Man Utd 1-0 West Ham: McTominay scores extra-time winner

Scott McTominay fired Man Utd into the FA Cup quarter-finals as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men edged past West Ham in extra-time. The Red Devils reached the final four last season – one of four successive semi-final cup competition exits – and progressed from a tough fifth-round clash on Tuesday evening. Ex-United boss David Moyes’ West […]

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Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth: Cherries reach FA Cup quarters

Bournemouth booked a spot in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for only the second time in their history as Sam Surridge’s tap-in and a Junior Stanislas penalty secured a 2-0 win at Burnley. Surridge had a simple finish midway through the first half before he was upended late on, with Stanislas converting the resulting […]

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Dyche: Burnley missed ‘golden chances’ in FA Cup defeat

Sean Dyche says his Burnley team missed some ‘golden chances’ to score in the 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Bournemouth. The Premier League side were eliminated in the fifth round after goals from Sam Surridge and Junior Stanislas. Surridge opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a simple tap-in from close range. FEATURE: Top […]

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Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth: Cherries reach FA Cup quarter-final

Bournemouth booked a spot in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for only the second time in their history as Sam Surridge’s tap-in and a Junior Stanislas penalty secured a 2-0 win at Burnley. Surridge had a simple finish midway through the first half before he was upended late on, with Stanislas converting the resulting […]

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West Ham star unlikely to figure, Tottenham face tough test

West Ham star unlikely to figure, Tottenham face tough test – originally posted on Sportslens.com The FA Cup continues apace this week, with the fifth round line-up featuring some intriguing ties over the next three days. We’ll update this story with reports, results and highlights as the games take place. The fifth round of the […]

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Late call for Moyes on key West Ham player, Everton sweating on top star

Late call for Moyes on key West Ham player, Everton sweating on top star – originally posted on Sportslens.com The fifth round of the FA Cup takes centre stage this week, with some eye-catching ties scheduled over the next three days. There are two fixtures on Tuesday, with the game at Old Trafford between Manchester […]

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On This Day – 7th February

George Best went on a personal crusade against Northampton Town on this day in 1970, scoring six goals for Manchester United in an 8-2 win. United utterly dominated the FA Cup Fifth Round tie, played on a mudbath of a pitch at Northampton’s former County Ground home. A record crowd of just under 22,000 saw […]

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Football’s Greatest Hat-Tricks No.9

Imagine scoring a hat-trick in the FA Cup Final, only for one of your team mates to take the limelight? Well, that was the case for Blackpool’s Stan Mortensen in 1953. Blackpool had English football’s star player at the time, Stanley Matthews. He was 38 years old at the time and had yet to win […]

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