European Super Football

 Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Newcastle United League One side Sheffield Wednesday shocked the Premier League's third-placed side Newcastle United. Josh Windass scored twice in the second half for the Owls as they came out on top in a pulsating tie at Hillsborough. Substitute Bruno Guimaraes gave Newcastle hope with more than 20 minutes left with a close-range finish but they could not force an equaliser. This was the first defeat for Eddie Howe's side since 31 August against Liverpool. Nostalgia and celebration for Sheffield Wednesday Liam, a Sheffield Wednesday fan, said: "This felt like my club was back. We had some great success in the early 1990s and haven't had a lot since then aside from one season where we reached the Championship play-off final." Danny is another fan who was at Hillsborough for the match. He added: "Wow, what a night! A good FA Cup run would be a massive boost for the club." Electric night at Hillsborough as Sheffield Wednesd

Despite the World Cup being in full swing, some domestic football has carried on across the United Kingdom Bristol Rovers 0 - 2 Bristol Rovers Boreham Wood continued their FA Cup exploits by beating League One side Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.  We bow out of the @EmiratesFACup . 🤝 Best of luck in the next round, @BOREHAM_WOODFC . #BristolRovers — Bristol Rovers (@Official_BRFC) November 27, 2022 They have now reached the third round for the third year running and took a grip on the game with goals by defenders Will Evans and David Stephens. Members of the Rovers squad had been affected by illness in the days leading up to the game and the hosts failed to produce a shot on target in the opening half. Although Joey Barton's team looked marginally better after the break, it was not until the 82nd minute that Wood keeper Nathan Ashmore made his first save of note, denying substitute Harvey Saunders, as the hosts suffered only their second defeat in 13 games. 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐒

 Let's explore some match reports from across the country as the FA Cup reached the first round Wrexham 3 - 0 Oldham Athletic Wrexham advanced to the FA Cup second round with a comfortable win over their fellow National League side Oldham Athletic.Sam Dalby's second goal of the season set Wrexham on their way. Leading scorer Paul Mullin then scored in either half to seal Wrexham's place in the second round for the first time since 2018. Video credit -  Wrexham AFC - YouTube One YouTube user commented: "The passes over the last few games have been on point, it just shows that talent takes time to work together." Another was a big fan of the stream from Wrexham's official account: "Excellent highlights and superb, interesting, passionate commentary. More of that please." Cheltenham Town 1 - 2 Alvechurch There's still magic in the FA Cup. Danny Waldron's double saw seventh-tier Alvechurch stun Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup. The Southern Premie

Blyth Spartans 1 - 1 Wrexham Let's have a look at all the best reaction as Blyth Spartans held National League side Wrexham to a replay Reaction from Wrexham Tom O’Connor’s deflected free kick was cancelled out by Michael Richardson’s last-gasp strike, sending the Fourth Qualifying Round tie to a replay.  Tom O’Connor’s set piece from 25 yards out put Wrexham ahead, but Richardson’s free kick somehow evaded everyone in the penalty area and went past Howard. Phil Parkinson named four changes to the side that beat Barnet in last weekend’s barnstorming 7-5 victory over Barnet. Fan response One Wrexham fan told us after that the view of many fans was this wasn't a great performance from the team but they are glad to ultimately have another go at Blyth. They are all anticipating a comfortable win in the replay. You can watch the highlights in the video above. Footage from the Emirates FA Cup YouTube account. This is a summary of the Blyth report Blyth started well with some good

Bury AFC 1 - 2 York City First of all. Who are Bury AFC? They are a fan-owned club representing the town of Bury in Greater Manchester. They were established in December 2019 as a phoenix of Bury FC who had been expelled from the EFL.  They have already had some success, winning the 2021–22 North West Counties Football League Division One North championship, earning promotion to the league's Premier Division for the 2022–23 season. They have started the season in decent form, progressing through a number of rounds to reach the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup. Now for the match report It was ultimately heartbreak for Bury but they did themselves proud. Mitch Hancox’s winner four minutes from time secured a 2-1 win for York City against Bury AFC in the FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round. Olly Dyson handed York an early lead with a finish from close-range, before a second-half comeback from the home side saw them pull back level with seventeen minutes to go through a goal from Lewis Gi

