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Manchester United

  • Scholes 34’
  • Berbatov 35’

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Pavlyuchenko 5’

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  1. Berbatov guides United past Spurs

    Berbatov guides United past Spurs

    Dimitar Berbatov scored against his former club as Manchester United reached the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester United
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • 90+5 And that's the final whistle, United through 2-1.
    • 90+4 Long into the United box and a good touch from Defoe, who looks wide for Taarabt but his cross is blocked for a throw. Spurs are still coming, on the right with Taarabt again, his cross is again blocked. The throw is taken quickly, the cross comes in and is that a handball? Spurs think so but play on!
    • 90+3 The ball is launched long to the United box but the hosts clear. This second half has been poor.
    • 90+2 Tevez is booked for a foul on Defoe.
    • 90' Four minutes added time being played.
    • 87' MAN UNITED SUB: Welbeck hobbles off for Fletcher.
    • 86' Welbeck seems to be struggling...
    • 84' Good run down the left by Assou-Ekotto, he hits the byline and cuts it back for GIOVANI BUT HE PUTS IT OVER! Should have made the keeper work, sunshire.
    • 82' United have totally controlled this second half but have not created a chance. They could be made to pay here.
    • 78' Tosic gets his first touch in English football, trying a one-two with Carrick.
    • 77' Scholes has a drive from the edge of the box but blocked and Spurs can't clear so Carrick drills it in but wide! That came after a three-minute period where the ball was touched almost exclusively by United players.
    • 72' MAN UNITED SUB: Tosic comes on for his debut, Ronaldo comes off looking a touch uncomfortable.
    • 72' SPURS SUB: Defoe on for Bentley.
    • 70' Berbatov races on to a long ball but his first touch is a bit heavy and Alnwick claims before he can finish.
    • 68' TOTTENHAM SUB: Taarabt on for Bale.
    • 67' Welbeck gets the ball, rare for this half, and wins a throw on the right when is cross is blocked by Assou-Ekotto.
    • 65' United are pretty much camped in Spurs' half at the moment but they fail to create a chance and the London side break, but Bentley's shot is straight at Foster.
    • 63' Tevez almost plays Scholes in but calm defending from Huddlestone who is back in his own area, intercepting the pass and bringing it clear.
    • 59' Poor touch from Vidic and he follows through on Giovani, earning a booking in the process.
    • 56' Spurs come forward with Huddlestone wide to Assou-Ekotto, his cross is only half-cleared and it drops to BENTLEY WITH THE HALF-VOLLEY but it flashes just wide with Foster flying across!
    • 53' UNITED SUB: Not a good week for the Da Silva family as Fabio comes off injured, Eckersley on in his place. Twin bro Rafael was hurt in the Carling Cup win over Derby too.
    • 51' Fabio is down injured for United...
    • 48' Ronaldo down the left, he drills the ball across for Tevez but put behind for a corner.
    • 47' Bentley on the right, he swings the ball to the far post and Bale arrives with the volley but wide! Good chance for Spurs, that wasn't easy for Bale but he could have made United pay there!
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+2 Half-time at Old Trafford, United come from behind to lead 2-1!
    • 45' Two minutes added time being played.
    • 44' United have Spurs' backs against the wall now, after that early goal they have pretty much eased their way into typical dominance. The visitors barely touching the ball now.
    • 42' Carrick almost gets clean through but the ball bobbles out of his line of vision and he can't get on to it.
    • 41' Bentley gets the ball on the right, he cuts inside and tries a shot but it goes well over the bar.
    • 40' Spurs on the attack now, with a decent spell of possession...
    • 37' Spurs are utterly shell-shocked now and United could run riot as they swarm forward again, but this move breaks down.
