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Re: FA Cup picks and previews 2010-11

2011-03-11T12:06:02Z

Birmingham vs Bolton

Possible starting line-ups:

Birmingham (Possible, 4-4-2): Foster; Carr, Johnson, Jiranek, Ridgewell; Beausejour, Gardner, Bowyer, Bentley; Jerome, Martins.

Bolton (Possible, 4-4-2): Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Cahill, Wheater, Robinson; Taylor, Muamba, Holden, Petrov; K Davies, Elmander.

Referee: Phil Dowd. Matches: 28. R9 Y107.

Previous FA Cup Meetings

* 1894, Rd 1: Birmingham 3 Bolton 4
* 1930, Rd 1: Birmingham 1 Bolton 0
* 1955, Rd 4: Birmingham 2 Bolton 1

Routes to quarter final

Birmingham

* Rd 3: Millwall (a) W 4-1
* Rd 4: Coventry (h) W 3-2
* Rd 5: Sheff Wed (h) W 3-0

Bolton

* Rd 3: York (h) W 2-0
* Rd 4: Wigan (h) D 0-0
* Rd 4 Replay: Wigan (a) W 1-0
* Rd 5: Fulham (a) W 1-0

Re: FA Cup picks and previews 2010-11

2011-03-11T12:04:56Z

Manchester United vs Arsenal

Possible starting line-ups:

Manchester United (Possible, 4-4-2): Lindergaard; Rafael, Smalling, Brown, Evra; Obertan, Gibson, Scholes, Giggs; Berbatov, Rooney.

Arsenal (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Almunia; Clichy, Kosclielny, Djourou; Denilson, Wilshere; Nasri, Diaby, Arshavin; Chamakh.

Referee: Chris Foy. Matches: 25. R1 Y55.

Previous FA Cup Meetings

* 1906, Rd 4: Man Utd 2 Arsenal 3
* 1937, Rd 4: Arsenal 5 Man Utd 0
* 1951, Rd 5: Man Utd 1 Arsenal 0
* 1962, Rd 4: Man Utd 1 Arsenal 0
* 1979, Final: Arsenal 3 Man Utd 2
* 1983, Semi-Final: Man Utd 2 Arsenal 1
* 1988, Rd 5: Arsenal 2 Man Utd 1
* 1999, Semi-Final: Arsenal 0 Man Utd 0 aet
* 1999, Semi-Final Replay: Arsenal 1 Man Utd 2 aet
* 2003, Rd 5: Man Utd 0 Arsenal 2
* 2004, Semi-Final: Arsenal 0 Man Utd 1
* 2005, Final: Arsenal 0 Man Utd 0 aet. Arsenal won on pens.
* 2008, Rd 5: Man Utd 4 Arsenal 0

Routes To Quarter-Final

United

* Rd 3: Liverpool (h) W 1-0
* Rd 4: Southampton (a) W 2-1
* Rd 5: Crawley (h) W 1-0

Arsenal

* Rd 3: Leeds (h) D 1-1
* Rd 3 Replay: Leeds (a) W 3-1
* Rd 4: Huddersfield (h) W 2-1
* Rd 5: L Orient (a) D 1-1
* Rd 5 Replay: L Orient (h) W 5-0

Re: FA Cup picks and previews 2010-11

2011-03-11T12:03:51Z

Stoke vs West Ham

Possible starting line-ups:

Stoke City (Possible, 4-4-2): Begovic; Wilson, Shawcross, Huth, Pugh; Pennant, Whelan, Whitehead, Delap; Carew, Walters.

West Ham (Possible, 4-4-2): Green; Tomkins, Da Costa, Upson, Bridge; {Piquionne, Noble, Parker, Hitzlsperger; Cole, Ba.

Referee: Mike Jones. Matches: 27. R5 Y96.

Previous FA Cup Meetings

* 1951, Rd 4: Stoke 1 West Ham 0
* 1961, Rd 3: West Ham 2 Stoke 2
* 1961, Rd 3 Replay: Stoke 1 West Ham 0
* 1968, Rd 4: Stoke 0 West Ham 3

Routes to the quarter final

Stoke

* Rd 3: Cardiff (h) D 1-1
* Rd 3 Replay: Cardiff (a) W 2-0 aet
* Rd 4: Wolves (a) W 1-0
* Rd 5: Brighton (h) W 3-0

West Ham

* Rd 3: Barnsley (h) W 2-0
* Rd 4: Nottm Fst (h) W 3-2
* Rd 5: Burnley (h) W 5-1

Re: FA Cup picks and previews 2010-11

2011-03-11T12:02:35Z

Man City vs Reading

Possible starting line-ups:

Man City (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Hart; Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Zabaleta; Vieira, Barry; Silva, Y Toure, Balotelli; Tévez.

Reading (4-4-2): McCarthy; Gunnarson, Mills, Khizanashvili, Harte; Robson-Kanu, Karacan, Leigertwood, Howard; Hunt, Long.

Referee: Lee Probert. Matches: 25. R6 Y60.