Chelsea 0 - 0 Liverpool (Liverpool win 6-5 on penalties) Liverpool won their second trophy of the season and they keep their quadruple dream alive After a tense 120 minutes, Liverpool triumphed on penalties. They have won the FA Cup for the first time since 2006.  Before the drama of the penalties, it was a close fairly close game for the majority, even if Liverpool did have more shots. Chelsea did have their moments.  Both sides struggled to find that finishing touch and it finished 0-0. In the end, it was won on penalties.  Liverpool quickly gained the advantage in the shootout after César Azpilicueta hit the post with the second Blues spot-kick. Sadio Mané then wasted the chance to win it earlier with a weak fifth kick. Mason Mount then missed Chelsea’s seventh kick, allowing Tsimikas to slide in the winner. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐑 ❤ pic.twitter.com/2Dm3safuA3 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 14, 2022 More reaction Liverpool tweeted: "WE ARE THE #EmiratesFACup WINNERS!

2022 FA Cup final has been confirmed. Liverpool will face Chelsea at Wembley on the 14th of May. Let's have a look at how both teams got there. Chelsea looking to end a difficult and eventful season on a high They beat Chesterfield 5-1 at home in the third round before a narrow 2-1 win over Plymouth in the fourth round. There was then victories over Championship sides Luton and Middlesborough. In the semi-final, they faced Palace and beat their London rivals 2-0. Liverpool want to win everything For Liverpool, they had a fairly straightforward 4-1 win over Shrewsbury Town in the third round before they beat Championship side Cardiff in the fourth round. There was then narrow wins over Norwich and Nottingham Forest before that 3-2 thriller over Manchester City in the semi-final. Liverpool fans and players will now start to think that they can win everything this season. More FA Cup stories from this season Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal. The City Ground was bouncing as Champio

Nottingham Forest 2 -  1 Huddersfield Town Forest came from behind to beat Championship rivals Huddersfield Town. They have set up a home FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool. Tom Lees' opening goal came moments after Forest's Sam Surridge thought he had scored on his first start - only to be denied by an offside flag. Surridge's side-footed effort did draw his side level before Ryan Yates nodded home to complete the fightback. Forest have not made the last eight of the FA Cup since 1996. Huddersfield, who have not made the quarter-finals since 1972, were on an long unbeaten run across all competitions. They had knocked out Premier League Burnley in an earlier round.  --- You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Footage from the Forest TV YouTube account. --- Some of the best reaction Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper told ITV4: "I thought it was a great cup tie, and I thought we had an excellent first half. We showed a great reaction [

Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Stoke City Despite progressing in the cup, Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira told the media that his players' concentration was not good enough after seeing his side reach the quarter-finals. Jairo Riedewald scored a late winner as Palace delivered with their only two shots on target to beat the Championship team. Palace led when Jean-Philippe Mateta's deflected shot landed to Cheikhou Kouyate, who hammered the ball into the top corner from six yards out. Quarter-final bound 👊 #CPFC | #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/xfu8uRvOuA — Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) March 1, 2022 Josh Tymon then levelled for Stoke a few minutes later after good play by Romaine Sawyers on his return from injury. Substitute Riedewald slotted in the winner after Jack Bonham punched away Conor Gallagher's cross. You can watch the highlights in the video below. Palace  handed a full debut to teenage Irish defender Tayo Adaramola and were made to work hard by Stoke in a clo

Let's have a look at all the reaction  as West Ham United overcame a huge scare in the FA Cup fourth round They beat National League North Kidderminster Harriers in extra time. You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below Who said what? After the match, Declan Rice said: "We watched a few videos of them this week, we’ve seen their results and they've been flying.  “Speaking to a couple of their players afterwards you can see they’re top guys, and you could see it on the bench with their manager. We weren't at our best today and scraped it with two late goals.  “Kidderminster fought for every ball. We weren’t at the races in the first half. Luckily enough, we got one back late in the second and then we nicked at the end.  "Massive, massive respect to Kidderminster... Kidderminster fought for every ball. We weren’t at the races in the first half. Luckily enough, we got one back late in the second and then we nicked at the end." 🗣 @_DeclanR

