Racial incidents on the football field remain a pressing and disturbing issue. The recent incident involving Calvin Bassey, who faced racial abuse following an FA Cup match, underscores the challenges players endure in their professional journeys. Despite the widespread condemnation from football clubs and authorities, such acts of bigotry reflect a systemic problem that clearly … Read more
Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi got good and average ratings respectively for their performances in Nottingham Forest’s FA Cup win against Ipswich on Monday night. Forest reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after edging out Ipswich 5-4 on penalty shootout after regulation time and extra-time ended 1-1. Aina playes for 90 minutes while Awoniyi … Read more
Calvin Bassey suffered racist and homophobic abuse from Manchester United fans after Sunday’s FA Cup fifth round encounter at Old Trafford. Bassey scored the opening goal for Fulham shortly before half-time and played the full 120 minutes as the Cottagers reached the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 4-3 penalty shootout win against United after a … Read more
Manchester City have been hit with another injury setback to a key player as Nathan Ake faces a lengthy spell out. Ake was forced off at half time against Plymouth in City’s FA Cup fifth round encounter at the Etihad on Saturday. It is another injury blow in a season of knocks and issues both … Read more
Crystal Palace star Ebere Eze was in action as Crystal Palace defeated Millwall 3-1 in Saturday’s FA Cup fifth round. Eze was substituted in the 85th minute for Matheus França after an impressive display. Palace took the game to their visitors after the restart, forcing numerous chances, and found the breakthrough on 33 minutes. Former … Read more
Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City players not to take Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle lightly in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. The Cityzens have just the FA Cup still to play for in terms of silverware after the collapse of their Premier League title defence and their elimination in … Read more
The top Premier League teams remaining in the 2024/25 FA Cup have all been paired with favourable opponents in the fifth-round draw. Manchester City are the 2/1 favourites in the latest FA Cup betting at Betway after being handed a home tie against Championship side Plymouth Argyle. Read on as we look at the fifth-round … Read more
Nottingham Forest head coach, Nuno Espirito Santo, has disclosed that he benched Super Eagles defender Ola Aina in the team’s FA Cup win over Exeter on Tuesday in order to give other players playing time. In a chat with The Sun, Espirito Santo stated that it was important for the Nigerian international to take some … Read more
Liverpool Manager Arne Slot has admitted that Plymouth Argyle deserved to beat the Reds in Sunday’s FA Cup tie. Liverpool’s hopes of a historic quadruple were ended by Plymouth Argyle in a monumental FA Cup upset. Ryan Hardie’s penalty, after Harvey Elliott handled, was enough to clinch a famous 1-0 win for the Championship strugglers. … Read more
Harvey Elliott acknowledged a sub-standard Liverpool performance was deservedly punished after the Reds lost 1-0 at Plymouth Argyle in round four of the Emirates FA Cup. A second-half penalty from Ryan Hardie – awarded after Elliott was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area – decided Sunday’s tie at Home Park. A much-changed … Read more