It is more than two decades since we saw Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and here by the banks of the Trent was a reminder of what they once used to bring us. Playing bravely and cleverly in their traditional Garibaldi red, Steve Cooper’s team from the Championship were too good, too eager and too…
Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City will all face lower-league opponents in the fourth round of the FA Cup, while West Ham travel to face Kidderminster, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition. City welcome Fulham, currently third in the Championship, while Liverpool host Cardiff City, who are 20th in English football’s second-tier. Chelsea, meanwhile, will…
Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City will all face lower-league opponents in the fourth round of the FA Cup, while West Ham travel to face Kidderminster, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition. City welcome Fulham, currently third in the Championship, while Liverpool host Cardiff City, who are 20th in English football’s second-tier. Chelsea, meanwhile, will…
Arsenal legend Ian Wright couldn’t hide his delight after his grandson made his professional debut for Stoke City against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup. D’Margio Wright-Phillips – the son of former Chelsea and Manchester City winger Shaun – started up-front for the Championship side as they advanced to the fourth round with a 2-0…
Arsenal legend Ian Wright couldn’t hide his delight after his grandson made his professional debut for Stoke City against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup. D’Margio Wright-Phillips – the son of former Chelsea and Manchester City winger Shaun – started up-front for the Championship side as they advanced to the fourth round with a 2-0…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised Kaide Gordon’s ‘nose’ for a goal after the 17-year-old became the club’s youngster FA Cup scorer in the 4-1 win over Shrewsbury. There was briefly a sniff of an upset when the League One visitors took a 27th-minute lead through Daniel Udoh with their first shot on target. However, Gordon,…
Manchester United profited from a VAR check that should not have been available and a piece of Edinson Cavani cunning as they edged past Aston Villa in the FA Cup, Alan Shearer has claimed. The underwhelming Red Devils almost saw their 1-0 lead cancelled out five minutes into the second half of the third round…
Manchester United are unexciting to watch and did not do the FA Cup justice in their unconvincing third round win over Aston Villa, former England defender Micah Richards has said. Scott McTominay’s early decisive header was one of few highlights for the hosts on a night when Villa came agonisingly close to equalising as part…
Manchester United are unexciting to watch and did not do the FA Cup justice in their unconvincing third round win over Aston Villa, former England defender Micah Richards has said. Scott McTominay’s early decisive header was one of few highlights for the hosts on a night when Villa came agonisingly close to equalising as part…
Steven Gerrard showed he was completely unfazed by the torrent of boos aimed at him on his return to Old Trafford by staring down the Stretford End on his way to the dugout for Aston Villa’s FA Cup clash with Manchester United. Gerrard, who has experienced some of his career highs and lows as a…