By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United scraped into the FA Cup fourth round after a late penalty knocked out Sheffield United on Saturday but the Old Trafford gloom remained and former midfielder Paul Scholes says even the players are bored. Fans yawned through another laboured performance in the pouring rain as the 11-times […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Aston Villa could find no respite from their Premier League woes as they suffered the embarrassment of being held to a 1-1 draw at fourth-tier Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. Villa, seven points adrift at the foot of the league, became the second top-flight club to be […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Defender Brad Smith’s second-half goal rescued a 2-2 draw as injury-hit seven-times FA Cup winners Liverpool denied fourth tier Exeter City a notable third round giantkilling scalp on Friday. The Premier League outfit, playing their third match in less than a week and without 11 injured first-teamers, fielded a barely recognisable second-string […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea must not fall victim to another FA Cup giant-killing as they did last year because their chances of success in the Premier League are limited after a poor start to the season, manager Guus Hiddink said on Friday. Chelsea, who have lifted the Cup four times in the last nine years, […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City’s England goalkeeper Joe Hart will be rested for this weekend’s FA Cup third round tie against Norwich City, manager Manuel Pellegrini said on Friday. Hart was also left on the bench for City’s League Cup semi-final, first leg at Everton on Wednesday and Argentine Willy Caballero will continue in his […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Several Manchester United players are in the ‘red zone’ according to manager Louis van Gaal as he weighs up his options for Saturday’s FA Cup third round tie at home to Sheffield United. A hectic holiday programme, including four games in 15 days, has taken its toll on United’s squad and Van […]
REUTERS – Striker Alexis Sanchez will miss Arsenal’s FA Cup third round tie with Sunderland on Saturday as a precautionary measure, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed. The Chilean has been sidelined for more than a month after picking up a hamstring injury against Norwich City on November 29. He was expected to return to the […]
REUTERS – Crystal Palace have much to play for in the FA Cup and will target the tournament to land some silverware this season, midfielder Jordon Mutch has said. The Eagles have made the competition’s final just once, losing 1-0 to Manchester United in the 1990 replay — a win that gave Alex Ferguson his […]
REUTERS – Premier League’s “diabolical” fixtures are devaluing the FA Cup by forcing managers to field weakened teams in the knockout competition, Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce has said. Fresh from last weekend’s 3-1 league win over Aston Villa, the Black Cats have played four games in 15 days during the festive period and now face […]
Many teams find it tough to hold onto their titles and crumble under pressure . Chelsea isn't the only team to have defended their title so poorly . We tell you who else couldn't .
