SOCCER - ENGLISH CUP GAMES
2020/21 TO 2029/30
2020/21
Community Shield - Arsenal (1) v (1) Liverpool - At an empty Wembley Stadium, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Arsenal won the first silverware of the season with a penalty shootout win over the league champions. Arsenal took a 1-0 lead in at the half with a goal from captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but Liverpool pushed for the equaliser and in the 73rd minute substitute Takumi Minamino scored to force a penalty shootout as there was no extra-time. Liverpool missed 1 kick and that was all Arsenal needed, as Aubameyang stepped up to score the game-winning kick that won the trophy (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Sutton, PAL)
FA Cup 3rd Round - Derby County (0) @ (2) Chorley - In a crazy game in Lancashire, National League North side Chorley sensationally made the 4th round with a home win against a depleted Derby County side. Due to Covid-19 quarantine restrictions, Derby were missing their entire first-team squad, boss Wayne Rooney and most of their under-23 side, and fielded a team where 9 of the 11 players were making their senior debuts and the average age of the team was just 19. Chorley scored a goal in each half, from Connor Hall and Mike Calveley, to take the win but the visitors put up a good fight in defeat (9, 1st half is taken from an internet source and is 36 minutes long with a quality of 8 - 2nd half and post-game are the live broadcast, 1 Disc, BT Sport - Summerton/Virgo, PAL)
FA Cup 3rd Round - Leeds United (0) @ (3) Crawley Town - In a big upset, League 2 Crawley Town scored 3 second half goals to beat Premiership side Leeds United and book their place in the 4th round. Leeds controlled possession (71%) but Crawley had more goal-scoring chances (6 to 2) and made the visitors pay for their lack of a cutting edge with 3 well-taken goals, all scored in the 2nd half. The Crawley goals came from Nick Tsarulla, a great solo goal, Ashley Nadesan and Jordan Tunnicliffe. Crawley also brought on in the final minute substitute Mark Wright, most famous as a reality TV star but also a former schoolboy apprentice with West Ham and Spurs (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Keown, PAL)
FA Cup 3rd Round - Tottenham Hotspur (5) @ (0) Marine - In a history-making game at the Marine Travel Arena in Crosby, Spurs made short work of Marine to book their place in the 4th round. The match-up provided the biggest gap in league places in FA Cup history with 160 places separating Premiership Spurs and Premier League Division One North West Marine. After a slow start, Spurs kicked into gear in the 24th minute and scored the 1st goal. 3 more before half-time put any chance of a giant-killing to bed and Spurs coasted home in the 2nd half. The Tottenham Hotspur goals came from Carlos Vinicius (3), Lucas Moura and Alfie Devine, a 16 year old making his first team debut (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Mowbray/Dublin, PAL)
FA Cup 3rd Round - West Ham United (1) @ (0) Stockport County - Premiership West Ham overcame the weather and a spirited game from non-league Stockport to book their place in the 4th round. In a heavy rain-storm that made puddles in parts of the pitch, both teams struggled to put together a fluent game, and inevitably it was a set-piece that provided the match-winner in the 83rd minute, when West Ham defender Craig Dawson scored from a corner. Both teams combined for only 17 shots at goal, with only 3 on target (9, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Savage, PAL)
FA Cup 4th Round - Liverpool (2) @ (3) Manchester United - At an empty Old Trafford, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, United overcame their old rivals Liverpool to book their place in the 5th round. 7 days after playing out a dull 0-0 draw in the league, both teams showed what they were really about. Liverpool scored first but goals either side of half-time put United ahead. Liverpool equalised in the 58th minute and with the game seeming to be going to penalties, substitute Bruno Fernandes stepped up to win the game with a superb 78th-minute free-kick. The Liverpool goals came from Mohamed Salah (2). The other United goals came from Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Mowbray/Jenas, PAL)
FA Cup Semi-Final - Chelsea (1) v (0) Manchester City - Chelsea ended Manchester City's hopes of winning an historic quadruple as they took an easier-than-expected win at an empty Wembley Stadium. Chelsea kept City's high-powered attack in check with a great defensive effort and posed the greater threat in attack. After a scoreless 1st half, Chelsea took the lead in the 55th minute with a goal from Hakim Ziyech then saw out the game to book a place in their 4th FA Cup Final in 5 years (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Keown, PAL)
