Robbie Fowler was booed days after THAT cocaine snorting celebration, a fresh-faced Michael Owen got on target and Pierre van Hooijdonk hit a stunning late leveller… what happened the last time Nottingham Forest and Liverpool met 23 years ago

There was a time when Nottingham Forest and Liverpool were the bitterest of rivals. Even when Liverpool were sweeping all before them during the 1970s, Brian Clough’s Forest remained a thorn in their side, not least when they knocked them out in the first round of the European Cup in 1978. But by the time…

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Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool: Late Diogo Jota breakthrough sets up an epic FA Cup semi-final clash against Manchester City as Jurgen Klopp’s men fight their way past Steve Cooper’s gritty side

Outside the City Ground before kick-off, Nottingham Forest supporters queued up for photographs with the FA Cup. It turns out that is as close this famous old club will get to it for the time being but Forest from the Championship certainly pushed Liverpool to their limits on yet another fabulous afternoon by the Trent….

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Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool: Late Diogo Jota breakthrough sets up an epic FA Cup semi-final clash against Manchester City as Jurgen Klopp’s men fight their way past Steve Cooper’s gritty side

Outside the City Ground before kick-off, Nottingham Forest supporters queued up for photographs with the FA Cup. It turns out that is as close this famous old club will get to it for the time being but Forest from the Championship certainly pushed Liverpool to their limits on yet another fabulous afternoon by the Trent….

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Everton boss Frank Lampard urges his players to show they have the ‘b******s’ for a relegation scrap following their humiliating 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup quarter-finals

Frank Lampard has challenged his Everton players to prove they have the heart for a relegation scrap after crashing out of the FA Cup in feeble fashion. The Toffees were thrashed 4-0 by Crystal Palace in yesterday’s quarter-final, meaning their sole focus of the season is now simply to stay up. Lampard’s side are just…

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Everton boss Frank Lampard urges his players to show they have the ‘b******s’ for a relegation scrap following their humiliating 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup quarter-finals

Frank Lampard has challenged his Everton players to prove they have the heart for a relegation scrap after crashing out of the FA Cup in feeble fashion. The Toffees were thrashed 4-0 by Crystal Palace in yesterday’s quarter-final, meaning their sole focus of the season is now simply to stay up. Lampard’s side are just…

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Manchester City and Liverpool will meet in a blockbuster FA Cup semi-final… just a WEEK after their crunch Premier League title clash, while Chelsea will play Crystal Palace in the other Wembley tie

Manchester City will face either Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals next month, with Chelsea taking on Crystal Palace in a London derby in the other tie. City reached the FA Cup semi-final for the fifth time in six seasons under Pep Guardiola with a comfortable 4-1 win away at Southampton on Sunday afternoon, while Liverpool…

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Manchester City and Liverpool will meet in a blockbuster FA Cup semi-final… just a WEEK after their crunch Premier League title clash, while Chelsea will play Crystal Palace in the other Wembley tie

Manchester City will face either Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals next month, with Chelsea taking on Crystal Palace in a London derby in the other tie. City reached the FA Cup semi-final for the fifth time in six seasons under Pep Guardiola with a comfortable 4-1 win away at Southampton on Sunday afternoon, while Liverpool…

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CRAIG HOPE: Chelsea’s winning machine leaves Football Association with headaches over FA Cup semi-final clash against Crystal Palace… with Blues still uncertain over ticket allocation at Wembley

With each Chelsea victory — and they do not look like stopping — comes an additional headache for the authorities. What now do the FA deem appropriate for the club’s allocation of tickets for the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley? They will not, you suspect, leave the stadium half empty. Maybe opponents Crystal Palace could be…

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CRAIG HOPE: Chelsea’s winning machine leaves Football Association with headaches over FA Cup semi-final clash against Crystal Palace… with Blues still uncertain over ticket allocation at Wembley

With each Chelsea victory — and they do not look like stopping — comes an additional headache for the authorities. What now do the FA deem appropriate for the club’s allocation of tickets for the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley? They will not, you suspect, leave the stadium half empty. Maybe opponents Crystal Palace could be…

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‘Sounds like me when I lose on FIFA!’: Rival fans queue up to mock Frank Lampard for bizarrely claiming three of Crystal Palace’s FOUR goals in FA Cup quarter-final thrashing of Everton were ‘average’ and a ‘fluke’

Click:spiritual beliefs Everton suffered yet another crushing blow as they were dumped out of the FA Cup in humiliating style with a 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace. Marc Guehi headed the Eagles into the lead, Jean-Philippe Mateta capped off a slick team move, Wilfried Zaha bagged a fortuitous third and Will Hughes completed the rout…

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