Tag: FA Cup

What Could Winning the FA Cup Mean for Mikel Arteta’s Tenure as Arsenal Manager?

James Hill
Mikel Arteta Arsenal

Things were looking pretty gloomy at Emirates Stadium with Unai Emery at the helm and despite the initial excitement of appointing former player Mikel Arteta to take over his Spanish compatriot, there were still a lot question marks around the direction of the club. Arteta had been Pep Guardiola’s understudy for several years and his impeccable professionalism and a steady mentality as a player made him a great choice on paper. However, no one could say whether he will be able to withstand the pressure of managing at a top-level…

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Who Will Win the 2020 FA Cup Final?

James Hill
2020 FA Cup Final

A few weeks back, the FA decided on staging the 2020 FA Cup Final on August 1st. In this unprecedented time, it was not always certain that the competition would be concluded, but luckily we are going to see yet another final of football’s oldest competition take place at Wembley Stadium. We’re in for another London derby as Arsenal and Chelsea proved to be a cut above the rest of the competitors and will be gearing up for their third FA Cup Final bout in the history of the two…

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FA Cup Outright Winner Preview and Prediction

James Hill
FA Cup, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United Logos

The fifth round of the English FA Cup is almost over and we know the draw for the quarterfinals. I believe that’s a good moment to release my preview and predictions for the outright winner betting market. Before I go through the different teams, let’s check all ties for the next round. Sheffield United vs. Arsenal Newcastle United vs Manchester City Norwich City vs. Derby County or Manchester United Leicester City vs. Chelsea All quarterfinals will be played on March 21st and the date is important because some of the…

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Chelsea vs. Liverpool Betting Preview and Prediction, FA Cup 5th Round

James Hill
Chelsea Liverpool Betting Preview

The 5th round of the English FA Cup is here and there’s little doubt that the clash between Chelsea and Liverpool will draw a lot of attention. The Reds just lost in the Premier League for the first time in ages, while Chelsea’s season is quickly going down the drain. The Blues are barely in fourth and as good as out of the Champions League after a 3-0 home defeat against Bayern Munich in the first leg. Liverpool is also back against the wall in the most popular UEFA competition,…

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Tottenham Hotspur vs. Southampton FA Cup Replay Betting Predictions and Analysis

James Hill
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Southampton FA Cup

The FA Cup replays produced plenty of action on Tuesday night. Liverpool’s youngsters managed to beat Shrewsbury, while two games had to be decided after penalty shootouts. It was a lot of fun and we have arguably the most exciting clash, at least on paper, today. Tottenham will host Southampton after both sides went for it in the first match but ultimately failed to produce a winner. It’s interesting to see how both managers approach this one, as this will be the key to any betting prediction. Tottenham Hotspur The…

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FA Cup Outright Winner Betting Preview and Prediction

James Hill
The Emirates FA Cup Logo

The third round of the FA Cup is almost over and there’s only one replay between Watford and Tranmere left. I don’t want to be disrespectful to both sides but I don’t think any of them has a strong chance of winning the trophy. That’s why I decided to share my betting preview of the FA Cup outright winner market and reveal my prediction. The Draw for Round 4 Before I explore each of the favorites and share my betting pick, let’s take a look at the draw for the…

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Everything You Need to Know about the 4th Round of the English FA Cup

James Hill
Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea Logos The Emirates FA Cup

The 3rd round of the English Premier League ended last night with Arsenal’s victory over Leeds United. Of course, there are several replays left but we already know the draw for the 4th round of the oldest competition in the world. Here are all the ties: Watford or Tranmere Rovers vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers or Manchester United Hull City vs. Chelsea Southampton vs. Middlesbrough or Tottenham Hotspur Queens Park Rangers vs. Sheffield Wednesday Bournemouth vs. Arsenal Northampton Town vs. Derby County Brentford vs. Leicester City Millwall vs. Sheffield United Reading or…

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English FA Cup 3rd Round Predictions

James Hill
The Emirates FA Cup

The English FA Cup 3rd round is here and that means that the teams from the Premier League will join the oldest competition in the world. There are a ton of games this weekend and many of you will likely try their luck with some wagers. This post will provide several free FA Cup predictions for the upcoming matches in an attempt to help you find success. Brighton – Sheffield Wednesday Preview and Pick One of the teams that looked decent during the festive period is Brighton. The side beat…

