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Last Updated: Sunday, 28 January 2007, 11:48 GMT
FA Cup clockwatch

Results:
Wolverhampton 0-3 West Brom

Chelsea 3-0 Nottm Forest Man City 3-1 Southampton Arsenal 1-1 Bolton

GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times GMT)

By Saj Chowdhury & Andrew McKenzie

1756: FULL-TIME Arsenal 1-1 Bolton
Arsenal fail to make the most of their second-half domination and now await a replay at the Reebok Stadium. They have not got the greatest record there, so it is anybody's guess as to what the outcome will be.

1755: Jeremie Aliadiere sneaks past a Bolton tackle to fire in a fierce shot, but Jussi Jaaskelainen saves comfortably. Was that Arsenal's last chance?

1750: One for the cameras from Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen as he dives to save Emmanuel Adebayor's header.

1750: Arsenal's Jeremie Aliadiere is booked for diving.

1746: Arsenal forward Jeremie Aliadiere comes on for Theo Walcott.

1744: 'Big' Sam Allardyce replaces Stelios with striker Ricardo Vaz Te.

1742: Julio Baptista comes close to giving Arsenal a second but directs his header from Cesc Fabregas' floated free-kick three yards wide of the Bolton goal.

1740: GOAL Arsenal 1-1 Bolton
Arsenal get a deserved equaliser. Cesc Fabregas chips in his free-kick from the right, the ball deflects off the head of Gary Speed and lands in the path of Kolo Toure who heads his effort into the ground and past Jussi Jaaskelainen.

1735: Abdoulaye Meite is shown a yellow card for pulling back Cesc Fabregas.

1735: Philippe Senderos is shown yellow after blocking the path of the pacy Nicolas Anelka.

1733: The balls are being rained into the 18-yard area by Tomas Rosicky and Cesc Fabregas but Bolton's defence are clearing everything that comes their way. It's a valiant effort from the visitors.

1731: Julio 'The Beast' Baptista comes on for Justin Hoyte. Can the free-scoring forward change fortunes for Arsenal?

1726: Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is denied by Jussi Jaaskelainen who gets his hand to the ball first inside the area. Then Cesc Fabregas tries his luck from 25 yards, but the Bolton keeper is equal to that too.

1723: Incessant pressure from Arsenal. The Gunners are probably at their best when they are a goal behind. Kolo Toure fires in a fierce low shot that Jussi Jaaskelainen hhas to punch away.

1713: Nolan comes close to adding a second but Manuel Almunia manages to palm the ball away from the feet of the midfielder before he could pull the trigger. At the other end Emmanuel Adebayor crosses the ball from the left for Cesc Fabregas who lashes his volley wide from 10 yards.

1712: GOAL Arsenal 0-1 Bolton
Kevin Nolan gives Bolton a shock lead. Bolton break inside Arsenal's half. Nolan feeds Nicolas Anelka on the edge of the area who in turn feeds Kevin Davies on the far right of the area. Davies squares the ball for Nolan who digs thhe ball from under his feet to fire in.

1707: The second half kicks off at the Emirates.

1705: The fourth round has not been too kind on the lower divisions. Championship sides West Brom, Plymouth, Preston, Derby and Ipswich are the only teams definitely through. Bristol City along with Blackpool and Norwich - who will replay - join them.

1703: Or maybe things will stay the same at the Emirates and they will both go into the hat. A replay is about the last thing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger needs, with a Carling Cup semi-final planned this week and the Champions League starting again in a few weeks.

1658: Chelsea, Manchester City, Reading, Fulham, Blackburn, Manchester United, Tottenham and Watford are all through to the next round. Middlesbrough, who drew with Bristol City, are also in the hat. Will Arsenal or Bolton join them?

1656: So there will be at least 10 Premiership clubs in the draw for the fifth round, which takes place on Monday at 1330.

1653: FULL-TIME Man City 3-1 Southampton
Kelvin Davis produces a spectacular save to deny a fourth goal for City right on full time. Three goals prove more than enough to see City safely into the hat and keep intact the Premiership's unbeaten record against lower league opposition in the fourth round.

1652: Gareth Bale gets a first real sight on goal but Nicky Weaver saves comfortably. The Southampton teenager has been solid at the back but little has been seen of his attacking talents.

1651: It is all over at the Emirates. Well the first half is all over anyway.

1651: We will have two minutes of added time - probably not long enough to see how good Djamel Abdoun really is.

