FA CUP- 4th round : MAN UTD progress but Liverpool n Arsenal out

 Manchester Utd & Chelsea picked up wins in the Fa Cup over the weekend, but Liverpool and Arsenal were both sent crashing out at the fourth round stage of the competition

An action-packed weekend of FA Cup action ended up with two of English football royalty in Liverpool and Arsenal both crashing out at the fourth round stage

SOUTHAMPTON 1 Arsenal 0

CHELSEA 3 Luton Town 1

WEST HAM 4 Doncaster 0

Cheltenham 1 MAN CITY 3

Fulham 0 BURNLEY 3

Brentford 1 LEICESTER CITY 3

EVERTON 3 Sheffield Wednesday 0

Wycombe 1 TOTTENHAM 4

BOURNEMOUTH 2 Crawley Town 1

Manchester City juara FA Cup pula slps benam Watford 6-0

Stunning by Manchester City. They have won the FA Cup and completed the domestic treble (Community Shield,Carabao Cup,FA Cup,Premier League).
You have to feel for Watford but Pep Guardiola's men are just too good.

Manchester City became the first men's team in England to win the domestic treble as City crushed Watford 6-0 on Saturday in the FA Cup final, with Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus each scoring twice. Sterling was initially credited with three goals, but one was retroactively awarded to Jesus instead.

After already winning the Premier League and League Cup, this was was over shortly after halftime. City led 2-0 at the break and 3-0 just 16 minutes into the second half. 

Sterling was dominant with his speed and technical ability, Jesus was clinical from close, David Silva scored the winner and Kevin de Bruyne added another as City finished the majority of its shots on goal.

Watford entered this game as the heavy underdog, and that was evident early. Though Ederson was forced to make a couple saves, City was just too much in the end,

It was another prolific season for City, who wrapped up the Premier League title over Liverpool last Sunday. Now the focus shifts to celebrations, the summer and aiming to reach an even higher goal next season: winning the Champions League. 

Watford, on the other hand, finished off a good season just a step short of glory. A team with defensive struggles, Watford has conceded 13 goals over the last three games. 

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Arsenal The Emirates FA Cup campaign is over after defeat to Manchester United

FA CUP : Wigan nyahkan pendahulu liga Man City dr pertandingan Fa Cup

1 kad merah buat Fabian Delph pd minit '47 separuh masa pertama

Possesion dipegang oleh Man City 83% Wigan hanya 17%

City were reduced to 10 men following Fabian Delph's red card on the stroke of half-time, despite referee Anthony Taylor initially appearing to produce a yellow car

Wigan striker Will Grigg then scored the only goal of the game to knock City out of the FA Cup.

In doing so the Latics replicated their famous 1-0 victory over the same opposition in the competition's 2013 final.

Chaotic scenes followed the final whistle as Sergio Aguero appeared to confront a supporter who had invaded the pitch.

Guardiola found defeat hard to swallow after his side had dominated the game with 83 per cent possession.

Speaking to BBC Sport, the City boss said: "It was like a final.

"They had one shot on target, I don't have regrets with the way we played, the performance, the heart.

"Congratulations for Wigan for the qualification.

"We did absolutely everything, we made a mistake and this kind of game is like a final.

Pep Guardiola stares at the ground following Man City's shock defeat to Wigan

"Wigan won, congratulations to them and now we rest to prepare for the League Cup final."

Guardiola refused to be drawn on the referee's decision to dismiss Delph for a reckless tackle on Wigan's Max Power.

He did not criticise Taylor's choice of card, simply stating: "Red card. It was the decision."

On an apparent clash with Wigan boss Paul Cook in the tunnel he added: "Nothing happened."

Tonight was only the third time Manchester City have failed to score in a match this season.

Lower league sides have been responsible for two of those games, a 0-0 draw with Wolves in the Carabao Cup being the other.

CHELSEA AND LEICESTER CITY SAFELY THROUGH IN EMIRATES FA CUP AFTER FRIDAY NIGHT TIES

Chelsea marched into the Emirates FA Cup sixth round as Willian scored twice during a comfortable 4-0 win against Championship side Hull City. 

Frenchman Olivier Giroud, signed from Arsenal on deadline day, scored his first Chelsea goal and assisted both Willian strikes.

Pedro rounded off the scoring as Chelsea scored four in the first half.

The Blues went ahead after only two minutes as Willian scored a curling effort from outside of the penalty area. 

And it was 2-0 on 27 minutes as Pedro raced onto a through ball from fellow Spaniard Cesc Fabregas.   

Willian then linked well with Giroud just past the half hour mark to score his second of the game, while the Frenchman scored his first Chelsea goal following debutant Emerson Palmieri's cross. 

Hull improved considerably after the break and David Meyler had a penalty saved by goalkeeper Willy Caballero, while Willian hit the post late on for a rampant Chelsea.

Meanwhile, England international and Sheffield-born Jamie Vardy proved the match winner as Leicester City booked their place in the next round of the Emirates FA Cup after beating Sheffield United 1-0. 

