‘World class’ Beth Mead stars as Arsenal Women thrash Brighton to set up FA Cup final showdown against Chelsea for third time in six seasons

Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall heaped praise on Beth Mead and Leah Williamson following his side’s 3-0 FA Cup semi-final victory over Brighton that sets up a tantalising Wembley showpiece against Chelsea next month. Fine work from Mead set up Kim Little to lift the ball over Albion goalkeeper Megan Walsh from close range to make…

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‘World class’ Beth Mead stars as Arsenal Women thrash Brighton to set up FA Cup final showdown against Chelsea for third time in six seasons

Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall heaped praise on Beth Mead and Leah Williamson following his side’s 3-0 FA Cup semi-final victory over Brighton that sets up a tantalising Wembley showpiece against Chelsea next month. Fine work from Mead set up Kim Little to lift the ball over Albion goalkeeper Megan Walsh from close range to make…

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Chelsea hand Manchester City first FA Cup defeat in THREE years as they book Wembley showdown against Arsenal next month

Manchester City and Chelsea can usually be relied upon to produce epic encounters full of excitement, tension and drama. Click Here: all stars nrl merchandise But an eighth FA Cup semi-final between the two teams in seven years provided only a convincing 3-0 win for the Blues. Four days after Pep Guardiola’s side saw their…

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Ninety-nine places between us but the tie ain’t won! Meet Bowers and Pitsea – the minnows with a fashion designer in midfield and carpenter up front – who are dreaming of causing the BIGGEST shock in the FA Cup first round

The romance of the FA Cup will be in full flow on Saturday when non-League Bowers and Pitsea aim to pull off the biggest shock of the first round. With a mammoth 99 places and four tiers between them and League One opponents Lincoln in the football pyramid, the tie will be the largest gap…

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Ninety-nine places between us but the tie ain’t won! Meet Bowers and Pitsea – the minnows with a fashion designer in midfield and carpenter up front – who are dreaming of causing the BIGGEST shock in the FA Cup first round

The romance of the FA Cup will be in full flow on Saturday when non-League Bowers and Pitsea aim to pull off the biggest shock of the first round. With a mammoth 99 places and four tiers between them and League One opponents Lincoln in the football pyramid, the tie will be the largest gap…

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Portsmouth 1-0 Harrow Borough: Boss Danny Cowley insists the standards of his side ‘must be MUCH higher’ after 2008 FA Cup winners edge into second round following victory seventh-tier opposition

With 20 minutes to go, Danny Cowley called his Portsmouth players over for a huddle before unleashing a tirade. The 2008 cup-winners were up 1-0, yet while at full strength they were lethargic, stuttering, being made to work hard by a side 82 places below them, in the Southern League, the seventh tier of English…

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Portsmouth 1-0 Harrow Borough: Boss Danny Cowley insists the standards of his side ‘must be MUCH higher’ after 2008 FA Cup winners edge into second round following victory seventh-tier opposition

With 20 minutes to go, Danny Cowley called his Portsmouth players over for a huddle before unleashing a tirade. The 2008 cup-winners were up 1-0, yet while at full strength they were lethargic, stuttering, being made to work hard by a side 82 places below them, in the Southern League, the seventh tier of English…

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FA CUP ROUND-UP: Sunderland exit to familiar opponents, concussion substitutes galore and an eleven-goal thriller in the first round of the cup

There were plenty of thrills and spills up and down the country as the FA Cup first round proper got underway on Saturday. Former tournament winners Wigan and Sunderland were in action, with differing fortunes, with as many as three concussion substitutes, an 11-goal thriller and a seventh-tier side progressing to the next round in…

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FA CUP ROUND-UP: Sunderland exit to familiar opponents, concussion substitutes galore and an eleven-goal thriller in the first round of the cup

There were plenty of thrills and spills up and down the country as the FA Cup first round proper got underway on Saturday. Former tournament winners Wigan and Sunderland were in action, with differing fortunes, with as many as three concussion substitutes, an 11-goal thriller and a seventh-tier side progressing to the next round in…

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