There are eighteen teams that spent the whole of 2011 in League Two (four teams are promoted each season, and two are relegated). Congratulations to Shrewsbury Town, who despite missing out in the League Two playoffs last May ended the year as the League Two side that had gained the most points (an impressive 86) during 2011.

Viernes 6 de enero de 2012 Liverpool vs Oldham Athletic 14:00 hrsSábado 7 de enero de 2012 Birmingham vs Wolves 6:30 hrsDagenham & Redbridge vs Millwall 7:00 hrsBarnsley vs Swansea City 9:00 hrsBrighton vs Wrexham 9:00 hrsCoventry City vs Southampton 9:00 hrsCrawley Town vs Bristol City 9:00 hrsDerby County vs Crystal Palace 9:00 hrsDoncaster Rovers vs Notts County 9:00 hrsEverton vs Tamworth 9:00 hrsFleetwood Town vs Blackpool 9:00 hrsFulham vs Charlton Athletic 9:00 hrsGillingham vs Stoke City 9:00 hrsHull City vs Ipswich Town 9:00 hrsMacclesfield Town vs Bolton Wanderers 9:00 hrsMiddlesbrough vs Shrewsbury Town 9:00 hrsMilton Keynes Dons vs QPR 9:00 hrsNewcastle United vs Blackburn Rovers 9:00 hrsNorwich City vs Burnley 9:00 hrsNottingham Forest vs Leicester City 9:00 hrsReading vs Stevenage 9:00 hrsSheffield United vs Salisbury City 9:00 hrsSwindon Town vs Wigan Athletic 9:00 hrsTottenham Hotspur vs Cheltenham Town 9:00 hrsWatford vs Bradford City 9:00 hrsWBA vs Cardiff City 9:00 hrsBristol Rovers vs Aston Villa 11:30 hrsDomingo 8 de enero de 2012 Manchester City vs Manchester United 7:00 hrsChelsea vs Portsmouth 9:00 hrsSheffield Wednesday vs West Ham United 9:00 hrsPeterborough United vs Sunderland 9:30 hrsLunes 9 de enero de 2012 Arsenal vs Leeds United 13:45 hrs Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol

The draw for this season's FA Cup 3rd round was made today with Manchester City drawn Manchester United at hom in what is the draw of the round. There will be only one other all Premier League tie with Newcastle at home to Blackburn, while non-league Tamworth got a dream tie with Everton at Goodison Park.

Sweet FA intelligence The magic of the FA Cup should ensure that fans of non-league clubs rally round to create an intimidating atmosphere for their opponents, helping to establish the 12th man mentality. However, fans of Newport County did the opposite thing whilst watching their side lose out to Shrewsbury Town yesterday lunchtime.

Saturday Fox Soccer has the England - Spain friendly at 12pm. FA Cup on Fox Soccer Plus: Newport County - Shrewsbury Town at 7:30am, Swindon - Huddersfield at 10am, and East Thurrock - Maclesfield Town at 9pm. On Fox Soccer: Alreton - Carlisle at 10am and Fleetwood - Wycombe at 2:30pm. All Times Eastern Sunday FA Cup on Fox Soccer Plus: Halifax - Charlton Athletic at 8:30am.

John Nyen on illusions of the Euro game

The guy on left easily carries the American Express Black card...and nothing can dent it.

"I am a fan of the American model. The European model cannot be sustained without new parameters, commercial parameters that allow competition, that allow revenue distribution, and that will allow talent to continue to prosper.

With England's ticket to the 2012 European Championships now booked, Fabio Capello's thoughts will be away from the colder temperature and focused on his 23 man squad selection for the tournament next summer.

The question of who to take, and who to leave out, always excites a media frenzy, with the age-old debates of club form, age, and experience brought out to trump up heroes or tear down villains.

Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain confessed that the Gunners desperately needed to battle past Shrewsbury Town to reach the fourth round of the Carling Cup. Speaking to Arsenal Player, the 18-year old explained that the Shrews might ...

Underfire Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger fumed at suggestion that his future at the Emirates is in serious doubt after he was given an ominous vote of confidence from club chief executive Ivan Gazidis. Frustrated Arsenal fans also voted with their feet as just 46,539 turned up to watch the Gunners' 3-1 Carling Cup Third Round [.

