Fa Cup

Manchester City Vs. Crystal Palace

... TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images / BEN STANSALL). Manchester City's English midfielder Raheem Sterling scoring the opening goal during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park in south London on January 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images. ...

Lincoln, Wolves & Oxford Headline Day Of Fourth-round Upsets

... Wycombe, who led 2-0 and 3-2 before succumbing to a heartbreaking 4-3 loss at White Hart Lane. The lads have done me and the town so proud. Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth. Son Heung-min's stoppage-time winner rescued the Premier League side, who were rocked on their heels by Paul Hayes' sweetly struck left-footed volley that put Wycombe ahead. The captain grabbed his second from the spot to double the visitors' lead before Son's deflected effort on the hour and a Vincent Janssen penalty four minutes later pulled Spurs level. Substitute Garry Thompson headed in Myles Weston's cross with seven minutes to go to put Gareth Ainsworth's side back in front, but Dele Alli pulled Spurs level again before Son scrambled in a late winner. "The lads have done me and the town so proud," Wycombe boss Ainsworth said. "It was an outstanding effort from the boys. I am so proud, disappointed but it is ...

As Rivals Struggle In Fa Cup, Chelsea Flaunts Squad Strength

... of opportunities available to the wider squad — from the emerging talent through to the veterans. Midfielder Cesc Fabregas has been relegated from starter to impact substitute, while former defensive stalwarts John Terry and Ivanovic have hardly been seen. There were five players aged 23 or under in the starting lineup against Brentford: Kurt Zouma, Nathan Ake, Nathaniel Chalobah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Batshuayi. The talented quintet is unlikely to force its way into the starting side imminently. But with Chelsea set for a return to Champions League football next season, they are declaring themselves ready to provide the greater squad depth that will be required. "Our young players are growing, and for the club and for me this is very important," Conte said. "The FA Cup is a good opportunity to see these young players, the improvement of these players, and I'm satisfied by what I saw today.". Promoting players from the club academy to its first team has long been an ambition of owner Roman Abramovich, but to this point one that has been largely unsuccessful. The pressure to produce instant results has often hindered the club's ...

Wes Morgan’s Late Header Rescues Leicester And Denies Derby Fa Cup Scalp

... it into his own net. The sight of Bent scratching his head afterwards, with a bemused look on his face, rather summed it up. “I think for a second he thought he was at the other end,” said Mc Claren. Scott Carson: ‘I tried to give my Champions League medal to Chris Kirkland, but he said no’. Read more. Perhaps that incident was playing on Bent’s mind 13 minutes later when he climbed above Ben Chilwell to meet Hughes’s perfectly flighted cross with a header that drifted into the far corner of the net. The game was wide open at that stage and Leicester came close to restoring their advantage moments later when Shinji Okazaki thumped a rising 20-yard shot that Carson brilliantly tipped over the bar. Derby, though, were beginning to play with more confidence and snatched the lead when Bryson capitalised on Danny Simpson’s poor header, accelerated into the space that opened up in the inside left channel and beat Schmeichel. Chasing the game, Leicester laid siege to the Derby goal early in the second half. Carson smothered Gray’s close-range shot, then the Derby keeper ...

Sutton United's Fa Cup Giantkillers Stare At Glass Ceiling Ahead Of Leeds Tie

... every team, at every age level, to play and train at the stadium. It was, according to manager Paul Doswell “a no-brainer” but in putting a new pitch under their feet, Sutton knew they were also putting a ceiling above their heads. Tiers above the National League prohibit artificial surfaces, but there are no regrets on Sutton’s part. The FA Cup has been good to the club, who knocked out Coventry – then in the top flight – in 1989. But the primary purpose of the money they will earn from their Cup run this year will be to pay for the pitch that has “transformed the club.”. “At the moment we can’t play in the Football League,” explained Elliott. “I think it’s ludicrous, but we knew that when we put the 3 G pitch down. We can’t say we didn’t, it was a choice we made and it’s definitely the right one. ...

