Monday, January 5, 2009

United, Villa ease through in FA Cup

Premier League sides Manchester United and Aston Villa reached the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday after seeing off lower league opponents Southampton and Gillingham.
United beat Championship (division two) strugglers Southampton, who played for almost an hour with 10 men, 3-0 at St Mary’s Stadium and will now meet Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in the fourth round.
Aston Villa won 2-1 at League Two (fourth division) Gillingham with James Milner celebrating his 23rd birthday by scoring both goals. Villa will travel to play the winners of the postponed tie between Cheltenham Town and Doncaster Rovers in the fourth round in three weeks’ time.

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