Wednesday sees us return to FA
Cup action as we take on Rochdale in our fifth round replay after the two sides drew 2 - 2 at Spotland in the first game.
Meanwhile, Liverpool will be desperate to pick up from where they left off in
cup action as they hope to bounce back from last weekend's defeat away at Burnley with some early pressure on Klopp to show that his side are making real progress.
Not exact matches
As predicted here for several days leading up to the Watkins Glen race, rain has delayed today's NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series
action in upstate New York.
The world governing body of football could still face
action from other top European leagues
as the winter World
Cup is set to play havoc with the continental football calendar.
Arsenal fans know and understand the policy of Arsene Wenger in resting first team players in the Capital One
Cup games, and even in the FA cup and Champions League games when we can, to give those key men a rest as well as giving some valuable opportunities to the up and coming Gunners from the academy and the likes of Debuchy and Gibbs who have not seen much action so far this seas
Cup games, and even in the FA
cup and Champions League games when we can, to give those key men a rest as well as giving some valuable opportunities to the up and coming Gunners from the academy and the likes of Debuchy and Gibbs who have not seen much action so far this seas
cup and Champions League games when we can, to give those key men a rest
as well
as giving some valuable opportunities to the up and coming Gunners from the academy and the likes of Debuchy and Gibbs who have not seen much
action so far this season.
There was a busy weekend of football
as fans were treated to both Premier League and FA
Cup action, and BBC pundit Garth Crooks has picked his best of the bunch.
His attentions will turn to the FA
Cup action next week
as the Gunners are in
action against Reading for a place in the final.
While Cech is playing well and Arsenal are struggling, however, I can not see Ospina getting a chance in the Premier League, but he is likely to be called into
action for the
cup games and
as the first one is away to our local rivals Tottenham, Ospina will have a great chance to make a name for himself again,
as he did for most of last season.
That was enough to persuade Deschamps to pitch him straight into 2014 FIFA World
Cup ™ qualifying
action and the 26 - year - old repaid his faith by converting Karim Benzema's pass
as Les Bleus opened their Group I campaign with a 1 - 0 win in Helsinki last night.
The Red Devils face Sheffield United in the FA
Cup this weekend, before returning to Premier League
action against Newcastle United on January 12
as they look to try and close the nine - point gap that exists between them and leaders Arsenal.
Having had an impressive 45 minutes against Benfica in the Emirates
cup, it was anticipated that Campbell would feature regularly for Arsenal; but after those 45 inspiring minutes for the Costa Rican, he has just seen 24 minutes of
action — 7 minutes in the FA Community Shield and 17 minutes in the draw against Everton — and it is difficult to see any improvement in the youngster getting more game time,
as the season progresses.
Clement's reign began with a fairly low - key FA
Cup exit at Hull City last Saturday, but the stakes are high
as the Swans return to Premier League
action against the Gunners.
Alex Iwobi was also in
action on the road to the World
Cup,
as he opened the scoring for Nigeria against Zambia yesterday.
Lukasz Fabianski has impressed in
cup action but the back - up keeper's deal is set to come to a completion and Arsene Wenger is ready to allow the Pole to leave
as he targets a custodian to challenge Wojciech Szczesny for the Arsenal starting spot.
The multi-stranded arguments about the Qatar World
Cup are rumbling on, the women of the World
Cup are taking legal
action to be allowed to play on proper grass and Sepp Blatter has his sights set on yet another term
as FIFA president.
Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed
Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed
as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his
actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene
League
action takes a back seat this weekend
as the FA
Cup 3rd Round takes centre stage, which of course sees the introduction of the Premier League big boys!
FA
Cup Third Round
action with a classic Friday night Merseyside Derby
as Liverpool take on Everton from Anfield (KO 19:55) while Manchester Utd take on Derby at Old Trafford (KO 20:00).
Two of Great Britain's medallists from the first day of competition in Apeldoorn were back in
action today,
as Chris Latham took part in the first new - look men's omnium event of the World
Cup programme, while team sprint hero Joe Truman rode in the keirin.
W2W4 previews the weekend's
action by highlighting its most compelling storylines
as Man United and Tottenham vie for a place in the FA
Cup final.
They will also have the advantage of being fresher
as Swansea were in midweek FA
Cup replay
action while the Hammers were resting up.
Don't miss the chance to see two World
Cup teams in
action at Anfield this summer
as Roberto Firmino's Brazil face Dejan Lovren's Croatia.
During a
cup game against Maidstone United, Millwall Lionesses» goalie Pauline Cope was so bored with the lack of
action in her half of the field that she moved up to the halfway line to play
as a makeshift sweeper.
