Spurs held to shock FA Cup draw as Liverpool win
- Published: 20/02/2012 at 02:32 AM
- Online news: Sports
Premier League high-flyers Tottenham Hotspur were held to a shock goalless draw away to third tier Stevenage in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday and now face a replay to reach the quarter-finals.
Brighton's Sam Voakes (R) vies with Liverpool's Martin Skrtel during the English FA Cup football match between Liverpool and Brighton Hove Albion at Anfield in Liverpool. Liverpool and Stoke will face each other in an Anfield quarter-final after the Reds thrashed Championship Brighton 6-1 and Stoke triumphed 2-0 away to fourth-tier Crawley Town.
Tottenham, third in English football's top-flight and eight-times FA Cup winners, did see Stevenage goalkeeper Chris Day, a former Spurs player, make a good save to turn Gareth Bale's 25-yard effort round the post early in the second half.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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