Benayoun scores 3 goals and Liverpool beats Havant amateurs in FA Cup (AP)

 
Yossi Benayoun scored three goals to help Liverpool rally to beat the amateurs of Havant and Waterlooville 5-2 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday and avoid the biggest upset in the competition's 136-year history. Havant, which had plasterers, taxi drivers and refuse collectors in its squad at Liverpool's Anfield, twice took the lead in the first half against pros who earn up to... [link]

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