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Best FA Cup games of all time By Charlie Bennett Each year, the FA Cup provides epic moments that go down in football folklore and, as it celebrates its 150 th   birthday, now is a good time to reflect on some of the best.  From Steven Gerrard’s rocket to Ryan Giggs’ chest hair, here are five matches we can never forget.  Liverpool 3-3 West Ham, 2006  You need to do something pretty special to have a final named after you and this six-goal thriller will forever be known as the Stevie G final.  West Ham were 3-2 up as the game headed into injury time and left-back Paul Konchesky looked set to be the hero, with his fluke appearing decisive.  That’s until Steven Gerrard, who had already bagged one goal, scored one of the greatest FA Cup goals of all time with a rasping shot from 30 yards that flew into the bottom corner.  Liverpool took it extra time and then inevitably won the penalty shoot-out, with Pepe Reina saving three spot-kicks.  Gerrard hois...

European Review for all Premier League clubs By Jonny Bray The Premier League hasn’t been at this high a standard in nearly 15 years. Both fans and pundits appear to be in agreement that the quality of the teams throughout the league has been very impressive. However, it’ll be interesting to see if that will translate into European success for the English sides in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. After an all-English Champions League Final last year, the question remains, can fans of the Premier League expect the same again this year? Liverpool Liverpool have had a perfect start to their European campaign this season. Winning all six games in any group is impressive but winning all six in a group with Atlético de Madrid, Porto and AC Milan is absolutely outstanding. It says a lot about how good Liverpool have been when they’re 11 points clear of their closest rival in the group. They’re arguably favourites to win the whole damn thing. Manchester United ...

Mid-week European preview of the Premier League clubs in action By Jack Lacey-Hatton  December is a busy time in the English football calendar for leagues up and down the country.    However, European action will take a winter break following this week, when the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League group stages reach the final matchday.   The final qualifiers for the UCL round of 16 will be decided, while the Europa and Conference League groups will also wrap up.   Let’s look at the Premier League clubs flying the flag across the continent over the next few days and see which teams still need a result.     UEFA Champions League    As is increasingly becoming the norm in the Champions League, all four English clubs have safely navigated the group stage, even with one matchday still to play.   Manchester City , the first PL side in European action this week, travel to Germany on Tuesday to face RB Leipzig (5.45...

By Oli Dickson Jefford Another dramatic weekend of Premier League action is drawing to a close with Arsenal taking on Everton tonight. And though that match will have plenty of implications on how the table looks heading into next weekend, there is still plenty to talk about from Saturday and Sunday’s action. Chelsea slip up as Man City take league lead The title race is continuing to build up nicely and Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool are still leading the away by a comfortable margin - though they’ve swapped positions after the weekend. Chelsea, who were top of the table, needed a win after only taking a point from their previous match against Man City, though fell to a 3-2 defeat to West Ham at the London Stadium. Arthur Masuaku’s cross-cum-shot in the 87th minute proved to be decisive for David Moyes’ men, who have now beaten all of the traditional ‘Top Six' in 2021. Most frustratingly for Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel will be individual errors from the likes of keeper Edouard Men...

Are Arsenal the best placed team to finish fourth this season? By Oscar Maung-Haley While the top three spots in the Premier League will most likely feature some variation of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City, the race for fourth is as competitive as it’s ever been. And after a shaky start to the season, Arsenal have come i nto form…could they be the best bet to take that all important final Champions League spot? Gunners gunning for Europe In a surprising twist to the 2021/22 Premier League season, Arsenal might finally be back. After a couple of years of real inconsistency, the Gunners look to have finally assembled a squad capable of challenging for the top four again. With 11 games played, they sit fifth, two points behind Liverpool, who they play this weekend. Since their 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Manchester City in August, Arsenal have not lost in all competitions, picking up 20 points from a possible 24 in the Premier League. Their summer signings look to have settled an...

  Are West Ham genuine top four/six contenders? By Tom Masters West Ham United appear to have bucked the recent trend of qualifying for the Europa League as one of the non ‘big six’ teams and struggling in the Premier League the following season.    The Hammers finished sixth in the Premier League last season, just two points behind Chelsea in fourth, to qualify for the Europa League for this year.    But whilst that was a formidable achievement, and David Moyes was rightly praised for it, not many expected West Ham to follow up and repeat their heroics of last season this year.    This was perhaps due to the fact that many expected all of the traditional ‘big six’ sides to make up the entirety of the top six, after all six clubs had good transfer windows.    However, following a 1-0 victory over rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, the Hammers sit in fourth place in the Premier League, winning five of their opening nine matches.    ...