From Walcott’s reprieve to Will Evans’ riposte: Field Mill’s FA Cup reunion crackles
Thirteen years have elapsed since Mansfield Town last invited Arsenal to this tight, windbattered patch of Nottinghamshire, the afternoon wh...
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van de Ven’s Red Turns Tide as Sarr Double Drives Palace Past Spiralling Spurs
Tottenham once treated visits from Crystal Palace as a reassuring fixture, a chance to steady the pulse amid the turbulence of the Premier L...
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Slotball Arrives: Jones Masterclass Steers Liverpool Past Resistance at Molineux
In 2019 Molineux revelled in Liverpool’s elimination. Seven years on, the same terrace folklore hung in the cold Friday air, yet Arne Slot’s...
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Mansfield eye another scalp as Arteta weighs rotation for tricky One Call test
Fiftyseven years have passed since Field Mill, now the One Call Stadium, last entertained an FA Cup occasion of comparable weight, when Mans...
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VAR reprieve and Hermansen heroics fuel West Ham's survival surge at Fulham
Fulham’s meetings with West Ham at Craven Cottage have rarely lacked bite, and Wednesday night by the Thames was no exception. The hosts dic...
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Newcastle, down to ten and under fire, outfight Manchester United in throwback thriller
The echoes of Philippe Albert’s chip and that 50 rout from 1996 still hang in the rafters at St James’ Park, reminders of how this fixture c...
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André’s 90th-Minute Strike Seals Wolves’ Siege Upset of Wasteful Liverpool
The last time Liverpool visited Molineux with the title picture still within reach, they left chastened and clueless, undone by Wolves’ refu...
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Pragmatism vs Press: Molineux Braced for Wolves’ Bid to Disrupt Liverpool’s Rhythm
Six years have passed since Wolves sent Liverpool spinning out of this competition at Molineux, a night lit by the sense that the establishe...
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From Frayed to Fearless: Arsenal Turn the Tables on Brighton with Saka’s Early Blow
Brighton and Arsenal have developed a peculiar intimacy over the past few seasons: each spring seems to bring another meeting freighted with...
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From 5-Goal Rout to Survival Scrap: Fulham and West Ham Swap Narratives Tonight
The last time West Ham crossed the Thames for league business they left Craven Cottage nursing a heavy December defeat, a result that seemed...
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