Next up is the FA
Cup replay with the visit to Old Trafford of Cambridge United who fully deserve their moment in the spotlight, but that's all it should be, a moment.
That FA
Cup replay with THAT Ryan Giggs extra-time goal which some still consider the greatest game in English football.
If Arsenal had managed to score the goal we needed to avoid the FA
cup replay with Hull City, then the player who scored it would have got my Man of the Match.
Tottenham secured a third - round FA
Cup replay with a dramatic late penalty in a 2 - 2 draw with Leicester City at White Hart Lane on Sunday evening.
And depending on the result at White Hart Lane, the FA
cup replay with Hull City could become even more crucial as it could by then represent our last best hope of a trophy this season.
After spending weeks on the sidelines with an injury, Liverpool striker Philippe Coutinho made his return in style, banging in an early second - half goal to equalize an FA
Cup replay with West Ham United.
Not exact matches
I am not suggesting that he will field a weaker team
with that FA
cup replay in mind, as securing a Champions League place is more important to Liverpool (he would love the top four to be called the Rodgers trophy believe me).
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.
So we have three EPL games against Man United, Swansea and the spuds before the
cup replay and hopefully we will go to Hull in a great position and
with confidence flowing.
Kidding, but Son Heung - Min has proven tonight that Tottenham Hotspur can cope without their homegrown hero,
with a thunderous strike in their FA
Cup replay against Leicester City.
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Cup replay online tonight from Upton Park Victor Valdes says he could have DIED at Man United and NOBODY would've cared!
BUt there is nothing we can do about that and so the Gunners just need to focus on our own form and results, starting
with a
replay of our FA
cup exit of a few weeks ago.
This week they have the
replay with Norwich City before an EPL game at the weekend and then a massive EFL
cup second leg against Liverpool before Arsenal go there, assuming they beat Norwich.
Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers face off in an FA
Cup quarter final
replay at Ewood Park on Wednesday evening,
with a trip to Wembley to face Aston Villa on offer for the winners.
Bolton Wanderers have taken a shock lead against Liverpool in the FA
Cup fourth round
replay,
with former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen slotting in the calmest of penalties after Zach Clough went down in the box.
Having netted late goals in the draw
with Arsenal and the FA
Cup replay win over Exeter, and has started to show signs of his worth to Jurgen Klopp's new set up.
Two seasons ago Liverpool fans wanted to boycott an FA
Cup match against Arsenal citing ticket prices, and ended up
with a proposal on a pricing model they said would apply in the event the match ended in a draw requiring a
replay at Anfield.
The outlook is looking fantastic all of a sudden; Sanogo scored, man united has a
replay, both Chelsea and City are losing
with 10 minutes to go, and our
cup lineup is almost as good as our PL lineup for now
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.
Arsenal have been rewarded for beating Manchester United
with a tie against either Bradford or Reading for a place in the FA
Cup final, while Brendan Rodgers's Liverpool will face Aston Villa, but only if they beat Blackburn Rovers in the
replay.
The Reds face the prospect of crucial back - to - back games in the next few days,
with an FA
Cup quarter - final
replay following their trip to the capital.
The South Korean scored the opener in tonight's FA
Cup third - round
replay with Leicester City, and has since provided Nacer Chadli
with Tottenham Hotspur's second
with a defence - splitting through ball.
And
with his club in a terrible state and
with crushed morale heading into the FA
cup replay away to Blackburn on Wednesday, Sterling could see his last chance of winning something this season disappear along
with any realistic Champions League hopes.
There have been some good moments like beating our title rivals Leicester City and we are still in the FA
cup even though we now have to squeeze a
replay with Hull into the congested schedule.
Its very unfortunate that we have to rely on teams like WestHam and Southampton to have
replay in FA
cup so that they get tired and drop points, but I agree
with you that it is the reality this season.
A striker
with the quality of Costa (yes I said it) or Vardy or Kane, would have gotten us at least an additional 6 points and we'd be through to the next round of the FA
cup without an energy - sapping
replay.
However, Arsenal are not yet guaranteed to finish in the top four, especially after the fifth placed team Man United and their under pressure manager Louis van Gaal got a timely boost
with an FA
cup replay win at West Ham last night and a semi-final against Everton at Wembley nine days from now.
