Lewis Baker made a shock appearance in Chelsea's FA Cup third round clash with Chesterfield on Saturday evening, and his cameo left Blues fans scratching their heads Chelsea's forgotten man Lewis Baker has made his second appearance for the Blues eight years after his debut at the age of 26. Thomas Tuchel's side were cruising against Chesterfield in their third-round FA Cup tie when the Germ...Full Story »

Once a star for Borussia Dortmund and touted for great things by Sir Alex Ferguson, the 32-year-old finds himself at a career crossroads At 32 years of age, Shinji Kagawa is without a club. The former Borussia Dortmund star was released by PAOK in mid-December and remains a free agent. He had spent less than a year with the Greek Super League side, after moving to Thessaloniki from Real Zar...Full Story »

ALAN SHEARER was not impressed with Newcastle's performance in their FA Cup third-round defeat to Cambridge. Alan Shearer was unsurprisingly unimpressed with Newcastle's shock FA Cup third-round defeat to Cambridge United on Saturday, slamming his former club's performance as "pathetic". The League One side dumped the Magpies out despite the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin, Joelinton and new signi...Full Story »

Lingard backed to leave Man UtdFormer Leeds United forward Noel Whelan believes it is time for Jesse Lingard to cut his ties with Manchester United. "He didn’t have a future under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer either,” Whelan told Football Insider. "The young man’s got to go. I think it’s a no brainer for anybody sitting there and watching Man United play at the minute." Arse...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers suggested Leicester could seek to have Tuesday’s trip to Everton postponed after being reduced to just eight senior outfield players for Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Watford.The Foxes have been hit by a raft of injuries, positive coronavirus tests and Africa Cup of Nations call-ups in recent weeks.They managed to put the problems aside to begin their defence of the c...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher claimed his side should have beaten Birmingham in normal time after they claimed a 1-0 FA Cup third-round win in extra-time at St Andrew’s.Argyle progressed to the fourth round courtesy of Ryan Law’s first goal in the competition.The League One side dominated and had been better than the Championship team – who ended the game with 10 men after...Full Story »

Under-fire Rafael Benitez was pleased with his players’ reaction to setbacks at Hull as Everton were made to fight for FA Cup progress.Having started the year with a deflating 3-2 home loss to Brighton in the Premier League, the Toffees won by the same scoreline after extra-time in East Yorkshire.The Championship hosts made life tough for Everton on Saturday evening, opening the scoring in...Full Story »

Ralph Hasenhuttl revealed Tino Livramento may require surgery on a knee injury after his 10-man Southampton side claimed an extra-time FA Cup win at Swansea.Nathan Redmond, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Shane Long scored as Southampton made it to the fourth round of the competition with a 3-2 victory.The Saints played most of the game with 10 men after Yan Valery was sent off for two bookable offences...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker praised hat-trick hero Emiliano Marcondes after he fired the Sky Bet Championship side into the next round of the FA Cup.The Danish midfielder opened the scoring against National League Yeovil in the 19th minute when he calmly fired past goalkeeper Dillon Barnes after being played in by skipper Chris Mepham’s long ball forward.His second came two minutes befor...Full Story »

Southampton survived the first-half dismissal of Yan Valery to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-2 extra-time win at Swansea.The Saints spent a full 90 minutes down to 10 men, but goals from Nathan Redmond, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Shane Long saw them progress from a tie played behind closed doors because of the Welsh Government’s coronavirus regulations.Joel Piroe had brought p...Full Story »