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FA Cup fifth round thrills, spills and upsets

By Editor , 27th February 2020 at 11:17 AM (11v11 blog)
Think English football, the first thing you think of is the FA Cup. First played during the 1871-72 First Division season, the FA Cup is one of the most talked-about and excitable competitions in the world and is England’s most prestigious trophy. There have been some fantastic FA Cup fifth round games from over the years, and, even at this early stage, Manchester City are once more favourites to retain the trophy with odds of 15/8 whilst lagging behind are…
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Fourth round FA Cup classics: upsetting the applecart

By 11v11 Site Editor , 29th January 2020 at 2:01 PM (11v11 blog)
The FA Cup is English football’s most prestigious trophy; first played during the 1871-72 season, the competition often throws up something special each year as Premier League sides mix it with lower league - and sometimes, non-league - clubs in a bid to walk out at Wembley. This season's FA Cup see’s Man City as 13/8 favourites with online casinos and betting sites, followed by Liverpool who are 7/1. Here are some of the greatest FA Cup fourth round upsets…
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FA Cup final: Mental preparation the key to success

By Editor , 15th May 2019 at 9:18 PM (11v11 blog)
A leading sports psychologist says the team that has the best mental preparation with be the one who wins the FA Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday. Manchester City and Watford meet at the national stadium in a game many pundits are predicting will result in a comfortable victory for the North West side. City are chasing the treble after claiming the Premier League title and Carabao Cup this season, while Watford are aiming to win the first major trophy…
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Can Watford upset Manchester City in the FA Cup Final?

By Editor , 02nd May 2019 at 12:25 PM (11v11 blog)
Although Watford are vying to be the best of the rest in this season’s Premier League, it would nonetheless be regarded as a major shock if they can prevail against quadruple contenders Manchester City in the 138th FA Cup Final. It would be even more surprising as it’s not too long ago that City were on the wrong end of a massive Cup Final shock. Watford are currently 4/1 to lift the trophy for those looking for an outside bet…
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FA Cup 2018/19: 4 top talking points about football’s greatest knockout competition

By Editor , 09th August 2018 at 2:49 PM (11v11 blog)
The long road to the FA Cup Final at Wembley gets underway on August 11 when 368 non-league clubs kick-off this season’s competition. A total of 736 clubs have entered the 2018/19 FA Cup, although only a handful hold a realistic chance of lifting the famous trophy next May. Eighteen clubs will make their FA Cup debuts this term, with all of them entering the competition in its preliminary stage. Read on as we look at some of the main…
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Manchester United: Destined for FA Cup glory this season?

By Editor , 13th March 2018 at 6:06 PM (11v11 blog)
With Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal out of this year’s FA Cup, the onus will be on Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United to go on and win England’s oldest club competition. Antonio Conte’s side, Premier League champions less than one year ago, face Leicester City in the quarterfinals whilst Spurs travel to fellow top-flight outfit Swansea City. But it could be United, 12-time winners of this competition, who go on to lift the famous trophy at Wembley Stadium this…
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Premier League and FA Cup in review

By Editor , 14th March 2017 at 12:19 AM (11v11 blog)
Welcome to our weekly review of some of the leading stats and facts which this week includes the four games in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup as well as four games in the Premier League and recognition for a rare feat in League One. Sadly but almost inevitably, Lincoln City’s remarkable run in the FA Cup came to an end with their first visit to Arsenal since October 1914. The National League leaders were the first non-league side to…
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FA Cup 5th round blog

By Editor , 21st February 2017 at 12:22 AM (11v11 blog)
King George V was on the throne, HH Asquith was Prime Minister, Babe Ruth signed his first Minor League baseball contract, Charlie Chaplin introduced his tramp character in his second movie, the outbreak of the First World War was only five months away and Southern League Queens Park Rangers knocked Second Division Birmingham out of the FA Cup at St Andrew’s. (more…)
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FA Cup 4th round stats

By Editor , 30th January 2017 at 3:24 PM (11v11 blog)
This week’s top story is that for the first time since the present format was introduced in 1925, two non-league clubs have reached the 5th round of the FA Cup. Lincoln City of the National League became only the eighth non-league club to reach 5th round since the Second World War. The Imps last reached the last 16 in 1902 when they lost 1-3 against Derby County in front of a record crowd at Sincil Bank of 16,435. They also…
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