‘Look at the chest on this yute’: Ian Wright pokes fun at his grandson and Stoke City striker D’Margio Wright-Phillips, 20, after he claimed he is a BETTER finisher than the Arsenal legend… amid his flying start to life as a professional footballer

Ian Wright has made a playful dig at the confidence of his grandson D’Margio Wright-Phillips after the young Stoke striker claimed he is a BETTER finisher than his grandad. Wright is an Arsenal and Crystal Palace legend with 387 goals in a hugely successful playing career, but he was brought down a peg or two…

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Norwich boss Dean Smith blasts 8.15pm kick-off for FA Cup trip to Liverpool as ‘TOO LATE’ for travelling fans and says they ‘have not been considered’, with Chelsea clash potentially moving to next week too

Norwich boss Dean Smith has criticised the scheduling of his side’s FA Cup clash against Liverpool at Anfield, saying an 8.15pm kick-off is ‘too late’ for visiting fans. The Canaries head to Merseyside for the second time in 10 days to face a Liverpool team who won a record ninth League Cup against Chelsea at…

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Norwich boss Dean Smith blasts 8.15pm kick-off for FA Cup trip to Liverpool as ‘TOO LATE’ for travelling fans and says they ‘have not been considered’, with Chelsea clash potentially moving to next week too

Norwich boss Dean Smith has criticised the scheduling of his side’s FA Cup clash against Liverpool at Anfield, saying an 8.15pm kick-off is ‘too late’ for visiting fans. The Canaries head to Merseyside for the second time in 10 days to face a Liverpool team who won a record ninth League Cup against Chelsea at…

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‘It’s not the worst thing that’s ever happened in football!’: Jurgen Klopp defends Harvey Elliott, 18, as he faces an FA probe into his Wembley smoke bomb celebrations… but ‘promises’ Liverpool’s young star won’t do it again

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has vowed that Liverpool starlet Harvey Elliott will not hold a smoke bomb again after being spotted celebrating with one following their Carabao Cup glory. The Football Association wrote to the 18-year-old for his observations after he was pictured celebrating with a red smoke bomb thrown on to the Wembley pitch after…

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‘It’s not the worst thing that’s ever happened in football!’: Jurgen Klopp defends Harvey Elliott, 18, as he faces an FA probe into his Wembley smoke bomb celebrations… but ‘promises’ Liverpool’s young star won’t do it again

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has vowed that Liverpool starlet Harvey Elliott will not hold a smoke bomb again after being spotted celebrating with one following their Carabao Cup glory. The Football Association wrote to the 18-year-old for his observations after he was pictured celebrating with a red smoke bomb thrown on to the Wembley pitch after…

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Chelsea’s first visit to Luton since 1991, minnows Boreham Wood look to pull off one of the biggest shocks of ALL TIME at Everton and Boro eye another upset after dumping out Man United… things to look out for in the FA Cup fifth round this week

The hectic football season continues this midweek with the return of the FA Cup at the fifth-round stage. After the dramas and giantkillings that occurred in the fourth round there are just 16 teams left. With seven of the eight ties taking place across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield is on Monday…

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Chelsea’s first visit to Luton since 1991, minnows Boreham Wood look to pull off one of the biggest shocks of ALL TIME at Everton and Boro eye another upset after dumping out Man United… things to look out for in the FA Cup fifth round this week

Click:Glass candle container The hectic football season continues this midweek with the return of the FA Cup at the fifth-round stage. After the dramas and giantkillings that occurred in the fourth round there are just 16 teams left. With seven of the eight ties taking place across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield…

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Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City: Jairo Riedewald scores late winner to send hosts through to FA Cup quarter-finals after Josh Tymon cancelled out Cheikhou Kouyate’s second-half strike

A handful of Crystal Palace supporters started to make their way towards the concourses of Selhurst Park before this fifth-round tie had barely begun.  As persistent rain fell over south London, a gutter burst and a small waterfall formed atop the Main Stand. Very soon, a small pocket of seats were completely sodden. Unfortunately the…

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Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City: Jairo Riedewald scores late winner to send hosts through to FA Cup quarter-finals after Josh Tymon cancelled out Cheikhou Kouyate’s second-half strike

A handful of Crystal Palace supporters started to make their way towards the concourses of Selhurst Park before this fifth-round tie had barely begun.  As persistent rain fell over south London, a gutter burst and a small waterfall formed atop the Main Stand. Very soon, a small pocket of seats were completely sodden. Unfortunately the…

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‘Jack Grealish needs to grow up and gain Pep Guardiola’s trust’: Roy Keane tells Man City star it is ‘crunch time’ for him over the next few months – before £100m-man responds with superb goal in win over Peterborough

Roy Keane has told Jack Grealish to ‘grow up and earn Pep Guardiola’s trust’ amid his patchy first season at the club.  The pundit was speaking about Grealish before City’s FA Cup win over Peterborough, in which Grealish starred and scored an excellent goal.  Keane has not been convinced by the £100million man at City…

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