FA Cup 2021/2022
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I'm not quite sure but I've a stinky feeling it might just be Southamptons year for the Cup.
If Middlesbrough beat Chelsea they should scrap the semis and final and just give them the trophy considering who they've knocked out.
If Middlesbrough beat Chelsea they should scrap the semis and final and just give them the trophy considering who they've knocked out.
Chelsea should be light work for us after Man U and playing Tottenham off the park this week! come on Boro!
FA Cup Quarter-Finals
Saturday 19 March
5:15pm Middlesbrough v Chelsea (BBC)
Sunday 20 March
12:30pm Crystal Palace v Everton (ITV)
3pm Southampton v Manchester City (BBC)
6pm Nottm Forest v Liverpool (ITV)
Each club receives a £200,000 live broadcast fee
Saturday 19 March
5:15pm Middlesbrough v Chelsea (BBC)
Sunday 20 March
12:30pm Crystal Palace v Everton (ITV)
3pm Southampton v Manchester City (BBC)
6pm Nottm Forest v Liverpool (ITV)
Each club receives a £200,000 live broadcast fee
The semi-final ties will both be held at Wembley on the weekend of 16 and 17 April.
Fans call for Man City-Liverpool match to be moved
Meanwhile, the other semi-final between Manchester City and Liverpool is still set to go ahead at Wembley despite no trains running from either city to or from London from 15 to 18 April because of engineering works between Euston and Milton Keynes.The FA says it is liaising with both clubs and working with Network Rail and National Express to find a solution "so that supporters of both teams are able to travel to and from the fixture with as minimal disruption as possible".
Malcolm Clarke, chair of the Football Supporters' Association, has criticised the timing of the works.
"While fans appreciate the need for work on the railways, it would make sense to avoid the FA Cup semi-final weekend given the numbers travelling," he said.
In a joint statement, fans' groups Spirit of Shankly from Liverpool and City's 1894 Group said: "For the other semi-final between Chelsea and Crystal Palace, Wembley makes sense. For Liverpool and City it makes no sense.
"We are asking both clubs, the FA and Wembley to reconsider where this game is played and, for once, to put the fans at the forefront of their thinking.
"City and Liverpool are less than 40 miles apart and there are plenty of grounds big enough, far closer than Wembley, to stage such a prestigious game.
Chelsea set for full semi-final support
The FA will lift English football’s 3pm blackout to allow Manchester City and Liverpool’s FA Cup semi-final to be shown on television in the United Kingdom at 3:30pm on Saturday 16 April.
Due to the Easter weekend schedule, only three Premier League games, and no Championship, League One or League Two matches, will kick-off at 3pm.
The semi-final between City and Liverpool will be broadcast on BBC One.
The other semi-final, between Chelsea and Crystal Palace, is set for Sunday 17 April at 4:30pm and will be shown on ITV
The FA have also pledged 100 free buses to help get Liverpool and Manchester City fans to Wembley and all "non-essential" roadworks will be paused
Due to the Easter weekend schedule, only three Premier League games, and no Championship, League One or League Two matches, will kick-off at 3pm.
The semi-final between City and Liverpool will be broadcast on BBC One.
The other semi-final, between Chelsea and Crystal Palace, is set for Sunday 17 April at 4:30pm and will be shown on ITV
The FA have also pledged 100 free buses to help get Liverpool and Manchester City fans to Wembley and all "non-essential" roadworks will be paused
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