Cesc Fabregas came off the bench to net another late penalty as 10-man Arsenal laboured into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over League One Huddersfield Town at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners, who made sweeping changes from the midweek Carling Cup semi-final win over Ipswich Town, took the lead when Nicklas Bendtner's angled shot deflected in off Terriers skipper Peter Clarke on 22 minutes before then losing Samir Nasri with a hamstring problem, and saw Sebastien Squillaci sent off for blocking Jack Hunt's surging run.
Alan Lee headed a deserved equaliser for the Terriers, but Fabregas won it from the spot after Jamie McCombe was adjudged to have pushed Bendtner over.
Penalty Spot
Robert Huth's late goal earned Stoke City a first FA Cup triumph over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fourth-round derby tie at Molineux.
The former Chelsea defender headed home a Matthew Etherington free-kick with 10 minutes remaining.
But Wolves spurned a golden chance to earn a replay when Thomas Sorensen saved a last-minute penalty from Nenad Milijas.
Victor Obinna scored a hat-trick as West Ham United put their Carling Cup semi-final misery behind them and marched into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest.
Forest hit back from conceding an early goal to Obinna by going in front with efforts from Dele Adebola and David McGoldrick.
However Obinna put the home side level at the break and completed his treble from the penalty spot early in the second half.
Edin Dzeko's first Manchester City goal saved the Blues' blushes as Notts County forced an FA Cup fourth-round replay after this 1-1 draw.
It looked like the world's oldest Football League club were about to send England's most expensive team tumbling out of the competition when Neal Bishop put them ahead on the hour.
But 10 minutes from time, Dzeko turned home a low Micah Richards cross to earn Roberto Mancini's men a second attempt to progress.
Fulham cruised into the last 16 of the FA Cup with a surprise 4-0 win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage.
Danny Murphy scored from the spot 11 minutes in before he added a second penalty three minutes later after Michael Dawson was sent off for tugging back Moussa Dembele in the box.
Brede Hangeland stabbed home to make it 3-0 before Dembele rifled home a blistering strike just before half-time to seal the impressive win and set up a fifth round tie at home to either Bolton or Wigan.
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