    • 35' United win the ball back from the kick-off, it's played long by Carrick and Spurs' defence are asleep to let Berbatov in and he rifles a low finish past Alnwick into the bottom left for 2-1! Shocking, pub defending from Tottenham. What on earth were they doing? They left a hole the size of a routemaster for Berbatov to sidle into. Poor.
    • 34' Corner to United on the right, it's drilled to Scholes on the edge of the box and he sends a low drive in that takes a deflection off Huddlestone and Tevez dummies it and it beats Alnwick for 1-1! Scrappy goal, which Scholes barely celebrates, but United will take that!
    • 33' Great run by Tevez on the right, he manages to get to the byline but his cross is blocked by Bale and goes out for a corner.
    • 30' Welbeck again cuts in from the right but the ball from Carrick is intercepted and Spurs break. Modric wins a free kick.
    • 28' Ronaldo wins a free kick for United in the centre circle. They have seemed a touch subdued so far.
    • 26' Brilliant play on the right from Welbeck to release O'Shea but his cross is far too deep and Spurs clear. Welbeck looks like a right handful on the wing...
    • 25' Berbatov wins a free kick on the right, taken quickly but too quickly as Spurs intercept and clear.
    • 24' Corner to United after Corluka again puts the ball behind for a corner. It's cleared easily at the near post though.
    • 22' Fabio on the left, he puts it in for Berbatov but he can't get hold of it and TEVEZ AGAIN WITH THE SHOT but tipped behind by Alnwick for a corner!
    • 21' Good play from Carrick coming forward, he slips it inside to Ronaldo who hammers a rising shot on goal but it's over and Alnwick had it covered!
    • 20' Welbeck on the right, he cuts inside, plays a one-two with Berbatov and beats one man, then a second, this is a great run but the finish is blocked by Corluka for a corner!
    • 18' O'Shea comes forward on the right, he plays it low inside to Tevez who takes a touch AND LETS RIP WITH A BRILLIANT RISING DRIVE THAT LEAVES ALNWICK FLOUNDERING AND RATTLES THE CROSS BAR! Great strike from the Argentine striker.
    • 16' A promising break from United comes to nothing as Tevez can't get the cross in.
    • 15' A bit of head tennis in the middle of the park, which is not what Ronaldo and United really want...
    • 13' United swarm forward, Scholes to Berbatov, now Carrick, and it's wide to Ronaldo on the left who has some space to burst into the box but the flash winger tries a chipped cross that is easuly headed clear by Corluka.
    • 11' A high ball drops to Berbatov on the right-hand edge of the box, he lets it bounce and sends a low drive past Alnwick that trickles just beyond the far post!
    • 9' A high one comes forward from Spurs but over Pavlyuchenko's head and into Foster's arms. Berbatov's touch lets him down on the edge of the Spurs box. Am I allowed to say that?
    • 7' United have kept the ball well since that goal but done very little with it.
    • 5' Good run down the left by Assou-Ekotto, he plays it back to Huddlestone who clips a cross to the penalty spot and Pavlyuchenko stoops with a delicate flicked-header that Foster can only watch fly into the bottom right! 1-0 Spurs! Great goal too.
    • 3' Cautious start from both sides in this match.
    • 1' First half underway at Old Trafford!
    • - SPURS TEAM NEWS: Harry Redknapp threatened to play his reserves but, to be fair, it's a decent side apart from Alnwick in goal and Defoe on the bench. Luka Modric starts ahead of Geovani, Bale is at left mid and Darren Bent is not even on the bench. Seems about right to me!!
    • - MAN UTD TEAM NEWS: Ben Foster starts for United with Gary Neville at centre half and Fabio da Silva - twin brother of Rafael - at left back. Forward Daniel Welbeck plays on the left wing, with natural lefties Ryan Giggs and Zoran Tosic on the bench.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of the big match of the day, Manchester United hosting Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round, from 17:15 UK time!