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Arsenal vs Chelsea – FA Cup Final Preview

Stephen Donovan

An all-London duel awaits in the FA Cup final on Saturday as Chelsea go in search of the double against an Arsenal side that is aiming to win the competition for a record 13th time. Indeed, these are the two clubs to have dominated the FA Cup since the turn of the century, with five successes each since 2000. They last met in the final in 2002, when terrific second half goals from Ray Parlour and Fredrik Ljungberg sealed victory for Arsenal. That was the second of six triumphs for…

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This season’s FA Cup promises to be one of the best in recent history

Ricci Rox

Following Arsenal’s closely contested 2-0 win away at Sutton on Monday, this year’s FA Cup quarter-final lineup is almost done, with the odd one out being the clash between Manchester City and Huddersfield Town. Pep Guardiola’s City could only get a draw at Huddersfield on Saturday, and now have a replay at the Etihad on the cards. In the event of City beating Huddersfield, a result that is widely expected, the quarterfinals of the FA Cup this year will feature five of the six teams currently in the Premier League.…

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Football fans are split on the FA’s latest rule change

Vincent Van Genechten

Starting from next season, teams will be allowed to use a fourth substitute in extra-time in this season’s FA Cup from the quarter-final stage, according to the BBC. On Twitter, a bunch of football fans opposed the new rule: EFL Trophy with academy sides in it and a fourth sub for ET in latter stages of cup competitions… Destroying English football! — Lorch (@Lorch_tlg) 27 juli 2016 fourth sub allowed in fa cup ? geez what next drop back goalies — darren ferla (@dferla73) 27 juli 2016 Fourth sub in extra…

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Louis Van Gaal picked Manchester United’s FA Cup hotel for a very special reason [Video]

Vincent Van Genechten

On Saturday, Manchester United face Crystal Palace during the FA Cup final at Wembley. It’s the Red Devils and Louis Van Gaal’s ultimate chance to make up for another poor season, finishing fifth in the Premier League. The Dutchman even picked out a special hotel for his squad to sleep before Saturday’s clash… Louis van Gaal explains his reasoning behind the team hotel to #MUTV… https://t.co/YKG2uE2vIr — Manchester United (@ManUtd) 20 mei 2016

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Crystal Palace vs Man Utd – FA Cup Final Preview

Stephen Donovan

An FA Cup tournament of few major upsets will see its winner crowned on Saturday as Crystal Palace and Manchester United contest the final, where both sides will be hoping to gain some form of redemption following a season of relative underachievement. It is a repeat of the final in 1990, the last to ever go to a replay. A late goal from Mark Robins broke Palace hearts as it denied them the chance to lift the famous trophy for the first time in their history, and Man Utd won it the…

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ICYMI: Costel Pantilimon’s Kung Fu kick in FA Cup semi-final [Video]

Vincent Van Genechten

On Sunday, Crystal Palace booked their place into their first FA Cup final since 1990, once again meeting Manchester United. Yannick Bolasie and Connor Wickham scored for the Eagles, who won 2-1 against the Hornets. Still, it was Watford goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon who made the headlines with a Kung Fu kick attempted save on Bolasie’s 1-0 header.

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ICYMI: Manchester United’s FA Cup semi-final win in five crucial moments [Videos]

Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester United booked their place in the FA Cup final at Wembley on May 21 against either Watford or Crystal Palace after beating Everton 2-1. We’re looking back to the game’s best moments. Moment 1: Wayne Rooney denies Romelu Lukaku Half-time at Wembley and 0-1 for @ManUtd… Should @RomeluLukaku9 have scored this opportunity? #FACup https://t.co/VuAGgTkAPE — Eleven Sports BE (@ElevenBE_nl) 23 april 2016 Moment 2: Marouane Fellaini puts United 1-0 up Moment 3: David De Gea saves Romelu Lukaku’s penalty Moment 4: Chris Smalling’s own goal 1-1! @ChrisSmalling with the…

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Crystal Palace vs Watford – Match preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

It is a huge opportunity on Sunday for two sides who have never won the FA Cup to reach the final of this year’s competition as Crystal Palace take on Watford in what promises to be a close encounter as just two points separate them in the league. When Watford reached the final back in 1984 it was something of a fairytale, while Palace were beaten in 1990 in the last ever final to go to a replay, losing to what became an infamous goal from Mark Robins. But these…

