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Liverpool defeated Athletic Club twice in a double header

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7 months ago

August 5, 2025

Arne Slot’s Liverpool defeated Athletic Club twice in a double header at Anfield ahead of next weekend’s Community Shield. It was an emotional return home for the Premier League champions, who played their first home matches since the tragic passing of their Portuguese forward Diogo Jota.

With 180 minutes of football on the docket, fans flocked to the terraces to see their plethora of new recruits in action on home turf for the first time. Slot named a youth-focused side for the first match of the evening and took a comfortable 4-1 win, with teenage starlet RIo Nguhoma on the scoresheet, and Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott also helped themselves to strikes to supplement Alex Padilla’s own goal.

In the second game, Slot plumped for a much stronger XI – almost his first-choice – but saw his go-to men put through their paces by a stubborn and crafty Athletic Club side, managed by Ernesto Valverde. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring, but Oihan Sancet pegged the hosts back. Cody Gakpo’s two goals sandwiched an own goal by the Dutchman as the Basque side threatened from set plays, while Salah skied a penalty on an entertaining afternoon on Merseyside.

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Emirates FA Cup fifth round draw Results

The Emirates FA Cup fifth round draw has been made for the 2025-26 season, with the eight ties to be scheduled for the weekend of 7-8 March 2026.

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5 days ago

February 16, 2026

Adelaide Kuudzerema

The Emirates FA Cup fifth round draw has been made for the 2025-26 season, with the eight ties to be scheduled for the weekend of 7-8 March 2026.

Taking place ahead of Monday evening’s tie between Macclesfield and Brentford, the draw was made by Joe Cole and Karen Carney as clubs look to seal a place in the quarter-final.

Winning clubs in the fifth round will receive £238,500 from the competition prize fund for the 2025-26 season.

The final schedule for the fifth round will be confirmed in due course, following talks with clubs, broadcast partners and local authorities.

The Draw

1 Fulham v Southampton
2 Port Vale or Bristol City v Sunderland
3 Newcastle United v Manchester City
4 Leeds United v Norwich City
5 Mansfield Town v Arsenal
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool
7 Wrexham v Chelsea
8 West Ham United v Macclesfield or Brentford

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Arsenal Beat Chelsea to Reach Carabao Cup Final

Arsenal secured their place in the Carabao Cup final after defeating Chelsea 1–0 in the second leg of the semi-final at the Emirates Stadium. The victory sealed a 4–2 aggregate win for the Gunners, booking their first domestic cup final appearance since 2020.

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3 weeks ago

February 3, 2026

Adelaide Kuudzerema

The reigning Premier League leaders will face either Manchester City or Newcastle United in the final, scheduled for March 22, 2026, at Wembley Stadium.

Arsenal’s disciplined performance ensured they held off Chelsea’s late pressure, with the decisive goal in the 97th minute by Kai Havertz proving enough to send Mikel Arteta’s side through to a much-anticipated showdown at Wembley.

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Nakamba Signs with Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday, a Championship (English second-tier) club, has signed Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba on a deal until the end of the season after he was released by League One (English third tier) side Luton Town FC.

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3 weeks ago

February 2, 2026

Adelaide Kuudzerema

The club confirmed the latest development on their social media platforms.

Wednesday have signed Marvelous Nakamba on a free transfer 🦉

Welcome to the Owls, Marvelous! 👊

🔗 https://t.co/poSVzvSHPf pic.twitter.com/mlGdRWAriR
— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 2, 2026