Arsenal makes remarkable comeback against villa.

Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 2: Gunners come from two down to send Villans crashing out

Two Robin van Persie penalties and a fortunate Theo Walcott goal saw Arsenal complete an amazing comeback against a stunned Aston Villa.

The Villans had stormed into a half-time lead with goals from Richard Dunne and Darren Bent.

But Arsenal returned with a fierce performance in the second half to turn the game on its head and shock Alex McLeish's side.

MATCH DETAILS

Arsenal: Fabianski, Coquelin, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Oxlade-Chamberlain (Henry 89), Ramsey, Song, Rosicky (Arteta 71), Walcott (Sagna 88), Van Persie.

Subs not used: Szczesny, Park, Henry, Arshavin, Benayoun.

Goals: Van Persie 54 pen, 61 pen, Walcott 57

Bookings: Koscielny

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock, Ireland, Petrov (Bannan 82), Clark, Agbonlahor (Gardner 71), Keane, Bent.

Subs not used: Guzan, Heskey, Weimann, Lichaj, Baker.

Goals: Dunne 33, Bent 45

Bookings: Dunne

Attendance: 60,019

Referee: Mike Jones

Fa cup draw

FA Cup fifth round draw: Liverpool to face Brighton at Anfield as Chelsea host Birmingham City

The Seagulls have been rewarded with a trip to Anfield after their shock fourth round victory while Chelsea also host Championship opposition

League Cup finalists Liverpool have been handed a home draw in the fifth round of the FA Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion.

The seagulls caused the biggest upset in round four when the beat Newcastle United at The Amex and will want revenge on Liverpool who knocked them out in the third round of the league cup earlier this season.

Chelsea have been given a home tie against Championship side Birmingham City after their victory over QPR.

FA CUP FIFTH ROUND DRAW IN FULL*

Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton v Blackpool/Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea v Birmingham City
Crawley Town v Stoke City
Stevenage v Tottenham Hotspur
Norwich City v Leicester City
Sunderland/Middlesbrough v Arsenal
Millwall or Southampton v Bolton Wanderers




Source: goal.com
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Tevez might still join milan as milan prepares fresh bid for the argentine

The Rossoneri will allegedly still try to sign the unsettled striker before the transfer market closes but they are said to be unwilling to meet the Premier League side's demands

AC Milan have not given up on signing Manchester City wantaway Carlo Tevez, Corriere dello Sport claims.

The Serie A champions landed Catania's Maxi Lopez on a temporary basis on Friday after failing to reach an agreement with City before the deadline of 19.00CET set by the club.

Milan CEO Adriano Galliani stated later that day that his side would only reopen negotiations for Tevez in June, but fresh speculation suggests that the San Siro outfit will make one last attempt to sign the controversial striker on loan in January.

It is believed that the two clubs are still some distance apart in negotiations for Tevez, with City reportedly demanding €8 million in compensation in case Milan do not exercise their €24m buying option for the striker at the end of the season.

The Argentina international, who is understood to be in exile in his homeland, has been frozen out of City's squad after allegedly refusing to warm up in the Champions League group game against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in September



Carlitos Tevez - Manchester City
SOURCE: GOAL.COM
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Honda to lazio: deal completed

Keisuke Honda to join Lazio in €14 million transfer from CSKA Moscow.

The 2011 Asian Cup's most valuable player is to join the Serie A giants, after reported interest from the likes of Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus fell through

Japan and CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda is to join Serie A side Lazio in a €14 million transfer, ending weeks of speculation.

According to Sports Nippon, the 25-year-old has agreed terms with the Rome outfit and will join the club pending a medical.

Lazio will formally announce the signing once the Italian side fulfills its quota on non-European Union players.

Yesterday, Honda met with Lazio president Claudio Lotito in Rome after arriving from Barcelona, where he was undergoing rehabilitation on his injured right knee, the newspaper writes.

The move ends weeks of speculation in which several major English clubs including Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa were reported to have shown an interest in Honda during the Asian Cup in January last year.

In June 2011, Juventus reportedly held talks with CSKA Moscow over the midfielder, who was also linked with Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the month.

Honda spent four years at J-League side Nagoya Grampus until 2007, followd by a two-year spell at Dutch club VVV Venlo. He joined CSKA in January 2010, signing a four-year deal, and became the first Japanese player to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League later that year.




SOURCE: goal.com

Boko Haram warns sultan

Members of the boko haram sect has issued a direct order to the sultan of sokoto ALHAJI MOHAMMED SAID ABUBAKAR 111 to intervene in the release of its members held at various prisons across the state or put the lives of his citizens at risk.

The message given to the newsmen in maidugiri by boko haram spokesman Abu Qaqa reads:

This is an open message to the Sultan(Emir) of sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Said Abubakar, the speaker of the house of representative, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, and the acting governor of the state.

Before we visited kano, we wrote open letters to the senior citizens there on the imperative of releasing our members but nobody cares to talk. Indeed we sent three warnings to kano.

What happened in kano would be inevitable in sokoto unless you intervene and secure the immediate and unconditional release of our members who were specifically arrested in the city of sokoto last week thursday.

The spokesman also went against the suggestion of dialogue by the president saying, "our people are being trailed and killed on one hand and on the other hand, they are asking us to give up arms and come out. This is impossible "
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Enugu state place commisioner says boko haram suspects would not be released

Enugu state police commissioner Danazumi job, maintained that the 25 suspects brought from nsukka and claimed they were hunters would not be released until detailed and thorough investigation has been carried out. The suspects were arrested from opuje between Nsukka and kogi on their way to uzo-uwani at the early hours on friday.
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3 suspected armed robbers dead in a shootout with policemen

Delta state police confirmed that the 3 men were part of the gang that killed over ten policemen in various attacks in the state and looting their weapons. The three men were seen to carry out their robbery in military uniforms, and were nabbed by the marine police in warri during which one of the robbers disclosed that the uniforms was given to them by a serving soldier.

The police and the robbers were engaged in a gun battle in which two of the robbers were killed on the spot, and the third who escaped with bullet wounds was later found dead in the swamp yesterday.


Source- vanguard


EDITOR
My question is that if they were all found dead, when did the robbers mention that a serving soldier gave them the uniform?? Perhaps through the spirit....
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