Blackpool, Millwall advance in the FA Cup

LONDON (AP) -- Blackpool and Millwall advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup with wins Tuesday night to set up games against Premier League opponents. Blackpool beat Sheffield 3-0 Wednesday in their fourth-round replay on goals by Matthew Phillips, Lomana LuaLua and Ludovic Sylvestre, earning a February 18 game at Everton. Millwall needed an injury-time goal from substitute Liam Feeney to beat Southampton 3-2 and will get a lucrative home game against Premier League struggler Bolton. After Liam Miller put visiting Millwall ahead in the 17th minute, the hosts took a 2-1 lead on goals by Adam Lallana in the 35th and Richard Lambert in the 77th. Dany N'Guessan tied it 2-2 in the 79th. Athletic Bilbao advances to Copa del Rey final BILBAO, Spain (AP) -- Athletic Bilbao advanced to the final of the Copa del Rey with a 6-2 rout of Mirandes, winning the total-goals series on 8-3 aggregate to bring an emphatic end to the third-tier club's historic run. Goals by Iker Muniain, Markel Susaeta and defender Jon Aurtenetxe had Bilbao up 3-0 by the 22nd minute. Bilbao's Fernando Llorente and Mirandes' Aitor Blanco each scored twice in a free-scoring second half. Mirandes had eliminated Villarreal, Racing Santander and Espanyol to become just the third club from below the second division to reach the semis. Bilbao advanced to its 36th final and will play Barcelona or Valencia, who tied 1-1 in the first leg and play Wednesday at Camp Nou. The final is May 25 at Madrid. Kilmarnock draws 1-1 with Dunfermline GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) -- Kilmarnock missed a chance to return to the top six of the Scottish Premier League on Tuesday after Dunfermline earned a 1-1 draw at home for a valuable point in its battle against relegation. In a game postponed because of fog on December 10, James Fowler's deflected shot put the visitors ahead after 21 minutes. But Andy Kirk equalized in the 44th to make sure the Pars moved level on points with Hibernian at the foot of the SPL standings -- albeit still looking for their first home win of the season. Kilmarnock is seventh.

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