Category: FA Cup

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Wrexham Vs Chelsea [2-4] – FA Cup 2025/2026: How The Underdogs Pushed Chelsea To The Limit – Tactical Analysis

The Wrexham fairy tale has divided opinion in football. There are those who love the fact that TV and movie stars like…

March 9, 2026

4-2-3-1 Formation

Crystal Palace Vs Manchester City [1-0] FA Cup Final 2024/2025 – Post-Match Tactical Analysis

After finishing runners-up in 1989/1990 and 2015/2016, Crystal Palace won the 2024/2025 FA Cup. This is the first major trophy in the…

September 28, 2025

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Oliver Glasner Set-Piece Tactics At Crystal Palace 2024/2025 – Tactical Analysis

Crystal Palace are 12th in the Premier League with 36 points after 27 matches, having won, drawn, and lost nine matches each. With a…

September 16, 2025

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FA Cup 2021/22: How Kidderminster Nearly Caused The Shock Of The Century Against West Ham- Tactical Analysis

The 4th round of the 2021-22 FA Cup saw a unique match-up between top-4 challenging West Ham and 6th tier Kidderminster Harriers.…

April 11, 2025

Chelsea FC

How Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Out-Thought Maurizio Sarri In FA Cup Tactical Battle

Chelsea vs Manchester United was the lone Premier League battle in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Maurizio Sarri‘s beleaguered Chelsea…

August 14, 2024

Danny Cowley

FA Cup 2018/19: Everton vs Lincoln City

Everton came into this FA Cup weekend on a dismal run of form, having won only one of their last eight games…

August 2, 2024

Erik ten Hag

FA Cup Final 2022/23: How Manchester United can stop Guardiola’s central overloads to deny their rivals a historic treble – tactical preview

The FA Cup final is always a special occasion, but this year’s edition promises to be an even more thrilling clash as…

May 31, 2023

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FA Cup 2022/23: How Stevenage pulled off a monumental upset against Villa – tactical analysis

The FA Cup. A magical competition. While some may argue that the competition has lost some of its spark in the modern…

January 10, 2023

Chelsea FC

Three tactical details Potter needs to get right in order to beat City in this weekend’s crucial FA Cup Clash – tactical preview

Three days after facing off in a colossal Premier League battle at Stamford Bridge, a struggling Chelsea travel to the Etihad Stadium…

January 7, 2023

Everton F.C.

FA Cup 2018/19: Millwall vs Everton

The FA Cup provides the opportunity for clubs of different leagues to battle each other for eternal glory. This was exactly the…

July 26, 2022

FA Cup

FA Cup 2018/19: West Ham vs Birmingham City

West Ham scored early and late against Birmingham to edge past a tough Championship team in the third round of the FA…

July 26, 2022

FA Cup

Women’s FA Cup 2018/19 Tactical Analysis: Manchester City vs West Ham United

The first step towards the Women’s World Cup this summer – that we will cover – is the English SSE Women’s FA…

July 26, 2022

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FA Cup 2021/22: How Hasenhüttl led Southampton to an unexpected victory against West Ham – tactical analysis

This midweek had some cup matches across Europe, so we picked the clash between Southampton and West Ham United on Wednesday night…

July 26, 2022

FA Cup

FA Cup 2018/19: Tranmere Rovers vs Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur dominated League Two Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup, entering the next round with an impermeable 7-0 win. Although Tranmere were able…

July 26, 2022

Crystal Palace FC

FA Cup 2018/19: Crystal Palace v Tottenham

Tottenham’s nightmarish run continued with a 2-0 loss at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup. Tottenham were knocked out of the Carabao…

July 26, 2022

Everton F.C.

FA Cup 2019/20: Liverpool vs Everton – tactical analysis

The FA Cup continues in the very first weekend of this new decade. There were only two games where two Premier League…

July 26, 2022

Everton F.C.

How Ancelotti’s Everton Eliminated Spurs in a 9-goal Cup Classic

In the Premier League this season, both Everton and Tottenham have registered themselves into contention for Europa League qualification for next season,…

July 26, 2022

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Shifting shapes: Pep’s subtle tweak that led to breaking down Everton’s disciplined low block

With the penultimate month of the 2020-21 season approaching, important clashes have been taking place across different competitions and one such clash…

July 26, 2022

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FA Cup Final 2022: How Chelsea grew into the game against Liverpool after a difficult start – tactical analysis

This season’s FA Cup Final was played between Liverpool and Chelsea. The sides met again already in the EFL Cup Final three…

May 16, 2022

Analysis

FA Cup 2021/22: What Jürgen Klopp learned and how Liverpool improved to beat Man City – tactical analysis

The first 2021/22 FA Cup semi-final was played on Saturday – the two best teams in the world, Man City and Liverpool…

April 19, 2022