FA Cup Numbers Game 3

FA Cup Numbers Game 3

Chelsea continue to make a fortress out of Stamford Bridge while a Reading winger scored the fastest recorded goal in a FA Cup proper.

By Eugene YS Han

1 - Chelsea have beaten Cardiff for the first time in an FA Cup tie.

1 - Notts County are the last League Two side to be knocked out this season.

4 - Birmingham have qualified for the quarter-finals for the first time in four years.

4 - Tottenham have now missed four penalties so far this season after Tom Huddlestone's penalty was saved at Bolton.

4 - Ricardo Fuller has scored in every round of the FA Cup for Stoke so far.

4 - Mr Bolton Kevin Davies has now scored four goals in his last three appearances for Bolton against Tottenham.

4 - Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge scored his fourth FA Cup goal in three games.

5 - Portsmouth have beaten Southampton for the first time in five FA Cup ties.

6 - Bolton and Tottenham have met six times in the FA Cup - four ties have ended up in replays.

8 - Birmingham have extended their unbeaten streak over Derby to eight games.

9 - At 9.7 seconds, Reading winger Jimmy Kebe scored the fastest goal in a FA Cup proper (third round onwards).

9 - Manchester City and Stoke have been drawn together six times in this competition - The previous five ties were decided at the first time of asking.

11 - The number of arrests (so far) from a disturbance at Southampton's city centre after Soton's 4-1 FA Cup defeat to Portsmouth.

13 - Spurs have not won in any competition since August after failing to score in the first half - a run of 14 games.

13 - West Bromwich Albion are unbeaten in 13 away games in all competitions.

13 - Bobby Zamora scored his 13th goal for Fulham in all competitions - it's more than three times the total number of goals he scored the whole of last season.

37 - Chelsea are unbeaten in 37 competitive matches at Stamford Bridge.

 


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