Bradford City made history at Villa Park on Tuesday night by becoming the first club from the fourth tier of English football to reach a major final in 51 years.
Andrei Arshavin scored a sensational game-winning goal at Anfield to help Arsenal close the gap on the top two in the Premier League, as they beat Liverpool 2—1.
Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka scored as Chelsea beat Liverpool 2—0 on Sunday to take over top spot in the English Premier League after Manchester United failed to beat Sunderland.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored on an outstanding free-kick to ensure the Red Devils took the three points taking them one step closer to the league title as their closest rival Liverpool stumbled.
A great individual effort from veteran winger Ryan Giggs saw Manchester United rack up another 1—0 win, their ninth such victory of the season, Sunday at West Ham.
An emphatic 3—0 home win over Bolton Wanderers, the first in the last four games at Anfield by Liverpool, kept them top of the English Premier League on Friday.
In a surprising weekend in Premiership action, underdog teams Newcastle and Fulham traveled to Chelsea and Liverpool respectively and fought to scoreless draws.