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Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor (right), reacts after scoring a goal during their FA Cup fourth round match against Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal won 3-0. At left is Eduardo while Cesc Fabregas congratulates Adebayor.

LONDON (AP):

Yossi Benayoun scored three goals, and Liverpool overturned a shock 2-1 deficit to the amateurs of Havant and Waterlooville to win 5-2 yesterday and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Arsenal beat Newcastle 3-0 with two goals from Emmanuel Adebayor, defending champions Chelsea won 2-1 at Wigan, while Middlesbrough and Portsmouth were the other Premier League teams to make it to the last 16.

Derby, last in the Premier League, were beaten 4-1 at home by League Championship strugglers Preston after news emerged that the Rams have been bought by a United States-led consortium.

Today Manchester United host Tottenham and Manchester City are at Sheffield United.

In the only Premier League game yesterday, Aston Villa and Blackburn drew 1-1.

Havant, which includes plasterers, refuse workers and taxi drivers, threatened the biggest upset in the 136-year history of the competition by twice taking a first-half lead at Anfield.

Richard Pacquette headed home an eighth-minute corner and Brazilian midfielder Lucas equalised on 27 minutes with a 25-metre shot, a drive by Havant's Alfie Potter was deflected over the goalkeeper by Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel on debut.

Tide turned

Rated 80-1 by bookmakers to win, the Hawks looked set to lead at halftime until Benayoun shot home in the final minute of the half.

The Israel midfielder then opened up a 4-2 lead for the Reds with goals in the 56th and 59th minutes, and Peter Crouch tapped in the fifth near the end.

''You have dreams and beliefs and we dreamed that we would come here today and maybe get something,'' Havant manager Shaun Gale said. ''We knew the enormity of the task, but to be twice in front at Anfield takes some beating. Not many teams have done that.

''My lads have done magnificently today and I'm proud of them.''

Kevin Keegan took Newcastle to Arsenal for the first of two meetings inside four days. The Magpies held on for 51 minutes before Adebayor scored the first of his two goals and an 89th-minute own-goal by Nicky Butt gave the Gunners a lopsided victory.

''In the first half, we matched them and outplayed them at times,'' said Keegan, who also revealed his team had failed to persuade Jonathan Woodgate to leave Middlesbrough. ''The challenge was to put 45 minutes on top of that. But the match lasts for 90 and a bit minutes and we couldn't do it today.''

Nicolas Anelka scored his first Chelsea goal in the 53rd minute and set up an 82nd-minute goal for Shaun Wright-Phillips at Wigan, who replied through Antoine Sibierski with two minutes to go.

Derby announced before their game at Pride Park that a consortium had taken over the club and details would be revealed tomorrow.

The Rams players failed to respond to the new developments off the field, however, and trailed 3-0 at half-time, Karl Hawley scoring twice and Simon Whaley adding the other.

Although Rob Earnshaw replied for Derby early in the second half, Neil Mellor added Preston's fourth from the penalty spot.