[Football] FA Cup 4th Round - Weekend Fixtures

[Reg]

15:00 unless stated. | Live on TV list. (http://www.live-footballontv.com) | Scottish fixtures. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/fixtures)

Friday
Cup
Derby County 2-1 Leicester City (in play) - BBC One

Saturday
Cup
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 12:30 BT Sport 2
Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool
Burnley v Bristol City
Chelsea v Brentford
Crystal Palace v Manchester City
Lincoln City v Brighton & Hove Albion
Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley
Oxford United v Newcastle United
Rochdale v Huddersfield Town
Tottenham Hotspur v Wycombe Wanderers
Southampton v Arsenal - 17:30 BT Sport 2

Champ
Norwich City v Birmingham City
Preston North End v Ipswich Town
Queens Park Rangers v Burton Albion
Reading v Cardiff City
Rotherham United v Barnsley

Sunday
Cup
Millwall v Watford - 12:00 BBC One
Fulham v Hull City - 12:30
Sutton United v Leeds United - 14:00 BT Sport 2, Showcase
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic - 16:00 BBC One

[Lewis]

I hope the BBC go all-in on the Greater Manchester Derby to justify their boring match choice.

[CJay]

That second Derby goal was shocking from a Leicester point of view. Morgan was so sluggish. How they invested all that money in the summer and didn't think that a defender of some kind was needed is amazing.

[CJay]

At least he's still good for something.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You have to say that's a deserved equaliser, Derby have been cowards backing off in the last 20 like all McClaren teams do.

[CJay]

You have to say that's a deserved equaliser, Derby have been cowards backing off in the last 20 like all McClaren teams do.

I don't know why, because they made Leicester look like a League 2 team with their pressing in the first half.

[CJay]

That was a quality game, tbf.

[Lewis]

I'm reading an enthralling 'Who has the best back-up goalkeeper?' discussion on Twitter, and apparently 'expected saves' is a thing now.

[Lewis]

The answer is Arsenal, in case you were wondering.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, I saw a thing about those the other day (as part of a general Claudio Bravo assassination piece).

[John]

'Expected saves' have been around for a while but they've taken far longer to catch on than net spend or calendar year goals did.

[Baz]

I'm reading an enthralling 'Who has the best back-up goalkeeper?' discussion on Twitter, and apparently 'expected saves' is a thing now.Its Hull, right?

[Baz]

Friday
Cup
Derby County 2-1 Leicester City (in play) - BBC One
I trust you'll be doing this in-play live scoring for every game?

[Reg]

If I ever go that far I'll have a long, hard think about my life.

[Danny]

I'm reading an enthralling 'Who has the best back-up goalkeeper?' discussion on Twitter, and apparently 'expected saves' is a thing now.


The answer is Arsenal, in case you were wondering.

Of course it was

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Less than a minute :harold:

[Gray Fox]

This team selection deserves to see us go out, so deserved really.

[Baz]

Embarrassing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Liverpool's defence is stunning.

[Max Power]

Helder Costa looks a player. Liverpool are a rabble.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think the evidence from his first two seasons suggests that Klopp is going to seriously struggle with not having that ridiculous six week winter break and he can't get his head around it.

[John Arne]

I have no idea why he has picked this team. As mentioned above, we deserve to go out. Championship teams deserve more respect that Conor fucking Randell, Ejaria, Woodburn and Gomez in the same team.

[Shindig]

Did Klopp take the cups seriously at Dortmund?

[Lewis]

I was still defending my mate 'Brendan' this time last year. :cool:

[niko_cee]

I think the evidence from his first two seasons suggests that Klopp is going to seriously struggle with not having that ridiculous six week winter break and he can't get his head around it.

He's making his own winter break, of sorts. Imagine the fitness advantage that being out of everything will bring come April.

[John Arne]

Playing the exciting young striker at right wingback is all very Brendan Rodgers.

[niko_cee]

Alberto Moreno really is one of the worst players I think I've ever seen.

[John Arne]

Has Klopp implemented a no-crossing allowed policy?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm looking forward to the scouse phone-inners questioning whether yeeeeeeeeeehhhrueuuueueheerrrrgen Klopp is good enough, even though he's probably the best manager they will ever have again.

