Adam Barrett put Southend United ahead in their FA Cup replay against Chelsea, but the Blues clawed their way back into the game, and eventually won it 4-1. Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Salomon Kalou and Nicolas Anelka all scored for Chelsea, who had been outclassed by Manchester United last weekend.

Newcastle United were knocked out of the FA Cup by Phil Brown’s Hull City, with Daniel Cousin scoring the winning goal for the Tigers with ten minutes to go on the clock.

The draw for the fourth round has also been made. Liverpool and Everton are paired together for what promises to be another exciting Merseyside derby, while United will welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford. Nottingham Forest, who eliminated Manchester City in the previous round, will play Derby County. Hartlepool’s reward for a shock win over Stoke is a game against Gianfranco Zola’s West Ham. Last year’s runners up Cardiff City will host Arsenal, while winners Portsmouth could face non league Histon should they beat Bristol City and the Stutes get past Swansea.

FA Cup fourth round draw ( Fixtures given below)

Liverpool vs Everton
Manchester United vs Tottenham
Hull or Newcastle vs Millwall/Crewe
Sunderland vs Blyth/ Blackburn
Hartlepool vs West Ham
Leyton Orient/Sheffield United vs Charlton/ Norwich
Cardiff vs Arsenal
Portsmouth/ Bristol City vs Histon/ Swansea
Chelsea/ Southend vs Ipswich
Cheltenham/ Doncaster vs Aston Villa
West Brom / Peterborough vs QPR/Burnley
Torquay vs Coventry
Kettering vs Fulham
Watford vs Leicester/Crystal Palace
Derby vs Nottingham Forest
Birmingham/Wolves v Middlesbrough

Hartlepool and Nottingham Forest were undoubtedly the stars of the day, dumping Stoke and Manchester City respectively out of the competition. Liverpool were taken the distance by Preston North End, but eventually proved to be too much for PNE, and ran out 2-0 winners. Arsenal beat Plymouth 3-1, but Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Southend. Central defender Peter Clarke headed home the equaliser for the Shrimpers in the 90^th minute. Peterborough earned a third round replay with a battling 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion, but Forest Green’s dreams were shattered as Derby fought their way back to win 4-3. Torquay upset Blackpool 1-0 at Plainmoor, with Matt Green scoring the only goal of the game.