England
Ben Watson headed a stoppage time winner as Wigan lifted the FA Cup for the first time.
Roberto Martinez was able to call upon Antolin Alcaraz in the centre of his three-man defence, and he used James McArthur as a right-wing-back and Jordi Gomez in central midfield.
Roberto Mancini picked Joe Hart despite having used Costel...
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Tottenham twice came back from behind in an exciting, open game at Stamford Bridge.
Rafael Benitez selected Fernando Torres upfront, and David Luiz as a deep-lying midfielder, so Branislav Ivanovic partnered Gary Cahill in the centre.
Andre Villas-Boas was without Mousa Dembele, so Scott Parker played alongside Tom Huddlestone. Upfront, Emmanuel Adebayor got the nod over...
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Despite having little to play for, Manchester United collected a point at the Emirates.
Without Olivier Giroud, Arsene Wenger used Lukas Podolski as his main forward. Jack Wilshere was only on the bench.
Sir Alex Ferguson named a strong starting line-up, with Rio Ferdinand returning to the defence alongside Jonny Evans.
This was all about Arsenal’s strategy...
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Liverpool trailed for long periods, but Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez combined very effectively in the second half.
Brendan Rodgers left out Sturridge, favouring Stewart Downing in the only change from last week’s 0-0 draw at Reading.
Rafael Benitez’s side was fairly predictable, although he selected Fernando Torres upfront against his former club, despite the fact...
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Manchester City dominated the first half, but some clever substitutions from Andre Villas-Boas meant Tottenham had a storming final 20 minutes.
Villas-Boas was able to select Gareth Bale from the start, although Aaron Lennon is still unavailable. Emmanuel Adebayor was favoured over Jermain Defoe.
Roberto Mancini was without David Silva and Sergio Aguero wasn’t 100% fit,...
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