All posts tagged "The FA Cup"

  • Cup Finals Day: Chelsea get Burnt by Arsene Attack!

    Does anyone else have a strange sense of Deja Vu so far in 2017? This year’s football storylines seem to be running parallel to 2015 and the more time passes, this year feels like 2015 on repeat...

    • Posted May 28, 2017
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  • Up for the Cup! The 2016 winners…

    There were a few moments on Saturday night when four cup finals were simultaneously taking place across Europe. First the Scottish Cup final kicked off, then the English FA Cup, the DfB Pokal in Germany, the Coupe...

    • Posted May 22, 2016
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  • MOTD: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United

    Long before Mark Clattenburg’s final whistle sent Manchester United fans into a frenzied euphoria at Wembley, social media was already rife with speculation that this was Louis van Gaal’s last match in charge of the Red Devils....

    • Posted May 21, 2016
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  • Where Palace victory would rank in FA Cup history

    Alan Pardew remembers the 1990 FA Cup Final all too vividly. Some twenty-six years ago, Pardew himself scored an injury-time winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup semifinals to send Palace into the storied cup final. Their...

    • Posted May 20, 2016
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  • MOTD: Everton 1-2 Manchester United

    After Anthony Martial had put Manchester United into the FA Cup final with a heartbreaking stoppage-time winner over Everton at Wembley, United boss Louis van Gaal gave pause for thought. The Dutchman insisted that Martial, who assisted...

    • Posted April 23, 2016
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  • Wenger laments “farce” as Arsenal fall to Watford

    At Arsenal Football Club, “you’re always in the middle of drama,” sighed manager Arsene Wenger. The Gunners are back in the headlines again after a 2-1 loss to Watford in the FA Cup quarterfinals, an upset Wenger...

    • Posted March 13, 2016
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  • MOTD: Everton 2-0 Chelsea

    Romelu Lukaku scored an exceptional brace against his old side Chelsea in a 2-0 FA Cup win at Goodison Park. The Belgian front man notched two late goals within five minutes to bury the Blues in a...

    • Posted March 12, 2016
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  • MOTD: West Ham United 2-1 Liverpool (aet)

    The clock had already hit a 120 minutes and the focus was shifting towards penalties at Boleyn Ground when West Ham United won a deep free-kick near the halfway line.  The ball was swept into the box...

    • Posted February 9, 2016
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  • West Ham attempt another upset in FA Cup replay with Liverpool

    Jürgen Klopp’s first and foremost concern as Liverpool take on West Ham United an FA Cup Fourth Round replay tomorrow will be his own person health.  The German recently had surgery to remove his appendix, forcing him...

    • Posted February 8, 2016
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  • MOTD: Manchester City 3-1 Everton (4-3 agg)

    They were the finest of margins as Manchester City beat Everton 3-1 in their Capital One Cup semifinal second leg and 4-3 on aggregate. Say, for example, the ball crossing a few millimeters over the byline when...

    • Posted January 27, 2016
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