Saturday clockwatch – as it happened

Preamble: Good afternoon all to what has officially become Crawley Town day. It is a case of clichés galore as the team from the Blue Square Premier League head to Old Trafford this evening to face Manchester United in a FA Cup fifth-round tie that has some speaking of 'their Cup final' and others of a 'potential banana skin' for Sir Alex Ferguson's men. in truth this tie – only the sixth time a non-league side has reached this stage of the FA Cup since the second world war - is not much more romantic than a fart in a lift given Crawley are more wealthy than most League One and Two sides, thanks to investment from a mysterious foreign investor, and United are resting most of their regular starters ahead of their Champions League visit to Marseille on Wednesday. The hosts should win comfortably. Elsewhere in the FA Cup it's goalless at half-time in the fourth-round replay between Chelsea and Everton while, back in the fifth-round, Birmingham host Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke take on Brighton. Both fixtures are primed for an upset, particularly the one at the Britannia Stadium where Gus Poyet's side, leaders of League One, will fancy their chances of securing at least a replay. Also stay tuned for some decent matches in the Championship, the picks being second-place Cardiff's trip to fourth-place Nottingham Forest, sixth-place Leeds against third-place Norwich, a relegation scrap at Selhurst Park between Crystal Palace and Sheffield United and the bottom-verses-top-clash between Preston and QPR. In League One, promotion-chasers Bournemouth and Huddersfield square-up but sadly the game between Rochdale and Southampton has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch, as has for the same reason the big game in League Two between Rotherham and Shrewsbury. Oh well. But hovering over all of today's games is, yet again, Jeff Stelling, but this time for his truly bizarre display on Countdown yesterday when he signed off for the week by unbuttoning his shirt to reveal a carpet of disorientating chest-hair and, with shades planted over eyes, asked the female members of the show if they fancied a night out with the host. Their collective looks of shock and bemusement said it all. Now I must confess that I didn't see the entire episode of the show and so can't say for certain if Stelling's madness was part of a running joke. If so, fine, If not, then we may have another Keys-Gray moment on our hands and that is surely the last thing Sky Sports needs right now. If you know what was going on with Stelling yesterday please do get emailing. Team news to come... 1.50pm: Chelsea-Everton still goalless but really starting to hot up. Remember you can follow all the action with Scott Murray right now. 1.58pm: Robbie Savage has tweeted to say that should he be selected for Derby County for their match at Scunthorpe today it will be his 500th league appearance. 2.16pm: Birmingham : Doyle, Carr, Johnson, Murphy, Parnaby, Fahey, Bowyer, Hleb, Beausejour, Jerome, Martins. Subs: Foster, Larsson, Gardner, Phillips, Bentley, Zigic, Mutch. Sheff Wed : Weaver, Spurr, Michael Morrison, Reda Johnson, Reynolds, Teale, O'Connor, Osbourne, Jones, Clinton Morrison, Mellor. Subs: Jameson, Hinds, Heffernan, Potter, Beevers, Sedgwick, Palmer. 2.20pm: No breakthrough at Stamford Bridge with stoppage time now being played. Everton thought they had it won moments ago when Fellaini drove the ball past Cech from close range, but the Belgium was offside. Extra-time beckons... 