FA Cup review - 15/16 February 2014

The FA Cup fifth round matches took place over the weekend and Man City beat Chelsea by two goals to nil. 

This was a good win for Man City and keeps them on track to win four trophies. For Man City this win against Chelsea would have worried their domestic rivals about the ease in which they beat Chelsea. 

For Chelsea this would have been very disappointing. The fact they were unable to score any goals was very strange. 

However it means that they now focus on the titles they are chasing so it could end up being a blessing in the sky. 

On Sunday Arsenal beat Liverpool by two goals to one. This result comes after Liverpool beat Arsenal by five goals to one in the premiership last week. 

Arsenal played well and it was a surprise line up which included  Lukas Fabianski, Yaya Sanogo and the returning Mathieu Flamini. 

For large parts of the game Arsenal where in complete control but Liverpool played well and where robbed of a penalty which might have least given them a draw. 

Arsene Wenger's  gamble paid off as he rested at least four first team players. Which gave an opportunity for players like Yaya Sanago to come on and help to secure the win. 

For Liverpool this would have been a tough loss so soon after beating Arsenal so comprehensively last weekend. It also

means that they can focus on winning the premiership or at the very least a top four finish. 

Arsenal v Cardiff City review

In yesterday Premiership game, Arsenal beat Cardiff City by three goals to nil. 

I  thought Aaron Ramsey would be one of the goal scorer's as he has been very consistent this season. 

It was great to see Aaron score two goals  against his old team and with Mathieu Flamini scoring the third goal. 

Arsenal defence have significantly improved this season both Pers Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny  have been excellent and solid at the back and this has given the rest of the team confidence. 

Arsenal where very solid in a very competitive match and this was kind of match that we would have been struggling to win last season. 

This win has put Arsenal seven points ahead although the other top teams like Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City and Man United will play today. 

Preview of Champions League: 26 November 2013

In tonight's Champions League games Arsenal are at home to Marseille. Arsenal need to win this match to bring them a big step closer to qualifying for the knock out stages.

 

On the plus side Marseille have not had good campaign and unlikely to qualify for the next stage as they don't have any points.

Theo Walcott and Mathieu Flamini are back from injury so that should hopefully give us more attacking options.

 

Elsewhere Chelsea are away to Basel and they only need a draw to qualify for the knock out stages.

However Basel are a tough team and it will be a tough match for Chelsea and could go either way.