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’

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 by sweeping…

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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’

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 by sweeping…

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Crystal Palace are soaring into the FA Cup semi-finals but spare a thought for Conor Gallagher… red tape will stop the Chelsea loanee from playing against his parent club at Wembley – and it’s a rule that MUST be changed

Spare a thought for Conor Gallagher this afternoon. He should be walking on air today after his latest high-octane performance helped Crystal Palace to their second FA Cup semi-final in six years with a thumping win over Everton. Instead, though, he is set to miss out playing in what would arguably be the biggest day…

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Crystal Palace are soaring into the FA Cup semi-finals but spare a thought for Conor Gallagher… red tape will stop the Chelsea loanee from playing against his parent club at Wembley – and it’s a rule that MUST be changed

Spare a thought for Conor Gallagher this afternoon. He should be walking on air today after his latest high-octane performance helped Crystal Palace to their second FA Cup semi-final in six years with a thumping win over Everton. Instead, though, he is set to miss out playing in what would arguably be the biggest day…

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Avoid five at the back, have LESS faith in his midfield and solve the Dele Alli conundrum to spark the attack… how Frank Lampard can revive Everton after he questioned his players’ ‘b******s’ for a relegation scrap

Frank Lampard challenged his players to prove they have the ‘b******s’ for a relegation scrap after their FA Cup exit. The Toffees had just produced a lifeless display in a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Crystal Palace, sparking fierce criticism from a side that was lacking in effort and looked devoid of confidence.   Lampard, who…

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Avoid five at the back, have LESS faith in his midfield and solve the Dele Alli conundrum to spark the attack… how Frank Lampard can revive Everton after he questioned his players’ ‘b******s’ for a relegation scrap

Frank Lampard challenged his players to prove they have the ‘b******s’ for a relegation scrap after their FA Cup exit. The Toffees had just produced a lifeless display in a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Crystal Palace, sparking fierce criticism from a side that was lacking in effort and looked devoid of confidence.   Lampard, who…

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FA Cup DISGRACE as Liverpool and Man City fans demand semi-final is moved away from Wembley with NO trains running to London that weekend… and governing body knew about the disruption SIX MONTHS ago!

Liverpool and Manchester City supporters have demanded their FA Cup semi-final next month be moved from Wembley over ‘shambolic’ transport arrangements, with no direct trains to London from either city on the weekend of the match. Click Here: Thomas Muller Jersey Sale To make matters worse, Sportsmail has learned that the Football Association were warned…

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FA Cup DISGRACE as Liverpool and Man City fans demand semi-final is moved away from Wembley with NO trains running to London that weekend… and governing body knew about the disruption SIX MONTHS ago!

Liverpool and Manchester City supporters have demanded their FA Cup semi-final next month be moved from Wembley over ‘shambolic’ transport arrangements, with no direct trains to London from either city on the weekend of the match. To make matters worse, Sportsmail has learned that the Football Association were warned of the potential for travel chaos…

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