1649: Two minutes of normal time left at the city of Manchester Stadium, but the game is as good as over. Darius Vassell goes off to warm applause from City's share of the 26,496 fans who turned up. He is replaced by Djamel Abdoun, who claims to be the new Cristiano Ronaldo.

1646: Arsenal have penalty appeals as Emmanuel Adebayor goes tumbling in the area, but the referee Mike Dean has it spot on as he allows play to continue.

1644: The good, the bad and the brilliant at the Emirates. Ricardo Gardner puts his side under pressure with a poor header back to his keeper, Thierry Henry is off like a flash to intercept it and then instinctively attempts a sublime backheel that is cleared off the line by Abdoulaye Meite.

1642: Stephen Ireland and Kelvin Davis meet again and for a second time the keeper emerges on top, this time he beats his volley out for a corner from which Hatem Tabelsi shoots over the top.

1639: A clever flick at the near post from Stephen Ireland is close to a fourth goal for Manchester city, but this time Kelvin Davis is able to turn the ball round for a corner.

1637: The atmosphere at Arsenal has fallen a bit flat - even the boos for Nicolas Anelka are a bit subdued now.

1635: Arsenal are controlling the tempo at the Emirates but without really opening up Bolton's backline.

1631: GOAL Man City 3-1 Southampton
It looks the hunt for an FA Cup fourth-round scalp will go on as City give themselves some breathing space. Saints keeper Kelvin David makes a hash of trying to deal with Richard Dunne's long pass forward, with DaMarcus Beasley beating him to the ball and then being left free to sidefoot home.

1629: Up in Manchester Hatem Trabelsi crosses for Joey Barton but he volleys over.

1629: Kevin Davies is back on after a little booster, we'll see whether that does the trick or not.

1628: Bolton are temporarily down to 10 men as Kevin Davies is getting a painkilling injection on the touchline.

1626: Worrying signs for Bolton as Kevin Davies is struggling to shake off a knock. The powerful frontman has won almost everything in the air but he looks in a bit of trouble.

1623: Theo Walcott glides inside and around Ricardo Gardner to earn himself the space to fire in a shot, but it is too close to Jussi Jaaskelainen who just about keeps it out.

1622: Southampton are having a good go at City and Kenwyne Jonestries his luck with a shot that is straight at Nicky Weaver.

1620: Bolton again threaten, this time from a long free-kick by Jussi Jaaskelainen that Kevin Davies nods into the path of Stelios Giannakopoulos. The Greek, who scored the winner against the Gunners in the fourth round last year, is off balance and cannot get his shot off as the Gunners escape.

1618: More set-piece worries for Arsenal as Ivan Campo volleys over from Stelios Giannakopoulos' corner.

1616: Southampton are close to a leveller when Kenwyne Jones and Grzegorz Rasiak combine but Sylvain Distin's interference prevents a decent effort on goal.

1613: Nicolas Anelka is involved for the first time against one of his old sides. The Arsenal fans are far from welcoming to the man sometimes known as the incredible sulk.

1611: Manuel Almunia goes down bravely to save at the feet of Kevin Davies and comes off worse. A visit from the physio gets him back on his feet and he is able to carry on, even if he seems to be in a fair bit of pain.

1609: Arsenal threaten through Thierry Henry. A nice move leads to him teeing himself up for an inviting volley, but for once his technique lets him down and he scuffs wide.

1605: The second half kicks off in Manchester.

1605: And of course Arsenal know all about Bolton's aerial ability. But it is one thing knowing about it and another thing stopping it. An early warning from Kevin Davies as he is left free from a Stelios Giannakopoulos corner but a combination of his team-mate Kevin Nolan and Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia keeps it out.

1604: It is a familiar match-up - these two are meeting in the Cup for the third straight season - but a new setting. This is Bolton's first outing at the Emirates, which is looking nicely packed out.

1603: The final tie of this fourth round is off at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

1550: FULL-TIME Chelsea 3-0 Nottm Forest
Forest's agony is over. A much improved performance after the break from the League One side, who never looked like causing an upset as Chelsea cruise through to the last 16.

1548: GOAL Man City 2-1 Southampton
City are in front with Stephen Ireland creating the chance for Joey Barton to run on and slot home. Barton celebrates in front of the Southampton fans and earns a ticking off from referee Mark Clattenburg. When will you learn Joey, he probably said.

