A packed Leasing.com Stadium hosts a landmark FA Cup fourth-round tie on Monday night, with Macclesfield FC taking on Brentford in a one-off knockout night that offers the underdogs a rare national stage and the Premier League visitors a familiar warning: the competition has a habit of punishing anyone who treats it like a formality. […]
Arsenal barely gave Wigan Athletic time to breathe today as a ferocious first-half burst turned a supposed cup banana skin into a one-sided stroll, with the Premier League leaders storming into the FA Cup fifth round courtesy of a commanding 4-0 win at the Emirates. The tie was effectively settled inside the opening half-hour, when […]
Fulham booked their place in the FA Cup fifth round today with a 2-1 comeback win over Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium, but they had to earn it the hard way—first by weathering a sharp Stoke start, then by raising their level after the interval, and finally by seizing on one late mistake that […]
A place in the FA Cup fifth round is up for grabs at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, with Arsenal welcoming Wigan Athletic for a 4:30pm GMT kick-off in a tie that brings together Premier League title ambition and League One survival anxiety, but with the same knockout stakes for both. The hosts arrive top […]
Sunday afternoon in Stoke-on-Trent brings a properly intriguing FA Cup fourth-round tie, with Stoke City hosting Fulham at the bet365 Stadium for a 2pm kick-off and a place in the last 16 on the line. The competition’s recent tweaks ensure there is no safety net if the game finishes level—extra time and penalties will decide […]
West Ham United are into the next round of the FA Cup, but they had to suffer for it, edging past Burton Albion 1-0 after extra time in a tie that stubbornly refused to open up until the 95th minute. For long spells at the Pirelli Stadium, Burton looked more comfortable, more urgent and—crucially—more likely […]
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