  • Summary

    • 90+4 Long into the United box and a good touch from Defoe, who looks wide for Taarabt but his cross is blocked for a throw. Spurs are still coming, on the right with Taarabt again, his cross is again blocked. The throw is taken quickly, the cross comes in and is that a handball? Spurs think so but play on!
    • 84' Good run down the left by Assou-Ekotto, he hits the byline and cuts it back for GIOVANI BUT HE PUTS IT OVER! Should have made the keeper work, sunshire.
    • 77' Scholes has a drive from the edge of the box but blocked and Spurs can't clear so Carrick drills it in but wide! That came after a three-minute period where the ball was touched almost exclusively by United players.
    • 56' Spurs come forward with Huddlestone wide to Assou-Ekotto, his cross is only half-cleared and it drops to BENTLEY WITH THE HALF-VOLLEY but it flashes just wide with Foster flying across!
    • 47' Bentley on the right, he swings the ball to the far post and Bale arrives with the volley but wide! Good chance for Spurs, that wasn't easy for Bale but he could have made United pay there!
    • 35' United win the ball back from the kick-off, it's played long by Carrick and Spurs' defence are asleep to let Berbatov in and he rifles a low finish past Alnwick into the bottom left for 2-1! Shocking, pub defending from Tottenham. What on earth were they doing? They left a hole the size of a routemaster for Berbatov to sidle into. Poor.
    • 34' Corner to United on the right, it's drilled to Scholes on the edge of the box and he sends a low drive in that takes a deflection off Huddlestone and Tevez dummies it and it beats Alnwick for 1-1! Scrappy goal, which Scholes barely celebrates, but United will take that!
    • 22' Fabio on the left, he puts it in for Berbatov but he can't get hold of it and TEVEZ AGAIN WITH THE SHOT but tipped behind by Alnwick for a corner!
    • 20' Welbeck on the right, he cuts inside, plays a one-two with Berbatov and beats one man, then a second, this is a great run but the finish is blocked by Corluka for a corner!
    • 18' O'Shea comes forward on the right, he plays it low inside to Tevez who takes a touch AND LETS RIP WITH A BRILLIANT RISING DRIVE THAT LEAVES ALNWICK FLOUNDERING AND RATTLES THE CROSS BAR! Great strike from the Argentine striker.
    • 11' A high ball drops to Berbatov on the right-hand edge of the box, he lets it bounce and sends a low drive past Alnwick that trickles just beyond the far post!
    • 5' Good run down the left by Assou-Ekotto, he plays it back to Huddlestone who clips a cross to the penalty spot and Pavlyuchenko stoops with a delicate flicked-header that Foster can only watch fly into the bottom right! 1-0 Spurs! Great goal too.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of the big match of the day, Manchester United hosting Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round, from 17:15 UK time!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Peter Walton

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Gary Neville

    Starting line-up

    • B. Foster
    • J. O'Shea
    • G. Neville
    • N. Vidic Yellow Card
    • F. Da Silva Substitution Out (54′)
    • C. Ronaldo Substitution Out (72′)
    • M. Carrick
    • P. Scholes Goal
    • D. Welbeck Substitution Out (87′)
    • C. Tevez
    • D. Berbatov Goal

    Subs

    • R. Giggs
    • D. Fletcher Substitution In87′
    • Z. Tosic Substitution In72′
    • R. Possebon
    • J. Chester

    Injured

    • R. Ferdinand
    • O. Hargreaves
    • W. Brown
    • P. Evra
    • W. Rooney
    • J. Park
    • O. Anderson
    • J. Evans
    • R. Da Silva

    Suspended

    None

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Didier Zokora

    Starting line-up

    • B. Alnwick
    • C. Gunter
    • M. Dawson
    • V. Corluka
    • B. Assou-Ekotto
    • D. Bentley Substitution Out (72′)
    • D. Zokora
    • T. Huddlestone
    • G. Bale Substitution Out (68′)
    • L. Modric Substitution Out (46′)
    • R. Pavlyuchenko Goal

    Subs

    • J. Defoe Substitution In72′
    • S. Gilberto
    • R. Rocha
    • H. Gomes
    • A. Taarabt Substitution In68′
    • G. Dos Santos Substitution In46′
    • D. Dervite

    Injured

    • J. Woodgate
    • L. King
    • A. Hutton
    • J. O'Hara

    Suspended

    • F. Campbell

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