2.26pm: Stoke : Sorensen, Wilson, Shawcross, Huth, Pugh, Pennant, Whelan, Delap, Etherington, Walters, Carew. Subs: Nash, Higginbotham, Collins, Jones, Fuller, Whitehead, Wilkinson. Brighton : Brezovan, Calderon, Elphick, Greer, Painter, Bennett, Bridcutt, Battipiedi, Dicker, Murray, Barnes. Subs: Ankergren, Baz, Holroyd, Sandaza, Taricco, Caskey, Dunk. 2.37pm: Thank you to Mark for clearing up Stellinggate. He emails: "Jeff Stelling was doing his impression of John Travolta (his style hero) as it was John Travolta's birthday. Note to Stelling..... White suit. He was also telling the ladies that he was the Hartlepool Travolta - pass the sick bag please." Couldn't agree more Mark, couldn't agree more. 2.42pm: GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Everton. Frank Lampard drives home from close-range 13 minutes into extra-time. That should be that then. 3.01pm: GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Everton. Leighton Baines equalises for Everton with a wonderful curling free-kick. Only a minute of extra-time to go. Penalties look nailed on now. 3.05pm: Preston have started well at home to QPR in the Championship's bottom verses top clash. Could there be a shock at Deepdale? 3.06pm: GOAL! Birmingham 1-0 Sheff Wed. First goal for Alex McLeish's side for Jean Beausejour, a comfortable left-foot finish. Could be a long afternoon for Gary Megson's men 3.09pm: We may have had clarification on Stellinggate but that does not mean the matter is at an end. This from Andy Turner: "I appeared on Countdown (to be broadcast in January) and Jeff was a lovely, lovely chap. Put us all at ease, was very friendly, had a nice chat about the football etc etc. Rachel is even more gorgeous in the flesh too." 3.11pm: GOAL! Swansea 1-0 Doncaster. Scott Sinclair strikes form the home team. 3.14pm: Everton win the penalty shoot out 4-3! Phill Neville scores the decisive goal after a miss from Ashley Cole. What a result for David Moyes's men and what a blow for Carlo Ancelotti. He must wonder when the misery will end. 3.16pm: GOAL! Stoke 1-0 Brighton. John Carew strikes following, surprise surprise, a long throw-in from Rory Delap 3.17pm: GOAL! Millwall 1-0 Middlesbrough. New Den legend Neil Harris strikes. 3.18pm: GOAL! Leeds 1-0 Norwich. Luciano Becchio scores for the hosts. Victory would see Leeds go one point above their opponents. 3.19pm: GOAL! Birmingham 2-0 Sheff Wed. Another first goal for Birmingham, this time from Obafemi Martins. 3.22pm: GOAL! Stoke 2-0 Brighton. Jonathan Walters doubles Stoke's lead with a header. 3.24pm: Chelsea's exit from the FA Cup means their league match against Manchester United on 1 March can now go ahead as scheduled. Everton, meanwhile, prepare to host Reading in the next round. 3.26pm: Ian Copestake has this to say about Everton's hero at Stamford Bridge today: "Glad to see Phil Neville proving himself to worth somewhat over £500,000". Are you watching Harry Redknapp? 3.26pm: GOAL! Stockport 1-0 Macclesfield. James Wallace, on loan from Everton, scores for the hosts in their crucial League Two relegation battle. 3.26pm: GOAL! Reading 0-1 Watford. The visitors' poor recent form could be coming to an end thanks to Andreas Weimann's strike. 3.30pm: Stellinggate goes on. "'Rachel is even more gorgeous in the flesh too' Is such a thing possible?" asks Gary Naylor. 3.33pm: Leeds putting the pressure on Norwich. I might be wrong about this but didn't Jeremy Goss score one of his wonder goals for Norwich against Leeds at Carrow Road? 3.34pm: GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff. Wes Morgan gives Billy Davies's side the lead in the Championship's stand-out match. 3.36pm: GOAL! Stockport 1-1 Macclesfield. Izak Reid equalises for the visitors. 3.37pm: Stoke have gone close to making it 3-0 against Brighton - Ryan Shawcross missed with a header from Jermaine Pennant's delivery. 3.34pm: GOAL! Preston 0-1 QPR. Heidar Helguson opens the scoring for the Championship leaders with a close-range strike. Preston have now not kept a clean sheet in their past 14 home matches. 3.39pm: Nottingham Forest come close to making it 2-0 - Lewis McGugan hits the bar. 3.40pm: Ian Copestake has returned to confirm that, yes, J eremey Goss did score a screamer against Leeds back in the day . Thanks pal. 3.44pm: GOAL! Swansea 2-0 Doncaster. Ashley Williams doubles the lead for Brendan Rodgers side. As things stand Swansea are in third with Forest up to second. 3.45pm: GOAL! Stoke 3-0 Brighton. This time Shawcross does score. 3.47pm: GOAL! Leeds 1-1 Norwich. Henri Lansbury, on loan from Arsenal, equalises for Paul Lambert's side. That strike means Norwich have scored in 41 out of their past 43 away games. 