Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Mansfield Town: Michael Smith scores two goals off the bench to send the Owls into the draw for the third round of the FA Cup

Sheffield Wednesday have reached the third round of the FA Cup after coming from behind to beat League Two side Mansfield Town. Darren Moore’s League One side looked to be heading out of the competition after George Lapslie’s 34th minute goal against the Owls. Substitute Michael Smith though equalised on the 78th minute, before firing…

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Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Mansfield Town: Michael Smith scores two goals off the bench to send the Owls into the draw for the third round of the FA Cup

Sheffield Wednesday have reached the third round of the FA Cup after coming from behind to beat League Two side Mansfield Town. Darren Moore’s League One side looked to be heading out of the competition after George Lapslie’s 34th minute goal against the Owls. Substitute Michael Smith though equalised on the 78th minute, before firing…

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Maguire’s mate is a long way from the World Cup… But De Girolamo is a star for Buxton and will be hoping for an FA Cup upset when his side face Ipswich Town in the second round

When Diego De Girolamo burst on to the scene as a teenager, he was getting more attention than his school friend and Sheffield United team-mate, Harry Maguire. Indeed, on the forward’s debut against Coventry aged 17, Maguire scored an own goal, while his own future looked glittering after a call-up from the Italian youth team….

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Maguire’s mate is a long way from the World Cup… But De Girolamo is a star for Buxton and will be hoping for an FA Cup upset when his side face Ipswich Town in the second round

When Diego De Girolamo burst on to the scene as a teenager, he was getting more attention than his school friend and Sheffield United team-mate, Harry Maguire. Indeed, on the forward’s debut against Coventry aged 17, Maguire scored an own goal, while his own future looked glittering after a call-up from the Italian youth team….

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FA CUP ROUND-UP: Boreham Wood stage stunning second-round upset at Bristol Rovers, Derby come from behind late on against Newport County… and Ipswich make the third round for the first time in three years with Buxton mauling

Boreham Wood’s love affair with the FA Cup continued on Sunday with a 2-0 win at League One Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium. The National League side, who knocked out AFC Wimbledon and Bournemouth last season before losing to Everton, go into tonight’s third-round draw thanks to goals by defenders Will Evans and David…

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DOMINIC KING: Frank Lampard NEEDS help, not to be shown the door… but Farhad Moshiri’s habit of chopping and changing managers could lead Everton back to square one

The song they sang relentlessly captured the tone of the night. High up in the East Stand, and in a huge chunk of its middle tier, 9000 Evertonians kept on hollering about ‘The Spirit of the Blues’.  It’s been part of the Everton lexicon since the 1980s but it has had a huge surge in…

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DOMINIC KING: Frank Lampard NEEDS help, not to be shown the door… but Farhad Moshiri’s habit of chopping and changing managers could lead Everton back to square one

The song they sang relentlessly captured the tone of the night. High up in the East Stand, and in a huge chunk of its middle tier, 9000 Evertonians kept on hollering about ‘The Spirit of the Blues’.  It’s been part of the Everton lexicon since the 1980s but it has had a huge surge in…

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Classy Cody can help get the Reds ‘train’ back on track – as Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hails new signing Gakpo ahead of his debut in Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Wolves

Jurgen Klopp is ready to launch Cody Gakpo’s Liverpool career safe in the knowledge that he has signed a professional with an impeccable attitude. Gakpo has impressed his new team-mates in training this week and he will be involved in Saturday night’s FA Cup third-round tie against Wolves, with Klopp preparing to field a strong team…

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Classy Cody can help get the Reds ‘train’ back on track – as Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hails new signing Gakpo ahead of his debut in Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Wolves

Jurgen Klopp is ready to launch Cody Gakpo’s Liverpool career safe in the knowledge that he has signed a professional with an impeccable attitude. Gakpo has impressed his new team-mates in training this week and he will be involved in Saturday night’s FA Cup third-round tie against Wolves, with Klopp preparing to field a strong team…

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Fuelled by Robert Maxwell’s millions, Oxford rose up the divisions in the 1980s, won the League Cup and roughed up the big boys… their FA Cup tie against Arsenal has uncorked nostalgia for the era when they rocked football

In the year Mikel Arteta was born, Oxford United began an adventure. It took them to new heights, to the top flight for the first time, where they hung out in prestigious company for three years and clinched what remains their only major trophy. Along the way, their dilapidated Manor Ground became the stage for…

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