🏆 The Emirates FA Cup - Season 2023/2024

[makishart]

Manchester City's 4-0 win over Chelsea was truly remarkable.  From the beginning, Manchester City was playing a very aggressive game against Sales. Manchester City took the lead by scoring a goal in just 23 minutes.  R. Mahrez (23') gives Manchester City a 1-0 lead with a superb free-kick.  Later, Manchester City players scored consecutively.  But the most surprising thing in this match is that two of the four goals in this match were from penalty shots. J. Álvarez 30' (P) P. Foden 38' R. Mahrez ' 85' (P) The Manchester City players left the field with consecutive goals to ensure their victory 4-0. The goal I enjoyed the most in this match was R. Mahrez's free kick, that goal was really great.

Chelsea looks like a garbage team in the last match against manchester city. Chelsea was losing 1 goals in EPL but it was losing 4 goals in FA which has proven chelsea under potter has become even worst. If dumbest owner like todd keep used potter as a coach for chelsea and it's the same like he was destroying his own team.
The dumb owner that i have ever seen in my life. Potter was not suitable for chelsea. Manchester city has been even proving it by defeating chelsea 4-0.
Two matches and two loses. Chelsea just like  mediocre team right now

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[Despairo]

I don't want to get too far into the discussion of the change in the club's shareholding from Abramovich to Todd Boehly. But too quickly sacking Thomas Tuchel in my opinion was the Chelsea club owner's initial mistake because Tuchel when compared to Potter was still too good for the German passport coach.

It is understandable Chelsea's performance against Manchester City because it is only an FA CUP status, but what if these conditions occur in the biggest competition such as the UEFA Champion League later against Borussia Dortmund?

Tuchel is far better than Potter, just look on their both achievement of their past clubs they've coached.

Potter coached:
Ostersunds FK since 2011-2018, carry this club from Superretan to Allsvenkan (success)
Swansea City 2018-2019, downgrade this club from Premier League to League One (failed)
Brighton 2019-2021, make this club in stable position 15-17 (neutral)

Tuchel coached:
Borrusia Dortmund 2015-2017, upgrade this club from 7th position to 3rd and 2nd position (success)
Paris Saint German, upgrade this club from 2rd position to 1st position for 3 years (success)

Don't give any excuse like it's just a FA cup, it's just a Premier League etc etc, the thing is Chelsea use their main line up while Manchester City didn't even let Haaland play. We need to judge based on the players, not from the league.

[swogerino]

I am curious to see the leaders of the Premier League how will they behave in their game against Oxford United which I think is a couple of leagues below.I believe that Arsenal has the full capacity to win this game easily even with their 2nd starting eleven,not the official formation.Surprises have happened here and I don't also exclude them from this game but I think it will be highly unlikely that Arsenal to screw up like Aston Villa did yesterday night.

I expect of course not a clean sheet for Arsenal if they play with their 2nd formation as they will be playing openly and maybe they will concede a goal,so both teams to score at a great odd is a good option.

[Sirait]

Chelsea looks like a garbage team in the last match against manchester city. Chelsea was losing 1 goals in EPL but it was losing 4 goals in FA which has proven chelsea under potter has become even worst. If dumbest owner like todd keep used potter as a coach for chelsea and it's the same like he was destroying his own team.
The dumb owner that i have ever seen in my life. Potter was not suitable for chelsea. Manchester city has been even proving it by defeating chelsea 4-0.
Two matches and two loses. Chelsea just like  mediocre team right now

even though chelsea is in a very downturn at the moment (keep losing when facing man city), the current chelsea owner is sure of potter and he once said potter was their long term plan. in another match, there will be a match between arsenal vs oxford utd and it is certain that arsenal will win easily, hopefully there will be no surprises.

[piebeyb]

Chelsea looks like a garbage team in the last match against manchester city. Chelsea was losing 1 goals in EPL but it was losing 4 goals in FA which has proven chelsea under potter has become even worst. If dumbest owner like todd keep used potter as a coach for chelsea and it's the same like he was destroying his own team.
The dumb owner that i have ever seen in my life. Potter was not suitable for chelsea. Manchester city has been even proving it by defeating chelsea 4-0.
Two matches and two loses. Chelsea just like  mediocre team right now

even though chelsea is in a very downturn at the moment (keep losing when facing man city), the current chelsea owner is sure of potter and he once said potter was their long term plan. in another match, there will be a match between arsenal vs oxford utd and it is certain that arsenal will win easily, hopefully there will be no surprises.

