Sentences with phrase «league cup replay»

Not exact matches

Rooney's side take on Conference side Cambridge United in their FA Cup fourth round replay on Tuesday night, a match the Premier League side would expect to win at a canter, and the England international hopes that he can then lead Man United to Wembley in May.

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.

Ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup replay against Championship side Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday night, manager Brendan Rodgers has urged his players to recapture the creativity which saw them put together a 13 game unbeaten Premier League run.

After the 0 - 0 draw at home against Manchester United in the FA Cup, Cambridge United bagged themselves a replay, which will earn the club in excess of # 1.5 m — and the League Two outfit start will start by sprucing up by their toilets, reports the BBC.

The Foxes have a tough FA cup replay against the spuds tonight (again extra time would be nice) followed by Stoke and Liverpool in the league.

So could this replay and our continued involvement in the FA cup actually boost the chances of the Premier League title?

So unless we fit the replay in on the same week that the next round of FA cup games is due, one of our Premier League games will have to be moved.

If it is not a referee like Mike Dean denying Arsenal two good penalty shouts and forcing us into an FA cup replay that we could really do without, it is a Champions League draw throwing us up against one of the big favourites Bayern Munich in the group stage and then the only team worse than the Germans in the knockout stage.

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.

The first is also the reason why, even though I want United to win I do not want them to win easily, because their midweek game is the FA cup replay against West Ham who Arsenal face away in the Premier League on Saturday.

Liverpool head to Ewood Park to take on Blackburn in a quarter - final FA Cup replay in an attempt to save their season after Saturday's defeat to Arsenal seriously dented their Champions League hopes.

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.

Hopefully that unwanted extra game could help Arsenal this week, as three of the clubs just above and below us in the Premier League table do have to play cup replays this week before their EPL games at the weekend.

We also won the return league fixture at Upton Park, as well as drawing at Anfield in the FA Cup, then beating them after extra-time in the replay.

KEY FACT: Swansea's last win over Spurs was a 1 - 0 League Cup victory in 1991 MATCH ODDS: Swansea 13/2 Draw 16/5 Spurs 4/9 bet365 Pick: Spurs to win & Under 2.5 goals @ 12/5 GRAEME SAYS: Spurs are surely getting sick of replays, but they may need another one... 2 - 2

Of course, if United make it to the quarter - final of the UEFA Champions League, it could add two more matches, and embarking into the next round of the FA Cup, should United beat Birmingham City or Huddersfield Town, whoever wins the replay, will add another but not enough to reach 200 this season.

In the League Cup, Stags knocked out Notts County in the first round 3 - 1 at Field Mill before going out to Queens Park Rangers after a replay.

A goal against Newport County ensured Spurs progress in the FA Cup fourth - round replay tie, the impressive performance led to another surprise start in the Champions League against Juventus in the first leg of the Round of 16 in Turin.

Just before the game yesterday a replay of the 1988 league cup final against Luton was shown on Bt sports.

Talking of the League Cup this week also hosted the replayed 5th round encounter against Aston Villa in January 2000.

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.

Bet on a lower league team to win their FA Cup Third Round Tie and if they draw, get a free bet on them to win the replay!

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.

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.

Their response was to thumped Dagenham 5 - 0 in their FA Cup third round replay, also at The Den, before going to Barnsley in the league and winning 3 - 1.

League One leaders Wigan caused another FA Cup upset as the 2013 winners beat Premier League side Bournemouth 3 - 0 in their third - round replay.

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.

The Reds have won only ONE match this calendar year, beating League Two side Plymouth Argyle 1 - 0 in the FA Cup — and even then, they required a replay to get through after drawing at home.

The Terriers had to battle through an FA Cup replay in midweek which could leave them a little short for this important league game.

Carroll was not included in the squad on Tuesday as West Ham edged into the FA Cup fourth round after a 1 - 0 replay win over League One side Shrewsbury.

The experienced front man, who celebrated his 33rd birthday on Monday, rattled in a 12 - minute hat - trick at the start of the second half to kill off the plucky League One side in a controversial FA Cup fifth round replay, played out in heavy snowfall.

Millwall had the annoyance of an FA Cup replay in midweek to deal with and then it's straight back into league action on Friday night as well as they take on promotion - chasing Bluebirds.

Following tonight's FA Cup fifth round replay victory over Rochdale, the Premier League match at home to Newcastle United, scheduled for Friday 16 March, has been postponed in order to accommodate our FA Cup quarter - final at Swansea City.

They started their away trips this season with three games on the bounce against Arsenal, Liverpool and City and won them all, they knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup after a gruelling replay, and they currently sit 6th in the Premier League just three points behind 4th place City.

Nathan Baxter helped write some more headlines in his burgeoning career down at Woking, as the Cards held League One's Peterborough to a 1 - 1 FA Cup draw, and will now take their place in the Third Round draw ahead of a replay next week.

Chelsea ended Manchester United's bid for a League and Cup double courtesy of Demba Ba's acrobatic winner in a 1 - 0 home success after an unusually tepid FA Cup quarter - final replay at Stamford Bridge.

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.

What we didn't know was that throughout the rest of September, and the first half of October we would play seven league games without winning a single one (although we did draw five of them), and also get dumped out of the League Cup by Coventry after a rleague games without winning a single one (although we did draw five of them), and also get dumped out of the League Cup by Coventry after a rLeague Cup by Coventry after a replay.

* In the event of either ourselves or Crystal Palace being involved in an FA Cup fifth round replay during the week commencing 26 February, the Premier League match will revert to Sunday 25 February, kick - off 12 pm, live on Sky Sports.

Van Gaal will now focus on the upcoming FA Cup sixth round replay with West Ham as well as trying to break into the Premier League top four.

Manchester City, who are firm favourites at Unibet for the Cup make a trip to League One leaders Wigan, while Tottenham if they get past Newport in their replay would have a trip to Millwall or Rochdale.