Manchester United 1 - 1 Middlesbrough (Boro win on penalties)  Boro caused a huge shock to knock Manchester United out of the Emirates FA Cup.     United crashed out of the cup as Middlesbrough came from behind at Old Trafford. They then emerged victorious in a penalty shootout. Young striker Anthony Elanga blasted his shot over the bar to give Chris Wilder's side a win that was celebrated exuberantly by fantastic away following United will complain about Middlesbrough's controversial equaliser, scored. What did you think? Let's have a look at the best reaction One United fan told us: "I'm gutted! This was probably our best chance to win a trophy this season." United interim manager Ralf Rangnick shared this disappointment : "We're really disappointed. The players, the staff, everybody. We should have killed off the game in the first half. We could easily have been 3-0 or 4-0.  We started well and played extremely well in the whole first half. Our mov

Manchester United 1 - 0 Aston Villa Scott McTominay's early header proved enough for Manchester United to beat Aston Villa at Old Trafford. McTominay was allowed to run into the Villa six-yard box, where he met Fred's superb cross to steer the ball past Emiliano Martinez. This meant Villa boss and former Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard faced an unhappy return to Manchester, where he was baited by the home supporters. Some have argued that the result was harsh on Gerrard and his Villa side.  VAR controversy The controversial moment of the game came with an offside and VAR decision in the second-half.  Villa put the ball in the back of the net but what followed was a lengthy wait for the video assistant referee to ask Michael Oliver to make the final decision by consulting the screen. After a delay of several minutes, the referee eventually ruled Jacob Ramsey was offside, saying that he had impeded Edinson Cavani in the build-up. What did you think of the decision? Watch

Shrewsbury Town have condemned a small number of their supporters for some of the chants sung prior to Sunday's FA Cup defeat at Liverpool. Club Statement. #Salop — Shrewsbury Town FC (@shrewsweb) January 10, 2022 The statement on the club website reads: Shrewsbury Town Football Club is disgusted and appalled to see and hear the reports on social media about the vile and offensive chanting and behaviour of a very small minority of our 'supporters' yesterday. These people do not represent our Club in any way shape or form and we are liaising with West Mercia Police to try and identify those responsible who will in turn liaise with Merseyside Police. If any supporters have any information that might assist us in identifying those responsible, they can contact the Club confidentially and we will use the information as part of our investigations with the Police authorities.   One fan commented: "These simply aren't the real Shrewsbury fans. Those chants were horri

After an enthralling weekend, we can say for certain that there is still some magic left in the FA Cup. Let's have a look at a weekend that saw some massive shocks. Cambridge United knock out Newcastle Joe Ironside scored the winner against his boyhood side. He turned in from close range 11 minutes into the second half to prompt wild scenes amongst the 5,000 travelling fans. Cambridge Director Godric Smith tweeted: So proud of all the players, staff and fans at Cambridge United. A day to cherish. And thank you Newcastle United. Warm, generous and gracious. Good luck for the rest of the season." What a moment for Cambridge's Joe Ironside - his first FA Cup goal and it's the opener against Newcastle! 👏 pic.twitter.com/KDtajv1yLJ — 90min (@90min_Football) January 8, 2022 Kidderminster Harriers produce memorable upset to knock out Reading. George Puscas had put Reading ahead just before half-time at Aggborough. However, Rafael Cabral's mistake handed Sam Austin

Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal The City Ground was bouncing as Championship side Nottingham Forest stunned Arsenal with a tremendous performance. The winning goal came from Lewis Grabban as he slid home Ryan Yates' inviting cross seven minutes from time. All the best reaction Forest goalscorer Lewis Grabban told ITV: "It was good! We did well throughout the game, we deserved it and didn’t have many chances but when we got it we put it away. It is always hard against Arsenal but we did deserve it." Forest manager Steve Cooper added to the same channel: "I'm really proud of the boys, pleased with the performance. It's brilliant to get through and I hope the players now really believe in what we're doing." A special page dedicated to the FA Cup (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) This is how the Nottingham Forest Twitter account responded after a wonderful afternoon and evening at The City Ground. 🤩 The Reds defeat The Gunners! 👊 🌳🔴 #NFFC pic.twi

