Derby put to the sword by Preston

Upsets were at a premium in the fourth round of the FA Cup with only Preston claiming a Premier League scalp.

The Coca-Cola Championship side travelled to top-flight strugglers Derby and booked their place in round five with a 4-1 win.

Karl Hawley broke the deadlock on 14 minutes and the lead was doubled for the Lancashire side by Simon Whaley on 33 minutes.

As half time approached, Hawley's second of the game virtually ended the contest.

Derby pulled one back ten minutes into the second half, but in the 90th minute Neil Mellor converted a penalty he earned to restore Preston's three-goal margin.

Meanwhile Newcastle's quest for silverware is on hold for at least another season after Arsenal secured a 3-0 win.

The Gunner's Emmanuel Adebayor scored twice to give his side a 3-0 win over Kevin Keegan's men at the Emirates and the scoring was completed by a Nicky Butt headed own goal.

Chelsea won 2-0 at Wigan thanks to second-half goals by Nicolas Anelka and Shaun Wright Phillips.

Wolves booked their place in the fifth round with a convincing 4-1 win over Championship rivals Watford at Vicarage Road.

Two goals from Andy Keogh, one from Jay Bothroyd and a strike from Stephen Elliott gave Mick McCarthy's side a place in the next round.

John-Joe O'Toole netted a consolation goal for the Hornets.

Portsmouth came from a goal down to defeat battling Plymouth 2-1 at Fratton Park.

Chris Clark put Argyle ahead in the fifth minute but Lassana Diarra equalised in the 34th minute and Niko Kranjcar scored the winner moments before the break.

West Brom won 3-0 at Peterborough at London Road thanks to first half strikes from Roman Bednar and Robert Koren and a penalty 13 minutes after the break from Kevin Phillips.

Bristol Rovers, who knocked out Fulham in the last round, claimed a narrow one-goal victory over Barnet at Underhill.

A close-range Richard Lambert header gave Rovers the lead just after the break, as Barnet were made to pay for Jason Puncheon's penalty miss in first half injury time.

Coventry side claimed a 2-1 win over Millwall to secure their place in the draw.

Iain Dowie's side took the lead with a Stephen Hughes free-kick but Jay Simpson equalised for the visitors moments before the break, before Michael Mifsud got the winner in the 52nd minute.

A tenth-minute header from Luke Beckett gave Huddersfield a 1-0 victory over League One rivals Oldham at Boundary Park.

League Two side Bury held managerless Southampton 71 minutes before Andrew Surman and Grzegorz Rasiak struck to put themselves in the hat for the next round.

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