FA Cup

Matz Sels made the crucial save as Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich Town 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup fifth round. Forest, who beat lower-league Exeter City on spot-kicks in the fourth round, once again needed a shoot-out to progress. But goalkeeper Sels was their hero at the City Ground, as […]

Pep Guardiola was not impressed by the FA Cup matchball after Manchester City fired 20 shots off target in their 3-1 fifth-round victory over Plymouth Argyle on Saturday. City briefly trailed to Maksym Talovierov’s 38th-minute goal, but after Nico O’Reilly’s equaliser on the stroke of half-time, Guardiola’s team took charge at the Etihad Stadium. O’Reilly […]

Ruben Amorim is ‘naive’ for targeting a Premier League title with Manchester United, says the club’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney. United currently sit 14th in the Premier League table, 34 points behind leaders Liverpool and only 16 clear of the relegation places. They were also knocked out of the FA Cup by Fulham on penalties […]

Marco Silva is relishing the test of Crystal Palace in the FA Cup quarter-finals after Fulham edged past Manchester United on penalties in the fifth round on Sunday. Calvin Bassey’s opening goal in first half stoppage time was cancelled out by Bruno Fernandes’ 71st-minute finish, with the two teams unable to be separated in extra-time. […]

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United’s miserable FA Cup exit against Fulham will not distract from their long-term aim, which is to win the Premier League title. United were dumped out of the cup with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat on Sunday, having been held to a 1-1 draw through 120 minutes at Old Trafford. Victor […]

Fulham’s reward for their penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United in the FA Cup is a home tie against Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals of the competition. After a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford and with the teams failing to be separated in extra-time, spot-kicks decided who would be the penultimate team to advance to […]

Manchester United were sent crashing out of the FA Cup in the fifth round, losing 4-3 to Fulham in a penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Ruben Amorim’s team fell behind to a Calvin Bassey header on the stroke of half-time, but Bruno Fernandes’ pinpoint finish dragged them level in the second […]

Eddie Howe is open to the possibility of Newcastle United appealing Anthony Gordon’s red card against Brighton, which threatens to rule him out of the EFL Cup final. Newcastle were dumped out of the FA Cup in the fifth round on Sunday, with Danny Welbeck scoring the decisive goal as Brighton won 2-1 in extra […]

Anthony Gordon was sent off as Newcastle United suffered a 2-1 extra-time defeat to Brighton in the FA Cup fifth round, and he will now be suspended for the EFL Cup final. Gordon was sent off for aiming a mindless push at Jan Paul van Hecke’s head with seven minutes of the 90 remaining, after […]

Bournemouth reached the FA Cup quarter-finals with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Wolves, with Matt Doherty’s miss proving costly for Vitor Pereira’s men. Matheus Cunha’s stunning long-range effort had cancelled out Evanilson’s opener, but the Wolves forward was then sent off for violent conduct in the final moments of extra time. Nevertheless, Wolves had […]