Pennant Fever

Here is the top of the English Premier League, with roughly half the season left to go:

1.  Arsenal:  16-1-2 (50 points)

2.  Man City:  14-3-3 (45)

3.  Newcastle:  10-1-9 (39) (goal differential of 22)

4.  Man Utd:  12-5-3 (39) (7)

5.  Tottenham:  10-7-3 (33)

Here are the matchups in the fourth round (round of 32) of the FA Cup, which takes place next weekend.  Teams from the English Premier League are in bold:

Friday, Jan. 27:

Manchester City v. Arsenal

Saturday, Jan. 28:

Walsall v. Leicester City

Blackburn Rovers v. Birmingham City

Bristol City v. West Bromwich Albion

Fulham v. Sunderland

Ipswich Town v. Burnley

Luton Town v. Grimsby Town

Sheffield Wednesday v. Fleetwood Town

Southampton v. Blackpool

Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley v. Leeds Utd

Preston North End v. Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester Utd v. Reading

Sunday, Jan. 29:

Brighton & Hove Albion v. Liverpool

Stoke City v. Stevenage

Wrexham v. Sheffield Utd

Derby County v. West Ham Utd