FA Cup Preview

Aye, g'day.

After last night's ranting, I shall focus on the FA Cup replays to be played today. With both Man U and Chelsea coming off the backs of convincing victories over the weekend, confidence is sky-high in both camps and both teams look set to challenge for honours in football's oldest tournament.

Manchester United vs Boro

After a rather fortituous penalty decision at the riverside, boro are looking to exact revenge over the red devils. Earning a draw at the riverside is always a respectable result, and Man U must be licking their lips at the prospect of an easy way through to the semi-finals. With the match being played at Old Trafford and boro coming off the back of a poor and disappointing defeat against struggling Man City at the riverside, form points to an easy Man U victory.

I reckon:

Man U will win this rather comfortably but not before some careless defending provide the devils a little scare.

Man U 3-1 Boro

Spurs vs Chelski

The original match was a blinder! 3-3 it ended with entertainment value rivalling that of El Clasico played just less than 24 hours before that match. Chelsea served up some Leo Messi of its own as it fought back from two goals down to level the tie. Tottenham were as unafraid as the Galacticos, fighting hard with confidence and valiance in front of an intimidating crowd at a frightening stadium. The replay promises to serve up one hell of a london derby for neutrals to enjoy. With spurs currently experiencing a good run of form, chelsea will find it hard to break down an enthusiastic and fiery white hart lane. With Mourinho facing a deplenished and worn out squad, he will be forced to rotate his team. But to be able to replace robben with the likes of SWP and kalou would rattle the nerves of the white hart lane faithful.

I reckon:

With chelsea's quality, it will shine through especially if tottenham take their enthusiasm too far. chelsea are not afraid to play at any stadium and would be seething from their 2-1 loss earlier in the season at the same venue. The blues will probably edge this tie in yet another thriller

Tottenham 2-3 Chelsea


Don't take my word though, the FA Cup has its own way of producing its own magic and shocking the pundits. We never know what we might get from this two ties, but the possibility of a Chelsea-Man U showdown in the finals remains a distinct possibility.

Cya