The FA Cup semi-finals took place this weekend and we now know who will be returning to Wembley in May. Man City vs Liverpool was the headline semi-final this season, overshadowing a London derby between Chelsea and Crystal Palace. Liverpool and Chelsea secured passage into the finals, meaning the FA Cup final will be a […]
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Liverpool won a classic EFL Cup final on penalties, after Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive spot kick in penalties. The match was full of quality throughout 120 minutes, but how it stayed at 0-0 is a big mystery. Four goals were disallowed by VAR/offside flag, along with numerous gilt-edged chances missed by both sets of
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Chelsea did secure their place in the FA Cup fifth round but it wasn’t pretty against Plymouth Argyle. Only twice in this century have the Blues failed to make the fifth round of the FA Cup. The most recent was seven years ago, when they were famously upsetted by League One Bradford, in the fourth
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Chelsea breezed past non-League opposition Chesterfield in yesterday’s FA Cup third round tie. Ahead of a big week in which they face Spurs in the EFL Cup and Man City in the Premier League, Thomas Tuchel’s men booked safe passage into the fourth round of the FA Cup. With plenty of changes made in personnel
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This surely was one of the most unique seasons in football. Matches were played without fans, the season started late without a proper pre-season, and the schedule was jam-packed to be ready for a delayed EURO 2020. All this produced some chaos and some shocking results. But how did Chelsea fare? Let’s take a look
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Youri Tielemans scored a screamer from distance as Leicester won their first ever FA Cup, in front of 20,000 fans, the biggest ever crowd ever since the pandemic began. Chelsea had the ball in the net on 89 minutes, but VAR correctly ruled the goal out for offside. Brendan Rodgers celebrated a historic win, but
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The FA Cup semi-finals were low on goal-mouth action, as two 1-0 scorelines settled both the contests. Man City’s Quadruple hopes ended Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City saw their hopes of a quadruple ended as Thomas Tuchel masterminded a 1-0 win on Saturday. A second half break-away goal from Hakim Ziyech, assisted by Timo Werner, saw
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Chelsea eased past Premier League basement club Sheffield United in the FA Cup quarterfinals. An own goal from Oliver Norwood set Chelsea away, but they had to wait until stoppage time to double their lead. Sheffield United pushed hard for an equalizer and probably should have sent the tie to extra time, but Chelsea held
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