ENGLAND (FA Cup, Third Round)
* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), at Aston Villa (PL), 4-1.
Started: 90 minutes. Blackburn stayed alive in both cups — it faces Manchester United in the semifinals of the League Cup Jan. 8 and 22 — with a convincing win at Villa Park.
* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL), at Southampton (PL), 0-4.
Started: 90 minutes. Keller had a nightmare in goal for Spurs, who lost to Southampton for the second time in four days. Keller was held responsible for the first and third goals, scored by Swedes Michael and Anders Svensson.
* Jovan Kirovski (Birmingham, PL), at Fulham (PL), 1-3.
Started: 45 minutes. Kirovski came off at halftime with Birmingham trailing, 2-0. Former Columbus Crew star Stern John scored Birmingham's goal.
* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1), at Walsall (D3), 0-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) vs. Rochdale, 1-2.
Started: 45 minutes. Sunday Mirror rating (10=high; 1=low): 5. Came off with Preston trailing, 1-0.
Replacement Iain Anderson scored tying goal three minutes after coming on. Preston manager Craig Brown was booed by the home fans after the humiliating loss.
FRANCE (Cup, Round of 64)
* David Regis (Troyes, D1), at Schiltigleim (D5), 1-3.
DNP: Troyes was one of eight Ligue 1 teams to go out at the hands of teams from lower divisions,
* Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1), at Marseille (D1), 0-2
Started: 81 minutes. Remained in the starting lineup on the left side in Bastia's 3-5-2.
* Oguchi Onyewu (Metz, D2), at Nice (D1), 0-0 (4-2 on penalties).
DNP. Metz wins grudge match. Metz was relegated on the eve of the 2002-03 season when Nice appealed and won its ban on going up for financial problems. The Metz president didn't travel to Nice because of security concerns.