at the London Stadium.
Match report: Brentford 0-1 Leicester City
FA Cup: Despite a stirring second half effort, Brentford lost what turned out to be the last FA Cup tie that will ever be played at Griffin Park.
Match report: Southampton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup: Ben Fisher was at St Mary’s to see Southampton come from behind to earn a replay neither manager is likely to be over-enthused by.
A late result from the Lamex ...
League Two: Following a lengthy interruption following floodlight failure, the match between Stevenage and Plymouth has ended with the visitors from the south coast taking all three points courtesy of a 2-1 win.
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Some late results ...
- League One: Peterborough 2-1 Rotherham
- League Two: Leyton Orient 2-1 Newport
Championship result
Stoke City 2-0 Swansea City
League One results
- Bristol Rovers 0-0 Fleetwood Town
- Burton Albion 1-1 Accrington Stanley
- Ipswich Town 1-0 Lincoln City
- Peterborough 2-1 Rotherham United
- Rochdale 2-2 Gillingham
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League Two results
- Carlisle United 2-1 Walsall
- Crawley 3-2 Grimsby
- Exeter City 0-0 Colchester United
- Leyton Orient 2-1 Newport County
- Macclesfield 2-1 Forest Green
- Mansfield Town 3-0 Bradford City
- Morecambe 1-1 Cambridge United
- Salford City 1-1 Oldham Athletic
- Scunthorpe United 2-2 Crewe
- Stevenage 1-2 Plymouth
- Swindon Town 3-0 Port Vale
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FA Cup results
- Brentford 0-1 Leicester City
- Burnley 1-2 Norwich City
- Coventry City 0-0 Birmingham City
- Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United
- Newcastle United 0-0 Oxford United
- Portsmouth 4-2 Barnsley
- Reading 1-1 Cardiff City
- Southampton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
- West Ham 0-1 West Brom
- Hull City v Chelsea (5.30pm GMT)
Full time: Coventry City 0-0 Birmingham
FA Cup: Birmingham City will get to return to their home dressing-room when they take on their tenants in the replay.
Full time: Newcastle 0-0 Oxford United
FA Cup: The deadlock remained unbroken at St James’ Park, which means Steve Bruce’s side are off to the Kassam Stadium for a replay.
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Scottish Premiership results
- Celtic 3-0 Ross County
- Hamilton 2-4 Livingston
- Motherwell 0-0 Hibernian
- St Johnstone 2-1 Kilmarnock
Full time: Burnley 1-2 Norwich City
FA Cup: Norwich City advance to the fifth round, beating Burnley by the odd goal of three.
Full-time: West Ham 0-1 West Brom
Slaven BIlic masterminds victory over the club who sacked him as West Brom take their place in the next round.
GOAL! Stoke City 2-0 Swansea
Championship: James McClean scores with a left-footed drive to help Stoke climb further away from the relegation zone.
GOAL! Southampton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup: Sofianne Boufal scores his first goal since Boxing Day 2017 to restore parity at St Mary’s. The sides are heading for a replay.
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League Two: Arthur Gnahoua scores what is reported to be a wonder-goal, volleying 10-man Macclesfield into a 2-1 lead against Forest Green with a perfectly struck volley from 30 yards out.
League Two latest
- Carlisle United 2-1 Walsall
- Crawley 3-2 Grimsby
- Exeter City 0-0 Colchester United
- Leyton Orient 1-0 Newport County
- Macclesfield 2-1 Forest Green
- Mansfield Town 3-0 Bradford City
- Morecambe 1-1 Cambridge United
- Salford City 1-1 Oldham Athletic
- Scunthorpe United 2-2 Crewe
- Stevenage 0-2 Plymouth
- Swindon Town 3-0 Port Vale
GOAL! Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United
FA Cup: Oliver Norwood doubles Sheffield United’s lead at the Den, scoring into the bottom corner from distance after good build-up play from Billy Sharp and Ben Osborn.
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VAR controversy! What looks to be a blatant handball in his own penalty area by Tottenham’s Japhet Tanganga goes unpunished. Spurs still lead Southampton by the only goal of the game.
Red card! Reading’s Tom McIntyre has been given his marching orders after picking up his second yellow card in his side’s match against Cardiff City. It’s 1-1 in that one at the moment with eight minutes to go.