[niko_cee]

Gerrard waiting in the wings too. What's Kenneh up to these days?

[Baz]

Both teams scored so at least my betslip is still on.

Bring back Sadio.

[Gray Fox]

Absolutely deserved.

It would have been nice if anyone at the club actually showed that they cared about the FA Cup, before about 5 minutes to go.

[Giggles]

Why do Tottenham always walk out to that Star Wars music?

[Offshore Toon]

Must be trendy at the moment.

[Giggles]

Must be trendy at the moment.

It's from the Phantom Menace.

[John]

There's been a 'shower of tennis balls' thrown onto the pitch from outside the ground at Blackburn. You fucking wot?

[-james-]

Richie Towell. :meep:

[niko_cee]

:cool:

I'll be seething if they get Wolves at home in the next round.

[Giggles]

Richie Towell. :meep:

He's alive!

[Giggles]

The co commentator in this Brighton game sounds like Jack Dee.

[Ian]

Has Klopp implemented a no-crossing allowed policy?

Heavy metal football, mate.

[Max Power]

Fans of Chris Sutton need to watch this BT Soccer Saturday knock off. He's winding Robbie Savage up massively and just said Wenger should have got a twelve game ban :D

[Magic]

His WUMming of Stephen Craigan was amazing.

[Max Power]

He's an all time great at it. Gets right under people's skin.

Lincoln :cool:

[Pleb]

Tottenham :D

Wycombe :drool:

[Giggles]

Wycombe :cool:

[Magic]

Newcastle and Brighton both out. :(

[Max Power]

Spurs :lol:

[Pleb]

This round of games has gone from utter garbage to utter carnage.

Tottenham squeezing in a replay is lol really.

[Max Power]

Replay good for Wycombe really. More money, on TV no doubt.

[Pleb]

:moop:

[Giggles]

Fucking hell that's harsh.

Was going wide too.

[Pleb]

The television networks are seething that there's no replays to show.

Holby City fans must be breathing a huge sigh of relief. Cue the evening game shitting out a nil-nil draw.

[Baz]

I feel a slight affiliation with Lincoln after randomly deciding I want to go there to visit. (Anyone been?) So nice one Lincoln.

[Magic]

Those two squads. :D

This'll be a farce.

[Magic]

What a dreadful game. Shocking it's been picked for television knowing these two shithouses would field teams like this.

[Lewis]

'LvG' unceremoniously punting Danny Welbeck is still lol.

[Raoul Duke]

'LvG' unceremoniously punting Danny Welbeck is still lol.

Related: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-record-louis-van-gaal-manchester-united-comparison-a7547241.html

:harold:

[Lewis]

Related: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-record-louis-van-gaal-manchester-united-comparison-a7547241.html

:harold:

'Van Gaal's tenure at Old Trafford was largely seen as a failure. So do we need to change the way we talk about Klopp?'

I would change the way you talk about the entire sport, mate.

[Kikó]

If you didn't know why better, this Watford -Millwall game could be a fixture in any league in England.

[Giggles]

50 minutes and not a riot to be seen yet. I feel a bit let down.

[Giggles]

Also, did Millwall always play in stripes? I thought they wore blue when they played in the top flight.

[Kikó]

They played in full blue but they were never in the top division.

[Shindig]

They made the FA Cup final. Blue with white sleeves, then.

[Giggles]

They played in full blue but they were never in the top division.

Only if you're going on the history of football according to Sky, but I remember them in the top flight some time around the mid to late 80's.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Also, did Millwall always play in stripes? I thought they wore blue when they played in the top flight.

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Millwall/Millwall.htm

[Kikó]

Good knowledge.

[Giggles]

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Millwall/Millwall.htm

Ah they've done the throwback thing then. Nice site that.

[Kikó]

Bit weird that they don't seem too tied to which shade of blue they use.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ah they've done the throwback thing then. Nice site that.

Yeah.

http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/millwall-errea-home-kit-201617-the-den-lions-fans-3144893.aspx

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nice of Millwall scum to boo the guy that almost got knocked out.

You stay classy, guys.

