Category archives for: FA Cup

United force replay in 91st minute

Leading 2-1 with 90 minutes on the clock, Big Sam Allardyce must have thought that he had taken the Hammers to the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of the premier club in the land, but history told me that United would score in the four minutes of optional time – they […]

Chelsea win the FA Cup

It was touch and go for Chelsea in the last 30 minuites of the FA Cup Final against Liverpool but they managed to hang for a 2-1 victory. Ramires, the man whose goal it was that sank Barcelona in Spain opened the scoring with a stinging shot that rebounded off Reina in goal and put Liverpool […]

Chelsea to take the FA Cup

The FA Cup Final has always been the biggest event on the English football calendar, and although it may have been diluted somewhat in recent years by the quality of football and competition in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League, it still brings out the fans by the thousands who head to Wembley, decked […]

Everton and Spurs go to Wembley

The FA Cup quarterfinal match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers, which was suspended when Fabrice Muamba suffered a heart attack on the field was replayed at Whitehart Lane in London on Tuesday night, with Spurs showing a fine return to form after their recent lapse to win 3-1 and set up a London derby […]

Chelsea book FA Cup semifinal berth

Chelsea’s new lease on life continued with a 5-2 win over Leicester City in an FA Cup sixth-round match at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Torres ended his goal drought that had lasted all of 25 hours 41 minutes in a Blues shirt. His first came after 67 minutes when he popped Raul Meireles’ pass into […]

Fabrice Muamba critically ill after collapse

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba is critically ill in hospital after collapsing during the FA Cup quarterfinal between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton at Whitehart Lane on Saturday. The match was abandoned at 1-1 just before halftime after the 23-year-old fell to the turf near the centre circle. “Bolton Wanderers can confirm that Fabrice Muamba has been admitted to […]

Arsene sees his

After a 4-0 drubbing by AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League in mid-week, for which Arsene Wenger apologised to the Gooners, he went to the Stadium of Light and saw his new wunderkind  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain concede an own goal in the 77th minute to give the Black Cats a 2-0 FA Cup victory and […]

FA Cup 5th-round draw

With Blackpool, Millwall and Sunderland all winning their FA Cup fourth-round replays in midweek, the draw for the fifth round over the weekend of the 18th and 19th of February has been finalised. 1 Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Everton v Blackpool 3 Chelsea v Birmingham City 4 Crawley Town v Stoke City […]

United out of FA Cup

A last-minute effort from Dutchman Dirk Kuyt secured the Reds passage into the last 16 of the FA Cup at the expense of long-time rivals Manchester United, 2-1. Just when it looked like a replay at Old Trafford was on the cards, Kuyt latched onto an Andy Carroll flick as Patrice Evra failed to get […]

Harry smiles again

  It took only one goal from Rafael van der Vaart to seal victory for Spurs over Watford in the FA Cup on Friday night, but at least it gave Harry something to smile about amidst his tax evasion problems. It was a lacklustre performance from an under-strength Spurs, who made the most of their minimal […]

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