Tag: FA Cup
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Press Room: Hughes claims Stoke deserved defeat
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has acknowledged that Blackburn Rovers fully deserved their 4-1 FA Cup victory on Saturday afternoon. Peter Crouch gave the Premier League side a 1-0 lead early on but the visitors saw their lead slip after Joshua King scored a hat-trick to inspire the Championship side a relatively easy win. The…
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Press Room: Big Sam blames tiredness for FA Cup defeat
Tiredness was to blame as Sam Allardyce reacted to his side’s 4-0 FA Cup thrashing at the hands of West Bromwich Albion. The Hammers could do little to stop Tony Pulis’s side on Saturday as Brown Ideye (2), Saido Berahino and James Morrison scored the goals to end West Ham’s FA Cup run. Boss Allardyce…
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Ideye double inspires West Brom to 4-0 win over West Ham
West Bromwich Albion strolled past West Ham United in the FA Cup thanks to a brace from Brown Ideye and goals from Saido Berahino and James Morrison. The home side looked strong from the start as James Morrison got forward inside the opening 10 minutes to cause Sam Allardyce’s side danger. Following a spell of…
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Giroud warns Arsenal about this weekend’s FA Cup opponents
Arsenal’s French forward Giroud has cautioned his fellow team mates to start positively and to be clinical from the off against this weekend’s FA Cup opponents Middlesbrough. Olivier Giroud told The Arsenal Official Website: “We need to play our game straight away from the beginning and not let them take confidence.” “We know that even though…
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BREAKING: Man United boss Van Gaal denies misconduct charge
The Football Association have confirmed that Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has denied his misconduct charge. The Dutch boss was charged for his post-match remarks following the FA Cup draw with Cambridge United last month and the FA claimed that the comments were ‘alleged and/or implied bias on the part of the match referee…
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Result: Stoke City ease to victory in the FA Cup
Stoke City have progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup by beating League One side Rochdale 4-1 this evening. The Premier League started the game in lively style as former Barcelona winger Bojan Krkic found the back of the net through a delicious volley which beat Josh Lillis. Bojan, who has been arguably…
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Arsenal forward nets first goal since New Year’s Day 2014
Theo Walcott has discussed his delight at returning to goalscoring form with Arsenal after netting against Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup win on Sunday. The England international has made just two starts for Arsenal this season after 12 months of off-field injury problems. Walcott last netted for the Gunners on New Year’s…
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FA Cup LIVE: Arsenal vs. Hull
View image | gettyimages.com Welcome to the FA Cup third round clash between Arsenal and Hull City at the Emirates, brought to you by Arsenal’s Official Car And Van Rental Partner Europcar. It’s the most magical weekend in English football and fortune has brought these two sides together at the first opportunity since their memorable…
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Carver wants to repay Newcastle United fans
Caretaker boss John Carver is hoping to repay the travelling Newcastle United fans, who saw their side lose to Leicester City in Saturday’s FA Cup tie. The Tyneside club installed Carver as caretaker boss earlier this week after Alan Pardew had been released from his contract as manager to move to relegation battlers Crystal Palace.…
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Van Gaal: Man United are desperate to win the FA Cup
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed that the club are desperate to win the FA Cup. United have not won the competition in 10-years, having seen their last success in England’s most famous competition come against Millwall in 2004. And, with their lack of European football this season, many are expecting a trophy…
