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Thomas Tuchel confirms double Chelsea injury blow ahead of Manchester City clash – originally posted on Sportslens.com Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that the club will be without the services of Mateo Kovacic and Andreas Christensen for the FA Cup semi-final tie against Manchester City on Saturday. The Blues recently suffered a 1-0 defeat […]
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Mark Lawrenson states his prediction for Chelsea vs Manchester City – originally posted on Sportslens.com BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson has stated his prediction for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final showdown between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium. Both teams booked their spots in the Champions League semi-final in midweek after aggregate wins over Porto […]
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This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ won the BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Season in 1973/74. It came in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup between Fulham and Leicester City and was scored by Alan Mullery. Mullery was playing for Second Division Fulham at the time. He was 32 and back in his […]
It was on this day in 1984 that Third Division Plymouth Argyle played in their first (and so far only) FA Cup Semi Final. The Pilgrims were up against Watford of the First Division and Villa Park was chosen as the venue for the match. Around 20,000 Argyle fans made their way up from Plymouth, […]
The inaugural FA Cup Third Place Play-Off took place on this day in 1970 between losing semi-finalists Watford and Manchester United. The match was played at Highbury as a neutral venue. Manchester United were the match 2-0 in front of a crowd of only 15,105. United had lost to Leeds in their semi final and […]
Wycombe Wanderers famous FA Cup run came to an end on this day in 2001 as they lost 2-1 to Liverpool in the semi final at Villa Park. Wanderers of the Second Division (the third tier of English football) had already knocked out a Premier League side during their Cup run, having beaten Leicester City […]
Permanent switch expected for Leeds loanee, but other Man City talents face uncertain future – originally posted on Sportslens.com For all of their success of late, and with no doubt more to come in the near future, Manchester City are not a club that is widely renowned for blooding homegrown talents into a star-studded first-team […]
Jamie Carragher landed himself in hot water on this day in 2002 in an FA Cup tie against Arsenal at Highbury. In a fiercely competed game, Martin Keown was sent off after 66 minutes. Seven minutes later, Dennis Bergkamp was given his marching orders after a badly-timed lunge on Carragher.A coin was thrown from the […]
Football’s greatest comebacks, featuring Liverpool, Barcelona and Camp Nou in 1999 – originally posted on Sportslens.com When players are being taught the basics of the game as youngsters, one of the key messages is to play until the final whistle. That point certainly rings true at professional level, with fans taking a dim view of […]
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PREMIER LEAGUE/FA CUP/SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE PERFORMANCE REVIEW FRIDAY 19TH MARCH FULHAM V LEEDS UNITED Result 1-2Referee: David Coote. Assistants: Dan Cook, Nick Hopton. Fourth official: Darren England. VAR: Craig Pawson. Assistant VAR: Richard West. Leeds United’s Luke Ayling had the ball in the net, but it was correctly ruled out after VAR review. Replays […]