Latest FA Cup News (Guardian)

The latest FA Cup football news from the Guardian website.

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  Chelsea’s Diego Costa denies biting Everton’s Gareth Barry

  - Spain striker sent off late in 2-0 FA Cup defeat after clashing with Barry
  - Costa ‘very clear’ he did not bite Barry, says club spokesman Chelsea’s Diego Costa says he did not bite Everton’s ...

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  Dmitri Payet: why West Ham can thank a father for resurrecting his son’s dream

  Hammers fans at Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United will be grateful their gifted playmaker was persuaded to make another attempt at proving he was good enough for the big time Hea...

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  Costel Pantilimon eager to avoid more FA Cup heartache with Watford

  - Sánchez Flores refuses to guarantee Pantilimon’s place in Cup matches
  - Goalkeeper played all of Manchester City’s Cup run in 2013 except final Quique Sánchez Flores has pointedly refused to g...

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  Arsenal’s Arsène Wenger philosophical over expectations before Watford tie

  Wenger acknowledges there will always be heightened expectations on his team but is relishing his side’s cup commitments in the coming week At times this season Arsène Wenger has worn the expression o...

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  Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United must deliver this week or be done | Paul Wilson

  Defeat in the FA Cup and the Europa League will leave the manager with nowhere to hide and United with no further excuses for a poor season After more false starts and failed recoveries than most supp...

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  Diego Costa off but Everton play down bite claims against Chelsea striker

  - Costa sent off after clash with Gareth Barry during Everton’s 2-0 FA Cup win
  - ‘Gareth has said it is nothing to worry about,’ says Roberto Martínez Diego Costa was sent off for the first time...

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  Romelu Lukaku strikes twice for Everton as Chelsea’s Diego Costa is sent off

  Two late goals from Romelu Lukaku secured Everton a place in the FA Cup last four at his former team’s expense, in a slow-burner of a game that finished explosively with both sides going down to 10 m...

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  Everton v Chelsea: FA Cup quarter-final – live!

  Romelu Lukaku scored both goals against his old team, the first a wonderful solo effort, while Diego Costa was sent off on a miserable day for Chelsea 9.27pm GMT Match report: Related: ...

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  Defiant Louis van Gaal adamant three-year Manchester United plan on track

  - ‘We are in three different competitions and a lot of others cannot say that’
  - Manchester United preparing for Cup tie at West Ham after Liverpool loss If Louis van Gaal is fighting for his Ma...

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  Roberto Martínez goes on the attack to deny Everton are ‘mentally fragile’

  - Manager blames penalty miss for collapse against West Ham
  - No hangover going into home FA Cup quarter-final against Chelsea Roberto Martínez has denied Everton are mentally fragile, arguing t...

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  Arsène Wenger’s belief buoyed by return to form of Arsenal strike force

  - Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott and Alexis Sánchez all back among the goals
  - Arsenal face Watford on Sunday before flying to Barcelona Arsène Wenger believes Arsenal can attack the challenges ah...

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  Everton’s Oumar Niasse: ‘I am a fighter, someone who always wants the ball’

  It’s been a slow start at Goodison but Senegal forward who could have been playing for Chelsea at Everton in the FA Cup is determined to show his worth There is only a hint of frustration from Oumar N...

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  Yohan Cabaye penalty eases Crystal Palace past Reading in FA Cup

  Crystal Palace can thrill at the prospect of a trip to Wembley. A team who have been rudderless of late in the top-flight edged into only the fourth FA Cup semi-final in club history at Reading’s exp...

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  Reading v Crystal Palace: FA Cup quarter-final – as it happened

  A late penalty from Yohan Cabaye and a clincher from Fraizer Campbell give Crystal Palace a deserved win at Reading and a place in the semi-finals at Wembley Match report: Reading 0-2 Crystal Palac...

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  Troy Deeney looks to restart Watford’s goal machine against Arsenal

  The FA Cup quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday is a welcome opportunity for the Hornets’ stalled strikers to rediscover their sting If Watford have a cunning plan to end Arsenal’s dominanc...

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  Watford’s Quique Sánchez Flores expects full-strength Arsenal in FA Cup

  - Sánchez Flores does not think Wenger will rest players before Barcelona tie
  - ‘The FA Cup has an atmosphere you can breathe in these kinds of matches’ Watford expect Arsenal to play their firs...

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  Everton v Chelsea: match preview

  Everton will be keen to overcome the significant challenge of Chelsea’s visit to Goodison Park, in order to ease the pain of faltering in the League Cup semi-finals. Roberto Martínez lifted the FA Cu...

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  Manchester United v West Ham United: match preview

  In this season of boom and bust, Louis van Gaal will face a particularly torrid walk from dugout to changing room along the Old Trafford touchline should Manchester United suffer a third consecutive ...

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  Arsenal v Watford: match preview

  Arsenal fans will be relieved that Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista will start, after both central defenders were taken off injured against Hull City on Tuesday. With hope in the Champions League...

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  Eden Hazard available for Chelsea FA Cup quarter-final with Everton

  - John Terry and Diego Costa unlikely to feature at Goodison
  - Hiddink: ‘Eden is not absent of injury, but what is an injury?’ Guus Hiddink will have Eden Hazard available for Saturday’s FA Cup ...

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