FA Cup Preview: Arsenal vs. Man City showdown headlines fourth round
After some huge upsets within the earlier stage, the FA Cup continues to roll on.
The fourth spherical of the FA Cup, which runs from Jan. 27-30, will attempt to match the joy of the earlier spherical that noticed reigning champions Liverpool needing a replay to beat Wolves, Manchester City throttle Chelsea, and fifth division facet Wrexham stun Coventry City.
Here’s what you want to know in regards to the FA Cup’s fourth spherical.
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Single elimination format
The 16 matches that make up the fourth spherical are all single elimination and never two-legged, home-and-away affairs.
If a group loses, they’re eradicated. But if a sport is tied after 90 minutes of regulation time, a replay match will probably be scheduled at a later date the place additional time and penalty kicks (if mandatory) will decide who strikes on.
The eight winners advance to the fifth spherical, which kicks off on March 1.
The marquee matchup: Arsenal vs. Manchester City
Without query the spotlight of the fourth spherical will see Manchester City host Arsenal on Friday (3:00 p.m. ET) in a battle of the perfect groups in England.
Arsenal is coming off an exhilarating 3-2 win over Manchester United at dwelling on the weekend, a consequence that cemented its spot atop the Premier League desk with a five-point lead over second-place Manchester City.
The Gunners have been merely sensational, successful 16 of 19 Premier League video games this season (with only one loss) and thrashing third-division Oxford City 3-0 within the third spherical of the FA Cup.
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Manchester City has stored the stress on the London-based membership and is contemporary off a 3-0 win over Wolves within the Premier League final weekend when Norwegian worldwide Erling Haaland bagged a hat trick. Incredibly, he has 25 objectives in 19 video games in his debut Premier League season. The Blues additionally laid the hammer down within the third spherical of the FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Chelsea.
Managers Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola are identified for his or her free-flowing, fluid soccer, so it’ll be fascinating to see in the event that they each go for it on Friday, or in the event that they take a extra tactical, measured method.
Seeking to keep away from a fourth-round exit for the primary time since 2014-15, Man City have certified for the semifinals in every of the final 4 FA Cup campaigns, and the Blues are additionally using a nine-game successful streak in FA Cup dwelling matches. Arsenal has received the FA Cup a file 14 occasions however has solely progressed previous the fourth spherical as soon as since 2017 – however that was after they earned a 2-0 win over Man City within the semifinals of the 2019-20 FA Cup.
Will West Ham’s woes carry over into the FA Cup?
West Ham United at the moment sits sixteenth within the Premier League desk, only a single level above the drop zone after recording a single win in its final eight matches courting again to Oct. 30.
With lower than half of the season remaining, the Hammers face the very actual chance of being relegated in the event that they don’t flip issues round shortly. All of which places much more stress on supervisor David Moyes forward of West Ham’s match away to Derby County on Monday (2:45 p.m. ET).
West Ham simply managed to edge fellow Premier League facet Brentford within the earlier spherical of the FA Cup, and now face a possible banana-skin matchup in opposition to Derby, who sits fourth within the English third division.
This will probably be simply the second FA Cup assembly between the 2 golf equipment. West Ham beat Derby within the semifinals in 1923 to advance to the ultimate, which was the primary soccer match ever to be performed on the unique Wembley Stadium in London. The Hammers have received the FA Cup on three events, most lately in 1980. The Rams’ lone FA Cup title got here in 1946.
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Player to observe: Paul Mullin, Wrexham A.F.C.
While the Premier League groups are likely to dominate the headlines, it’s been a modest Welsh group competing within the English fifth division that has been the speak of the FA Cup thus far.
Wrexham A.F.C., which is co-owned by Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, has made it to this far after coming by way of the qualifying rounds, after which getting the higher of fellow fifth-division membership Oldham Athletic and sixth-division facet Farnborough F.C. at dwelling within the first two rounds. The Red Dragons adopted that up by pulling off the largest upset of the third spherical when it defeated second-division outfit Coventry City, winner of the FA Cup in 1987, on the highway earlier this month.
Central to Wrexham’s FA Cup run has been ahead Paul Mullin, who leads the match in scoring. Thus far, he’s scored six objectives in 5 FA Cup video games, together with the decisive strike within the win over Coventry. Mullin will probably be trying so as to add to his spectacular objective tally when Wrexham hosts second division group Sheffield United on Sunday (11:30 a.m. ET).
Mullin, 28, was the fifth division’s prime scorer and MVP in 2021-22 when he scored 26 objectives in 38 video games for Wrexham.
Junior Hoilett carrying the Canadian flag
The third spherical noticed Canadian midfielder Ismaël Koné, 20, make his debut for Watford following his switch from CF Montreal in December.
Koné performed the total 90 minutes and gave an honest account of himself, however that wasn’t sufficient to forestall a 2-0 loss to Reading in a matchup of groups from England’s second-tier Championship.
Fellow Canadian Junior Hoilett, 32, didn’t gown for Reading in that sport despite the fact that he’s been a daily starter for The Royals this season.
But the expectation is that supervisor Paul Ince, a two-time FA Cup winner as a participant, will deploy the Canadian winger as he’ll want all palms on deck if Reading goes to upset Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday (3:00 p.m. ET). Hoilett, a local of Brampton, Ont., has three FA Cup objectives in 9 appearances over the course of his profession.
John Molinaro is among the main soccer journalists in Canada, having coated the sport for over 20 years for a number of media retailers, together with Sportsnet, CBC Sports and Sun Media. He is at the moment the editor-in-chief of TFC Republic, an internet site devoted to in-depth protection of Toronto FC and Canadian soccer. TFC Republic might be discovered right here.