Two of the three previous meetings ended in dismal 1 -1 draws
with Everton winning 2 -0 in the FA
Cup replay at Sunderland.
Manchester United in fairness haven't really had to exit 2nd gear in their FA
Cup campaign thus far this season
with the exception possibly being at Upton Park where it took a late, late Robin Van Persie equaliser to send the tie to a
replay, since then there have been routine wins over West Ham at Old Trafford, Fulham and latterly Reading
with Nani particularly impressing in that fixture.
Swansea struggled past Sheffield Wednesday in their FA
Cup replay on Tuesday, before their clash
with West Ham this weekend.
With England doing the same with matches hasn't San Marino and Montenegro with Wayne Rooney, Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick all playing a part it will be interesting to see if Sir Alex rotates his team selection to give his international players a rest especially with an FA Cup Quarter Final replay at Stamford Bridge on Monday aftern
With England doing the same
with matches hasn't San Marino and Montenegro with Wayne Rooney, Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick all playing a part it will be interesting to see if Sir Alex rotates his team selection to give his international players a rest especially with an FA Cup Quarter Final replay at Stamford Bridge on Monday aftern
with matches hasn't San Marino and Montenegro
with Wayne Rooney, Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick all playing a part it will be interesting to see if Sir Alex rotates his team selection to give his international players a rest especially with an FA Cup Quarter Final replay at Stamford Bridge on Monday aftern
with Wayne Rooney, Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick all playing a part it will be interesting to see if Sir Alex rotates his team selection to give his international players a rest especially
with an FA Cup Quarter Final replay at Stamford Bridge on Monday aftern
with an FA
Cup Quarter Final
replay at Stamford Bridge on Monday afternoon.
Roy Keane has a dig at the Irish FA over their attempts to have their World
Cup qualifier
with France
replayed.
His most recent associations
with West Ham were in the two
cup replays against Liverpool and Manchester United last season.
Sean Scannell's goal gives Huddersfield a shock 2 - 1 win over Leicester in their FA
Cup replay tie and sets up a meeting for the Terriers
with Wigan
Barkley, 24, was registered too late to play a part in Wednesday's dramatic FA
Cup third round
replay win over Norwich City following his # 15 million move from Everton, but has been training
with the first - team squad at Cobham and scored twice in a behind - closed - doors friendly against QPR on Thursday.
Sean Scannell's goal gives Huddersfield a shock 2 - 1 win over Leicester in their FA
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Both teams have had a disappointing FA
Cup weekend as holders Arsenal were knocked out by Nottingham Forest where as Chelsea have to play a
replay after they drew
with Norwich.
Substitute Steve Davies earned Rochdale an FA
Cup fifth - round
replay at Wembley Stadium
with his remarkable stoppage - time equaliser against Tottenham Hotspur at Spotland.
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.
The only win Klopp's side managed this year was in an FA
Cup replay against fourth - tier Plymouth Argyle,
with defeats to relegation strugglers Swansea City and Hull City over the past few weeks at home.
They drew their last Premier League game 1 - 1 at Leicester last week but they go into the game full of confidence after winning through to the 5th round of the FA
Cup with a big 8 - 1 win against Notts County in a 4th round
replay this week.
Celtic will face Rangers in the Scottish
Cup semifinals,
with Motherwell tipped to face the winners of the
replay between Kilmarnock and Aberdeen.
However, Bolton have recently established a taste for the FA
Cup, what
with their Fourth Round
replay with Wigan Athletic having finally been completed on Wednesday in midweek, and so making the transition from league football to knock - out football will be a lot smoother for the Trotters.
The Hammers, meanwhile, will take pride from their performance and will be heading in to the FA
Cup replay against Manchester United brimming
with confidence.
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.
The Lions had to do battle
with Rochdale in an FA
Cup replay in midweek which may have taken something out of them ahead of this fixture.
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.
After the anti-climax of the transfer deadline day it was back down to business
with the visit of Cambridge United in the 4th round FA
Cup replay.
Chelsea drew
with Norwich in their FA
Cup third round tie at the weekend, meaning they will require a
replay.
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.