Oldham Athletic face a trip to Cumbria to play Carlisle United in the first round of the Emirates FA Cup over the weekend of November 3/6. It will be only the second time the two teams have met in the competition, the other occasion in 2003 when Oldham won 3-0 a Boundary Park. Former Latics’ […]
FA Cup
Arsene Wenger wins FA Cup for record-breaking seventh time to deny Chelsea the double
ARSENAL 2, CHELSEA 1 Danny Welbeck, the only Mancunian in this season’s final, won his first Emirates FA Cup winners’ medal on the day his manager Arsene Wenger created history in the competition. Wenger won the FA Cup for a record seventh time to gain the outright lead over George Ramsey who had six victories […]
Wembley woe as Manchester City lose after extra time to Arsenal in FA Cup semi final
ARSENAL 2, MAN CITY 1 (after extra time) Manchester City had only themselves to blame after losing their Emirates FA Cup semi final against Arsenal. It was a tie dominated by City whose failure to turn territorial advantage and chances into goals was their undoing…and not for the first time this season. Disappointing for City, […]
Antonio Conte’s tactical masterclass as Chelsea defeat Tottenham in FA Cup semi final
CHELSEA 4, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 While Antonio Conte accepted blame for Chelsea’s defeat at Manchester United on Sunday, he can rightly take the plaudits following his side’s Emirates FA Cup semi-final win against Tottenham. Chelsea’s manager risky team selection and bold substitutions turned out to be masterstrokes as they beat a Spurs side that went […]
FA Youth Cup finely poised as Manchester City and Chelsea U18 take a scoring draw back to London
MANCHESTER CITY U18 1, CHELSEA U18 1 (FA Youth Cup Final, 1st Leg) Callum Hudson-Odoi and Lukas Nmecha hit the post Ike Ugbo opens the scoring for Chelsea late in first half Phil Foden levels the scores in the second half The FA Youth Cup final lies finely poised after Chelsea U18 scored an away […]