2020-21 Emirates FA Cup - mod note in op 24.01.21

yourdeadwright

Deleted User wrote: »

Amount of PL sides drawn by the Big 6 in the domestic cups since 16/17:

City: 24 (41)
Chelsea: 23 (38)
United: 20 (37)
Arsenal: 18 (32)
Liverpool: 13 (21)
Spurs: 11 (27)

Numbers in parenthesis are total number of games played in all competitions (FA Cup + EFL)

Them number don't tell the whole story ,

It should really show at what stage City tend to draw lower league sides in the early stages and then top 6 teams in the latter stage when things get serious,

yourdeadwright

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Them number don't tell the whole story ,

It should really show at what stage City tend to draw lower league sides in the early stages and then top 6 teams in the latter stage when things get serious,

It isn't citys fault that other teams only start to take them 'seriously' later on in the competition...

To be honest I would rather City play the big teams early on when they 'aren't taking it seriously' and then beat the lesser teams at the end of the competition, that would be amazing...

~Rebel~

Deleted User wrote: »

It isn't citys fault that other teams only start to take them 'seriously' later on in the competition...

To be honest I would rather City play the big teams early on when they 'aren't taking it seriously' and then beat the lesser teams at the end of the competition, that would be amazing...

I think you're misreading there - the poster didn't say when other sides take it seriously - they said when things get serious. As in, the only teams left in the latte stages are the big teams who have knocked out most of the smaller teams.

Point being, City have tended to have an abnormally easy route through the first few rounds to the latter stages, at which point by default the only teams left are big teams.

~Rebel~

~Rebel~ wrote: »

I think you're misreading there - the poster didn't say when other sides take it seriously - they said when things get serious. As in, the only teams left in the latte stages are the big teams who have knocked out most of the smaller teams.

Point being, City have tended to have an abnormally easy route through the first few rounds to the latter stages, at which point by default the only teams left are big teams.

Fair enough but at the end of the day you still have to beat the big teams regardless (as the stats above bear out). At least the rivals should be happy with the fixture congestion it causes for them later on in the season. I am sure they would rather let city stroll to the semis (they play close to their strongest team even against weakest teams anyway) and then to lose say to Arsenal like last year in the FA Cup

citytillidie

3rd Round
Tuesday 19th January 20:00 Kick-off
Southampton V Shrewsbury Town - Live on BT Sport 2

4th Round
Friday 22nd January 19:45 Kick-off
Chorley V Wolverhampton Wanderers - Live on BT Sport 1

Saturday 23rd January
12:15 Kick-off
Southampton/Shrewsbury Town V Arsenal - Live on BT Sport 1

15:00 Kick-offs
AFC Bournemouth V Crawley Town - Live on BT Sport Extra 2
Barnsley V Norwich City - Live on BT Sport Extra 5
Brighton & Hove Albion V Blackpool - Live on BT Sport 3
Millwall V Bristol City - Live on BT Sport 6 / BBC One Wales
Sheffield United V Plymouth Argyle - Live on BBC iPlayer
Swansea City V Nottingham Forest - Live on BT Sport Extra 4
West Ham United V Doncaster Rovers - Live on BBC iPlayer

17:30 Kick-off
Cheltenham Town V Manchester City - Live on BBC One

Sunday 24th January
12:00 Kick-off
Chelsea V Luton Town - Live on BBC One

14:30 Kick-offs
Brentford V Leicester City - Live on BT Sport 1
Fulham V Burnley - Live on BT Sport Extra 2

17:00 Kick-off
Manchester United V Liverpool - Live on BBC One

20:00 Kick-off
Everton V Sheffield Wednesday - Live on BT Sport 1

Monday 25th January 19:45 Kick-off
Wycombe Wanderers V Tottenham Hotspur - Live on BT Sport 1

citytillidie

3rd Round Result
Southampton 2 V 0 Shrewsbury Town

Saturday 23rd January
12:15 Kick-off
Southampton V Arsenal - Live on BT Sport 1

davycc

Charley town v wolves live now bt sports.

