Whisper it but are trophies becoming important again?
‘The magic of the FA Cup’ has become a joke in recent years but this weekend just felt a little different.
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Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa: Red Devils knock out valiant Villa
Man Utd are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after edging past Aston Villa.
Arsenal plunge into fresh downturn with limp defeat at Forest
No shots on target in an FA Cup defeat at Championship opposition. Arsenal were absolutely rotten at Forest.
Ndombele woes highlight fragility of Spurs’ recovery under Conte
Tanguy Ndombele was awful against Morecambe, but far from alone. Spurs’ squad depth is non-existent and Conte knows it.
FA Cup draw: West Ham travel to Kidderminster, Liverpool host Cardiff
West Ham United will travel to face non-league side Kidderminster in the fourth round of the FA Cup…
Hull 2-3 Everton: Toffees edge Tigers in extra-time
Everton *just about* progressed through to the fourth round of the FA Cup…
Swansea 2-3 Southampton: Saints prevail in extra-time goalfest
Southampton are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after a dramatic extra-time win.
Chelsea 5-1 Chesterfield: Blues cruise past Conference opponents
Werner, Hudson-Odoi, Lukaku, Christensen and Ziyech were on the scoresheet for Chelsea.
FA Cup: Kidderminster stun Reading and Boreham Wood progress
Boreham Wood and Kidderminster Harriers will both be in the FA Cup fourth-round draw…
West Brom 1-2 Brighton: Seagulls win in extra-time to avoid upset
Maupay’s extra-time strike saved Brighton from a potential third round upset against WBA.
Newcastle 0-1 Cambridge: U’s provide third round shock result
The biggest FA Cup upset of the weekend so far has come at St James’ Park.
Leicester 4-1 Watford: Cup holders breeze past Ranieri’s Hornets
The holders have comfortably progressed through to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Port Vale 1-4 Brentford: Mbuemo hat-trick sends Bees into fourth round
There was to be no cup upset as Brentford edge through, despite a slight second-half scare.
Vieira praises ‘fantastic’ star who ‘changed the game’ in Millwall clash
“He was really good and he showed his talent, so that was really good for us as a team.”
Millwall 1-2 Crystal Palace: Olise, Mateta inspire Eagles comeback
Olise inspired Palace as they avoided an FA Cup upset against Millwall…
Burnley 1-2 Huddersfield: Clarets knocked out by Championship opponents
Burnley have been dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship high-flyers Huddersfield.
Swindon Town 1-4 Man City: Palmer scores as Prem leaders advance
Cole Palmer got on the scoresheet as a strong Manchester City side knocked Swindon Town out of the FA Cup…
Tuchel: Chelsea have ‘unfinished business’ in the FA Cup
“If we want to go back to Wembley we have to win tomorrow. Tomorrow is the business.”
Liverpool re-open training ground ahead of Shrewsbury FA Cup clash
First-team coach Peter Krawietz will take charge of a depleted training session.
FA announce third and fourth round replays are scrapped for this season
“Replays will return up to and including the fourth round of the FA Cup from the 2022-23 season onwards.”
Picking live FA Cup matches is a broadcasting minefield
The FA Cup is a strange mix of romance and money, but broadcasters understandably struggle to pick live games.
FA Cup third round: Man Utd v Villa, Chelsea host Chesterfield
Reigning champions Leicester take on Watford as Chesterfield head to Stamford Bridge.
Colchester end AFC Sudbury’s FA Cup dream
AFC Sudbury’s FA Cup run comes to an end with a 4-0 defeat to Colchester.
Gerrard final ranks top of 21 FA Cup showpieces of 21st century…
Bias nonces that we are, we’ve got two Liverpool victories as one and two in the ranking of FA Cup finals since 2000…
Rodgers delighted to lead Leicester to long-awaited FA Cup final
“I said to them last year after the semi-final loss that failure is an actual real integral part of succeeding.”
Leicester City 1-0 Southampton: Iheanacho settles cagey semi
Kelechi Iheanacho’s second-half goal against Southampton earned Leicester a first FA Cup final appearance since 1969.
Chelsea 1-0 Man City: Ziyech sends Blues into FA Cup final
Hakim Ziyech bagged the only goal as Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea ended Man City’s quadruple hunt.
Leicester 3-1 Man United: Iheanacho fires the Foxes to Wembley
Kelechi Iheanacho bagged a brace to help Leicester book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1981/82…
FA Cup semi-final draw: Chelsea to face Manchester City
After being foes in the Bundesliga, Thomas Tuchel will reignite his rivalry with Pep Guardiola in the FA Cup…
Tuchel: ‘Tired’ Chelsea ‘lost control’ against the Blades
“After 14 consecutive matches, I could feel we were tired and we made many little faults.”