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Everton vs Man Utd – Match preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Everton and Manchester United have both fallen well below expectations in the Premier League this season, but on Saturday they meet at Wembley and have the chance to move to within 90 minutes of lifting the FA Cup. This is a do or die encounter for Everton boss Roberto Martinez, who is desperately hoping that his side can salvage something from this competition and take a slight amount of the emphasis away from a woeful run in the league that culminated in the embarrassing Merseyside derby defeat to Liverpool. The Spaniard is…

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Man Utd vs West Ham – Match preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Manchester United will be hoping to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 2011, but in order to get there they have to negotiate a tricky home tie with West Ham United. There is very little between the two clubs in terms of league placing, with West Ham in fifth position lying just two points above the hosts. The big difference lies in terms of the style of play, with Man Utd’s patient and possession-based game in stark contrast to the expansive, free flowing outlook…

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Arsenal vs Watford – Match preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Arsenal will be hoping to extend their incredible run in the FA Cup to another Wembley semi-final, as they host a Watford side that can always be relied upon to provide stubborn resistance. A shocking error from Hull City’s David Meyler may just have proved to be the break that Arsenal and indeed Olivier Giroud needed to put an end to their faltering form. The Frenchman ended his barren run of 11 games without a goal by netting the opener in the replay against the Tigers in midweek and then…

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Everton vs Chelsea – Match preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

It looks certain to be an entertaining encounter at Goodison Park on Saturday as Chelsea aim to find salvation in the FA Cup by reaching the semi-finals at the expense of Everton. This is a repeat of the 2009 final, in which current Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink ended his initial reign with a victory. This time around it is again his only chance of leaving the club having won some silverware, after he oversaw their elimination from the Champions League in midweek. They were clearly inferior to Paris St. Germain,…

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Reading vs Crystal Palace – Match preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

The only remaining side below the Premier League left standing in the FA Cup will attempt to reach a second successive Wembley semi-final on Friday evening as Reading take on Crystal Palace and their former manager Alan Pardew. For whatever reason, the Royals always seem to perform exceptionally well in this competition, reaching the latter stages on a number of occasions in recent years. After wins over Huddersfield Town and Walsall in their opening two matches, their performance level increased considerably in round five as they came from behind to…

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Arsene Wenger: “FA Cup win was vital for my future at the club”

Vyom Chaudhary
wenger arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that he might not have continued in his job with the club if his side had failed to win the 2014 FA Cup final, accoring to ESPN FC. The Gunners faced the daunting task of ending their nine-year trophy drought when they encountered Hull City in the final of the cup competition at Wembley Stadium on May 17, 2014. The North London club didn’t get off to the best of starts and were down 2-0 within eight minutes of the start. However, they crawled…

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FA Cup Round Five Preview

Stephen Donovan

The last 16 of the FA Cup is when a number of clubs normally begin to feel that they may just have a chance of winning the famous trophy in May, and many of the big guns make up the names that remain in the competition, with six of the Premier League’s current top seven involved in the eight fixtures to be played over the course of this weekend. Having triumphed in each of the last two seasons, Arsenal are the team to stop and they begin proceedings with a…

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Arsenal fans fear that their FA Cup campaign is already over [Tweets]

Vyom Chaudhary

Arsenal fans don’t like referee Mike Dean. Earlier this season, following the game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, they even started a petition to prevent him from taking charge of the Gunners’ games in future. The petition managed more than 100,000 signatures. Statistics suggest that the North London’s winning rate under Mike Dean is less than half of their average rate. So when FA decided to put Dean in charge of the Arsenal’s FA Cup tie with Hull City, it didn’t go down well with the fans. They already fear…

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Twitter trolls Liverpool striker after FA Cup misses: “Dear China, please buy him” [Video + Tweets]

Vincent Van Genechten

Liverpool are out of the FA Cup, as they were beaten 2-1 by West Ham in the fourth round, with Angelo Ogbonna scoring the match winner in the dying seconds of the second extra period. Christian Benteke was active upfront but failed to score on a number of chances. Benteke’s missed chances in extra time… pic.twitter.com/vvlZJwQ9l4 — Terje (@ArsenalTerje) 9 februari 2016 That nearly made Twitter explode, with Liverpool fans ready to say goodbye to the Belgian striker. @LFC Dear China, Please Buy Benteke he’s really good, honest. £40mil should…

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