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THE FA CUP WEEKEND THAT WAS 21-2-06
Kean Thomas
THE WEEKEND THAT WAS IS SPONSORED BY PADDY POWER
Our Cup Runneth Over
FA Premier League
Tottenham 2 Wigan 2
All square in the European places clash. Tottenham are still chasing a
Champions League spot and Wigan are gunning for a Uefa Cup spot. Spuds remain
in fourth place with the Latics a further four places and six points behind.
Wigan look forward to a Carling Cup final against Manchester United this
weekend... keep it warm for us.
FA Cup
Preston 0 Boro 2
Preston unbeaten in twenty-five games, and at home... it looked liked we were going
to struggle, but not the new confident Boro. All square after a dour
first half, the introduction of JFH at the break turned the game in
Boro's favour. Yak adding another two to his Boro account. The only negative
from the match was an ankle injury to crowd favourite Fabio Rochemback.
Liverpool 1 Man Utd 0
Two of the biggest clubs in the world in the world's oldest club cup
competition and what's remembered about this game? Alan Smith's horrific leg
break. Shows you what kind of a game it was. Liverpool recorded their
first win over Manchester United in the FA Cup since 1921 thanks to a goal from
the Giraffe-Human hybrid that is Peter Crouch.
Aston Villa 1 Man City 1
City created over twenty goal scoring chances in this game but still found
themselves a goal down in the seventieth minute thanks to a Milan Baros goal.
Luckily for City eighteen year-old Micah Richards scored in the ninetieth minute
with a thumping header. Fucking chuffed he was. Garth Crooks wasn't.
Chelsea 3 Colchester 1
A scoreline that flattered Chelsea. Colchester ran the billionaires
ragged in the first half and could have been two up before half time.
Chelsea brought on the big guns (Lampard, Joe Cole & Hernan Crespo) in the
second half to turn the game in their favour. The Essex boys did
themselves proud, especially Wayne Brown who deservedly won man of the match.
Stoke 0 Birmingham 1
Yawn. Boring game. Mikkal Forssell scored just after half time in one of the dullest games
of the season.
Bolton 0 West Ham 0
Good result this for the 'Ammers. Going to the Reebok and getting any
kind of result is difficult. Bolton failed to score at home for the
second game in a row. Back to Upton Park for the replay.
Charlton 3 Brentford 1
Charlton ensured the quarter finals would be an all Premiership get
together by beating League One side Brentford. Brentford, minus the DJ
Campbell - or Dudley to his Mum and Dad! - never really got going after
Charlton scored after two minutes and then again just before the break.
Charlton at home to Boro in the quarter finals.
Newcastle 1 Southampton 0
The Barcodes managed to beat a very average Southampton side that are
struggling for survivial in the Championship, Kieron Dyer getting the only goal
of the game. What price for a Tyne-Tees cup final? Be nice to beat
them in Alan Shearer's last ever game for them. Unless he changes his mind
again.
More next week....
THE WEEKEND THAT WAS IS SPONSORED BY PADDY POWER
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