Colchester United 4-3 Bradford City
Bradford have been on a great run after a poor start to the season and they came very close to giving League One promotion hopefuls Colchester a bit of a shock.
Lee Beevers and Lloyd James were unused substitutes for Colchester.
Bradford are so good, Jason Price just can’t get a start. He was a 58th-minute substitute.
Dagenham & Redbridge 1-1 Leyton Orient
These East London teams are now set to meet four times this season after their FA Cup tie went to a replay.
Dag & Red keeper Tony Roberts, who is possibly still slightly troubled with his ankle injury, was on the bench.
Darlington 2-1 Bristol Rovers
It hasn’t been a good year for Bristol Rovers in the Cups. The League One side was thrashed 6-1 by League Two team Oxford United in the Carling Cup and now they have lost to Darlington, who haven’t exactly been lighting up the Blue Square Premier.
Byron Anthony played in defence for Bristol Rovers while Ben Swallow and Eliot Richards both made substitute appearances.
Dartford 1-1 Port Vale
Blue Square South strugglers Dartford managed to force a replay against Port Vale, who aren’t exactly struggling in League Two.
Lewis Haldane made his long-awaited return to League Two football when he came off Port Vale’s bench after half-time. Gareth Owen also played for Port Vale.
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Walsall
Walsall haven’t had a great season but perhaps it’s just got even worse after the League One side failed to knock the Conference North side out of the FA Cup. They will get another chance though.
Sean Geddes wasn’t in Walsall’s squad for the sixth consecutive game.
Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Northampton Town
Northampton are pretty good at these Cups. They found Forest Green even less trouble than Liverpool.
Mike Fowler played 85 minutes for Forest Green. Curtis McDonald was on the bench.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.
Showing posts with label mike fowler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mike fowler. Show all posts
Monday, 8 November 2010
Saturday, 6 November 2010
FA Cup Fixtures 6th November 2010 (Part 3)
Forest Green v Northampton Town
Forest Green have lots of injury doubts but the manager won’t say who which is no help at all. Brothers Mike Fowler and Lee Fowler and also Curtis McDonald are on Forest Green’s books. Mike seems to be a regular starter and Curtis has recently returned from a calf injury but Lee will be out for about three months due to a knee ligament injury.
Paul Walker will probably be on the bench for Northampton.
Gillingham v Dover Athletic
Adam Birchall could play for Dover against their Kent rivals. He was released from his last club, Barnet, by manager Ian Hendon, who is now the assistant manager at Gillingham. Adam has just signed a two-year contract extension after being linked with a move to... Gillingham.
Guisley v Crawley Town
Glenn Wilson could play for Crawley Town. Guiseley are unbeaten in 16 matches in all competitions.
Hartlepool United v Vauxhall Motors
Rob Marsh-Evans played for Vauxhall in the FA Cup whilst on loan from Southport but he’s returned to his parent club now. Vauxhall are unbeaten in nine.
Harrow Borough v Chesterfield
Craig Davies will hope to continue his excellent scoring record against Harrow – but only if he’s played. Mark Crossley could play in goal for Chesterfield. Robert Page could also be in contention.
Havant & Waterlooville v Droylsden
Two of the most famous giantkillers (in my time as a football supporter) go head to head in the first round of the FA Cup. The home side will be remembered for romantic reasons but the Droylsden story was more a comedy. Of more than a few errors. (Neither of them seem to have any Welsh players at the moment but these are two of my favourite football stories ever.)
Havant knocked out York City, Notts County and Swansea City before taking the lead twice at Anfield. Liverpool went on to win the game 5-2 but it should have been 4-2. One of those goals was offside. I bet Havant would love another go at Liverpool this season.
Droylsden knocked out Darlington in the FA Cup two seasons ago and then faced Chesterfield.
The first fixture between these sides was abandoned due to fog (Chesterfield were leading 2-0).
The second match was drawn 2-2 in controversial circumstances. Droylsden kicked the ball out of play to allow an injured Chesterfield player to be treated. Chesterfield didn’t return possession and following the throw-in, they accidently scored a goal. The Chesterfield manager solved the problem by telling his players to stand aside and let Droylsden score.
In the replay, Chesterfield went two goals ahead but the match was abandoned due to floodlight failure.
When the replay was replayed, Droylsden won the match and knocked Chesterfield out of the Cup.
Except they didn’t because they’d accidentally fielded an ineligible player (he was banned for a fifth booking but because of all the replays all over the place, Droylsden got confused). And not only did he play, he scored the two goals to knock Chesterfield out.
So Droylsden were thrown out of the competition, with Chesterfield progressing in their place.
Chesterfield went on to lose to Ipswich Town and therefore became one of I’m sure comparatively few teams who have played in the first two rounds (proper) of the FA Cup without actually winning a game.
Forest Green have lots of injury doubts but the manager won’t say who which is no help at all. Brothers Mike Fowler and Lee Fowler and also Curtis McDonald are on Forest Green’s books. Mike seems to be a regular starter and Curtis has recently returned from a calf injury but Lee will be out for about three months due to a knee ligament injury.
Paul Walker will probably be on the bench for Northampton.
Gillingham v Dover Athletic
Adam Birchall could play for Dover against their Kent rivals. He was released from his last club, Barnet, by manager Ian Hendon, who is now the assistant manager at Gillingham. Adam has just signed a two-year contract extension after being linked with a move to... Gillingham.
Guisley v Crawley Town
Glenn Wilson could play for Crawley Town. Guiseley are unbeaten in 16 matches in all competitions.
