A look at the highs and lows of the weekend's action, with the Gunners shining again.

Winners

Arsenal: The Gunners march on in the FA Cup, a competition they have been key protagonists in over the last decade. The manner in which they disposed of Newcastle on Saturday suggests that the rematch on Tuesday is three Premier League points in the bag.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Had a relatively quiet day as he almost always had two yellow shirts hounding his every touch. Just the two goals, then.

The window-watching Antoine Sibierski: The French forward's cracking turn and volley against Chelsea was a highlight of the weekend, but ultimately irrelevant for his side. Quick stat - Goals scored by Sibierski this season? Five. Number scored during the two transfer windows? Five.

Ashley Young: In the midst of all the cup shenanigans, there was a league match happening in Birmingham. The stunning equaliser against Blackburn was only Young's fourth strike of the season for, but he has had a hand in the many of Villa's 43 goals so far. England boss Fabio Capello cannot afford to overlook the Villa forward when he picks his first squad on Friday.

Losers

Sven-Goran Eriksson: The honest and forthright Swede refused to blame the balloons on the pitch for his side conceding the opening goal in their defeat to Sheffield United, before blaming the balloons on the pitch for his side conceding the opening goal by saying: "I don't want to use it as an excuse, but it was a very strange goal. There were two balloons playing a one-two with Michael Ball."

Those in search of 'The Magic of the Cup': Liverpool v Havant & Waterlooville had fairytale written all over it, if not upset. The Hampshire side managing to take the lead twice brought a smile to all except the red half of Merseyside. A shame that nobody outside of Anfield could see it though, as Mansfield v Middlesbrough was deemed the more romantic affair.

Derby (of course): Nobody really expected Paul Jewell to work miracles, and taking over at Pride Park was always about building for next season. After the drubbing handed to them by Championship strugglers Preston, however, it seems that even the return to the second tier could be a struggle. Most sides at the bottom end of the table would probably be secretly relieved to be knocked out, but a half-decent cup run would have at least added a shred of dignity to Derby's season.

Tony Mabert / Eurosport