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Mar 2024
48 m

An All-Time Classic FA Cup Weekend!

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Sam Matterface is joined by talkSPORT's Chief Football Correspondent Alex Crook and the former England striker Micky Gray to look back at all the weekend's FA Cup and Premier League action. They try and dissect a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford, as Man United progress with a 4-3 win over Liverpool, and they debate if Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is under pressure following their 2-0 defeat to Man City on Saturday. They also discuss Cole Palmer's England credentials as he helped Chelsea beat Leicester in the FA Cup, and they reflect on the weekend's Premier League action, as Burnley get a crucial three points, and Spurs suffer a heavy defeat at Fulham.

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