Sunday, March 9, 2014

ARSENAL TO FACE WIGAN IN FA CUP SEMI FINAL

Arsenal will face Wigan Athletic in the semifinals of the FA Cup after Wigan Athletic defeated Man City 2-1 at Etihad.
The other semifinal sees League One side Sheffield United take on Hull City. The semi final matches will take place at Wembley on the weekend of April 12/13.
Arsenal defeated Everton 4-1 at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, and they will take on the winners of Sunday's meeting between City and Wigan.
Goals from Mesut Ozil, Mikel Arteta and Olivier Giroud (two) ensured Arsene Wenger's side beat Everton, ahead of Tuesday's meeting with Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
The last time the Gunners lifted silverware was in the FA Cup, when they beat Manchester United on penalties in 2005.
Hull overcame Premier League side Sunderland 3-0 on Sunday, after Sheffield United saw off Charlton Athletic 2-0.
In beating Charlton, the Blades became the first club from the third tier to reach the semifinals of the competition since Wycombe in 2001.
Sheffield United manager Nigel Clough was a losing finalist at Wembley in the 1991 FA Cup final as a player with Nottingham Forest and he will be aiming to take his side all the way to the final, with a Yorkshire team guaranteed a place thanks to Sunday's draw.

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