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Funny things can happen when Americans write about English Football

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MC Prussian

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English roundup

B'ham upsets Newcastle in FA; Fulham, Spurs through

Posted: Wednesday January 17, 2007 5:32PM; Updated: Wednesday January 17, 2007 6:05PM

LONDON (AP) -- Birmingham upset Newcastle 5-1 to advance to the fourth round of the English FA Cup on Wednesday, while Fulham rallied to beat Leicester and Tottenham comfortably won in other third-round replays.

League Championship club Birmingham beat 10-man Newcastle getting goals from five different players.

"Not in my wildest dreams did I ever think the team could come here and beat Newcastle in their own backyard 5-1," Birmingham manager Steve Bruce said. "We are absolutely delighted.

"We are through to the next round and we have had a really good performance and shown a nation watching that we have got some good young players -- and they can get even better."

Wayne Routledge scored in injury time to give Fulham a 4-3 victory, after his side rallied twice, the second time from a two-goal deficit.

Tottenham had goals from Aaron Lennon, Robbie Keane, Steed Malbranque and Jermain Defoe in its 4-0 win over Cardiff.

Birmingham led 2-0 when Gary McSheffrey scored in the fifth minute and Newcastle midfielder Nolberto Solano diverted a cross from Cameron Jerome into his own net in the 45th.

James Milner scored from 25 meters for Newcastle in the 56th, but two minutes later, Magpies defender Steven Taylor was sent off for tripping Birmingham striker D. J. Campbell.

Birmingham increased its lead to 3-1 in the 59th when a free kick from midfielder Sebastian Larsson came back off the wall and Bruno N'Gotty scored from the rebound. Larsson scored in the 83rd and Campbell added Birmingham's fifth goal in the 89th.

The two clubs had drawn 2-2 on Jan. 6

At Craven Cottage, Matt Fryatt opened for Leicester in the 13th minute before Brian McBride scored his ninth goal of the season to equalize in the 35th.

Gareth McAuley and James Wesolowski made it 3-1 for Fulham by the 47th minute before substitute Vincenzo Montella scored twice nine minutes apart to pulled Fulham into a 3-3 tie by the 60th. Routledge cut in between two defenders to score and complete Fulham's comeback.

"The scoreline was great, lots of goals and excitement, but the first-half performance was woeful," Fulham manager Chris Coleman said. "We deserved to go in 2-1 down. But we do not know when we are beaten and the second-half was very good."

Fulham drew 2-2 at Leicester on Jan. 6

Tottenham started Keane for the first time since early December, when he injured his knee, leaving Defoe on the bench.

Keane converted a pass from Dimitar Berbatov in the 30th minute, three minutes after Lennon scored Spurs' first. Malbranque scored in the 41st and Defoe made it 4-0 in the 81st.

"We started well and we played some terrific football," Tottenham manager Martin Jol said. "We created a lot of chances and scored some really good goals."

Cardiff held Tottenham to a 0-0 draw on Jan. 7.

The fourth round is set for Jan. 26-27. Cardiff hosts Southend, Birmingham will play Reading and Fulham hosts Stoke.

Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Geo V

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You could see the pride on the face of New York cop "sergeant Pauly Wesolowski" as his son Jimmy Wesolowski came off the bench to score Leicestershires third touchdown in the 3rd quarter. Unfortunately the Foxes of the Midlands were unable to hold on to the lead as the Cottagers of Fulham rallied back to score an overtime winner through Fulhams 3rd draught pick Wayne "The Gimp" Routledge.

MC Prussian

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I thnk thats a bit harsh really. The amount of times British papers like the Sun have got things wrong.....

You call the Sun a "paper"? :whistle:

Up me arse!

Geo V

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The American coverage on "soccer" is hilarious. I dont know if any of you saw any of the ESPN coverage when they were in the world cup but the commentators and some pundits were saying that they should win it :blink:

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