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Spurs, currently fourth in the English Premier League, join Aston Villa, Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers in being eliminated from the tournament by lower-league opposition this weekend.
Three-time English champions Leeds, who stunned Manchester United in the third round in 2010, took a 15th-minute lead when Luke Varney scampered down the inside-left channel before calmly beating goalkeeper Brad Friedel.
Ross McCormack made it 2-0 five minutes into the second half with a sweet left-foot shot following a lobbed pass from El-Hadji Diouf, before Spurs replied through a Clint Dempsey header in the 58th minute.
McCormack had a chance to seal it in the 72nd minute, only for Friedel to save, but the Elland Road side withstood Spurs’ attempts to find an equaliser to take their place in round five. Chelsea needed an 83rd-minute equaliser from Fernando Torres to rescue a 2-2 draw at third-tier Brentford as they narrowly avoided a humiliating exit.
A penalty from Brentford starlet Harry Forrester looked destined to send the European champions out of the competition, only for Torres to curl home a fine goal to deny his side’s west London neighbours a memorable upset.
Meanwhile, Liverpool became the fifth Premier League team to go out of the FA Cup to lower-league opposition in three days after crashing 3-2 at third-tier Oldham Athletic yesterday. Matt Smith scored either side of a Luis Suarez goal to put Oldham 2-1 up at half-time, with Reece Wabara’s magnificent header early in the second period securing a famous upset despite a late goal by Joe Allen. — AFP.
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