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1 - The official Twitter page for Opta Sports' football coverage. Illuminating.
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2 - Brighton have only kept two clean sheets in their last 16 FA Cup games versus top-flight opponents; both coming v Newcastle Utd. Upset.
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Ghana’s pass accuracy on MD1 was best of all teams at 85.8% while Mali had lowest no. of shots (2) & most saves (6)
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6 - Guinea have become only the 3rd team in history to score six goals in one game, after Egypt in 1963 & Ivory Coast in 1970. Rout.
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16 - Wycombe Wanderers have conceded 16 league goals in 2012, at least four more than any of the other 91 PL & FL clubs. Slump.
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7 - Darius Henderson has now scored seven goals in his last three appearances for Millwall. Bigfoot.
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8 - Crawley's Matt Tubbs has now scored eight goals in his last nine appearances. Tulip.
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5 - Grant Holt has now scored five goals in five FA Cup appearances for Norwich City. Unstoppable.
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Botswana’s ACN2012 campaign has produced just 11 goals in 9 games. They take on Guinea today in Group D MD2 LIVE 4pm BE1/HD
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2 - Man Utd have only lost two of their last 17 FA Cup games away from home, with both defeats coming at Anfield. Depart.
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12 - QPR have lost 12 of their last 13 FA Cup meetings with top-flight sides, only beating West Ham in January 1995. Exit.
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75 - Paul Scholes made 75 passes in the first half v Liverpool, completing 73 of them (97%). Master.
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0 - Liverpool have now failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last six FA Cup home games. Lax.
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1 - David De Gea has kept only one clean sheet in his last seven appearances for Man Utd. Breached.
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4 - Steven Gerrard has scored three goals and been sent off once in his last four matches against Manchester United. Involved.
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7 - The last seven times Liverpool & Man Utd have played in the FA Cup, the winning side has won by a single-goal margin. Squeaky.
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1 - The last time Tottenham won 1-0 in the FA Cup fourth round (1982), they went on to win the competition. Omen.
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3 - Landon Donovan now has three assists in his last three games for Everton. Impact.
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41 - There have been 41 goals scored in the last 10 FA Cup matches involving Watford. Mayhem.
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More trivia! Facts and figures for each of the weekend's FA Cup Fourth Round fixtures h/t @
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Morocco enjoyed 68.2% possession in their 2-1 defeat to Tunisia – the most in MD1 at the 2012