Come on you minnow!

davycc

Wolves one nil up up wonder strike from one of the kids

davycc

Ft wolves have enough

kksaints

Unimpressive by Wolves tonight but they got through to the next round at least.

davycc

Southampton one up in the early kick off v arse.

Live on BT sport 1 decent enough for the neutrals

davycc

The holders out at a whimper. Saints get there first ever fa cup win over arsenal amazing stat

Harry Palmr

BBC One going with Cheltenham v Man City feels like a ludicrous choice when West Ham v Doncaster is stuck on the red
button.

West Ham 1 up after a minute, okay...

Harry Palmr

Always check regional variations!

Mr.Crinklewood

Cheltenham v City stopped due to fireworks.

SEPT 23 1989

Highlight of the game so far

Collie D

What’s the reason behind that?

Mr.Crinklewood

..and it's back..

Jimbob1977

Very impressive fireworks display at Cheltenham.

Not just a few bangers or rockets.

Harry Palmr

City are powder puff so far and it's not as if Chelters have spent 50 minutes defending

RasTa

I see Pep is going for every trophy again. Going to be some fixture pile up

adaminho

Collie D wrote: »

What’s the reason behind that?

I would assume safety. Happened in the last round as well. In the last round (Can't remember which game) it was for a young fan who had cancer to show the fans were thinking of him!

Harry Palmr

Collie D wrote: »

What’s the reason behind that?

Some of the expired whizbangs were landing inside the ground.

~Rebel~

RasTa wrote: »

I see Pep is going for every trophy again. Going to be some fixture pile up

They kinda can’t help it really... their squad is unbelievably deep, it’s almost hard to put out a genuinely weakened team. Only a bare handful of nailed on first 11 players out there today, but still a very strong team.

gmisk

Cheltenham 1-0 up against Man City!

Harry Palmr

BOOM! Blue Moon explodes

Agent Coulson

30 minutes to go City are going to win 1-5.

Harry Palmr

This would be the biggest cupset ever probably if it happened which it won't.

DM_7

This is where the 5 subs is really unfair to a club like Cheltenham.

City can change half their outfield team.

ArnoldJRimmer

Harry Palmr wrote: »

This would be the biggest cupset ever probably if it happened which it won't.

It would be up there. Wrexham beating Arsenal in 92 was a big one, they were bottom of the 4th division and Arsenal were reigning league champions.

~Rebel~

Sterling and/or Silva on in the next few minutes surely.

~Rebel~

Ah well. That's probably that.

Harry Palmr

Ugh. Romance is dead

Guy:Incognito

Cheltenham completely switching off for the 2 goals. City players walking past while defenders are ball watching.

~Rebel~

Typically enough it's a winner that would've been offside with VAR.

dfx-

Cheltenham are a team that really irrationally annoy me so pleased to see City beat them. They're an awful team to watch, a real throwback to the era of 6'5 full backs and wingers who are really centre backs. The bad side of League 2..

They must be the tallest team in the league, where football and young players go to rot over physicality and size.

Harry Palmr

Chelsea through 3-1 v Luton. Werner couldn't even score from 12 yards.

davycc

Brentford one up at home to Leicester.

davycc

Two one now all Leicester since half time

davycc

Leicester are three up. Balls

shrewd

Man Utd vs Liverpool
i feel like this game will be cagey and will be settled by penalties

yourdeadwright

Liverpool lack of pace will allow United push on today

SEPT 23 1989

United seem to hold back and not go for them just playing the ball sideways as they approach the box

sligeach

Savage goal from Liverpool. Great through ball and excellent deft chip.

This is it

Lovely ball from Firmino, great finish.

Comic Book Guy

Lovely ball from Rashford, great finish.

sligeach

Poor defending by Liverpool. Milner should have won the header, he shouldn't be playing there to begin with, but needs must.

Esse85

Did Milner jump too early?

This is it

Brilliant from Greenwood. Milner caught in no man's land

About time Liverpool see yellow
Foul after Foul from Thiago and Fabinho