FA Cup Semi-Final - Leicester City (1) v (0) Southampton - In front of 4,000 supporters at Wembley Stadium, Leicester City booked a place in their 1st FA Cup Final since 1969 with a tight win over Southampton. The game was high on effort but both teams struggled to create chances, combining for only 16 shots on goal and 1 on target. After a scoreless 1st half, Leicester scored in the 55th minute when Kelechi Iheanacho converted Jamie Vardy's cross for what turned out to be the game-winner (9, No-Pre-Game, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Hoddle, PAL)
FA Cup Final - Chelsea (0) v (1) Leicester City - Leicester finally won an FA Cup after 4 previous losses, upsetting Chelsea, who were playing in their 4th FA Cup Final in 5 years. After a scoreless 1st half, Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans scored on a scorching 25-yard thunderbolt in the 63rd minute to give the Foxes the lead. With Chelsea pushing for an equaliser, they thought they had forced an own-goal in the final minute but VAR concluded that a Chelsea player was off-side and the Foxes held on for the emotional win. Leicester also featured goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who had a huge game, Çağlar Söyüncü, Wilfred Ndidi and Jamie Vardy. Chelsea also featured captain César Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, N'golo Kante, Mason Mount, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz off the bench. Disc 1 is the Pre-Game. Discs 2 and 3 are the game + MOTD hi-lites of the game (10, 3 Discs, BT Sport - Darke/Hoddle/Savage, PAL)
2021/22
FA Cup Round 3 - Leeds United (0) @ (2) West Ham United - West Ham booked a place in the 4th round with a strong home win against an under-manned Leeds. Leeds were without 10 first-team players which saw the manager give first starts to teenagers Lewis Bate, Leo Hjelde and Sam Greenwood. West Ham controlled the match and won the game with goals in each half from Manuel Lanzini and Jared Bowen (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Hutchinson/Ashton, PAL)
FA Cup Round 4 - West Ham United (2) @ (1) Kidderminster - Spurred on by a raucous Aggborough, National League North Kidderminster almost pulled off the shock of the round, but Premier League West Ham held on through Extra-Time to take the win. The Harriers were the better team through 90 minutes, but as the game went into injury-time, West Ham scored the equalising goal to force extra-time. In the extra-period the Harriers faded and West Ham took advantage, scoring the game-winning goal with the final kick of the match. The West Ham goals came from Declan Rice and Jared Bowen. The Kidderminster goal came from Alex Penny (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Dublin, PAL)
FA Cup Round 5 - Chelsea (3) @ (2) Luton Town - On the night they learned their owner was leaving the club, Chelsea overcame a quick start by the Hatters to book a place in the Quarter Finals. 1 hour before kick-off, and with the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian owner Roman Abramovich announced he was selling the club. A distracted Chelsea conceded in the 2nd minute and found themselves 2-1 down at the break. But after a stern talking-to at half-time, the Blues dominated the 2nd half and scored 2 unanswered goals to win the game. The Chelsea goals came from Saul Niguez, Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku. The Luton goals came from Reece Burke and Harry Cornick (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Upson, PAL)
FA Cup Semi-Final - Liverpool (3) v (2) Manchester City - A match up of the top 2 teams in the Premier League at Wembley Stadium didn't disappoint as Liverpool survived a 2nd half fight-back by City to book a place in the Final. Liverpool dominated the 1st half and went in at the break with a 3-0 lead thanks in part to a terrible error from City goalkeeper Zack Steffen. City re-grouped at the break and scored quickly after the re-start but couldn't find the 2nd goal until injury time at the end of the game and Liverpool held on for the win. The Liverpool goals came from Ibrahima Konate and Sadio Mane (2). The Manchester City goals came from Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Keown, PAL)
FA Cup Semi-Final - Chelsea (2) v (0) Crystal Palace - Chelsea booked a place in their 3rd successive FA Cup final with a tough win against their London neighbours at Wembley Stadium. Palace defended well and went in at the break tied 0-0. But once Chelsea scored in the 65th minute, Palace couldn't find an answer and 11 minutes later Chelsea scored a 2nd goal that sealed the win. The Chelsea goals came from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Dixon, PAL)
FA Cup Final - Chelsea (0) v (0) Liverpool - Liverpool claimed their 2nd trophy of the season with a penalty shootout win over the Blues at Wembley Stadium. Both teams had their chances during regulation and extra-time but the goal-keepers (Alisson for Liverpool and Edouard Mendy for Chelsea) were on top-form and the game went to a penalty Shootout. Liverpool prevailed, winning 6-5, with substitute Kostas Tsimikas scoring the winning kick. The loss was Chelsea's 3rd consecutive FA Cup Final loss (9, 3 Discs, BBC - Mowbray/Jenas, PAL)
2022/23
