02.02.2010
County march on as Palace sink Wolves
Notts County's English defender Stephen Hunt (L) celebrates with Notts County English midfielder Ben Davies at the final whistle after Notts County had beaten Wigan Athletic 2-0 during the FA Cup Fourth round replay football match at The DW Stadium, Wigan.
League Two's Notts County continued to fly the flag for English football's fourth tier by dumping Premier League side Wigan out of the competition on Tuesday.
A 75th-minute goal from Stephen Hunt was followed three minutes later by an own goal from Wigan's recently-signed Scotland defender Gary Caldwell as the lowest rank side left in the competition claimed a 2-0 win in their fourth round replay at the DW Stadium.
County's reward was a fifth round trip to another Premier League side, Fulham.
The night's other replay also ended in a shock with Danny Butterfield scoring a six-minute hat-trick as Crystal Palace claimed a 3-1 win over Wolves at Selhurst Park.
Karl Hendry pulled one back for Wolves in the final minute but Butterfield's 62nd, 65th and 68th-minute strikes had made the game safe by then.
The win will mean a welcome cash boost for Palace, who went into administration last week and were forced to sell their highly-rated young striker, Victor Moses, to Wigan to appease creditors.
Palace entertain Aston Villa in what should be a lucrative fifth round tie.
Source: © 2010 AFP - Andrew Yates
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