FA Cup latest
- Brentford 0-1 Leicester City (result)
- Burnley 1-2 Norwich City
- Coventry City 0-0 Birmingham City
- Millwall 0-1 Sheffield United
- Newcastle United 0-0 Oxford United
- Portsmouth 4-1 Barnsley
- Reading 1-1 Cardiff City
- Southampton 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
- West Ham 0-1 West Brom
- Hull City v Chelsea (5.30pm GMT)
GOAL! Portsmouth 4-1 Barnsley
FA Cup: It’s a cup shock in the strict sense of the word but no great surprise to see Portsmouth extend their lead against Championship strugglers Barnsley. Christian Burgess has given them a three-goal cushion.
Red card! West Brom’s Semi Ajayi has picked up his second yellow card of the afternoon, leaving his team a goal up and a man down for the final 18 minutes of their FA Cup match against West Ham.
Play resumes at the Lamex Stadium: After a 10-minute delay, play has resumed in the League Two match between Stevenage and Plymouth, with the Pilgrims a goal up.
GOAL! Burnley 1-2 Norwich City
FA Cup: Erik Pieters halves the deficit for Burnley, the ball dropping kindly for him before he shoots into the bottom corner.
Lights out at the Lamex: Floodlight failure at the Lamex Stadium means the players of Stevenage and Plymouth have adjourned to the dressing-rooms while somebody finds 50p to put in the meter.
League Two latest
- Carlisle United 2-1 Walsall
- Crawley 1-2 Grimsby
- Exeter City 0-0 Colchester United
- Leyton Orient 0-0 Newport County
- Macclesfield 0-1 Forest Green
- Mansfield Town 2-0 Bradford City
- Morecambe 1-1 Cambridge United
- Salford City 1-0 Oldham Athletic
- Scunthorpe United 1-1 Crewe
- Stevenage 0-1 Plymouth
- Swindon Town 3-0 Port Vale
Scottish Premiership: Odsonne Eduoard has scored two in quick succession after coming off the bench to give Celtic a 3-0 lead over Ross County.
- Celtic 3-0 Ross County
- Hamilton 2-3 Livingston
- Motherwell 0-0 Hibernian
- St Johnstone 1-1 Kilmarnock
GOAL! Stoke City 1-0 Swansea City
Championship: Michael O’Neill’s Stoke City have taken the lead at the Bet365 Stadium. Sam Clucas scored his former club and ran the length of the pitch to celebrate in front their fans.
GOAL! Millwall 0-1 Sheffield United
FA Cup: Mo Besic gives Sheffield United a second half lead at the Den, curling a peach into the top corner from outside the penalty area.
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GOAL! Portsmouth 3-1 Barnsley
FA Cup: The goals are flying in thick and fast, with Ronan Curtis getting the latest as Portsmouth restore their two-goal lead over Barnsley.
GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup: Heung-min Son fires into the bottom corner after being played in by Erik Lamela, who came on as a substitute and made an instant impact.
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GOAL! Portsmouth 2-1 Barnsley
FA Cup: Cauley Woodrow strikes on the hour mark to pull one back for Barnsley.
GOAL! Burnley 0-2 Norwich City
FA Cup: Josip Drmic doubles Norwich City’s lead over Burnley, tapping in after Joe Hart, making a rare start for the hosts, had parried the ball into his path.
FA Cup latest
- Brentford 0-1 Leicester City (result)
- Burnley 0-1 Norwich City
- Coventry City 0-0 Birmingham City
- Millwall 0-0 Sheffield United
- Newcastle United 0-0 Oxford United
- Portsmouth 2-0 Barnsley
- Reading 1-1 Cardiff City
- Southampton 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
- West Ham 0-1 West Brom
- Hull City v Chelsea (5.30pm GMT)
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GOAL! Burnley 0-1 Norwich City
FA Cup: Grant Hanley has put Norwich a goal up against Burnley at Turf Moor. Mario Vrancic provided the assist with a free-kick and the centre-half headed home. Burnley, it seems, are being hoisted by their own petard.
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This from our man at the Den ...
0-0 at the Den. Both teams lucky to get nil
— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) January 25, 2020
League Two: Bad news for Guardian Football Weekly presenter Max Rushden, as his beloved Cambridge United fall behind to Morecambe. On loan from Burnley, Adam Phillips has put Morecambe ahead with the only goal of the game so far.