Community Shield - Liverpool (3) v (1) Manchester City - The annual season-opening fixture pitted the Premiership Champions against the FA Cup Winners and once again it was Liverpool that emerged victorious. Goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohammed Salah and new signing Darwin Núñez did the damage, with the lone City goal coming from new signing Julian Alvarez. City debuted new signing Erling Haaland and he had a quiet game, missing a couple of easy chances. The game was played at Leicester's King Power Stadium due to Wembley hosting the Womens European Championships Final (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Carney, PAL)
Round 4 - Liverpool (1) @ (2) Brighton & Hove Albion - Brighton piled more misery on Liverpool, knocking out the holders with a last-minute goal at the Amex. Both teams were evenly matched and were tied at 1-1 as the game entered injury time at the end of the game. With a replay looking likely, Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma scored a well taken goal to send the crowd wild and the Seagulls into the next round. The other Brighton goal came from Lewis Dunk. The Liverpool goal came from Harvey Elliott (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/McCoist, PAL)
Round 4 - West Ham (2) @ (0) Derby County - West Ham ended Derby's 14-match unbeaten run with a comfortable win at Pride Park. 1 goal in each half from Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio did the damage. Derby only managed 1 shot on target in the game (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Hutchinson/McCoist, PAL)
FA Cup Round 4 Replay - Wrexham (1) @ (3) Sheffield United - Sheffield United finally ended non-league Wrexham's run in the cup with a tight win at Bramall Lane. The teams were tied at 1-1 as the game entered injury time at the end of the game and extra-time seemed inevitable, but United scored 2 goals in 2 minutes to break Wrexham fans hearts and book their place in the 5th round. The United goals came from Anel Ahmedhodzic, Billy Sharp and Sander Berge. The Wrexham goal came from Paul Mullin who also missed a penalty (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/McCoist, PAL)
Quarter Final - Burnley (0) @ (6) Manchester City - Former Manchester United captain Vincent Kompany took his Burnley team to the Etihad Stadium and, despite a warm welcome from the crowd, left with a big loss as City booked their place in the Semi-Finals. City held a 2-0 lead at the half and scored 4 goals in 14 minutes at the start of the 2nd half to end the game as a contest. The goals came from Erling Haaland (3), Julian Alvarez (2) and Cole Palmer (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Mowbray/Jenas, PAL)
Semi-Final - Manchester City (3) v (0) Sheffield United - City midfielder Riyad Mahrez scored the first hat-trick in an FA Cup semi-final since 1958 as Manchester City kept their quest for the Treble on course by beating Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium. The Blades kept the game scoreless until the 43rd minute but as soon as Mahrez scored his first goal the result seemed inevitable. 2 more goals in the 2nd half ended the game as a contest and booked City a place in their 2nd FA Cup Final in 5 years (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Dixon/McCoist, PAL)
Semi-Final - Manchester United (0) v (0) Brighton and Hove Albion - At a rainy Wembley Stadium, Manchester United booked a place in the FA Cup Final with a penalty-shootout win over Brighton. Brighton had the better of the game but found United Goalkeeper David De Gea in good form and he managed to steer United to the lottery of a Penalty Shootout. Both teams scored their first 6 penalties before Brighton's Solly March missed his kick. United's Victor Lindelof stepped up and scored the match-winner to put United in the Final (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Murphy, PAL)
Final - Manchester City (2) v (1) Manchester United - Manchester City completed the 2nd part of the treble (League, FA Cup, Champions League) with a big win over their big rivals at Wembley Stadium. City Captain Ilkay Gundogan was the hero, scoring both goals, with the opener coming in just 12 seconds at the start of the game. United did tie the game at 1-1 in the 1st half with a controversial penalty from Bruno Fernandes, but City took back control at the start of the 2nd half and held on to win the cup (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Jenas, PAL)
2023/24
FA Cup Round 1 - Cray Valley Paper Mills (1) @ (1) Charlton - Non-League Cray Valley Paper Mills forced a replay with near-neighbours League One Charlton, overcoming a difference of 117 league places and 5 Divisions. Charlton led 1-0 at the half but paid for poor finishing when they conceded an own-goal at the start of the 2nd half and the Millers held on for a draw and a replay. The Charlton goal came from Scott Fraser (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Scott/Upson, PAL)
