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 […]
Marcus Rashford scores extra time winner as Manchester United defeat RSC Anderlecht to claim semi-final place in Europa League
MAN UNITED 2, RSC ANDERLECHT 1 (United won 3-2 on aggregate after extra time) Manchester United were pushed all the way by Belgium side Anderlecht before claiming a semi-final place in the Europa League. It was a nervy night at Old Trafford where Marcus Rashford’s extra-time goal sent the Reds through to the last four. […]
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 […]
Wall-to-wall football as fans watch 13 games in Easter groundhop
Tony Bugby joined non-league football diehards for part of The Easter Groundhop in which many watched a remarkable 13 games in the North West Counties League and Northern Counties East League over the holiday weekend. Having been privileged to report on more than 3,000 football matches over a period spanning almost 40 years, I could […]
Oldham Athletic don’t like Monday’s after defeat at Bristol Rovers
BRISTOL ROVERS 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Oldham Athletic’s failure to win at Bristol Rovers on Easter Monday means they are still not mathematically safe from the threat of relegation in Sky Bet League One. After picking up seven points from a possible nine against the division’s top three teams, they headed for the West Country […]