Arsenal facing another trophyless season after 1-0 loss to Blackburn in FA Cup last 16

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Arsenal\'s Tomas Rosicky, front, competes for the ball with Blackburn Rovers\' Lee Williamson during their English FA Cup fifth round soccer match at the Emirates stadium in London, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

LONDON – Arsenal faces an eighth straight season without silverware after losing 1-0 to second-tier Blackburn in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday, the latest big surprise in the famous old competition.

Colin Kazim-Richards grabbed the 72nd-minute winner at Emirates Stadium in a rare attack by the visitors, as Arsenal paid the price for resting many of its star players ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 match against Bayern Munich.

That’s the only trophy Arsene Wenger’s men have left to play for — and they are big underdogs in that competition. The club’s last trophy was the FA Cup in 2005.

Non-league Luton lost 3-0 at home to Millwall. Everton visits third-tier Oldham later Saturday.

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