Scottish Premiership half-times
- Celtic 1-0 Ross County
- Hamilton 1-2 Livingston
- Motherwell 0-0 Hibernian
- St Johnstone 1-1 Kilmarnock
Championship half-time
- Stoke City 0-0 Swansea City
League One half-times
- Bristol Rovers 0-0 Fleetwood Town
- Burton Albion 1-1 Accrington Stanley
- Ipswich Town 1-0 Lincoln City
- Peterborough 2-1 Rotherham United
- Rochdale 1-1 Gillingham
League Two half-times
- Carlisle United 2-0 Walsall
- Crawley 1-2 Grimsby
- Exeter City 0-0 Colchester United
- Leyton Orient 0-0 Newport County
- Macclesfield 0-1 Forest Green
- Mansfield Town 2-0 Bradford City
- Morecambe 0-0 Cambridge United
- Salford City 1-0 Oldham Athletic
- Scunthorpe United 1-0 Crewe
- Stevenage 0-0 Plymouth
- Swindon Town 2-0 Port Vale
GOAL! Portsmouth 2-0 Barnsley
FA Cup: Portsmouth have doubled their lead against Barnsley, from the division above them, at Fratton Park. John Marquis bagged their second in added time at the end of the first half.
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Disappointing news from Reading: Presumably at the behest of the referee, an announcement has been made over the PA system at the Madejski Stadium, apparently warning Cardiff City fans to stop engaging in racist behaviour.
GOAL! Portsmouth 1-0 Barnsley
FA Cup: Andy Cannon tees up Ben Close, who scores into the bottom corner to give Pompey the lead at Fratton Park with 37 minutes on the clock.
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Scottish Premiership: Callum McGregor has fired past Nathan Baxter from the penalty spot to give Celtic a first half lead against Ross County with the only goal of the game so far.
Tumbleweed ... Still just the three goals in the FA Cup fourth round three o’clockers, where it’s 11 between Reading and Cardiff City, while West Brom lead West Ham 1-0 at the London Stadium.
Scottish Premiership latest
- Celtic 0-0 Ross County
- Hamilton 1-1 Livingston
- Motherwell 0-0 Hibernian
- St Johnstone 1-1 Kilmarnock
Newcastle 0-0 Oxford United: Newcastle have had two appeals for penalties turned down, one for a handball and another for a challenge on Joelinton by Josh Ruffels.
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Championship: There’s only one game being played in the second tier today and it’s currently scoreless at the Bet365 Stadium in the match between Stoke City and Swansea City.
Match report: Brentford 0-1 Leicester
FA Cup: Leicester advanced to the fifth round despite a spirited fightback from Brentford at Griffin Park.
League One latest
- Bristol Rovers 0-0 Fleetwood Town
- Burton Albion 0-1 Accrington Stanley
- Ipswich Town 0-0 Lincoln City
- Peterborough 1-0 Rotherham United
- Rochdale 0-0 Gillingham
League Two latest
- Carlisle United 0-0 Walsall
- Crawley 1-0 Grimsby
- Exeter City 0-0 Colchester United
- Leyton Orient 0-0 Newport County
- Macclesfield 0-1 Forest Green
- Mansfield Town 1-0 Bradford City
- Morecambe 0-0 Cambridge United
- Salford City 1-0 Oldham Athletic
- Scunthorpe United 1-0 Crewe
- Stevenage 0-0 Plymouth
- Swindon Town 0-0 Port Vale
GOAL! West Ham 0-1 West Brom
FA Cup: Despite making eight changes to their opponents’ four, Championship side West Brom lead West Ham courtesy of Conor Townsend’s first goal for the club. It was a nice way for him to open his account, firing into the top corner from outside the penalty area.
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GOAL! Reading 1-1 Cardiff City
FA Cup: Reading don’t take long to restore parity, with Yakou Meite scoring the quick equaliser.
GOAL! Reading 0-1 Cardiff City
FA Cup: Callum Paterson has given Cardiff City an early lead at the Madejski Stadium, putting the visitors ahead after five minutes.
Women’s FA Cup: The holders, Manchester City, have beaten their city rivals Manchester United by the odd goal of five to advance to the fifth round.
