Blackburn 1-0 Arsenal: The winners of this FA Cup fifth round replay will host Manchester City in the quarter-finals Chances are scarce in a dour opening 45 minutes and both managers need to work some magic in the half-time teamtalk Arsenal up the tempo, but as in the first tie at the Emirates Stadium, they struggle to break down a resolute Rovers Julio Baptista is the Gunners main threat, but home keeper Brad Friedel pulls off two decent saves to keep the game level And Arsenal pay for their profligacy when substitute Benni McCarthy cuts inside Philippe Senderos and fires home McCarthy's strike proves to be the winner and condemns Arsenal to a hat-trick of Cup defeats in the last week Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone: Peter MacDonald ignites hopes of a Scottish Cup upset with a looping opener for Saints Jason Scotland nods in a second before Ross McCormack fires in Well's consolation as Saints progress to the semi-final
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