Arsenal survive scare against Burnley, West Brom held by Peterborough
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Updated 30/01/2016 at 23:24 GMT
Holders Arsenal overcame a stubborn Burnley side 2-1 while West Brom were held to a 2-2 draw by Peterborough.
Arsenal's Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla (C) celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Arsenal and Burnley at the Emirates stadium in London, on January 30, 2016
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Arsenal 2 - 1 Burnley
Calum Chambers gave the Gunners the lead with a smart 19th-minute finish but Sam Vokes’ 30th-minute header ensured the sides went to the interval at parity.
However, Alexis Sanchez dispatched Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross to restore Arsenal’s advantage with 52 minutes gone.
Theo Walcott missed a late one-on-one to put added gloss on the scoreline.
West Bromwich Albion 2 - 2 Peterborough United
Peterborough twice fought back from a goal down to earn a FA Cup replay with West Brom as it finished 2-2 after a thrilling finale at The Hawthorns.
It looked like Saido Berahino's early strike would be all that separated the sides but three goals in eight frantic minutes mean the League One promotion hopefuls will get another chance at the ABAX Stadium next month.
Shaquile Coulthirst equalised after 79 minutes but Berahino quickly restored West Brom's lead before substitute Jon Taylor levelled things up again with four minutes remaining.
Colchester United 1 - 4 Tottenham Hotspur
Nacer Chadli scored twice as Tottenham cruised into the FA Cup fifth round with a 4-1 win at Colchester.
Chadli has now scored four goals in three games, while Eric Dier and Tom Carroll were also on target as Spurs won a fourth straight game.
Aston Villa 0 - 4 Manchester City
Kelechi Iheanacho's hat-trick kept Manchester City's quadruple dream alive as they cruised to a 4-0 FA Cup thumping of Aston Villa.
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Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates scoring the third goal for Manchester City completing his hat trick
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The striker's treble saw Manuel Pellegrini's men cruise in the fifth round just days after they reached the League Cup final.
The impressive Iheanacho added to his early strike with a cool penalty before running through unchallenged in the second half to claim the match ball.
Raheem Sterling hooked in a fourth at Villa Park to ensure Sergio Aguero and David Silva were never needed from the bench. But in 19-year-old Iheanacho, who now has eight goals this season, they have a striker who demonstrated he can be an able deputy to Aguero after he ran Villa ragged.
Bolton Wanderers 1 - 2 Leeds United
Toumani Diagouraga marked his first start for Leeds with a rare goal and a familiar booking as Steve Evans' side beat Championship rivals Bolton 2-1 to reach the FA Cup fifth round.
Toumani Diagouraga marked his first start for Leeds with a rare goal and a familiar booking as Steve Evans' side beat Championship rivals Bolton 2-1 to reach the FA Cup fifth round.
Souleymane Doukara put the Elland Road outfit in front early on but after bossing much of the match Leeds were forced into some late desperate defending.
Wanderers captain Darren Pratley netted for a fourth time in six games to pull a goal back before top scorer Gary Madine hit the post four minutes from time.
Bury 1 - 3 Hull City
Hull City eased into the fifth round of the FA Cup with Chuba Akpom hitting a hat-trick in their 3-1 win at Bury.
The on-loan Arsenal striker gave the 2014 runners-up a 14th-minute lead before converting a 57th-minute penalty.
The 20-year-old struck again 12 minutes later to claim his first treble in senior football, while Craig Jones claimed a consolation with four minutes left.
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Stoke City
Crystal Palace progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 home defeat of Stoke inspired by goalscorer Wilfried Zaha.
The talented winger built on his improving form and growing confidence with a fine individual goal that was enough to secure victory against such uninspired opposition.
Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Watford
Odion Ighalo came off the bench to net his 15th goal of the season with an 89th-minute winner that sent Watford past Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup.
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Odion Ighalo celebrates with teammates after scoring the first goal for Watford
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The hosts had looked set to extend their unbeaten run to 14 games in all competitions in a contest where two much-changed sides mustered little at the City Ground. However, Ighalo, called for with 18 minutes remaining, capitalised on Kelvin Wilson's error to fire home in a 1-0 victory that consigned Forest to their first defeat since November 21.
Oxford United 0 - 3 Blackburn Rovers
Ben Marshall and Tony Watt did their best to soften the blow of Jordan Rhodes' departure by firing Blackburn into the fifth round of the FA Cup courtesy of a 3-0 win at Oxford.
Prolific goalscorer Rhodes withdrew from the Rovers squad to face their League Two opponents on Friday night to rubber-stamp his reported £9million move to Middlesbrough.
The Scotland international leaves some huge boots to fill, having scored 85 goals in 169 appearances since joining Blackburn four-and-a-half years ago.
But Watt, signed this week from Charlton and given the thankless task of replacing Rovers' star man, got off to a decent start with a debut goal while Marshall scored twice as Oxford's cup adventure was ended.
Portsmouth 1 - 2 AFC Bournemouth
Joshua King and Marc Pugh saved Bournemouth's blushes in scrambling a 2-1 FA Cup fourth-round victory at League Two side Portsmouth.
Gary Roberts' strike put a dominant Portsmouth into a deserved 1-0 half-time lead, only for Howe's re-jig on the hour to turn the tie on its head. Howe sacrificed the ineffectual Glenn Murray and the inconsistent Juan Iturbe, and pushed King through the middle in a switch that sent Bournemouth into the fifth round for the first time since 1989.
Reading 4 - 0 Walsall
Matej Vydra scored twice as Reading eased into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 4-0 victory over League One side Walsall.
Losing semi-finalists last season, the Sky Bet Championship side struck twice shortly before half-time against Walsall through Hal Robson-Kanu and Vydra.
Walsall offered little threat throughout and Reading added further goals in the second half from Danny Williams and Vydra, emphasising their dominance.
Shrewsbury Town 3 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday
Shrewsbury Town staged a late comeback to secure their spot in the next round.
A Lewis McGugan brace had seen Sheffield Wednesday into a 2-1 lead but strike from Shaun Whalley (87) and Jack Grimmer (90) saw the home side into the next round.
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