Let's have a look at all the best reaction as Newcastle United were knocked out of the FA Cup by Cambridge. Joe Ironside scored the winner against his boyhood side. He turned in from close range 11 minutes into the second half to prompt wild scenes amongst the 5,000 travelling fans. The highlights Reaction from those involved Goalscorer Joe Ironside told BBC Sport: "I can't describe it, I am a bit lost for words, it panned out how I dreamt it last night. I have got to play here, and it is stuff I dreamed of. Alan Shearer was my hero and I grew up idolising him. Now I have scored the winner at St James' Park." Cambridge Director Godric Smith tweeted: So proud of all the players, staff and fans at Cambridge United. A day to cherish. And thank you Newcastle United. Warm, generous and gracious. Good luck for the rest of the season." So proud of all the players staff and fans @CambridgeUtdFC . A day to cherish. And thank you @NUFC . Warm, generous and gracious

Kidderminster Harriers 2 - 1 Reading George Puscas had put Reading ahead just before half-time at Aggborough. However, Rafael Cabral's mistake handed Sam Austin an equaliser before Amari Morgan-Smith netted on the 82nd minute. It was a memorable day for all Kidderminster fans, and they will be hoping for a big Premier League side in the next round Reaction Kidderminster Harriers boss Russ Penn told the media: "Wolves, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea - it's mad to even be talking about these clubs. "We know it's a one-off, up against a Championship side and we've exceeded expectations. We want to be a league club again. "That's our overall objective but we've got plenty of heart. We had our objectives for this season and this was one of them." Reading boss Veljko Paunovic spoke with BBC Radio Berkshire: "A horrible night. A horrible second half for many reasons. Kidderminster are a tough and organised team, but nothing was unexpec

One of the biggest days in the season is approaching Let's have a look at some of the key stories ahead of the weekend. Are we going to see a massive shock? Who will progress and begin to dream about a trip to Wembley in May? Chelsea v Chesterfield This is a tie that epitomises the magic of the FA Cup. It is not that long ago that Chesterfield were in the third tier but back-to-back relegations saw them spin out of the English Football League and into the National League. This FA Cup run has probably brought back some great memories for Chesterfield fans. Back in the 1996/1997 season, the Spireites went on the run of a lifetime and reached the semi-finals where they faced Middlesbrough in a memorable encounter at Old Trafford. After an enthralling 3-3 draw, they lost 3-0 to the then Premier League side in a replay at Hillsborough. Kidderminster Harriers v Reading Kidderminster are the lowest-ranked club left in the competition. Their prize is a home draw with Championship struggl

The draw of the third round of the FA Cup has been made.  Let's have a closer look at some of the matches Boreham Wood or St Albans v AFC Wimbledon Yeovil Town v Bournemouth Charlie Wakefield's driven finish early in the second half against Stevenage was enough to put the Glovers into the hat for the third round. Their ultimate reward was a draw against Championship side Bournemouth. Stoke City v Leyton Orient Swansea City v Southampton Chelsea v Chesterfield Liverpool v Shrewsbury Town Cardiff v Preston North End Coventry City v Derby County Burnley v Huddersfield West Bromwich Albion v Brighton and Hove Albion Kidderminster Harriers v Reading Kidderminster Harriers are dreaming of more giant-killing exploits after upsetting FC Halifax at Aggborough to reach the third round of the FA Cup. Their reward is a home match against Reading. The away side will want to avoid a huge upset and go to have a decent run in the competition.  Leicester City v Watford Mansfield Town v Middl

 Kidderminster Harriers are dreaming of more giant-killing exploits after upsetting FC Halifax at Aggborough to reach the third round of the FA Cup. Kidderminster got as far as the fourth round in 2014 before losing to Sunderland and in 2004 they took Wolves to a replay in round three before being knocked out of the competition,  Their best FA Cup run came in 1994 when they defeated Birmingham City and Preston as they reached round five, they went down 1-0 at home to West Ham. Some reactions from the match Halifax counterpart Pete Wild was critical of his side's display. He told the BBC:"I'm frustrated because it's them wanting it more than us that's won it for them," he said. "We can't be disappointed because we didn't threaten their goalkeeper." "We didn't stand up to the test. It was a big game in the second round of the FA Cup and we didn't stand up. It's one of the worst first halves since I've been at the footba