Underdogs Wrexham and Stevenage win as EIGHT Premier League teams exit and Liverpool’s replay at Wolves is the last thing Jurgen Klopp needs… THINGS WE LEARNED from the FA Cup third round

Placed in the wake of Qatar’s mechanical coverage of the World Cup, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s eye-watering £175m-a-year deal with Saudi big shots Al-Nassr, this year’s FA Cup third round reminded fans just what football’s oldest competition is all about. With a mountain of giant-killings and a throng of goals for supporters to sink their teeth…

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Underdogs Wrexham and Stevenage win as EIGHT Premier League teams exit and Liverpool’s replay at Wolves is the last thing Jurgen Klopp needs… THINGS WE LEARNED from the FA Cup third round

Placed in the wake of Qatar’s mechanical coverage of the World Cup, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s eye-watering £175m-a-year deal with Saudi big shots Al-Nassr, this year’s FA Cup third round reminded fans just what football’s oldest competition is all about. With a mountain of giant-killings and a throng of goals for supporters to sink their teeth…

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Oxford United 0-3 Arsenal: Eddie Nketiah’s quickfire double seals FA Cup progress for Gunners after Mohamed Elneny’s opener as Mikel Arteta’s side bounce back from poor first half to set up fourth round clash at Manchester City

There have been good days for Arsenal on this season of wonder and hope and there have been great ones too. This was neither, but fair play to whoever coined that old phrase about scorecards having no need for pictures. It was ugly and it was grim and for a shade more than an hour…

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Oxford United 0-3 Arsenal: Eddie Nketiah’s quickfire double seals FA Cup progress for Gunners after Mohamed Elneny’s opener as Mikel Arteta’s side bounce back from poor first half to set up fourth round clash at Manchester City

Click:Metal part prototypes There have been good days for Arsenal on this season of wonder and hope and there have been great ones too. This was neither, but fair play to whoever coined that old phrase about scorecards having no need for pictures. It was ugly and it was grim and for a shade more…

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With five goals in six days, Sheffield Wednesday’s Josh Windass is the man of the moment after inspiring his side’s FA Cup giant-killing against Newcastle… but legendary dad Dean still WON’T let him celebrate!

Imagine scoring a historic FA Cup brace for a League One side in a giant-killing against Premier League titans Newcastle. Now, imagine doing it and not celebrating. That was the scenario – and reality – for Sheffield Wednesday’s Josh Windass last week. The ex-Rangers forward bagged a terrific double against Eddie Howe’s side to booked…

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With five goals in six days, Sheffield Wednesday’s Josh Windass is the man of the moment after inspiring his side’s FA Cup giant-killing against Newcastle… but legendary dad Dean still WON’T let him celebrate!

Imagine scoring a historic FA Cup brace for a League One side in a giant-killing against Premier League titans Newcastle. Now, imagine doing it and not celebrating. That was the scenario – and reality – for Sheffield Wednesday’s Josh Windass last week. The ex-Rangers forward bagged a terrific double against Eddie Howe’s side to booked…

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‘We are PROBABLY not going to win the FA Cup!’: Full marks for optimism for Stevenage chiefs as they reflect on the club’s greatest moment after shock third-round victory at Aston Villa

FA Cup magic swept unseen through the damp streets of Stevenage and left its mark with a surge in sales of the third kit worn at Aston Villa and a brisk trade in tickets for a promotion six-pointer on the horizon against Leyton Orient. ‘He’s still bouncing,’ explained one mum as she popped into the…

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‘We are PROBABLY not going to win the FA Cup!’: Full marks for optimism for Stevenage chiefs as they reflect on the club’s greatest moment after shock third-round victory at Aston Villa

FA Cup magic swept unseen through the damp streets of Stevenage and left its mark with a surge in sales of the third kit worn at Aston Villa and a brisk trade in tickets for a promotion six-pointer on the horizon against Leyton Orient. ‘He’s still bouncing,’ explained one mum as she popped into the…

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As more Newcastle fans describe the terrifying scenes in the Leppings Lane end at Hillsborough on Saturday… WHY are Sheffield Wednesday still silent over crush horror?

Newcastle fans have warned Sheffield Wednesday that they risk supporters suffering serious injury unless they improve safety in the away end at Hillsborough — yet the League One club have remained silent. There were 4,500 travelling supporters in the Leppings Lane end for Saturday’s FA Cup tie and many have reported severe overcrowding and crushing…

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As more Newcastle fans describe the terrifying scenes in the Leppings Lane end at Hillsborough on Saturday… WHY are Sheffield Wednesday still silent over crush horror?

Newcastle fans have warned Sheffield Wednesday that they risk supporters suffering serious injury unless they improve safety in the away end at Hillsborough — yet the League One club have remained silent. There were 4,500 travelling supporters in the Leppings Lane end for Saturday’s FA Cup tie and many have reported severe overcrowding and crushing…

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