January 28, 2002	Monday	Ziqa’ad 13, 1422

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LONDON, Jan 27: Nine-man Arsenal fought their way to a thrilling 1-0 FA Cup fourth round victory over 10-man Liverpool at Highbury on Sunday, with Dennis Bergkamp scoring the winner before getting his marching orders.

Arsenal’s Martin Keown was sent off in the 67th minute for tugging Michael Owen’s shirt, while Bergkamp and Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher were dismissed four minutes later, the Dutchman for a bad tackle and the Liverpool midfielder for apparently tossing an object back into the crowd.

Bergkamp headed Arsenal’s winner in the 28th minute to give the hosts some measure of revenge after losing 2-1 to Liverpool in last season’s FA Cup final at Cardiff.

Results (Roman numerals denote division of non-premier league teams):

Arsenal 1 Liverpool 0

Cheltenham (III) 2 Burnley (I) 1

Tranmere Rovers (II) 3 Cardiff City (II) 1

Played on Saturday:

Charlton Athletic 1 Walsall (I) 2

Chelsea 1 West Ham United 1

Everton 4 Leyton Orient (III) 1

Gillingham (I) v Bristol Rovers (III) postponed

Middlesbrough 2 Manchester United 0

Millwall (I) 0 Blackburn Rovers 1

Preston (I) 2 Sheffield United (I) 1

Rotherham (I) 2 Crewe (I) 4

Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers postponed

West Bromwich (I) 1 Leicester City 0

York (III) 0 Fulham 2

—Reuters