But it was the returning Riyad Mahrez that proved the creative spark for the Foxes. 

Mahrez provided the cross for Vardy to head home the all-important winning goal just after the hour mark.

Sheffield United created clear cut opportunities of their own, with Enda Stevens and George Baldock going close for Chris Wilder’s men. 

But the Blades were unable to find an equaliser late on, while Vardy had a late effort ruled out for Leicester for offside. 

Gunners earn comfortable win in the Emirates Cup

Theo Walcott hit a brace for Arsenal to help see off Benfica 5-2 in the Emirates Cup on Saturday.

The Gunners went behind to an early goal from Franco Cervi, but Walcott put them in front by volleying home a cross from new signing Sead Kolasinac in the 24th minute and then scoring into an open net in the 33rd.

Benfica levelled through Eduardo Salvio before the break, but Walcott helped restore the Gunners' lead for good as his cross for Olivier Giroud was steered into the Benfica net by Lisandro for an own goal.

Arsenal then added some polish to the win as Giroud acrobatically volleyed in a perfect cross from 17-year-old Reiss Nelson and Alex Iwobi hammered home a hard strike into the roof of the net.

Alexandre Lacazette was given a rousing reception as he replaced Walcott for the final 15 minutes. He's expected to start on Sunday against Sevilla, who beat beat RB Leipzig 1-0 in the cup's opener thanks to a penalty from Wissam Ben Yedder.         

Alex Iwobi ensured victory and a healthy goal bonus for the Gunners with his powerful effort that made it 5-2

FA cup Final : PLAYER RATINGS: Classy Mesut Ozil ran the show but Victor Moses had a nightmare

ARSENAL (3-4-3)

DAVID OSPINA - 6.5

Might have done better with Diego Costa’s goal and a couple of hairy moments - but also made two stunning saves.

ROB HOLDING - 7.5

Showed great maturity in tracking runners and managed to get under Costa’s skin early, although lost him for the goal.

PER MERTESACKER - 8.5

Didn’t look like a man who had not started a game for 392 days. A true leader and won every header.

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil was one of the better players on the park on Saturday

NACHO MONREAL - 7

Looks at home on the left of a back three and does the simple things well rather than over-complicating defending.

HECTOR BELLERIN - 7.5

Flew down the right with purpose and the Spaniard’s fitness is such that he almost scored a third on the counter late on.

AARON RAMSEY - 8.5

A tenacious display with real grit. Unsettled Chelsea throughout and capped the day off with the winner after earlier hitting the post.

Impressive Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey capped the day off with the winner

GRANIT XHAKA - 8

Potentially his finest day in an Arsenal shirt to date. Distribution not always perfect but read the game superbly well.

ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN - 7

Helped double up with Monreal and was menacing when he motored down the left. Final ball let him down a little.

MESUT OZIL - 8

Much maligned German was back to his best. Worked hard and even executed a crunching sliding tackle on Hazard. 

Defender Per Mertesacker didn’t look like a man who had not started a game for 392 days

DANNY WELBECK - 6.5

Looked to stretch the Chelsea back three and hit a post but struggled to carve out many opportunities.

ALEXIS SANCHEZ - 9

A nightmare to pick up, Sanchez told Ramsey to step aside for the first goal and remained a thorn in Chelsea’s side.

SUBS

OLIVIER GIROUD (for Welbeck, 78) - Immediate impact by assisting Ramsey’s winner.

FRANCIS COQUELIN (for Oxlade-Chamberlain, 82) - Fresh legs in midfield.

MOHAMED ELNENY (for Sanchez, 90) - Running the clock down.

CHELSEA (3-4-3)

THIBAUT COURTOIS - 7

Certainly blameless, making some big saves, and the Belgian’s quick distribution helped Chelsea find a foothold in the game.

CESAR AZPILICUETA - 5.5

Caught in a daze from the off, often failing to pick up Sanchez but did improve as the evening went on.

DAVID LUIZ - 5.5

Wore a look of real frustration after being caught napping for Arsenal’s controversial opener and not his finest day.

GARY CAHILL - 7

Almost single-handedly kept Chelsea in it with two goal-line clearances during the first 45 minutes. Struggled with Ozil’s vision.

VICTOR MOSES - 4

Little quality on the ball and a blatant dive saw him given a second yellow and halting Chelsea’s forward momentum.

N’GOLO KANTE - 4.5

Endured his worst 20 minutes of football in England to start - and then did not track Ramsey for the eventual winner late on.

NEMANJA MATIC - 5

Game passed him by to a degree. Could not stamp his authority as Xhaka and Ramsey took control of the engine room.

MARCOS ALONSO - 6

Delivery just not good enough from wide areas and too often could be seen playing catch up with Bellerin.

PEDRO - 6.5

Antonio Conte’s liveliest player and the one who truly threatened to open Arsenal up. Drifted into dangerous pockets.

DIEGO COSTA - 7

Stood up to the physical confrontation and finally made a lasting impact by bouncing off Holding to equalise.

EDEN HAZARD - 6

Did have his fleeting moments when taking charge through the middle yet seemed unusually quiet, which is credit to Monreal.

