Crystal Palace ace Jean-Philippe Mateta was removed on a stretcher and taken to the hospital during his side’s FA Cup match vs. Millwall on Saturday after being the victim of a horror tackle.
Palace chairman and co-owner Steve Parish gave an interview at halftime and called the tackle Mateta suffered, “the most reckless challenge on a football pitch I think I’ve ever seen.”
A Millwall headed goal from the ground was one of the funniest highlights of the FA Cup’s Third Round. On Monday Millwall defeated fifth-tier Dagenham and Redbridge FC 3-0 with their opening goal being one of the more creative you’ll ever see.
In the 30th minute Millwall striker Mihailo Ivanovic had an effort from close range denied by the goalkeeper. The 20-year-old had fallen to the ground when taking his shot. Ivanovic was still on his hands and knees when the rebound trickled back toward him.
What came next might be the lowest header of the year.
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Joshua Zirkzee scored the winning penalty for 10-man Manchester United against Arsenal after their hectic FA Cup third round tie finished 1-1 after extra time at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Arsenal's Kai Havertz was the only one of the first four penalty takers to miss, denied by a brilliant stop from Altay Bayindir, before Zirkzee – booed off in a defeat by Newcastle United last month – stepped up to win the shootout 5-3.
Leyton Orient won their FA Cup 2nd Round game in dramatic fashion on Saturday as they defeated Oldham Athletic 2-1 courtesy of a goal from goalkeeper Josh Keeley in the ninth minute of stoppage time.
Leyton Orient, who play in League One, were seconds away from a disastrous defeat to fifth tier Oldham Athletic. In the ninth minute of stoppage time Orient trailed 1-0 and needed a miracle.
They threw everyone into the box for a set piece including Tottenham loanee goalkeeper Keeley. What happened next was truly magical.
May 29 (Reuters) - One in five professional players who took part in a study commissioned by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) said they were using nicotine pouches, tobacco sachets (snus) or both, research showed on Tuesday.
One in five players from EPL, ELF and WSL consume nicotine
The study, conducted by Loughborough University, surveyed 628 male players in the Premier League and EFL, as well as 51 players from the Women's Super League.
Manchester United did the unthinkable and stunned their biggest rival Manchester City 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday to end a tumultuous season on a high note.
Guardiola had won four Premier League titles in-a-row and was looking for a second straight FA Cup, however a feisty, scrappy and determined Red Devils side pulled off the biggest shock in the final in over a decade.
LONDON — Manchester United survived one of the most astonishing FA Cup semi-final comebacks ever to beat second-tier Coventry City 4-2 on penalties after a spellbinding clash ended 3-3 after extra time at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
United were cruising to a record 22nd FA Cup final thanks to goals by Scott McTominay, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes with Coventry barely managing to lay a glove on their illustrious opponents for 70 minutes.
LONDON — Holders Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 with a late Bernardo Silva goal on Saturday to reach the FA Cup final after an absorbing end-to-end Wembley semi-final.
Silva sidefooted the ball home in the 84th minute after Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic parried a shot from former Blues midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
The Raheem Sterling free kick vs Leicester City from Chelsea’s 4-2 FA Cup quarterfinal victory went viral due to how awful it was. We’re not exaggerating when we say this could be the worst free kick of all time.
In the 75th minute with the game tied at 2-2, Sterling was presented with a free kick just outside of the Foxes’ box. A major opportunity for the Blues.
Getting the ball up and over the wall but still on target isn’t easy from that close, but Sterling was prepared. He confidently stepped up, smashed the ball and then probably knocked someone out in the 25th row.
Haji Wright just cemented himself into the history books of EFL Championship’s Coventry City.
In what was perhaps the craziest matches (and endings) to a match that we’ve seen this year, the American Haji Wright took over all headlines after scoring a last-minute winner to send his team to the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 37 years. They’re going to Wembley.