1545: Andriy Shevchenko is brought down to earth with a bump by Julian Bennett. Shevchenko is not amused but Jose Mourinho certainly is - the Blues boss is seen laughing his face off on the bench as his striker lies in agony.

1543: Forest are staging a late rally and Sammy Clingan twice fires in shots that are blocked by the Blue wall of Chelsea defenders.

1540: Chelsea also give a late run-out to Portuguese defender Nuno Morais, who replaces Shaun Wright-Phillips for only his seventh appearance since his arrival in August 2004.

1540: TEAM NEWS - Arsenal keep Manuel Almunia in goal in place of the rested Jens Lehmann, while Theo Walcott, Justin Hoyte and Emmanuel Adebayor are also in the starting line-up. Bolton bring in Ricardo Gardner for the injured Tal Ben Haim and Stelios Giannakopoulos for the suspended El-Hadji Diouf.

1538: This is Michael Woods' second appearance, he made his debut in the FA Cup tie against Macclesfield.

1535: Chelsea make a change, and not just any change. Skipper Frank Lampard comes off for Michael Woods, a midfielder who wears the number 48 shirt and is not 17 until April. He barely looks 16.

1534: Chelsea are denied a fourth as Michael Essien's header is cleared off the line by John Curtis.

1532: Southampton's lead lasted three minutes and 19 seconds. Three minutes later and they are almost behind as Joey Barton crosses for Georgios Samaras to head over.

1530: Forest play their final two cards as Scott Dobie and Jack Lester come on for Junior Agogo and James Perch.

1528: GOAL Man City 1-1 Southampton
Southampton's lead does not last long as DaMarcus Beasley feeds Darius Vassell and he swivels before firing into the bottom corner for the equaliser.

1525: GOAL Man City 0-1 Southampton
Action either end as Georgios Samaras goes close for City, but the Saints break and Kenwyne Jones nicks it over Nicky Weaver to open the scoring.

1524: The lively Salomon Kalou crosses for Andriy Shevchenko to fire wide.

1523: Salomon Kalou is straight into the action as he meets a Shaun Wright-Phillips cross with a downward header. It is too downward though, as Paul Smith moves across easily to gather his effort.

1520: City are enjoying most of the possession against Southampton, but we are yet to see any sparks of inspiration from either side.

1520: Didier Drogba's afteroon is over. The striker will not be adding to his 22 goals as he is replaced by Salomon Kalou.

1518: Chelsea break and Andriy Shevchenko races clear. The £30m striker fires woefully across goal for a Forest throw. Maybe th formbook doesn't go out the window in the Cup.

1515: The Forest fans have worked their magic. The closest of clse shaves for the Chelsea defence as Junior Agogo gets the better of Michael Essien and fires in a shot which is just out of the reach of a sliding James Perch.

1511: Forest's fans have not given up. Well they have not given up singing anyway, the 6,000 who have made the trip are in fine voice.

1509: Back at Stamford Bridge and it is a familiar story as Chelsea mount attack after attack. The Blues are again showing no mercy to lower league opposition. In two-and-a-half games at home to lower league opposition this season they have scored 13 goals.

1507: Up in Manchester City go close to an early opener with a goalmouth scramble that sees Georgios Samaras and Darius Vassell try to convert but without any joy.

1503: The second half is under way and Forest have brought on Sammy Clingan for Grant Holt.

1502: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is out at Stamford Bridge, looking as relaxed as a man with one foot in the fifth round draw, and his other foot dangling just over it.

1501: Manchester City get their fourth round tie under way.

1455: The Manchester City-Southampton tie does not look like it has caught the public's imagination. It is empty seats aplenty at City's stadium - perhaps only half-full with just a few minutes until kick-off.

1450: TEAM NEWS - Over at the City of Manchester, City recall Joey Barton after his suspension and striker Georgios Samaras comes in for Bernardo Corradi to make his first start since January 7. Southampton pick £10m-rated Gareth Bale despite speculation about his future, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is only on the bench on his return to his former club.

1448: That is half-time at Stamford Bridge. Forest's worst nightmares are slowly playing out in front of their eyes. Only a series of miracles can help them now I fear.

1446: GOAL Chelsea 3-0 Nottingham Forest
Why did I open my big mouth? On the stroke of half-time Chelsea get a third. A horribly ugly third. It is like schoolboy football as seven Forest players jump go to clear a near post corner, none of them really get much on it and keeper Paul Smith fails to clear leaving Mikel John Obi to hack in from two yards.

