Arsenal v Sheffield United, 23 February 1999

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereePeter Jones
CompetitionFA Cup 5th round
VenueHighbury
Attendance37,161
The original tie played on 13 February 1999 (which also ended in a 2-1 win in Arsenal's favour) was declared void after Arsenal's plea for a replay was accepted by the FA in the interests of 'fair play'. This was because the 76th minute winner by Marc Overmars came after Sheffield United keeper Alan Kelly had kicked the ball out of play for an injured colleague to receive treatment. On his Arsenal debut, Nwankwo Kanu was unaware of the usual custom of returning the ball to their opponents in such circumstances, and crossed for Overmars to score. It was the first time in the 127-year history of the FA Cup that such a re-match had been ordered.

Goals:

Marc Overmars 15 G
Dennis Bergkamp 37 G

Goals:

Lee Morris 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Seaman
Defender Tony Adams
Defender Steve Bould
Defender/Full back Nelson Vivas
Defender/Left back Nigel Winterburn
Midfielder Stephen Hughes
Midfielder Marc Overmars
Midfielder Ray Parlour
Midfielder Patrick Vieira
Forward Nicolas Anelka
Forward Dennis Bergkamp

Starting lineup:

Alan Kelly Goalkeeper
David Holdsworth Defender/Centre back
Lee Sandford Defender/Centre back
Shaun Derry Defender/Midfielder
Wayne Quinn Defender/Left back
Paul Devlin Midfielder
Ian Hamilton Midfielder
Graham Stuart Midfielder
Curtis Woodhouse Midfielder
Marcelo Forward
Lee Morris Forward

Substitutions:

Nwankwo Kanu for Nicolas Anelka 70
Rémi Garde for Marc Overmars 74
Kaba Diawara for Dennis Bergkamp 79

Substitutions:

Bobby Ford for Graham Stuart 5
Michael Twiss for Paul Devlin 86

Cards:

Tony Adams Y

Cards:

Lee Sandford Y
Paul Devlin Y
Shaun Derry Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Rémi Garde
Forward Kaba Diawara
Forward Nwankwo Kanu

On the bench:

Midfielder Bobby Ford
Midfielder/Forward Michael Twiss

Goals:

Marc Overmars 15 G
Dennis Bergkamp 37 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Seaman
Defender Tony Adams
Defender Steve Bould
Defender/Full back Nelson Vivas
Defender/Left back Nigel Winterburn
Midfielder Stephen Hughes
Midfielder Marc Overmars
Midfielder Ray Parlour
Midfielder Patrick Vieira
Forward Nicolas Anelka
Forward Dennis Bergkamp

Substitutions:

Nwankwo Kanu for Nicolas Anelka 70
Rémi Garde for Marc Overmars 74
Kaba Diawara for Dennis Bergkamp 79

Cards:

Tony Adams Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Rémi Garde
Forward Kaba Diawara
Forward Nwankwo Kanu

Goals:

Lee Morris 86 G

Starting lineup:

Alan Kelly Goalkeeper
David Holdsworth Defender/Centre back
Lee Sandford Defender/Centre back
Shaun Derry Defender/Midfielder
Wayne Quinn Defender/Left back
Paul Devlin Midfielder
Ian Hamilton Midfielder
Graham Stuart Midfielder
Curtis Woodhouse Midfielder
Marcelo Forward
Lee Morris Forward

Substitutions:

Bobby Ford for Graham Stuart 5
Michael Twiss for Paul Devlin 86

Cards:

Lee Sandford Y
Paul Devlin Y
Shaun Derry Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Bobby Ford
Midfielder/Forward Michael Twiss