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Havant and Waterlooville, Blue Square South minnows, face seven-times winners Liverpool in the fourth round on Saturday. Coventry v Millwall
You look at this and wonder if Millwall can go there and upset Coventry, given that the Sky Blues haven't really been firing of late.
I would say no.
Coventry play well in cup ties - they've already beaten Manchester United and Blackburn in cups this season - so they should win this one.
Prediction: 2-0
George Burley was Thursday appointed as the new manager of Scotland and immediately set his sights on leading his country to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.Burley had been managing Southampton but he revealed that he had no hesitation about leaving the Championship club to succeed Alex McLeish.
Few clubs have experienced such turbulent times as West Ham United in recent seasons and it just as well that their fans are renowned for their immense sense of humour and are not faint of heart.
Goal.com looks ahead to all the Serie A action in round 20 of the calendar...Udinese were desperately unlucky to lose against Milan last weekend following Alberto Gilardino’s winner deep into injury time.
The Zebrette have now dropped out of the Champions League places but they are still having a superb season and should not be too disheartened by this loss.
Inter picked up their eighth win on the trot in Serie A with a controversial 3-2 success over Parma last weekend. They maintained their seven-point gap over Roma at the top of the table, although they will have their work cut out this weekend.
The Nerazzurri have started to ship goals since the injury of Walter Samuel, and they conceded twice again during the 2-2 Coppa Italia draw with Juventus in midweek. This result halted Inter’s incredible run of 13 straight wins in all competitions.
Mushtaq Quraishi previews this weekend's intriguing set of cup ties in the world's oldest knock-out competition...Arsenal
Barnet -
Watford
Wigan Athletic -
Sheffield United
Wenger was the innocent victim of what sources at Spurs admitted were "players' high jinks" as Jermain Defoe and two team-mates emerged from the celebrations in the home dressing room and into the White Hart Lane interview area, spraying bubbly as they went.
| Serie A | ||||||
| CLUB | GP | W | L | D | PTS | GD |
| Inter Milan | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 30 |
| Roma | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 18 |
| Juventus | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 20 |
| Fiorentina | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 12 |
| Udinese | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 1 |
| Atalanta | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 1 |
| Sampdoria | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
| Genoa | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -5 |
| Palermo | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -6 |
| AC Milan | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 12 |
| Napoli | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Catania Calcio | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -4 |
| Livorno | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -6 |
| Lazio | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -7 |
| Parma | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -7 |
| Torino | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -7 |
| Siena | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -8 |
| Reggina | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -11 |
| Empoli | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -11 |
| Cagliari | 19 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 | -23 |
Cameroon fall to electric Egypt
What: Carling Cup Semi-Final, 2nd Leg
Forgive Benny Feilhaber if he is a bit wistful at the changing of the calendar.2007 was a pretty good year for the midfielder. He saw increased time with his old club, Hamburger SV, including significant action in the Champions League. He made a dream switch to the English Premier League, where he now suits up for Derby County.