1444: Forest look to be slowly settling. By no stretch of the imagination are they looking like making a game of this, but the chances have dried up a little for Chelsea.

1441: Frank Lampard tries his luck from outside the area but he is well off the mark. Chelsea's shooting is not helped by a poor pitch. For all his billions you'd have thought Roman might be able to afford a decent bit of turf.

1437: Forest's best chances of getting back into this tie look like coming from set-pieces. They don't lack for height but Didier Drogba provides a mean obstacle and he heads clear a deep free-kick.

1434: Nathan Tyson is doing his best to get Forest going up front, but even he is having to help out his overworked defensive pals. The striker is drawn all the way back into his own box to cut out a Wayne Bridge run, which he does successfully.

1432: A first real sniff at goal for Forest but Chelsea's backline step up in unison and the offside flag brings their attack to an abrupt end.

1429: Chelsea's players are finding a team-mate with way too much ease, while Forest seem to have about eight men permanently in their own box - they are pretty much sending out an open invitation for Chelsea to pour forward.

1426: Nearly number three. Didier Drogba chests the ball into the path of Shaun Wright-Phillips but his low drive is just the wrong side of the post. Or the right side if you are a Forest fan still watching.

1423: Forest striker Nathan Tyson tries to go it alone but his fine run is stopped by a solid tackle by Michael Essien.

1420: The scoreline does not make good reading for Forest and the stats are not looking much better. Chelsea have had nine shots in the first 20 minutes and 70% of the possession. To be honest I can't really remember Forest having 30%.

1418: GOAL Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Oh dear. Didier Drogba doubles Chelsea's lead from a 20-yard free-kick. Question marks about Paul Smith's goalkeeping this time I'm afraid. Drogba's setpiece is reasonably well struck and on target but Smith gets a full hand to the ball but only palms it into the net.

1416: For any Forest fans looking for some crumbs of comfort it looks like Chelsea have forgotten to pack their shooting boots. Didier Drogba is the latest to pass up a chance to shoot on goal as he slashes horribly wide of the mark.

1414: This is a crucial period for Colin Calderwood's side. Chelsea look hungry for goals and Forest are struggling to clear the decks never mind get hold of the ball.

1412: The goal comes through as officially belonging to Andriy Shevchenko. His shot was on target but replays suggest Paul Smith could have probably saved the shot before John Curtis' unfortunate contribution.

1409: GOAL Chelsea 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Chelsea go in front after less than nine minutes but it is cruel on Forest. A corner finds its way to Andriy Shevchenko, who is left unmarked five yards out. Come on Forest, he might be struggling but even he cannot miss from there. Well, he nearly did but it takes an enormous deflection off John Curtis that deceives Paul Smith and ends up in the bottom corner.

1408: Next in line for a pot-shot is Shaun Wright-Phillips, who started his footballing life at Forest, but he is wide of the upright.

1405: It is a nervy start for the might of League One. Chelsea have set up camp in their half and Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba both have shots on goal that Forest scramble away to safety.

1402: It does not take Chelsea long to get going. Andriy Shevchenko finds space on the right of the box and drives in a shot that Forest keeper Paul Smith beats out with a strong right arm.

1401: We're off and running at Stamford Bridge as Forest take on Premiership champions Chelsea.

1351: FULL-TIME Wolves 0-3 West Brom
It is all over at Molineux. The hope of a fiercely fought Midlands derby never really materialised. West Brom were just far too good, while Wolves lacked any cutting edge up front.

1350: Many of the 28,107, particularly from the Wolves sections, begin to leave the ground.

1341: Another great move from the Baggies. Zoltan Gera floats in a cross to Kevin Phillips at the edge of the area. The striker cushions the ball down to Diomansy Kamara who smashes his first-time volley high over the bar.

1338: GOAL Wolves 0-3 West Brom
Zoltan Gera rubs salt in Wolves' wounds. The forward sneaks in from six yards to tuck in a corner from the right.

1335: Wolves' Mark Little picks up a late booking for a foul on Jonathan Greening.

1335: We are into the 'consolation goal' period. Michael McIndoe tries his luck from 20 yards with a snap shot but the George Michael goatee wearing Pascal Zuberbuhler saves comfortably.

1334: TEAM NEWS Chelsea's Andriy Shevchenko and Didier Drogba continue up front but Wayne Bridge replaces Ashley Cole and Geremi and Shaun Wright-Phillips come in for Michael Ballack and Claude Makelele. Forest captain Ian Breckin is passed fit to play after a foot injury and the League One side have picked three strikers with Grant Holt, Nathan Tyson and Junior Agogo all playing.

