Jan 29
The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup was held today.
Should Arsenal find a way to beat Bolton on Valentine’s Day, they will face yet another Premiership side from the north of England. This time, it would be Blackburn at the Grove, the weekend of 17th or 18th of February.
Draw in full:
Arsenal or Bolton v Blackburn
Chelsea v Blackpool or Norwich
Fulham v Spuds
ManUre v Reading
Watford v Ipswich
Preston v Man City
Plymouth v Derby
Bristol City or Middlesbrough v West Brom
7 Responses to “FA Cup Fifth Round Draw”
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January 30th, 2007 at 3:49 am
Its unbelievable…how come we get tough draws no matter what competition we are in? How many times do we play Blackburn? The only good news is that Robbie Savage may not play … if we manage to beat Bolton at the Reebok…IF….the damn CL game is the next week ..right?? .. I don’t think we’ll do anything at the Reebok..if it goes to penalties we may stand a chance.. else I doubt it…
Ofcourse that way… we werent supposed to beat ManU twice either
January 30th, 2007 at 10:20 am
AW is already fretting about the replay - the FA Cup might get relegated to a low priority. Arsenal-Mania reports the following…
And the Frenchman hinted that he might not be playing a full-strength squad in the replay at The Reebok stadium, where Arsenal lost 3-1 in November.
Wenger added: “I will see when we play and with whom we play because at the moment it is important for us not to lose too many players.
“If we continue to have injuries I will have to choose what we go for.”
January 30th, 2007 at 10:29 am
“Charlton have signed Arsenal midfielder Alexandre Song on loan until the end of the season. “
Apparently, Song’s passport check was not performed by Pardew. In his own words:
“We’ve been tracking Alexandre for some time and I’m positive he’ll be a great addition to our midfield,” said Charlton boss Alan Pardew.
January 30th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
A greatful Alan Pardew wished to thank (read: kiss their asses on bended knee) Arsene Wenger and David Dein for allowing Song to join Charlton in their hour of need. Wenger is such a gentleman.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Our first team hasn’t won at the reebok for almost 3 years…
sure, let the carling darlings play in the FA Cup, and I’m sure they’ll have a greater desire than the 1st team to make a point. With the exception of Toure, I didn’t see anyone else fought as hard trying to draw level/win the game at the emirates.
Bolton is just another Sheffield United except with more skilled players. Bolton didn’t give any Arsenal players time on the ball and won nearly 100% of all 50/50 balls, especially in the air. Whoever we put out to face Bolton at the Reebok must have desire to win and must get stuck in on the whole game.
will the kids play harder than the vets? we’ll see what Wenger decides
January 31st, 2007 at 1:18 pm
Well, we had a “rather easy” draw in the group stages for both this and last season’s CL, so things even them out. Chelsea had Bremen and Barca in their group this CL, but gets all the minnows in Carling/FA Cups…
no complaints! And should we win the Cup we can say we beat all the prem teams to get there!
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