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2016-17 FA Cup Thread

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andyt

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Purely as a typing exercise while I wait for a process to run.

The Premier League and Championship come into 3rd Round Proper. There are 5 non-league clubs left: Lincoln City Barrow, Eastleigh and Sutton United from the National League, 5th level on the pyramid and Stourbridge, who play in the Northern Premier League Northern Division, 7th level on the pyramid. Fox Sports has the TV rights in the US. Check your local listings.

Friday:
West Ham v. Man City

Saturday:
Man U v. Reading
Ipswich Tow v. Lincoln City
Barrow v. Rochdale
Hull v. Swansea
Sunderland v. Burnley
QPR v. Blackburn Rovers
Millwall v. Bournemouth
Brighton & Hove Albion v. MK Dons
Blackpool v. Barnsley
Wigan v. Nottingham Forest
Birmingham City v. Newcastle
West Brom v. Derby County
Everton v. Leicester
Wycombe Wanderers v. Stourbridge
Watford v. Burton Albion
Stoke v. Wolves
Bristol City v. Fleetwood Town
Huddersfield Town v. Port Vale
Brentford v. Eastleigh
Bolton v. Crystal Palace
Norwich v. Southampton
Sutton United v. Wimbledon
Accrington Stanley v. Luton Town
Rotherham United v. Oxford United
Preston North End v. Arsenal
Cardiff v. Fulham
Liverpool v. Plymouth Argyle
Chelsea v. Peterborough United
Middlesbrough v. Sheffield Wednesday
Spurs v. Aston Villa

Monday:
Cambridge United v. Leeds United
 
No love for the FA Cup...

The draw for the 4th Round Proper was held today. There are 9 replays from the 3rd round to be played January 17 or 18. The only 2 non-league clubs left are both in replays. Sutton United play at Wimbledon while Lincoln City host Ipswich Town.

All matches held the weekend of January 28 and 29.

Spurs v. Wycombe Wanderers
Derby County v. Leicester
Oxford United v. Newcastle/Birmingham City
Wimbledon or Sutton United v. Leeds United
Plymouth Argyle or Liverpool v. Wolves
Southampton or Norwich v. Arsenal
Lincoln City or Ipswich Town v. Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea v. Brentford
Man U v. Wigan
Millwall v. Watford
Rochdale v. Huddersfield Town
Burnley or Sunderland v. Fleetwood Town or Bristol City
Blackburn v. Barnsley or Blackpool
Fulham v. Hull
Middlesbrough v. Accrington Stanley
Crystal Palace or Bolton v. Man City
 
Not a fun draw, really. It's better when there are more Prem teams going against each other in the earlier rounds, and more chances for lower tier teams to progress.
 
These are the US TV matches on Fox Sports 1:

Today:
Derby County v. Leicester 2:55

Saturday:
Liverpool v. Wolves 7:30
Chelsea v. Brentford 10:00
Southampton v. Arsenal 12:30

Sunday:
Millwall v. Watford 7:00
Sutton United v. Leeds United 9:00
Man U v. Wigan 11:00

Fox Sports + has a couple of matches too, you can probably see them on the Fox Sports Go app

Saturday:
Spurs v. Wycombe Wanderers 10:00
Lincoln City v. Brighton & Hove Albion 12:00 (tape)
 
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The draw for Round 5 Proper was held today. Little Sutton United, 16th in the National League, with their 5,000 seat (765 seated) ground will host Arsenal. Lincoln City, 1st in the National League, is the only other non-league team left.

Burnley v. Lincoln City
Fullham v. Spurs
Blackburn Rovers v. Man U
Sutton United v. Arsenal
Middlesbrough v. Oxford United
Wolves v. Chelsea
Huddersfield Town v. Man City
Millwall v. Derby County/Leicester (replay to be played 2/8)
 
Feel certain that Lincoln wanted a bigger name than Burnley, but Sutton have been absolutely over the moon with their Arsenal draw.
 
I watched Sutton-Leeds but didn't notice the away stands until I saw a photo online. "Stands" is literal: no seats. Capacity maybe a couple hundred. They should charge Arsenal supporters five hundred quid each, they could probably still fill it.