While we still have the rest of the domestic
action, the Champions League and of course the World
Cup in the summer to think about betting on, City have been priced up
as favourites for next season's Premier League title.
Poch gave us a big clue
as to what side he'll put out to start the 2015 League
Cup Final, by resting the likes of Christian Eriksen against West Ham before pulling Jan Vertonghen and Nabil Bentaleb from the
action early
as we lost to Fiorentina.
This will be bad news for both Real Madrid and Wales ticket holders
as he hopes to be back to full fitness for both domestic La Liga
action in Spain and firing Wales to the World
Cup in Russia this summer in a few weeks.
He made a welcome return to
action towards the end of the 2016/17 campaign, rediscovering some of his best form and winning his place back in the Belgium national side and though he was sidelined for several weeks during the 2017/18 campaign, he returned to lift the Carabao
Cup as well
as score in the 3 - 0 win over Arsenal - his sixth winner's medal while a City player.
Concluding its
action just over one week ago, the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham served to showcase the eight nations due to compete at this summer's Athletics World
Cup as some of the very best in the world.
The Blues made progress in the FA
Cup on the weekend at the expense of Newcastle and they jump back into
action at Stamford Bridge in midweek
as they host Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Chelsea return to FA
Cup action this weekend
as they look to make up for last season's defeat to Arsenal in the final at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola is confident Sunday's Carabao
Cup success will not affect his players» focus
as they return to Premier League
action.
Chelsea are away at Leicester City
as they face the reigning Premier League champions in today's League
Cup action.
Gear up and stay tuned
as the FA
Cup action begins soon.
W2W4 previews the weekend's
action by highlighting its most compelling storylines
as Manchester United and Tottenham vie for a place in the FA
Cup final, Alvaro Morata looks to rediscover his confidence and Liverpool are out for revenge.
As the NPower Championship returns this weekend after making way for the FA
Cup fourth round, TheHardTackle takes a look at 10 things you should be looking out for in the next 7 days of NPower Championship
action.
The weekend's
action gets underway for us on Saturday at 5.30 pm
as we travel to Newport County in the fourth round of the Emirates FA
Cup.
Huddersfield Town is back in
action on Tuesday
as the Terriers travel to Birmingham City for an Emirates FA
Cup Fourth Round replay.
Real remain down in fourth, but do have a game in hand on their rivals
as they missed out on domestic
action this weekend to win the Club World
Cup in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
• After winning the 2003 FIFA Confederations
Cup he played all seven games at UEFA EURO 2004 and UEFA EURO 2008; did not miss a minute of
action at the 2006 FIFA World
Cup, qualifying and final tournament combined,
as Les Bleus finished runners - up to Italy.
We face Palace in a 12noon kick - off
as we return to Premier League
action after Champions League and FA
Cup duty.
There's another exciting weekend in the Premier League ahead
as clubs are now well and truly back to league
action following last week's
cup competitions.
The England star's seen the majority of his
action in
cup competitions as he has been a regular in the Europa League and Carabao Cup campaig
cup competitions
as he has been a regular in the Europa League and Carabao
Cup campaig
Cup campaigns.
Pep Guardiola's rampant Manchester City side take a break from Premier Leaugue
action in midweek
as they take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English League
Cup Fourth round game at Etihad Stadium.
You do, however, have to question Blackburn's midweek exertions and query just how much they have left in the tank to offer on Saturday,
as 120 minutes of gruelling
cup action will have taken a lot out of them.
The manager made 10 changes for Wednesday night's FA
Cup tie with Newport County, including starts for Toby Alderweireld — his first game since November 1 — plus Danny Rose and Harry Winks
as the trio returned to
action after injuries.
Neither of these sides were in FA
Cup action over the weekend, so neither side have played since January 17th
as they start their three game period before another break in mid-February.
Recap the
action as Celtic ease into the Scottish
Cup final with a comfortable victory over Rangers.
Ola Aina and Michael Hector were both rested
as Hull lost to Doncaster in midweek
cup action but were both restored for Friday's 4 - 0 Championship drubbing of Bolton Wanderers.
The replay, Liverpool's second in
as many rounds, adds another game to an already crowded fixture list for both sides, with the Reds also set to contend with Europa League
action and the Capital One
Cup final next month.
West Ham will also be returning to Europa League
action next season,
as despite a seventh place finish in the Premier League, Crystal Palace's failure to beat Manchester United in the FA
Cup final means they will enter the competition again next year.