I think it's also pointless to fire Potter and look for a new coach of course it will take more time to adjust the players to the new coach at Chelsea, maybe at least adding new players is a good way to strengthen the team to be better than changing coaches new, chelsea is a big club of course this should be their introspection to improve the situation at their club

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

I am curious to see the leaders of the Premier League how will they behave in their game against Oxford United which I think is a couple of leagues below.I believe that Arsenal has the full capacity to win this game easily even with their 2nd starting eleven,not the official formation.Surprises have happened here and I don't also exclude them from this game but I think it will be highly unlikely that Arsenal to screw up like Aston Villa did yesterday night.

I expect of course not a clean sheet for Arsenal if they play with their 2nd formation as they will be playing openly and maybe they will concede a goal,so both teams to score at a great odd is a good option.

Even though Arsenal have a much tighter match schedule compared to Oxford United, I don't think this match is too difficult for Arsenal to win. Oxford United is not a strong team to withstand Arsenal's positive trend, because in League 1 Oxford United is not the seeded team or the leader of the standings and is currently ranked 15th, not to mention the quality of the two teams which are very much different

Arteta will try to rotate several players in my opinion, considering the schedule in the Premier League is too tight and will face Tottenham. Even though they didn't appear with the main strength, I believe Arsenal can beat Oxford United.

[cryptofrka]

So, Aston Villa got knocked in the 3rd round yet again. I read somewhere it's their 4th or 5th year in a row.
They started with a strong lineup and losing at home to a League 2 team isn't something they should have allowed.

Everything fell apart after Dendoncker's red card, but they conceded 2 goals in 3 minutes. Emery has every right to be mad at his players.

[SatoPrincess]

Another surprise today in the fa cup. Sheffield Wednesday was able to win against Newcastle 2:1 and one of the top teams in the premier league is knocked out. Some incredible saves from Sheffield wednesday goalkeeper and they are third league tier and have just advance into next phase

The Newcastle coach took some decisions that he regretted about it but he didn't have many choices since the team will face Leicester in EFL Cup in Tuesday then Fulham in EPL Sunday. Such tight schedule made them less comfortable with letting the same players getting exhausted.
Liverpool also getting a draw vs Wolves is problematic especially for Klopp since playing a replay means additional game and less time for rest for his players.

When teams have tight schedules like this it is only normal to see coaches rotate their squad to manage available players to spread across all the games to maintain fitness and reduce risk of injuries from been over played.  Such tight schedules requires some players to be rested for more important games. Klopp will be very disappointed with his team's result against Wolves and will have to prepare for a second leg match. Sometimes it is better to take the risk and get the results and move on.

[Renampun]

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Arteta will try to rotate several players in my opinion, considering the schedule in the Premier League is too tight and will face Tottenham. Even though they didn't appear with the main strength, I believe Arsenal can beat Oxford United.

even though arsenal has a great chance of winning, from the H2H of the two teams that I heard, Arsenal has only won 1 and 4 ended in a draw. arteta cannot ignore this match because even a small mistake can make Oxford UTD beat them (see what happened to Aston Villa, they lost to the lower caste team).

So, Aston Villa got knocked in the 3rd round yet again. I read somewhere it's their 4th or 5th year in a row.
They started with a strong lineup and losing at home to a League 2 team isn't something they should have allowed.

Everything fell apart after Dendoncker's red card, but they conceded 2 goals in 3 minutes. Emery has every right to be mad at his players.

what an unlucky day for Aston Villa as the match took place at their home. I was quite surprised to see the statistics of the match and did not expect Stevenage's 2 goals to be in the 88th and 90th minutes, only 2 minutes later from their first goal.

[püsür]

Lastly Liverpool form is very difficult to predict and we’ll have to see if Gapko can revitalise them, otherwise the board should consider if it’s time to let Klopp go and allow a new manager to work on this current squad.

Liverpool's performance is indeed falling because of some things that are happening internally. But we still don't want to make excuses because Jurgen Klopp still can't bring Liverpool to a better direction this season.