Given their recent woes, if Arsenal find a way to drop this one, the meltdown will be epic. Epic.
 
HNIM said:
I watched Sutton-Leeds but didn't notice the away stands until I saw a photo online. "Stands" is literal: no seats. Capacity maybe a couple hundred. They should charge Arsenal supporters five hundred quid each, they could probably still fill it.

Given their recent woes, if Arsenal find a way to drop this one, the meltdown will be epic. Epic.
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Arsenal have to travel to Chelsea on Saturday and Munich in 2 weeks before they even get to Sutton. The meltdown started with Tuesday's loss to Watford, washing away all the good feelings of the drubbing of Southampton on the weekend. They could be in a freefall by then.
 
Round 5 Proper schedule:

Saturday:
Burnley v. Lincoln City 7:30/12:30 Fox Sports 1
Huddersfield Town v. Man City 10:00/15:00 Fox Sports 1
Millwall v. Leicester
Wolves v. Chelsea 12:30/17:30 Fox Sports 2

Sunday:
Fulham v. Spurs 9:00/14:00 Fox Sports 1
Blackburn v. Man U 11:15/16:15 Fox Sports 1

Monday:
Sutton United v. Arsenal 2:55/19:55 Fox Sports 1
 
FWIW, Huddersfield play a very disciplined step and press system that might make Man City a bit nuts. Not calling an upset per se, but rather pointing out that City might not have the walk in the park their fans expect.
 
jeffbear said:
FWIW, Huddersfield play a very disciplined step and press system that might make Man City a bit nuts. Not calling an upset per se, but rather pointing out that City might not have the walk in the park their fans expect.
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City host Monaco on Tuesday in the Champions League. It would surprise me if they started more than a few guys you've ever heard of.
 
Missed a match...Middlesbrough v. Oxford United

Burnley 0-1 Lincoln City

Lincoln City are the first non-league club to make the quarterfinals since QPR in 1914.
 
Congrats to Lincoln, that is an amazing achievement.


Another shock in the 3 o'clock games


Millwall 1-0 Leicester

Millwall played most of the 2nd half with 10 men. Maybe shouldn't be a shock as they already knocked out Bournemouth and Watford.
 
davemess said:
Congrats to Lincoln, that is an amazing achievement.


Another shock in the 3 o'clock games


Millwall 1-0 Leicester

Millwall played most of the 2nd half with 10 men. Maybe shouldn't be a shock as they already knocked out Bournemouth and Watford.
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And Leicester have been rubbish this calendar year.
 
Huddersfield Town 0-0 Man City
Middlesbrough 3-2 Oxford United
Wolves 0-2 Chelsea
Fulham 0-3 Spurs
Blackburn 1-2 Man U

The Quarterfinal draw:

Chelsea v Manchester United
Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town or Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall
Sutton United or Arsenal v Lincoln City

Man City and Huddersfield Town replay is 2/28. Quarterfinals are the weekend of 3/11.
 
andyt said:
Sutton United 0-2 Arsenal

Theo Walcott becomes an Arsenal Centurion. But the big news? Social media posts of Wayne Shaw, Sutton's backup keeper in the bar at halftime...

https://mobile.twitter.com/chrisslegg/status/833789742193979395

And eating a pie on the bench...

https://mobile.twitter.com/espnfc/status/833796831121403905
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And today, it is reported that he has resigned from Sutton under threat of a gambling investigation since there was an online book on whether or not he'd actually go through with eating the pie while in uniform on the bench.

At the risk of sounding like our current President ... sad.
 
jeffbear said:
And today, it is reported that he has resigned from Sutton under threat of a gambling investigation since there was an online book on whether or not he'd actually go through with eating the pie while in uniform on the bench.

At the risk of sounding like our current President ... sad.
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I read that the investigation was a likely outcome.

It's why Las Vegas doesn't take prop bets on non-competitive activities, i.e., the over/under on how long the National Anthem will take at the Super Bowl. Set it for 1:50, and Luke Bryan could have made a fortune with a couple of pauses or by racing through it.
 
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