MAN UNITED 2, TOTTENHAM 1 Manchester United’s record equalling 29th Emirates FA Cup semi-final ended in victory as Tottenham’s misery continued. This was Spurs’ eight successive loss in the last four of the FA Cup as they failed again to negotiate the last hurdle before the final. In a pulsating semi-final played at a ferocious […]
Paul Pogba stakes claim for FA Cup place after driving Man Utd to victory at Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2
A much-changed Manchester United beat Bournemouth 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium to lift them following a dismal Old Trafford defeat at the hands of basement club West Brom on Sunday.
Goals by Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku gave the Reds a 4 point cushion over nearest Premier League rivals Liverpool with four games to go as the Reds eased in to their FA Cup Semi final game against Tottenham at Wembley this weekend.
Oldham’s goalless derby draw at Rochdale overshadowed by fan confronting referee
ROCHDALE 0, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Relegation-threatened Oldham Athletic recorded their fourth straight draw at rivals Rochdale on a night when one of their supporters disgraced the club. The 27-year-old went on to the pitch at Spotland to confront referee Peter Bankes after he awarded Dale a first-half penalty. Quick-thinking Latics’ captain Anthony Gerrard wrestled the […]
Stalybridge Celtic’s ‘incredible’ win as they dent Ashton United’s promotion push
ASHTON UNITED 1, STALYBRIDGE CELTIC 2 “INCREDIBLE” was the word assistant manager Alex Meecham used to describe Stalybridge Celtic’s win at Ashton United, a result that dented the hosts’ promotion bid in Evo Stik League, premier division, writes Tony Bugby. It was Celtics’ fifth game in eight days and came 24 hours after nine of […]
Sandbach United win at New Mills after storming second-half comeback
NEW MILLS 1, SANDBACH UNITED 5 Sandbach United produced an extraordinary recovery to keep their Hallmark Security League, first division play-off hopes on track. In a game of two distinctly different halves, the fortunes of the teams could not have been further removed. The Millers, on the back of two excellent wins against Whitchurch Alport […]