3.48pm: Speaking of Leeds verses Norwich, Goss's goal came at Elland Road, not Carrow Road. Half-time scores FA Cup Birmingham 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday Stoke 3-0 Brighton Championship Crystal Palace 0-0 Sheff Utd Ipswich 0-0 Hull Leeds 1-1 Norwich Millwall 1-0 Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff Portsmouth 0-0 Barnsley Preston 0-1 QPR Reading 0-1 Watford Scunthorpe 0-0 Derby Swansea 2-0 Doncaster More half-time scores League One Bournemouth 0-0 Huddersfield Bristol Rovers 0-0 Oldham Charlton 0-0 Exeter Colchester 1-0 Walsall Hartlepool 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough 0-0 Tranmere Swindon 0-1 Carlisle League Two Cheltenham 0-0 Barnet Crewe 0-0 Stevenage Gillingham 1-0 Bury Hereford 0-0 Burton Albion Lincoln City 0-1 Chesterfield Morecambe 0-2 Oxford Utd Northampton 1-0 Aldershot Stockport 1-1 Macclesfield Torquay 0-0 Southend Wycombe 0-1 Accrington Stanley 4.04pm: More on Stelling: "Do you think Jeff is pitching for the Mark Ramprakash demographic?" asks Gary Naylor. "It's big enough for two". 4.06pm: Back on Soccer Saturday, Stelling has taken to calling the recent victors over Barcelona as 'The Arsenal', something Charlie Nicholas has been doing for some time now. I have never heard anyone else, including Gooners themselves, call the team 'The Arsenal'. Where has this come from?! 4.07pm: GOAL! Stockport 1-2 Macclesfield. The comeback is complete at Edgeley Park thanks to Tyrone Barnett. Stockport look set to stay rooted in the League Two relegation zone 4.07pm: GOAL! Reading 1-1 Watford. Another bleak day for the Watford goalkeeper Scott Loach following that freak own-goal against Burnley last week. Loach allowed the ball to come back of his crossbar and back to Noel Hunt who has equalised for Reading from close range. 4.12pm: Andrew Guest has put me right about 'The Arsenal'. He emails: "Can't believe you've not heard this. Especially when one of the few songs the Emirates crowd actually sing ends 'We all follow, the Arsenal'". Fair enough, just not heard it used in regular speech 4.14pm: GOAL! Birmingham 3-0 Sheff Wed. David Murphy has put this tie to bed. Next for Brum, the Carling Cup final 4.15pm: More on 'The Arsenal'. This from Robin Hazlehurst: "The Arsenal is a historical thing, traditionally it was preceded by the phrase "one-nil to...", but since Wenger took over and got all tippy-tappy then the phrase was dropped and the 'the' fell off too. Most young fans of modern Arsenal don't even remember the George Graham era, the real The Arsenal". And this from David French: "'One-nil to the Arsenal' is standard phrase. Because they used to be the Woolwich Arsenal, I guess." 4.18pm: A couple of other score updates: Millwall 1-1 Middlesbrough, Ipswich 1-0 Hull. 4.19pm: And more on 'The Arsenal'. This from Allan Castle: "The Arsenal is a term used amongst Gooners as long as anyone can remember. For instance, it's in the song 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon'". I dare you to email me the lyrics Allan 4.20pm: "'Boring, Boring, the Arsenal' just doesn't scan" says Ian Copestake. 4.22pm: Middlesbrough have taken the lead at Millwall. It's 1-2 4.22pm: Penalty for Cardiff at the City Ground.... 4.24pm: GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Cardiff. Peter Whittingham sends Lee Camp the wrong way. 4.24pm: GOAL! Preston 1-1 QPR. Barry Nicholson has scored for bottom-place Preston against the runaway leaders. Well, well, well... 4.26pm: GOAL! Stockport 1-4 Macclesfield. Hamza Bencherif is piling on the misery for Stockport. 4.27pm: GOAL! Nottingham Forest 2-1 Cardiff. Robert Earnshaw has put Forest back in front. A Welsham scoring against a Welsh team. Just thought I'd point that out. 4.30pm: Norwich on top at Elland Road, Grant Holt has just gone close. 4.31pm: GOAL! Leeds 1-2 Norwich. The pressure has told, looks like an own goal... 4.31pm: GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Sheffield United. Darren Ambrose breaks the deadlock in the Championship's big relegation scrap with a great dipping volley. United's winless streak in 2011 looks set to continue. 