Previous FA Cup Meetings

* 1968, Rd 3: City 0 Reading 0
* 1968, Rd 3 Replay: Reading 0 City 7
* 1993, Rd 3: City 1 Reading 1
* 1993, Rd 3 Replay: Reading 0 City 4

Routes To Quarter-Final

Man City

* Rd 3: Leicester (a) D 2-2
* Rd 3 Replay: Leicester (h) W 4-2
* Rd 4: Notts Co (a) D 1-1
* Rd 4 Replay: Notts Co (h) W 5-0
* Rd 5: A Villa (h) W 3-0

Reading

* Rd 3: WBA (h) W 1-0
* Rd 4: Stevenage (a) W 2-1
* Rd 5: Everton (a) W 1-0

Re: FA Cup picks and previews 2010-11

2011-03-08T15:00:09Z

Stoke - West Ham

Stoke's last five:
12/02/11 PRL Birmingham City 1 - 0 Stoke City
19/02/11 FAC Stoke City 3 - 0 Brighton & Hov…
23/02/11 PRL Arsenal 1 - 0 Stoke City
28/02/11 PRL Stoke City 1 - 1 West Bromwich …
05/03/11 PRL West Ham United 3 - 0 Stoke City

West Ham's last five:
06/02/11 PRL West Ham United 0 - 1 Birmingham City
12/02/11 PRL West Bromwich … 3 - 3 West Ham United
21/02/11 FAC West Ham United 5 - 1 Burnley
27/02/11 PRL West Ham United 3 - 1 Liverpool
05/03/11 PRL West Ham United 3 - 0 Stoke City

Manchester City - Reading

Manchester City's last five:
20/02/11 FAC Manchester City 5 - 0 Notts County
24/02/11 UEL Manchester City 3 - 0 Aris
27/02/11 PRL Manchester City 1 - 1 Fulham
02/03/11 FAC Manchester City 3 - 0 Aston Villa
05/03/11 PRL Manchester City 1 - 0 Wigan Athletic

Reading's last five:
19/02/11 CHA Reading 1 - 1 Watford
22/02/11 CHA Reading 2 - 1 Millwall
26/02/11 CHA Crystal Palace 3 - 3 Reading
01/03/11 FAC Everton 0 - 1 Reading
05/03/11 CHA Reading 5 - 2 Middlesbrough

Re: FA Cup picks and previews 2010-11

2011-03-08T14:58:43Z

Birmingham - Bolton

Birmingham's last five:
12/02/11 PRL Birmingham City 1 - 0 Stoke City
15/02/11 PRL Birmingham City 0 - 2 Newcastle United
19/02/11 FAC Birmingham City 3 - 0 Sheffield Wedn…
27/02/11 LEC Arsenal 1 - 2 Birmingham City
05/03/11 PRL Birmingham City 1 - 3 West Bromwich …

Bolton's last five:
13/02/11 PRL Bolton Wanderers 2 - 0 Everton
16/02/11 FAC Wigan Athletic 0 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
20/02/11 FAC Fulham 0 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
26/02/11 PRL Newcastle United 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
05/03/11 PRL Bolton Wanderers 3 - 2 Aston Villa

Manchester United - Arsenal

Manchester United's last five:
19/02/11 FAC Manchester United 1 - 0 Crawley Town
23/02/11 UCL Olympique Mars… 0 - 0 Manchester United
26/02/11 PRL Wigan Athletic 0 - 4 Manchester United
01/03/11 PRL Chelsea 2 - 1 Manchester United
06/03/11 PRL Liverpool 3 - 1 Manchester United

Arsenal's last five:
20/02/11 FAC Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Arsenal
23/02/11 PRL Arsenal 1 - 0 Stoke City
27/02/11 LEC Arsenal 1 - 2 Birmingham City
02/03/11 FAC Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient
05/03/11 PRL Arsenal 0 - 0 Sunderland

FA Cup picks and previews 2010-11

2011-03-08T14:42:29Z

FA Cup 12 and 13 March

- Saturday -

Birmingham - Bolton
St Andrew's
Kick-off: 12:45 GMT
This season: Bolton 2 Birmingham 2 (PL).
Last season: Bolton 2 Birmingham 1 (PL). Birmingham 1 Bolton 2 (PL).
Birmingham have been strong recently, but had a game against Everton on Wednesday, while Bolton's last game was last weekend. Bolton was strong against Birmingham last season, but are much better at home.
More than 2.5 goals.

Manchester United - Arsenal
Old Trafford
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
This season: Manchester United 1 Arsenal 0 (PL).
Last season: Arsenal 1 Manchester United 3 (PL). Manchester United 2 Arsenal 1 (PL).
Arsenal are coming off a tough away game against Barcelona, while Manchester United will be desperate to bounce back from their defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
Manchester United to win.

- Sunday -

Stoke - West Ham
Britannia Stadium
Kick-off: 14:00 GMT
This season: West Ham 3 Stoke 0 (PL). West Ham 3 Stoke 1 (LC)
Last season: Stoke 1 West Ham 1 (PL). West Ham 0 Stoke 1 (PL)
Stoke have struggled against West Ham this season, but I believe the hosts will be able to book their place in the Semi final with a win in this one.
Stoke to win.

Manchester City - Reading
City of Manchester Stadium
Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
This season: Not played.
Last season: Not played.
This could be Manchester City's only chance of winning something this season and I believe they will be desperate to win this one and I believe they will.
Manchester City to win with 0-1 handicap.