Manchester United’s dream to continue their unbeaten run has come to an end. It was Chelsea who finally end the streak in last weekend’s FA Cup semifinal. The Blues will face Arsenal in the final, who defeated Manchester City with a similar two-goal margin just a day before. Ole Gunnar...
This season’s FA Cup semi-finals were all played by strong teams in the Premier League. The first clash at Wembley Stadium was between Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. In the league match right after the lockdown, Manchester City thrashed three goals past Arsenal, and it seems the...
The last game of the FA Cup quarter-final was played between Newcastle United and Manchester City on a Sunday night. Maybe the City fans were not expecting a routine victory, as the Citizens failed to take all points at the St James’ Park previously. Thanks to goals from Kevin De...
The oldest football competition in the world returned last weekend. Last Sunday, the King Power Stadium hosted the arguably most awaited FA Cup quarterfinals match of this season: Leicester City versus Chelsea. Both teams are only separated by one point in the Premier League at the moment. A win would...
Liverpool have undoubtedly set the global standard at present for the position of fullbacks. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson are more than just key players in Jürgen Klopp’s system; In fact, they have been elevated to a phenomenon status for those positions. If Liverpool runs the best school for fullbacks,...
The "Wayne Rooney Derby", that’s what the media labelled the match as Man United travelled to Derby in the next round of the FA Cup. The Rams entered the game looking to overturn a terrible record against Man United, having lost in their previous eight FA Cup ties against them....
After securing their third straight Carabao Cup on Sunday, Manchester City continued to fight for another title: the FA Cup. In the fifth round, they travelled to the Hillsborough and challenged Sheffield Wednesday, 12th in the EFL Championship. Pep Guardiola played his strongest available squad in this game, dominated the...
The FA Cup fifth round saw Premier League side Leicester City and Championship team Birmingham City face off. Somewhat surprisingly, the hosts find themselves sitting in third place in the Premier League, although they have struggled for form of late and are without a win in 10 matches. The visitors went...
Chelsea knocked out Liverpool of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win at Samford Bridge. That happened to be the second consecutive defeat for Jurgen Klopp’s team, which killed their dream of winning a treble. Chelsea’s balanced performance resulted in keeping a clean sheet, despite Liverpool’s 13 efforts. It was...
The FA Cup always serves up a few special matches each round, where two teams of equal quality face off against each other. In a match which is looking increasingly likely to be a Premier League fixture next year, this game between West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United was just...
The magic of the FA cup was in the air once again as Newcastle travelled to Oxford in a quest to reach the fifth round of the tournament for the first time in 14 years. Oxford came into the game from a strong position in League 1 and confident of...
Thirty-two teams remained fighting as the FA Cup fourth round kicked off this weekend. Tranmere Rovers previously knocked out Premier League side Watford days earlier and were immediately thrown into a battle with Manchester United. United narrowly eliminated Wolverhampton Wanderers the previous week but aimed to regain some positive form...
In the FA Cup third-round replays, there was a clash between two Premier League teams: Manchester United and Wolves. In the previous game, neither side scored any goals, resulted in a nil-nil draw. This time, they moved to the Old Trafford, for another game to decide who to progress through....
The FA Cup continues in the very first weekend of this new decade. There were only two games where two Premier League sides meet each other in the tournament’s third round. In Saturday, Wolverhampton faced Manchester United, which ended in an unwanted stalemate for both teams. Less than 24 hours...
Chelsea host Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup having met at the same time in this competition last year. Nottingham Forest who are currently fourth in the EFL Championship have prioritised their league campaign with sights set on promotion. Chelsea have won the FA Cup on...
The year 2020 finally witnessed the return of the English domestic leagues with many fiery matches being played across the country. Just five days after the New Year’s Day, the FA Cup also made its return as it brought along fascinating ties between clubs from the top four divisions. One...
One of the tastier ties that the FA Cup third-round draw threw up was the clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United at Molineux. However, the resulting 0-0 draw did not quite live up to the billing that was promised and a replay at Old Trafford now awaits the pair....
Manchester City were on a mission to be the first men’s football side to clinch the first-ever domestic treble in England after Arsenal Women achieved that feat back in 2007. Last February, The Citizens won the EFL Cup title after beating Chelsea 4–3 on penalties; while about a week and...
Manchester City take on Watford in the FA Cup Final this evening. Although the cup competition is not as prestigious as it once was, it is still one of the most coveted prizes in England and all eyes will be at Wembley as this will be the final major match...
The first step towards the Women's World Cup this summer - that we will cover - is the English SSE Women’s FA Cup. In the final, Manchester City faced West Ham United. This tactical analysis will reveal how Manchester City battled and won their second FA Cup title in three...