A club can go bad, that's okay, but if it goes bad and can't carry anything to the next years, the real problem is here. Players are going backwards, young people are insufficient, experienced ones are unstable. Klopp should come to himself. Midfield reinforcements are a must. Van Dijk is injured, it's even harder. Van Dijk's role in defense is understandable. In addition, Van Dijk needs to be taken with a good defender. Players like Gomez and Konate are live bombs. I think it was obvious since the beginning of the season, Liverpool has other problems, my guess is there is a revolt against the coach, they do not play ball consciously. Incredibly many injuries were added to it. For example, Firmino, he hasn't been playing ball for 2 months, I wonder how heinjured himself. Fabinho and Konate are extremely bad, Keita is a very bad ball player, they don't have a midfield anyway, they don't have a defense like they used to. They don't buy big stars because they think they need to prove to do good with what they already have, but it is a mistake.

[Zackgeno96]

Oxford United - Arsenal started 1 minute ago for the FA Cup. It's more of a practice game. They probably won't play in the strongest line-up today either. Arsenal will take the FA cup seriously, but it will be very difficult to win it. You can't risk playing with your best team again. Last weekend they had a competition for the competition and next weekend there will be football again. I think they want the game decided before half time so they don't have to take any risks in the 2nd half. Arsenal's focus will surely be on the league and on the EL. City - Chelsea was a big crush.

[Tumanggor]

Oxford United - Arsenal started 1 minute ago for the FA Cup. It's more of a practice game. They probably won't play in the strongest line-up today either. Arsenal will take the FA cup seriously, but it will be very difficult to win it. You can't risk playing with your best team again. Last weekend they had a competition for the competition and next weekend there will be football again. I think they want the game decided before half time so they don't have to take any risks in the 2nd half. Arsenal's focus will surely be on the league and on the EL. City - Chelsea was a big crush.

I was quite surprised even though Arsenal played some of their good players but until the first half ended the score was still 0-0 with shots on goal made by Arsenal still 0

will this match end in a draw? if that happens then many bets will lose. I'm really curious about the final score of this match

[notblox1]

FA Cup Third Round Proper is almost over, there is only one match left to finish Arsenal vs Oxford, and seven repeated matches that are scheduled for January 17.
Biggest surprise for me Stevenage that kicked out Aston Villa from FA Cup with scoring two goals in last moments of the match.
Next round Stevenage plays with Stoke City and it's not going to be easy repeating this.

[Docnaster]

Oxford United - Arsenal started 1 minute ago for the FA Cup. It's more of a practice game. They probably won't play in the strongest line-up today either. Arsenal will take the FA cup seriously, but it will be very difficult to win it. You can't risk playing with your best team again. Last weekend they had a competition for the competition and next weekend there will be football again. I think they want the game decided before half time so they don't have to take any risks in the 2nd half. Arsenal's focus will surely be on the league and on the EL. City - Chelsea was a big crush.

It is HT goaless and Arsenal didn't start a weak attack. Arteta started Saka, Nketiah and Marteneli which is the premier league attack that he has and I am surprised that they didn't get a goal in the first half.
It is time that Arteta will start introducing other big names and make sure he wins the match because it will sound odd if Oxford wins Arsenal

[SOKO-DEKE]

I'm genuinely astonished weak  by how Arsenal is performing with Oxford United right now because I thought they would have won the match early on half and even have scored more goals with this team call Oxford United, who aren't exactly performing well in League One competition. According to what I can see on the field, there are only a few midfielders who are not present. I did not observe many changes to the arsenal squad from the lineup it has been using in the Premier League. In fact, their attack is weak; I don't even think they have enough goal targets. However, if they substitute a midfielder in the second half, they might score and win the game.let see who will be the lucky among the two teams,because I can't predict who will the match with what the both are playing on pitch.

[snipie]

FA Cup Third Round Proper is almost over, there is only one match left to finish Arsenal vs Oxford, and seven repeated matches that are scheduled for January 17.
Biggest surprise for me Stevenage that kicked out Aston Villa from FA Cup with scoring two goals in last moments of the match.
Next round Stevenage plays with Stoke City and it's not going to be easy repeating this.

The nightmare of EPL top teams is to play a replay after a draw in this round. Imagine a tight schedule and an additional game to play.. Klopp was angry about that. Then it comes the surprising knock out of Aston Villa and Newcastle.
Arsenal didn't score yet vs Oxford after almost 60 minutes of the game been played.

