It capped a perfect four days for Liverpool and manager Kenny Dalglish after reaching the Carling Cup final and their first Wembley appearance since 1996 at the expense of Manchester City on Wednesday, then sending their fierce rivals out of the FA Cup to reach the last 16.

Blackpool 1-1 Sheffield Wed
Bolton 2-1 Swansea
Brighton 1-0 Newcastle
Derby 0-2 Stoke
Hull 0-1 Crawley Town
Leicester 2-0 Swindon
Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd
Millwall 1-1 Southampton
QPR 0-1 Chelsea
Sheffield Utd 0-4 Birmingham
Stevenage 1-0 Notts County
West Brom 1-2 Norwich
Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa
Sunderland 1-1 Middlesbrough