It's that "magical" time of the year when the FA Cup and the EFL Cup intersect. Arsenal F.C. are one of just four clubs who will play in both domestic cups this week. How will that affect their performance? Well, they fell 2-0 to Newcastle United in the League Cup semifinal, first of the two legs in the tie, so they are not off to a great start. … [Read more...] about Arsenal F.C. Starting XI Prediction vs Man United (FA Cup)
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Manchester United Starting XI Prediction at Arsenal (FA Cup)
Manchester United took a point from their visit to league leading Liverpool last weekend. A few weeks ago, they beat reigning champions City in the Manchester Derby. And that concludes the highlight portion of the Ruben Amorim era at MUFC. Almost all the other results have been disastrous, and that gives us something to ponder ahead of the visit to Arsenal. … [Read more...] about Manchester United Starting XI Prediction at Arsenal (FA Cup)
Man United at Arsenal Team News: Marcus Rashford, Ethan Nwaneri
Manchester United travels to Arsenal for what will be the standout tie of the FA Cup 3rd round. One guy who won't be involved in this match is Marcus Rashford, who is likely on his way out of his club. Rashford has made it clear that he wants out, and it's possible he'll get a loan move away this January transfer window. … [Read more...] about Man United at Arsenal Team News: Marcus Rashford, Ethan Nwaneri
Liverpool F.C. Starting XI Prediction vs Accrington Stanley
Liverpool versus Accrington Stanley is essentially #1 versus #87 in the English FA pyramid. Accrington is a lower side in League Two, the fourth tier of the hierarchy. It's safe to say that the Reds won't have to wait long to extinguish the sting of their loss to Tottenham on Wednesday night. Spurs beat Liverpool 1-0, in the Tottenham leg of the EFL Cup semifinal tie. … [Read more...] about Liverpool F.C. Starting XI Prediction vs Accrington Stanley
West Ham Starting XI Prediction at Aston Villa (FA Cup)
It's that time of year again! It's the period of overlap, for the bigger clubs, between the two domestic cup competitions. Yes, if you're in the higher portion of the FA pyramid, then you might be playing in both the League Cup and the FA Cup this week/weekend. Although this isn't the case for the claret and blue of both West Ham and Aston Villa. Both the Irons and the … [Read more...] about West Ham Starting XI Prediction at Aston Villa (FA Cup)
West Ham Team News at Aston Villa: Todibo, Palmieri, Fabianski
West Ham United have good news and bad news when it comes to their injury situation this week. Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is coming out of concussion protocol, and stands a decent chance of featuring in this one. So that is the good news, with Fabianski; now on to the bad news. … [Read more...] about West Ham Team News at Aston Villa: Todibo, Palmieri, Fabianski
Aston Villa Starting XI Prediction vs West Ham (FA Cup)
This weekend sees the third round of the FA Cup transpire, and this is the portion where the big boys come in to the competition. West Ham United travels to Aston Villa for one of the more intriguing and interesting ties on the docket. Both sides are in a place right now where they don't want to be. Getting the world's oldest domestic competition started on the right foot, … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Starting XI Prediction vs West Ham (FA Cup)
Aston Villa Team News vs West Ham: McGinn, Torres, Philogene
Aston Villa has seen their season take a sight turn for the worse, and that was before their team captain, John McGinn, went down with a hamstring injury. On Saturday, Villa manager Unai Emery gave a specific timeline for his absence and subsequent return: "I think it could be hamstring. He could be out for two, three, four, five weeks." … [Read more...] about Aston Villa Team News vs West Ham: McGinn, Torres, Philogene
Man United FA Cup News: Mason Mount, Victor Lindelof, Anthony Martial
Manchester United have endured their roughest season ever, injury wise, but Thursday brought some alleviation to it. Manager Erik ten Hag indicated that Mason Mount, Anthony Martial and Victor Lindelof are all match fit and available for Saturday against Manchester City in the FA Cup Final. "Harry Maguire is unavailable but the rest [Mount, Lindelof and Martial] are all … [Read more...] about Man United FA Cup News: Mason Mount, Victor Lindelof, Anthony Martial
Man United FA Cup Final News: Ten Hag, Maguire, Rashford
Today was FA Cup Final Media Day and with it came a very news-worthy press conference from manager Erik ten Hag. No one really knows for sure if he's staying or going in his current role beyond Saturday, but despite all the sacking speculation, it seems like he's staying put. When asked about his future, Ten Hag sounded confident that he's going to be around, as the Dutchman … [Read more...] about Man United FA Cup Final News: Ten Hag, Maguire, Rashford