Walter Mazzarri Set To Shuffle Watford Pack For Fa Cup Clash With Millwall

... that the magic of FA Cup may have to take a back seat. Lineups and Stats. "I see there is a lot of attention on what we should do against Millwall," Mazzarri said. "I didn't see this attention and appreciation when we beat Burton in the last round with a team that was missing a lot of the starting 11 players and playing with youngsters like (Brandon) Mason. "In the FA Cup, anything can happen. With three games in one week, any decision I take there will be a problem so I will try and make the decision and play the best possible team for three games. "The FA Cup means a lot to me, but you cannot play on Sunday without thinking about the games with Arsenal on Tuesday and Burnley on Saturday. "I think a lot about the FA Cup, but there will be some changes and some of those who don't play too often will get a game.". Watford reached the semi-final of the FA Cup last year following a fine run in the competition under Quique Sanchez Flores. But Spaniard Flores was still given his marching ...

Southampton 0-5 Arsenal

... Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images. 90 mins: We’ll have a trifling two minutes added on. No point in adding any more I guess. 89 mins: Perez nearly makes it six, bearing down on goal in a one-on-one from a long perceptive ball forward, with the outside of the boot, from Oxlade-Chamberlain but Lewis blocks. Goal! Southampton 0-5 Arsenal (Walcott, 85 hat-trick). Arsenal’s fans are now singing their old Vieira song – that moment (rare for fans of most clubs, most of the time) – when you can just relax and have a singalong about any and everything, regardless of relevance to the match situation at hand. In that match situation, Southampton are actually seeing a lot of the ball at the moment. But doing nothing with it. And unlike them, Arsenal are. They break swiftly through Sánchez, he rolls it from left to right on the edge of the area, and Walcott strokes ...

Oxford United Cruise Past Newcastle Into Fifth Round

... as they saw off the out-of-form Championship side Bristol City. The Clarets continued their impressive run at Turf Moor to move into the fifth round of the competition for the first time in six years with a comfortable 2-0 success. Sam Vokes, who was seen among the Southampton fans celebrating their progress to Wembley in midweek , inched his employers closer to their own trip there with a first-half effort – his 50 th goal for the club – before Defour sent a glorious chip over Bristol City goalkeeper Fabian Giefer after the break. The German striker Collin Quaner marked his Huddersfield Town debut with a goal as the Championship promotion challengers cruised past Rochdale 4-0 at Spotland. Quaner, signed from Union Berlin last week, converted an Izzy Brown cross five minutes from the break before a Brown penalty and two late goals from the substitute Michael Hefele wrapped up victory. The League One hosts must have fancied their chances of reaching the fifth round for the first time since 2003 ...

Burnley Rarely Break A Sweat In 2-0 Fa Cup Fourth Round Win Vs. Bristol City

... for much of the game, as was the case with many of his colleagues. DF Ben Mee, 8 - Captain in the absence of Heaton, Mee set up a first-half chance with a sensational piece of play and he was generally very solid at the back. DF Jon Flanagan, 5 - Flanagan continues to struggle and he lost the ball regularly. Neither full-back was able to contribute enough going forward, while they were virtually untested defensively. MF James Tarkowski, 7 - A class act in possession, Tarkowski showed some sweet touches but he still looks like a central defender playing out of position and he was pushed off the ball too easily at times. MF Joey Barton, 7 - One gorgeous cross-field pass, played on the volley, showed what Barton brings to the team, but he was another who played in first gear. MF Steven Defour, 9 - The Belgian oozed quality against a team that couldn't cope with his incision. A cute dummy provided the assist for Vokes' opener and his goal was an audacious piece of pure genius. MF Scott Arfield, 7 - It was a busy performance on the wing from the Canada international, but there could have been more from him in the final third. MF Johann ...

Liverpool Out Of The Fa Cup After Shock Wolves Defeat At Anfield

... inflict a third home defeat in a week on Juergen Klopp's faltering side. Related Content. Klopp backs his flagging Reds to respond. The loss left Klopp steaming, the German admitting that Liverpool can't get any lower than where they are currently at. "If someone asks if this is the lowest point of my Liverpool time until now, I don't know," Klopp told reporters. "I don't think it is the right time to talk about being positive or optimistic. In this moment we feel really bad.". Liverpool, fourth in the Premier League, have won only one game out of eight in January and their chances of lifting a trophy this season look bleak. Lucky escape: Vincent Janssen celebrates scoring against Wycombe. Photo: Tim Ireland. But substitute Dele Alli struck in the 89 th minute to haul Spurs level again before Son scored with virtually the final kick of the game in the 96 th minute at White Hart Lane. Lincoln did hold on for an upset though. They went down 1-0 to brighton before coming back to take a 3-1 victory. Brighton weren't the only Championship high-flyer brought undone ...