[Masplanc]

Manchester City's 4-0 win over Chelsea was truly remarkable.  From the beginning, Manchester City was playing a very aggressive game against Sales. Manchester City took the lead by scoring a goal in just 23 minutes.  R. Mahrez (23') gives Manchester City a 1-0 lead with a superb free-kick.  Later, Manchester City players scored consecutively.  But the most surprising thing in this match is that two of the four goals in this match were from penalty shots. J. Álvarez 30' (P) P. Foden 38' R. Mahrez ' 85' (P) The Manchester City players left the field with consecutive goals to ensure their victory 4-0. The goal I enjoyed the most in this match was R. Mahrez's free kick, that goal was really great.

Chelsea looks like a garbage team in the last match against manchester city. Chelsea was losing 1 goals in EPL but it was losing 4 goals in FA which has proven chelsea under potter has become even worst. If dumbest owner like todd keep used potter as a coach for chelsea and it's the same like he was destroying his own team.
The dumb owner that i have ever seen in my life. Potter was not suitable for chelsea. Manchester city has been even proving it by defeating chelsea 4-0.
Two matches and two loses. Chelsea just like  mediocre team right now

This is a proof to tell Chelsea is having serious problems that can't be solve by Graham Potter. Chelsea is very right now that they can even manage to win any game. The current form of Chelsea reveals their is no hope in Graham Potter to manage the team to be in a better shape this season.

[Marykeller]

Manchester City's 4-0 win over Chelsea was truly remarkable.  From the beginning, Manchester City was playing a very aggressive game against Sales. Manchester City took the lead by scoring a goal in just 23 minutes.  R. Mahrez (23') gives Manchester City a 1-0 lead with a superb free-kick.  Later, Manchester City players scored consecutively.  But the most surprising thing in this match is that two of the four goals in this match were from penalty shots. J. Álvarez 30' (P) P. Foden 38' R. Mahrez ' 85' (P) The Manchester City players left the field with consecutive goals to ensure their victory 4-0. The goal I enjoyed the most in this match was R. Mahrez's free kick, that goal was really great.

No trophy would someone say that Chelsea is seriously in pursuit of right now. Chelsea has been kicked out of most of the league's cups for example Carabao cup, FA cup, and premier league(they are not even in the top 7th position). The Champions League will be the next they will be disgracefully kicked out.

It is so pathetic that the almighty Chelsea has fallen under the hands of Potter. This is not what Chelsea fans bargained for after Tuchel was sacked.

With Chelsea's present poor performance condition, they wouldn't excel much till the end of this season and the beginning of next season.

[Majestic-milf]

It is understandable Chelsea's performance against Manchester City because it is only an FA CUP status, but what if these conditions occur in the biggest competition such as the UEFA Champion League later against Borussia Dortmund?

 Just because they lost to a much more dominant side doesn't mean FA CUP can be addressed the way you said it, I mean come on, this Chelsea side are still struggling in a competitions and even when it's time for the UEFA champions league they ain't going to even do better, unless the opposing team (Dortmund) didn't take there chances.

 FA CUP is not just an ordinary competition, even the Man City needed to grab a win to prove a point both teams needed to make a statement for other teams to be aware who's going hard and strong for the trophy.

FA Cup Third Round Proper is almost over, there is only one match left to finish Arsenal vs Oxford, and seven repeated matches that are scheduled for January 17.
Biggest surprise for me Stevenage that kicked out Aston Villa from FA Cup with scoring two goals in last moments of the match.
Next round Stevenage plays with Stoke City and it's not going to be easy repeating this.

Aston Villa wasn't too impressive from the beginning of the game till full time, I think they underestimated Stevenage right from the start. I mean how can a premier league team who's doing quite well go down to losing 1-2 after taking the lead?
 The expectations was high but the surprise they got was like a hidden puzzle.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

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even though arsenal has a great chance of winning, from the H2H of the two teams that I heard, Arsenal has only won 1 and 4 ended in a draw. arteta cannot ignore this match because even a small mistake can make Oxford UTD beat them (see what happened to Aston Villa, they lost to the lower caste team).

Arsenal finally managed to record satisfying results in that match, away to Oxford United headquarters, Arsenal had difficulty developing the game in the first 15 minutes, because the Oxford United players performed well. However, entering the 20th minute, Arsenal began to find a rhythm in the game and began to put pressure on Oxford United, despite having trouble scoring in the first half.

Edward Nketiah and Fabio Vieira became field stars who appeared impressive, while successfully scoring two goals and two assists. Thanks to the 3-0 victory, Arsenal managed to qualify for the fourth round and will then face Manchester City who was the first to confirm the ticket.