Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal: After recently rejoining the Gunners, Sol Campbell makes the starting line-up for this fourth round tie at the Britannia Stadium
Sadly for him and his colleagues they find themselves a goal down after only two minutes when Rory Delap's long throw is not cleared and Ricardo Fuller heads home
With Arsene Wenger fielding a side largely made up of reserves and youngsters, it is left to captain Cesc Fabregas to try and inspire a positive response
Three minutes before half-time Arsenal get their equaliser when Fabregas lays off a free-kick to Denilson who sees his shot deflect past Thomas Sorensen
The second half is an end-to-end affair with both clubs producing a number of chances but it is the Potters who get the next goal when Mamady Sidibe's brilliant run and cross picks out Fuller who heads another
Four minutes from the end, Matthew Etherington finds Dean Whitehead who slots a third to register his first goal for the club while wrapping-up a notable win for Tony Pulis's team
Scunthorpe United 2-4 Manchester City: Before the Iron have time to settle, Martin Petrov lashes a powerful shot past goalkeeper Joe Murphy to give the Premier League side a third-minute lead
Striker Paul Hayes looks to make life difficult for City's defence and, along with Cliff Byrne, goes very close to grabbing an equaliser for the Championship side
Shortly before the half hour the former Barnsley player's persistence pays off as Gary Hooper's ball into the box allows him to volley home despite appearing to be in an offside position
However, the visitors do not let the apparent injustice get the better of them and retake the lead seconds before the break when Stephen Ireland plays in Nedum Onuoha who beats Murphy with a cool finish
With 57 minutes played, former Arsenal and Barcelona defender Sylvinho looks to have put the game beyond Scunthorpe when he sends a rocket of a shot into the roof of the net to make it 3-1
To their credit, the hosts keep fighting and pull a goal back when Byrne's shot takes a big deflection off Dedryck Boyata to throw the tie back into the balance with 20 minutes to go
A dramatic equaliser does not materialise for the underdogs who instead concede a fourth in the closing minutes when Robinho finishes off a slick move to book City's place in round five
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