FA Cup Round 1 Replay - Charlton (6) @ (1) Cray Valley Paper Mills - League One Charlton survived a tricky away replay with a ruthless display of finishing to advance to the 2nd Round. Cray Valley Paper Mills managed to take the tie into half-time with a 1-1 draw, but Charlton scored 5 unanswered goals in the 2nd half to pull away and win the game. The Charlton goals came from Alfie May (2), Miles Leaburn, George Dobson, Tyreece Campbell and Micah Mbick. The Cray Valley Paper Mills goal came from Kyrell Lisbie (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Scott/Upson, PAL)
FA Cup Round 1 Replay - Barnsley (3) @ (0) Horsham - League One Barnsley ended 7th-tier Horsham's fairytale run in the cup with a dominant win at the Camping World Community Stadium in Horsham. All 3 goals came in the 1st half, and even though Horsham fought hard in the 2nd half, they couldn't find a way back into the game and Barnsley held on for the win. The Barnsley goals came from Nicky Cadden and John McAtee (2) (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Virgo, PAL)
FA Cup Round 5 - Chelsea (3) @ (2) Leeds - In a re-match of the 1970 FA Cup Final, Chelsea stunned Leeds with a late winner to book a place in the Quarter Finals. Championship side Leeds were game for an upset, scoring in the 9th minute, but Chelsea recovered to go in at the break 2-1 up. The visitors started strong in the 2nd half and levelled the game but with extra-time looming, Chelsea scored the game-winner in the 90th minute to break Leeds hearts. The Chelsea goals came from Nicolas Jackson, Mykhailo Mudryk and Conor Gallagher. The Leeds goals came from Mateo Joseph (2) (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Tyldesley/Dixon, PAL)
FA Cup Quarter Final - Liverpool (3) @ (4) Manchester United - In an all-action Quarter Final between the big rivals, it was United who stunned Liverpool with a last-second winner in Extra-time. United controlled the 1st half and looked to be taking a 1-0 lead in at the half, but Liverpool scored 2 goals in 3 minutes just before the break to turn the game around. United fought hard to get back in the game and sensationally forced extra-time with 3 minutes to go. Liverpool scored again to re-take the lead and seemed to be heading for the Semi-Final, but United turned the game around with 2 goals, including the game-winner in the final seconds to shock the Reds. The Manchester United goals came from Scott McTominay, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo. The Liverpool goals came from Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott (9, Partial Post-Game, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Dixon, PAL)
FA Cup Semi-Final - Manchester United (3) v (3) Coventry - Manchester United booked a place in their 2nd straight FA Cup final, surviving an epic comeback from Coventry at Wembley Stadium. United were in charge and held a 3-0 lead with 19 minutes to play in the game when Coventry turned the game on its head with 3 unanswered goals, including the game-tieing penalty goal in the 5th minute of extra-time. A shell-shocked United re-grouped to see extra-time out then won the game with a 4-2 win on penalties. The United goals came from Scott McTominay, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes. The Coventry goals came from Ellis Simms, Callum O'Hare and Haji Wright (9, 3 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Dixon, PAL)
FA Cup Final - Manchester United (2) v (1) Manchester City - Manchester United overturned the form book at Wembley Stadium, beating their big rivals to win their 13th FA Cup. United went at the League Champions from the off, using a strong pressing game to keep City off-balance. 2 goals in 9 minutes at the end of the 1st half did the damage, and even though City pulled a goal back with 3 minutes to play, the result was never in doubt and United held on for the big win. The Manchester United goals came from Alejandro Garnacho and man-of-the-match Kobbie Mainoo. Manchester City featured Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Mowbray/Shearer, PAL)
2024/25
FA Cup Round 3 - West Ham (1) @ (2) Aston Villa - New West Ham manager Graham Potter nearly pulled off a shock result at Villa Park in his first game in charge, but the home team turned the game around in the 2nd half to book a place in the 4th round. The Hammers opened the scoring in the 9th minute and dominated the 1st half, but Villa re-grouped at the break and responded with 2 goals in 5 minutes in the 2nd half to take the win. The Aston Villa goals came from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers. The West Ham goal came from Lucas Paquetá (9, 2 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Dixon, PAL)
FA Cup Round 3 - Salford City (0) @ (8) Manchester City - The Battle of Manchester predictably went the way of the Premiership team, as City scored 8 goals to beat League 2 Salford City and move onto the 4th round. Manchester City fielded a young team, missing most of the 1st team, but didn't miss a beat as they ran out to a 3-0 lead at the half then finished off the game with 5 more goals in the 2nd half. The Manchester City goals came from Jeremy Doku (2), Divin Mubama, Nico O'Reilly, Jack Grealish and James McAtee (3) (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Murphy, PAL)