[Kikó]

That was a lovely goal from Millwall. Watford are really abject.

[Giggles]

Easily been the better of the two in this.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

God I hate Millwall.

[Giggles]

I don't know what's going on in this Leeds game except that it's raining.

[Magic]

I don't know what's going on in this Leeds game except that it's raining.

Is good because it's fucking dreadful.

[Max Power]

Could have given the pen twice there.

Well in Sutton

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38789336

Stunning.

[Magic]

:harold:

[Lewis]

Bastain Schweinsteiger starts. :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:harold:

Don't even care that I have £10 on Leeds.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Sutton are dons. Chelsea away in the next round for them please.

[Giggles]

Mourinho is gone such a scoury cunt.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Great scenes.

[Giggles]

Max Power :cool:

[Lewis]

That Wigan team is entirely white. :|

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fellaini really is stunning.

[SvN]

Schweinsteiger looks abysmal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Our best attack yet.

That ball in by Fossy is brilliant.

[Reg]

Nice by Martial in that move too. Interesting that Mourinho has put him up front after putting some pressure on him in the press recently.

[Ian]

Running wild. :cool:

[Giggles]

Something about mania.

[Lewis]

He had been plumbing new depths until that as well.

[Lewis]

I've done a 250g 'share bag' (lol) of those salt and vinegar Fish 'n' Chips in, and I can't feel my mouth.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a lovely ball in by Martial.

[Lewis]

:cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bastian :cool:

[Kikó]

Basti hasn't done too badly considering he's barely played for a year (and was a pie).

Micky and Mata have been the reason we went above slow and boring.

[Max Power]

Gutted I missed what looks a thrilling cup tie at Old Trafford.

[Jimmy Floyd]

When's the draw? Please don't say Monday night on the One Show.

[Kikó]

It's Monday night in the one show.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Such nonsense, capitalise on the viewer engagement and have it straight after the game to get them thinking about the next round. The BBC is past it.

[Lewis]

Dave Whelan didn't break his leg for this.

[Disco]

Chriss Malling.

[Lewis]

There needs to be a definitive list of these.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Not quite the same, but they always manage to turn Harry Arter into his Spanish cousin 'Jarriata'.

[Pen]

I feel a slight affiliation with Lincoln after randomly deciding I want to go there to visit. (Anyone been?) So nice one Lincoln.

I went there when I was in England. Best they had to offer then was the Christmas market and our since lost member Draper.

[Lewis]

Lincoln is great, and meeting Draper would be the shittest thing about a day there.

[Ian]

If you go to Lincoln be sure to get wasted and then try to descend Steep Hill. You'll have a right laugh.

[igor_balis]

My mate lives in Lincoln. It's alright. Bit like Norwich but more boring, and the students there are thicker. I enjoyed going out when a steampunk convention was on.

[Weaver]

Sutton United vs Arsenal in the 5th Round.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's a brilliant draw. Fair play to them. Should keep them running for the next couple of decades.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

We get to take out Mr Chorizo's former club :drool:

[John Arne]

That's a brilliant draw. Fair play to them. Should keep them running for the next couple of decades.

They won't actually make that much money with it being a home game, right? Obviously it should be televised which will definitely bring in a lot of cash - unless the Beeb go with Man Utd again.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They're Sutton United, their normal income is probably from beers at the bar and single figure match tickets. They've made £215,000 just from prize money already, add 2x live TV which is probably two lots of six figures and it'll be life changing.

[Lewis]

More importantly, it's something to refer back to for the next few years when TWATS run the competition down.

[Kikó]

Sutton :cool: hope they can get a draw.

Blackburn away is cracking as well.

[Shindig]

Oxford have got to fancy their chances.

[Giggles]

Yeah, rather than us all guessing.

Burnley v Lincoln City

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United

Sutton United v Arsenal

Middlesbrough v Oxford United

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

Huddersfield Town v Manchester City

Millwall v Derby County/Leicester City

[CJay]

When the names came out the BBC made a big thing about Lincoln being drawn away to 'Premier League opposition', but would their fans really consider that a big draw? There's not much difference between Burnley and Blackburn, no matter what league they're in.

[Shindig]

TV money's more likely, though.