SUBS

CESC FABREGAS (for Matic, 61) -Stayed on the move as Chelsea grew stronger.

WILLIAN (for Pedro, 72) -Wonderful delivery for Costa’s equaliser.

MICHY BATSHUAYI (for Costa, 88) -Last roll of the dice by Conte.

REF: ANTHONY TAYLOR - 7

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FA Emirates Cup : ARSENAL 2-1 Chelsea

Bridge too far for Chelsea

Chelsea went into this final as firm favourites to claim the league and cup double against an Arsenal side who have been their inferior this season. But in the end it was just one game too far for Antonio Conte's men.

They looked leg-weary and slow and key men such as Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante were unable to exert their usual influence.

The Blues threatened to demonstrate their durability and resilience once more when, even at a numerical disadvantage, Costa put them back in the game.

It was not to be - and the brutal truth is that on the day they were outplayed by a resurgent Arsenal. This has still been an outstanding season for Conte's side.

Brave Taylor sticks to his guns

The referee was presented with two big FA Cup final decisions - and he was certainly not found to be lacking in conviction.

He overruled his linesman for Sanchez's opening goal after the offside flag had been raised, although Chelsea were left nursing a serious sense of injustice as they believed the Chilean had handled.

There was no question he got his second decision right, giving a second yellow card to Moses as he clearly dived in a desperate attempt to win a penalty as Chelsea chased an equaliser.

'An incredible season'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "We had an outstanding performance from the first minute onwards. This team has suffered. They've united and responded. They showed strength and unity and played spectacular football today.

"I'm proud to have won seven of these cups. I'm proud having done this - winning the championship without losing and winning seven FA Cups."

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte: "I think the first goal was very strange. The first half we didn't start well, we didn't have the right approach and we suffered in first 25 minutes. We started to play better in the second half and the red card was decisive.

"There is disappointment for the final result but it can happen and there was a lot of pressure. Victor Moses has been good and played an important season.

"Our season was incredible to win the league in this way, it was great but now it's important to look forward and to restart".

Alexis Sanchez celebrating with the Arsenal fans

Danny Welbeck and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain celebrating with the FA Cup

Former Arsenal player, Johan Djourou's comments on Instagram. Once a Gunner, always a Gunner.

ARSENAL juara FA Emirates Cup 2016/17

Arsenal duo Per Mertesacker and Alexis Sanchez dedicated their Emirates FA Cup win over Chelsea to boss Arsene Wenger.

Goals from Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey were enough to secure a deserved 2-1 victory over their London rivals at Wembley to help Wenger become the most successful manager in FA Cup history.

And stand-in captain Mertesacker, who has spent most of the last year out injured was quick to praise the Frenchman.

"Not bad is it?" he said.

"That's everything there is to say, because a lot has been said about the manager but the team gave the right answer today.

"We didn't care about what was said in the press or media, we just focused on ourselves and we had a brilliant game today."

And with Laurent Koscielny suspended, Gabriel Jesus suspended and then Kieran Gibbs falling ill before the game, the experienced German was only too happy to step in and put in a vintage display.

"The manager said nothing special, I think this team trusts me, which is more important than anything else," he explained.

"With the support of the team, anything is possible, even for myself, I haven't played a lot but I was still able to do that for my team."

Sanchez set the Gunners on their way with an early opening goal after just four minutes.

And his performance set the tone throughout the day, earning him the official man-of-the-match award.

"I'm so happy with the win and to win The FA Cup," said the Chilean star.

"And I'm so happy for the players and the manager."

7 - Arsene Wenger has won the FA Cup seven times, more than any other manager in history. Legend.

Arsenal 2 Manchester City 1 after extra time as Alexis Sanchez scores late FA Cup semi-final winner

Arsenal are in the FA Cup Final. Manchester City will rail against the injustice of it all and, in particular, a ‘goal’ by Sergio Aguero that was wrongly disallowed while they also struck the woodwork twice and missed a host of chances.

Arsenal dug deep – as so often they have failed to do – and showed immense spirit as they came from behind with goals by Nacho Monreal and, in extra-time, Alexis Sanchez.

They will meet Chelsea in the final with an unlikely chance of another trophy for Arsene Wenger in a season of such frustration and doubt. Maybe now that contract announcement will be made even if he will not qualify for the Champions League.

That man again: Cech was not quick enough off his line to deny Aguero CREDIT: EPA

Monreal deal: Nacho scores a rare goal for Arsenal CREDIT: THE FA COLLECTION

FA CUP (Semi) : CHELSEA 4 - 2 SPURS

Antonio Conte happy to see semi-final team selection pay off

"During a season, there is a moment when a coach must make a strong decision. I had to take the risk." - CONTE

Eden Hazard produced a remarkable second-half performance to guide the Blues to victory

Tottenham suffered yet more Wembley heartache against Chelsea on Saturday afternoon

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4 pasukan layak ke semi :

1. Chelsea
2. Manchester City
3. Arsenal
4. Tottenham Hotspur