Tag: FA Cup

  • My future at Arsenal will be decided after FA Cup final – Wenger

    Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, said a decision on his future at the club would be made at a board meeting after their FA Cup final against Chelsea on May 27.

    The Frenchman will be out of contract at the Emirates at the end of the campaign as he prepares for the final Premier League game of the season against Everton.

    He hopes that the club will finish in the top-four for the 21st consecutive season.

    “I don’t know what will happen in the meeting,” Wenger said this at a news conference on Friday.

    “There are many aspects of a football club which has to be discussed at a board meeting. One of those is what happens with the manager, the players coming in and contract renewals.

    “The most important thing is to win the football game. What happens to me after that is less important,’’ he said.

    When asked whether a decision will be announced shortly after the FA Cup final, he replied, “of course.”

    The North London club is relying on an upset to secure Champions League qualification.

     

     

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  • Chelsea on course for Double after qualifying for FA Cup quarter-final

    Chelsea on course for Double after qualifying for FA Cup quarter-final

     

    Chelsea defeated a brave Wolverhampton Wanderers side 2-0 in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, to maintain their hopes of achieving a domestic double.

    Pedro Rodriguez and Diego Costa scored for the Blues, as they overcame early pressure from their hosts, to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition.

    Chelsea have won the cup four times in the last 10 seasons and are currently eight points clear top of the Premier League.

    In the other games played on Saturday, Burnley were bundled out by non-League side, Lincoln and Manchester City were held to a 0-0 draw at Huddersfield.

    10-man Millwall eliminated Premier League champions Leicester City 1-0, while Middlesbrough claimed a narrow 3-2 victory over Oxford United.