The duo who grab the limelight

It another win for Arsenal as we progressed through to the next round of the Carling Cup at the expense of plucky Shrewsbury Town. It was only our second win of the season and frankly, we'll just have to take that. There was a mixture of first team back ups and youngsters on display in the game yesterday.

The duo who grab the limelight

It another win for Arsenal as we progressed through to the next round of the Carling Cup at the expense of plucky Shrewsbury Town. It was only our second win of the season and frankly, we'll just have to take that. There was a mixture of first team back ups and youngsters on display in the game yesterday.

How am I supposed to avoid a The Taming of the Shrew reference? Because I hate sports puns, that's how.

Regardless of how Billy Shakespeare felt about Arsenal's chances tomorrow, and despite Rich's vehement defence of the Shrews' special blend of defiant and energetic football, I would have to say that I agree with Homey's preview: we shouldn't misunderestimate them, but this should be a clear win.

If there was one word that summed up everything about Arsenal at the moment it would be frustration. The manager is frustrated, the fans are frustrated, the captain is too and that showed in his post-game interview following Blackburn.

Pulling no punches, van Persie said:

It just frustrates me, and it is happening too often.

Another chance for Coquelin to show his stuff, albeit in a less pressure match that his last away trip

Carling Cup returns to action tonight. I have to admit, this is a competition which I do enjoy and look forward to each season. Perhaps the biggest reason is how Arsene Wenger has chose to use this competition.

We'll be giving over a lot of time to the non-league game over the next few days on Twohundredpercent out of deference to Non-League Day, which is to be held this Saturday. We'll have more on this later in the week, but first of all here's NLD's co-founder, Mike Bayly, on the decline of terrace wit.

Swindon Town in piena crisi Di Renato Cignoni Shrewsbury Town 2 (Gornell '57, Morgan '71) SWINDON TOWN 1 (Ritchie '25) Shrewsbury Town:Ben Smith,Jermaine Grandison, Joe Jacobson, Sean McAllister, Ian Sharps (C), Shane Cansdell-sceriffo, Mark Wright, Nicky Wroe, Marvin Morgan, Lionel Ainsworth, Terry Gornell Sostituti: Chris Neal , James Collins, Steve Leslie, Reuben Hazell, Matt Richards Swindon

Swindon Town in piena crisi Di Renato Cignoni Shrewsbury Town 2 (Gornell '57, Morgan '71) SWINDON TOWN 1 (Ritchie '25) Shrewsbury Town:Ben Smith,Jermaine Grandison, Joe Jacobson, Sean McAllister, Ian Sharps (C), Shane Cansdell-sceriffo, Mark Wright, Nicky Wroe, Marvin Morgan, Lionel Ainsworth, Terry Gornell Sostituti: Chris Neal , James Collins, Steve Leslie, Reuben Hazell, Matt Richards Swindon

The fact that it is possible to build a team from Dutch players who have plied their trade in the Football League in the past season gives an indication of the now global nature of the game not only in the upper echelons on the Premier League, but also in the much loved Football League (Championship, League One and League Two).

The fact that it is possible to build a team from Dutch players who have plied their trade in the Football League in the past season gives an indication of the now global nature of the game not only in the upper echelons on the Premier League, but also in the much loved Football League (Championship, League One and League Two).

Photo by Dan Dickinson

The first time I heard Luke Rodgers was moving to New York Red Bulls was when it fell through. He was turned down for a visa due to an affray charge. The dream seemed all but over for the diminutive striker. This however was not my first memory of Birmingham born Rodgers.

Ireland U21 manager Noel King has Included Coventry City goalkeeper Michael Quirke who receives his first Ireland international call-up as does Preston North End midfielder, Adam Barton.
Another notable inclusion in King's squad is the highly rated Arsenal midfielder, Conor Henderson who recently made an impressive first team debut for Arsenal in their FA Cup replay with Leyton Orient.

This John Pantsil own goal vs Liverpool gave Kenny Dalglish his second straight win as Liverpool manager when the Reds took on Fulham on January 26, 2011. Liverpool vs Fulham 1-0- January 26, 2011 The Pantsil own goal against Liverpool came in the 52nd minute of the game, and was the only thing that separated [.