Sentences with phrase «cup replay coming»

No place for Fellaini, Herrera and Mata who would all start on the bench presumably with one eye on the FA Cup replay coming up in mid week.

Not exact matches

Our ability advantage should prove too strong for our opponents regardless of the support the players receive, but the FA Cup has a way of instilling belief in the most unlikely opponents, and this weekend alone will have boosted Sutton, with Millwall and most amazingly Lincoln beating Premier League opposition, as well as Huddersfield refusing to bow down to Manchester City, who will have to face a replay in the coming weeks.

Having said that, Liverpool are still in the hunt for a trophy this season, with a Wembley FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa for the side which can come out on top in the replay.

As an Arsenal fan it is not often that I would not take great pleasure in any misfortune that came the way of our old rivals Manchester United but rules are there to be broken, as it were, and circumstances dictate that I will be crossing my fingers and hoping that Louis van Gaal and his team get a win this week in the FA cup replay.

United came from behind to earn an FA Cup quarter - final replay against West Ham United, but were dumped out of the Europa League at the hands of Liverpool in the first - ever continental meeting between the two fierce rivals.

Oxford have come along way in this season's FA Cup, getting past non-league side Merstham in the first round, before getting past Macclesfield after a replay in the second.

They came through an FA Cup quarter final replay at Blackburn in the week successfully, but it wasn't a game in which the Reds impressed.

The FA Cup eluded the club until 1970 but Bentley and his team - mates in the early 1950s came closer than many Chelsea teams prior to then with two runs to the semi-final in three seasons, both ended by Arsenal after replays at White Hart Lane.

FIFA opting to use VAR at the World Cup came as a surprise, with the Premier League among others not ready to commit to instant replay for pro soccer.

Despite early promise, Lupoli was only given two more senior appearances in the 04/05 season, the first coming against Man.United in the next round of the League Cup and the last in a FA Cup Fifth - round replay versus Sheffield United.

He managed two goals in the FA Cup, both coming against Oldham Athletic in a 2 - 2 third round match and the following replay.

Their last meeting at Stamford Bridge was a comfortable 4 - 0 victory in a cup replay, which came under Rafa Benitez.

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said the controversial Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system had been «embarrassing» after his side came through an incident - packed FA Cup replay against Rochdale at Wembley on Wednesday.

The Blackpool - born defender also came within touching distance of the League Cup in 1977, but his own goal in the first replay ensured the game went to another replay where the Blues eventually lost out 3 - 2 to Aston Villa.

There is still plenty of action to come from the Third Round of the FA Cup as eight ties still needing to be settled through replays.