4.31pm: GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Huddersfield. Michael Symes strikes in the big game in League One. 4.33pm: The goal at Elland Road has actually been given to Wesley Hoolahan. 4.34pm: Back to 'The Arsenal'. This from the fantastically named William de Quetteville: "I'm afraid all this stuff about the phrase originating with George Graham's parsimonious defence is nonsense, much as I like Stroller. All proper fans refer to The Arsenal and have done since before the war. We've always been the establishment club, y'see". 4.35pm: Well done Allan Castle! Here then are the lyrics for 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon': "She wore! She wore! She wore a yellow ribbon! She wore a yellow ribbon in the merry month of May, And when! I asked! Oh why she wore that ribbon! She said its for the Arsenal and we're going to Wembley! Wembley! Wembley! We're the famous Arsenal and we're going Wembley. Wembley! Wembley! We're the famous Arsenal and we're going Wembley" According to Allan, this song was regularly sung on the North Bank in the 1980s. 4.38pm: GOAL! Leeds 2-2 Norwich. Davide Somma equalises for Leeds with his fifth goal in six games. 4.40pm: Some updates: Millwall 2-2 Middlesbrough, Swansea 3-0 Doncaster. 4.41pm: "William De Q is right," emails John Foreman. "My grandfather and his two brothers born in Islington in the early 20th century were all die-hard Gooners and always called it The Arsenal, as apparently did their father - my great grandfather". 4.43pm: Millwall 2-3 Middlesbrough. Leroy Lita strikes for the visitors. 4.45pm: Some updates: Portsmouth 1-0 Barnsley, Ipswich 1-1 Hull. 4.46pm: "But its not 'we're the famous the Arsenal' is it?" asks Ian Copestake. 4.47pm: GOAL! Bournemouth 1-1 Huddersfield. Former Everton striker Danny Cadamarteri equalises for the visitors. That will keep Huddersfield right on Bournemouth's back as far as the race for automatic qualification from League One is concerned. 4.49pm: Forest would have the points wrapped up against Cardiff had it not been from some selfish finishing from Nathan Tyson. 4.51pm: Aileen Ko has come in with this Gooner-baiting email: "Change yellow to scarlet [in 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon'] and Arsenal to Man United and you have one of the Stretford End's most popular songs from the 70's and 80's. It also rhymes better". 4.54pm: Interesting email from Julian Menz: "Please excuse my ignorance but is that Carlton Palmer's son playing for Sheffield Wednesday, or has the (not so) great man himself made an unlikely comeback? The similarities are striking". Can anyone help? 4.55pm: Full-time Nottingham Forest 2-1 Cardiff, Preston 1-1 QPR, Leeds 2-2 Norwich, Swansea 3-0 Doncaster, Millwall 2-3 Middlesbrough, Ipswich 1-1 Hull. 4.58pm: Full-time Crystal Palace 1-0 Sheffield United, Birmingham 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke 3-0 Brighton. Full-time scores FA Cup Birmingham 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday Stoke 3-0 Brighton Championship Crystal Palace 1-0 Sheff Utd Ipswich 1-1 Hull Leeds 2-2 Norwich Millwall 2-3 Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest 2-1 Cardiff Portsmouth 1-0 Barnsley Preston 1-1 QPR Reading 0-1 Watford Scunthorpe 0-0 Derby Swansea 3-0 Doncaster More full-times League One Bournemouth 1-1 Huddersfield Bristol Rovers 1-0 Oldham Charlton 1-3 Exeter Colchester 2-0 Walsall Hartlepool 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough 2-1 Tranmere Swindon 0-1 Carlisle League Two Cheltenham 1-1 Barnet Crewe 0-1 Stevenage Gillingham 1-1 Bury Hereford 0-0 Burton Albion Lincoln City 0-2 Chesterfield Morecambe 0-3 Oxford Utd Northampton 1-1 Aldershot Stockport 1-4 Macclesfield Torquay 1-1 Southend Wycombe 1-2 Accrington Stanley 5.08pm: That's it from me then after an interesting day in the FA Cup (well at Stamford Bridge anyway) and in the Football League, particularly at the top of the Championship where runaway leaders QPR suddenly look like they could be caught, possibly by Nottingham Forest. Thanks for all the emails, apologies if I didn't get around to addressing yours. Now for Crawley's big day. Remember you can follow all the action with Scott Murray's minute-by-minute report . Enjoy!