A risk for West Ham to play such a strong team here. Until you remember they don’t actually have any ways of rotating at the moment.
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) January 25, 2020
Burnley v Norwich City line-ups
Burnley: Hart, Lowton, Tarkowski, Long, Pieters, Lennon, Cork, Westwood, Brady, Wood, Rodriguez.
Subs: Taylor, McNeil, Hendrick, Peacock-Farrell, Vydra, Goodridge, Dunne.
Norwich: Fahrmann, Byram, Hanley, Zimmermann, Lewis, Vrancic, Trybull, Rupp, Stiepermann, Hernandez, Drmic.
Subs: Aarons, Pukki, McLean, Duda, Tettey, McGovern, Martin.
Full-time: Brentford 0-1 Leicester
FA Cup: It’s all over at Griffin Park, where Leicester City have advanced to the fifth round courtesy of an early strike from Kelechi Iheanacho. Brentford embarked on a spirited second half fight-back and dominated, but were lacking a little bit of quality in the final third that might have helped them overturn the deficit.
Reading v Cardiff City line-ups
Reading: Walker, Howe, Miazga, McIntyre, Richards, McCleary, Rinomhota, Adam, Meite, Aluko, Loader.
Subs: East, Medford-Smith, Burley, House, Dorsett, Boyce-Clarke, Osho.
Cardiff: Smithies, Flint, Bamba, Bennett, Bacuna, Ralls, Vaulks, Josh Murphy, Whyte, Glatzel, Paterson.
Subs: Etheridge, Morrison, Pack, Nelson, Richards, Hoilett, Sang.
Referee: Marc Edwards (Durham)
Portsmouth v Barnsley line-ups
Portsmouth: Bass, Bolton, Burgess, Raggett, Seddon, Close, Naylor, Williams, Cannon, Curtis, Marquis.
Subs: MacGillivray, Hawkins, Whatmough, Harness, Harrison, Evans, Haunstrup.
Barnsley: Collins, Jordan Williams, Sollbauer, Andersen, Oduor, Thomas, Halme, Ritzmaier, Brown, Chaplin, Woodrow.
Subs: Radlinger, Ben Williams, Dougall, Ludewig, Schmidt, Styles, Mowatt.
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur line-ups
Southampton: Gunn, Danso, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Obafemi, Ings.
Subs: Yoshida, Adams, Djenepo, Romeu, Boufal, Smallbone, Lewis.
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Tanganga, Winks, Fernandes, Lo Celso, Alli, Son, Lucas Moura.
Subs: Vertonghen, Lamela, Dier, Sessegnon, Foyth, Gazzaniga, Ndombele.
Referee: Peter Bankes (Merseyside)
Coventry City v Birmingham City line-ups
Coventry City: Marosi, Dabo, Rose, Hyam, McFadzean, McCallum, Westbrooke, Kelly, Walsh, Shipley, Godden.
Subs: Mason, Allen, Biamou, Wilson, Pask, O’Hare, Bakayoko.
Birmingham City: Camp, Pedersen, Dean, Clarke-Salter, Colin, McEachran, Sunjic, Montero, Bellingham, Mrbati, Jutkiewicz.
Subs: Roberts, Bela, Maghoma, Gary Gardner, Ramos, Alvaro Gimenez, Davis.
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Newcastle United v Oxford United line-ups
Newcastle: Darlow, Yedlin, Schar, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie, Almiron, Sean Longstaff, Bentaleb, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton.
Subs: Hayden, Fernandez, Elliot, Atsu, Matthew Longstaff,
Sorensen, Allan.
Oxford Utd: Eastwood, Long, Dickie, Moore, Ruffels, Sykes, Gorrin, Baptiste, Browne, Mackie, Fosu.
Subs: Jack Stevens, Mousinho, Hanson, Thorne, Agyei, Holland, Kelly.
Referee: Robert Jones (Merseyside)
West Ham v West Brom line-ups
West Ham: Randolph, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Cresswell, Sanchez, Rice, Lanzini, Fornals, Ajeti, Haller.
Subs: Noble, Goncalo Cardoso, Ogbonna, Martin, Antonio, Ngakia, Kemp.
West Brom: Bond, O’Shea, Ajayi, Hegazi, Townsend, Brunt, Barry, Phillips, Krovinovic, Edwards, Austin.