1331: Jason Koumas has been relatively quiet this half, but decides to let know keeper Matt Murray that he is still on the pitch by stinging his fingers with a rasping 25 yarder.

1326: Neil Clement is booked for a 'firm' challenge on Michael McIndoe. From the resulting free-kick McIndoe misses with a free header from 12 yards out - actually, he failed to connect with the ball altogether.

1315: West Brom's Swiss keeper Pascal Zuberbuhler, who has had little to do in the match, has one of those eccentric goalkeeper moments. He rushes out to beat Seyi George Olofinjana to the ball at the edge of area, but messes things up and tackles the Wolves player. Luckily, for him, he receives just a yellow from referee Uriah Rennie.

1312: Kevin Phillips' former boss at Sunderland, Mick McCarthy, looks rather displeased in the Wolves dugout.

1309: GOAL Wolves 0-2 West Brom
It has been a bad day for Mark Little so far. Diomansy Kamara picks up the ball from 35 yards out then plays striker partner Kevin Phillips to his left. Phillips cuts to his right then unleashes a shot from 20 yards that deflects off Little and past the despairing reach of Matt Murray.

1304: West Brom kick off the second half. Wolves' Stephen Ward comes on for Craig Davies while Mark Davies is on for Rohan Ricketts.

1248: HALF-TIME Wolves 0-1 West Brom
West Brom take a deserved lead in to the break. Jason Koumas has looked a constant threat and although team-mate Diomansy Kamara has been quite surly on the pitch, he took his goal brilliantly after some great work to win possession.

1244: GOAL Wolves 0-1 West Brom
Senegal international Diomansy Kamara scores for the visitors. The ball breaks in the middle of the park for Kevin Phillips and Kamara who win the tussle with Mark Little. Little tries to keep pace with Kamara, but the striker manages to run 40 yards and shrug of his challenge before rounding Matt Murray, who collided with Little, and tap in from two yards.

1239: West Brom are getting all sorts of joy down the left - where is the Wolves defence? This time Kevin Phillips fizzes in a cross that keeper Matt Murray only manages to get a hand to. Luckily for him, his team-mates get the ball cleared.

1234: West Brom's Diomansy Kamara, who has not been endearing himself to the opposition fans with his remonstrating, is booked by referee Uriah Rennie for throwing the ball down on the ground.

1231: West Brom's Jason Koumas, who looks like his side's most potent threat, fires in a wicked low cross from the left that keeper Matt Murray does well to hold.

1224: Wolves mount their own attack. Seyi George Olofinjana turns inside the West Brom area, but his shot is deflected wide. The resulting corner comes to nothing.

1221: The Baggies attack again. This time Jason Koumas, on the left, cuts in but sidefoots his 10-yard shot fractionally wide of Matt Murray's left-hand upright.

1220: Kevin Phillips feeds strike partner Diomansy Kamara, but the pacy forward sends his shot wide from six yards, then falls over for effect.

1215: Baggies' Neil Clement saves the day for his team, blocking Craig Davies' shot after the forward latched on to a ball from team-mate Michael McIndoe.

1213: Wolves manage to block a Kamara shot from eight yards after he is played in by Richard Chaplow after sloppy play by the opposition midfield.

1209: West Brom win a free-kick from 25 yards out, slightly left of centre, as a result of Darren Potter's foul on Diomansy Kamara. Jason Koumas floats his free-kick over the wall but over the bar.

1206: Wales international Jason Koumas is already causing Wolves all sorts of problems down the right.

1200: Wolves gather in a US-style huddle before kicking off the game.

1155: It's a sunny but rather nippy day in Wolverhampton. The temperature is 9C - cold enough to wear those thermals.

The crowds are flocking into Molineux for the Black Country derby. Both teams have a lot of FA Cup pedigree having won the competition nine times between them.

Mick McCarthy's Wolves are six places behind their rivals in the Championship table, but they say the Cup is a great leveller.

TEAM NEWS

Wolves defender Jackie McNamara returns to the Wolves starting XI after being rated 50-50, while Gary Breen is also back in the team after his suspension. West Brom opt for Diomansy Kamara and Kevin Phillips in attack, but defender Steve Watson misses out on a place in the squad having just recovered from a groin injury.



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