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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 seasCup 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 seascup 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 campaigcup competitions as he has been a regular in the Europa League and Carabao Cup campaigCup 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.