FA Cup 
/ Joe Dyer / 29 January 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Jimmy Smith scores the opener at Swansea
"The Os - conquerors of Norwich in the third round - were matched at [27.0] for the win in-running on Betfair with the Swans backed like sure things at [1.43]."
Leyton Orient, Crawley and Brighton provide the upsets on the first day of the fourth round. Joe Dyer rounds up all the FA Cup action here
Leyton Orient pulled off a classic FA Cup upset today when beating Championship opponents Swansea in the early kick-off at the Liberty Stadium.
The Os - conquerors of Norwich in the third round - were matched at [27.0] for the win in-running on Betfair with the Swans backed like sure things at [1.43].
The Londoners took an early lead only to concede on the stroke of half-time, but had the home captain, Alan Tate, to thank after he scored an own goal in the 88th minute to send the League One outfit into the fifth round draw.
And the romance continued at Torquay (not the first time that's been written) where non-league Crawley beat their supposedly superior opponents. Crawley were backed at [3.85] to win.
And Brighton complete a trio of Saturday upsets thanks to an impressive 1-0 defeat of Championship outfit Watford. Gus Poyet's side were backed at [4.8] to progress in 90 minutes.
There was tremendous drama at St Andrew's for the second time this week where Birmingham produced a stirring comeback to deny local rivals Coventry. The home side found themselves 2-0 down after 26 minutes but produced three unanswered goals to reward their in-running backers on Betfair at [15.5]. The final score was backed at [38.0].
And Manchester United did a similar thing at St Mary's where they beat Southampton after conceding a first half goal. United, the [5.0] FA Cup favourites, were backed at a high of [6.0] to win.
Elsewhere, Reading touched [6.6] in-running before scoring a late goal to deny Stevenage; Bolton and Wigan drew 0-0; Burnley ended Burton's run and Sheffield Wednesday put Hereford out.
In the other early kick-offs Aston Villa trounced Blackburn 3-1, while Everton and Chelsea fought out a 1-1 draw. The Toffees traded at [1.36] but Salomon Kalou scored in the 76th minute to deny the hosts a win.
Chelsea are [6.4] joint third favourites with Manchester City to win the Cup. Everton are [28.0], Aston Villa [17.0] and Orient [550.0].
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