Subs: Bartley, Livermore, Zohore, Harper, Willock, Al Habsi, Tulloch.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
Millwall v Sheffield United line-ups
Millwall: Bialkowski, Ferguson, Murray Wallace, Cooper, Pearce, Brown, Mitchell, Molumby, O’Brien, Mahoney, Smith.
Subs: Hutchinson, Jed Wallace, Bradshaw, Romeo, Bodvarsson, Skalak, Sandford.
Sheff Utd: Henderson, O’Connell, Jagielka, Basham, Osborn, Luke Freeman, Norwood, Besic, Kieron Freeman, Sharp, Callum Robinson.
Subs: Lundstram, McBurnie, Egan, Morrison, Jack Robinson, Verrips, Clarke.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Southampton v Tottenham: Christian Eriksen has been left out Tottenham’s squad, despite travelling with the team. Reports in Italy suggest a deal had been agreed to sell him to Inter for a fee of around £15m.
Harry Winks has recovered from an ankle injury and starts, while Gedson Fernandes makes his full debut. Troy Parrott is not in Tottenham’s match-day squad. Southampton recall in-form striker Danny Ings after he was rested in midweek against Crystal Palace.
Meanwhile in Scotland: Jermain Defoe has agreed to join Rangers on a permanent deal in the summer. The 37-year-old striker, who has been on loan from Bournemouth this season, has signed a pre-contract agreement with the Ibrox club for the 2020/21 campaign.
Brentford v Leicester: They’re trailing by a goal, but Brentford have Leicester under the cosh at Griffin Park, where they’ve just hit the woodwork in their search for an equaliser. Scott Murray has the latest ...
Good news for Rep of Ireland fans: Jose Mourinho has suggested that Tottenham’s 17-year-old Irish striker Troy Parrott could get a run-out in Tottenham’s games against Southampton. “He is ready to work with us every day like he is doing,” said Mourinho, of a player who has been restricted to just two appearances this season.
“He trains with the group, after training he has a special programme of individual development of his qualities as a striker and this club takes very good care of the players. That is the only thing I can say. If he has to play with us, he will. He will do his best, he will show his good qualities, he will show his fragilities because at this moment he is a 17-year-old kid with fragilities in his game. But in this moment I cannot tell you, it is possible he is selected for this game.”
Brentford v Leicester City: Brendan Rodgers brought Leicester City to play in what could be the last ever FA Cup tie played in Griffin Park in today’s early kick-off. Both he and his opposite Thomas Frank made nine changes each ahead of this game, suggesting their priorities lie elsewhere.
Brentford are due to move in to their well appointed and imaginatively titled 17,800 capacity New Stadium in the summer. It’s Premier League ready, but it remains to be seen whether the Bees, currently fifth in the Championship, will be playing top flight football in their first season at their new home.
It’s half-time at Griffin Park, where Brentford trail by a Kelechi Iheanacho goal scored in the third minute. Despite the early setback, Brentford have played their way into the game and are giving their Premier League opponents a run for their money.
Coventry City v Birmingham City: Coventry are thriving under Mark Robins and St Andrew’s is sold out for today’s derby but the future is still worrying for fans, writes Ben Fisher.
Liverpool news: The Premier League leaders travel to New Meadow tomorrow to play Shrewsbury Town and Jurgen Klopp has hinted he may use the FA Cup tie against the League One side to give Fabinho, Dejan Lovren and Joël Matip their first starts of the year. Read on ...
FA Cup fourth round ...
A total of eight of the fourth round’s 16 ties kick off at 3pm, with no shortage of interesting matches for us to keep across. Flying high in League One, despite being homeless and operating on a shoestring budget, Coventry City play host to their landlords, Birmingham City, in one of the more intriguing games of the round.
At Turf Moor, Burnley entertain Norwich in one of two all Premier League affairs being played this afternoon, while Southampton host Tottenham Hotspur in the other.
Seventh in League One, Portsmouth are the lowest placed side in action today and are sure to attract the usual full house to Fratton Park for their match against Barnsley, from the Championship but just nine places above their hosts in the league ladder.
We’ll bring you team news and build-up ahead of kick-off, followed by reports on all the goals and other talking points as the action unfolds around the grounds. Don’t touch that dial.