FA Cup Round 4 - Manchester City (2) @ (1) Leyton Orent - Manchester City advanced to the 5th round with a tough win at Leyton Orient. City won the game with 2 goals in the 2nd half, but the moment of the match came in the 16th minute when Leyton Orient midfielder Jamie Donley sensationally shot from 50 yards out and watched as the ball cannoned back off the cross-bar and went in the net off of City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. The City goals cane from Abdoukodir Khusanov and Kevin de Bruyne (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Scott/Keown, PAL)
FA Cup Round 5 - Millwall (1) @ (3) Crystal Palace - Crystal Palace booked their place in the Quarter Finals with a hard-fought win a Selhurst Park. Millwall faced an uphill battle to win after goalkeeper Liam Roberts was sent off in the 8th minute for a dangerous head-high tackle on Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta that required 15 stitches. Palace capitalised on the sending off to take a 2-1 lead in at the half, then finished the game off with a goal 9 minutes from time that sealed the win. The Palace goals came from Japhet Tanganga, Daniel Munoz and Eddie Nketiah. The Millwall goal came from Wes Harding (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Upson, PAL)
FA Cup Semi-Final - Crystal Palace (3) v (0) Aston Villa - Crystal Palace booked a place in their 3rd FA Cup Final with a strong win over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium. Aston Villa had the better of the stats (70% possession, 16 shots to 9 shots) but Palace were clinical in front of goal and it won them the game. Goals from Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr (2) did the damage and Palace could also afford to miss a penalty as they ran out easy winners (9, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Shearer, PAL)
FA Cup Final - Crystal Palace (1) v (0) Manchester City - Crystal Palace won the first major trophy in the club's history with a hard-fought win over Manchester City at Wembley Stadium. A 16th minute goal from Eberechi Eze, after a fantastic free-flowing move from one end of the pitch to the other, gave Palace the lead that they defended to the end. The game changed in Palace's favour in a 13 minute spell in the 1st half. Firstly, Palace 'keeper Dean Henderson was not shown a red card when he handled outside his area, then 13 minutes later City were awarded a penalty, and Henderson saved the kick to preserve the Eagles lead. City controlled possession (70%) and shots on goal (23 to 6) but Palace heled firm and, after 10 minutes of extra-time, celebrated the historic win. Coverage includes the "Football Focus" Pre-Game + BBC hi-lites of the game (9, 4 Discs, ITV - Matterface/Dixon/McCoist, PAL)
2025/26
FA Cup Round 3 - Crystal Palace (1) @ (2) Macclesfield - In front of a raucous crowd at The Leasing.com Stadium, Non-league Macclesfield produced a big upset by beating the reigning Cup holders and Premier League Crystal Palace. The Silkmen were at it from the start and a goal either side of Half-Time gave them an big lead, and even when Palace scored a goal deep in injury time, the home team held on for the win. The Macclesfield goals came from captain Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts. The Crystal Palace goal came from Yeremy Pino. Palace also featured Marc Guéhi and Adam Wharton (9, 46 minutes hi-Lites, 1 Disc, TNT Sports - Summerton/Ward, PAL)
FA Cup Round 5 - Chelsea (4) @ (2) Wrexham - Premier League Chelsea survived a major upset attempt by Championship side Wrexham, needing extra-time to win the game and book their place in the Quarter Finals. In front of Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, Wrexham twice took the lead in the game, only for Chelsea to fight back each time and force the game into Extra-Time. The game turned in the Blues favour 3 minutes into extra-time when Wrexham midfielder George Dobson was sent off after a VAR review, and Chelsea capitalised with 2 goals to finish off the tie and win the game. The Chelsea goals came from Josh Acheampong, Alejandro Garnacho, Joao Pedro and an own-goal. The Wrexham goals came from Sam Smith and Josh Windass (9, 2 Discs, TNT - Summerton/Virgo, PAL)
FA Cup Quarter Final - Arsenal (1) @ (2) Southampton - In a big upset, Championship side Southampton beat Premier League leaders Arsenal with a late goal at St.Mary's Stadium. The Saints were on the front foot from the off, and took a 1-0 lead in at the half. Arsenal responded with a levelling goal in the 68th minute and the game seemed destined for extra-time when Southampton scored a sensational and well deserved winner with 5 minutes to play. The Southampton goals came from Ross Stewart and Shea Charles. The Arsenal goal came from Viktor Gyokeres. Southampton wore their yellow kit to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the last time they lifted the trophy in 1976 (9, 2 Discs, TNT - Farrar/Ward, PAL)