Hartlepool United v Vauxhall Motors
Rob Marsh-Evans played for Vauxhall in the FA Cup whilst on loan from Southport but he’s returned to his parent club now. Vauxhall are unbeaten in nine.
Harrow Borough v Chesterfield
Craig Davies will hope to continue his excellent scoring record against Harrow – but only if he’s played. Mark Crossley could play in goal for Chesterfield. Robert Page could also be in contention.
Havant & Waterlooville v Droylsden
Two of the most famous giantkillers (in my time as a football supporter) go head to head in the first round of the FA Cup. The home side will be remembered for romantic reasons but the Droylsden story was more a comedy. Of more than a few errors. (Neither of them seem to have any Welsh players at the moment but these are two of my favourite football stories ever.)
Havant knocked out York City, Notts County and Swansea City before taking the lead twice at Anfield. Liverpool went on to win the game 5-2 but it should have been 4-2. One of those goals was offside. I bet Havant would love another go at Liverpool this season.
Droylsden knocked out Darlington in the FA Cup two seasons ago and then faced Chesterfield.
The first fixture between these sides was abandoned due to fog (Chesterfield were leading 2-0).
The second match was drawn 2-2 in controversial circumstances. Droylsden kicked the ball out of play to allow an injured Chesterfield player to be treated. Chesterfield didn’t return possession and following the throw-in, they accidently scored a goal. The Chesterfield manager solved the problem by telling his players to stand aside and let Droylsden score.
In the replay, Chesterfield went two goals ahead but the match was abandoned due to floodlight failure.
When the replay was replayed, Droylsden won the match and knocked Chesterfield out of the Cup.
Except they didn’t because they’d accidentally fielded an ineligible player (he was banned for a fifth booking but because of all the replays all over the place, Droylsden got confused). And not only did he play, he scored the two goals to knock Chesterfield out.
So Droylsden were thrown out of the competition, with Chesterfield progressing in their place.
Chesterfield went on to lose to Ipswich Town and therefore became one of I’m sure comparatively few teams who have played in the first two rounds (proper) of the FA Cup without actually winning a game.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
FA Cup Results 19th January
Brentford 0-1 Doncaster Rovers (Third Round)
Lewis Price let in just the one goal an excellent performance that saw him make a number of saves, including one from fellow Welshman Brian Stock. But Doncaster were the winners and it was Brian who provided the assist for their goal. Brian has played two games recently following a long injury absence and he’s been surprised and encouraged by his match fitness.
John Oster, who has signed a contract extension to keep him at Doncaster until the end of the season, could have provided an assist as early as the third minute but Billy Sharp fired wide. Gareth Roberts couldn’t repeat his goalscoring exploits from his previous game but he did help Doncaster to keep a clean sheet.
Cardiff City 1-0 Bristol City (Third Round Replay)
The only goal of the game was scored by a Bristol City player but as it went in the wrong net, it’s Cardiff who progress to the next round. Joe Ledley again played for Cardiff and is likely to play two further matches before going off to have hip surgery.
Adam Matthews (groin) and Aaron Wildig (back) started for Cardiff despite knocks but Aaron was unable to play more than 32 minutes. Adam stayed on for 78 but picked up another knock in the process although he was able to continue for a while after having treatment. I hope they’ll be fit for Saturday but if they’re not fit I’d rather they didn’t risk it. Darcy Blake also made an appearance, his first of the season with Cardiff, coming off the bench after 66 minutes.
Lewin Nyatanga played the full match for Bristol City but Gavin Williams was kept on the bench despite the fact that, without him, Bristol City wouldn’t even have got as far as the replay. Christian Ribeiro was also on the bench but James Wilson was probably ineligible.
Notts Couty 2-1 Forest Green (Third Round)
Notts County showed they still have a little way to go before they’re ready to take on the Premiership But maybe it would have been a different story if Curtis McDonald and Mike Fowler had been fit although goalkeeper Tom Pass was on the bench for Forest Green after returning from a loan spell to Frome Town.
Lewis Price let in just the one goal an excellent performance that saw him make a number of saves, including one from fellow Welshman Brian Stock. But Doncaster were the winners and it was Brian who provided the assist for their goal. Brian has played two games recently following a long injury absence and he’s been surprised and encouraged by his match fitness.
John Oster, who has signed a contract extension to keep him at Doncaster until the end of the season, could have provided an assist as early as the third minute but Billy Sharp fired wide. Gareth Roberts couldn’t repeat his goalscoring exploits from his previous game but he did help Doncaster to keep a clean sheet.
Cardiff City 1-0 Bristol City (Third Round Replay)
The only goal of the game was scored by a Bristol City player but as it went in the wrong net, it’s Cardiff who progress to the next round. Joe Ledley again played for Cardiff and is likely to play two further matches before going off to have hip surgery.
Adam Matthews (groin) and Aaron Wildig (back) started for Cardiff despite knocks but Aaron was unable to play more than 32 minutes. Adam stayed on for 78 but picked up another knock in the process although he was able to continue for a while after having treatment. I hope they’ll be fit for Saturday but if they’re not fit I’d rather they didn’t risk it. Darcy Blake also made an appearance, his first of the season with Cardiff, coming off the bench after 66 minutes.
Lewin Nyatanga played the full match for Bristol City but Gavin Williams was kept on the bench despite the fact that, without him, Bristol City wouldn’t even have got as far as the replay. Christian Ribeiro was also on the bench but James Wilson was probably ineligible.
Notts Couty 2-1 Forest Green (Third Round)
Notts County showed they still have a little way to go before they’re ready to take on the Premiership But maybe it would have been a different story if Curtis McDonald and Mike Fowler had been fit although goalkeeper Tom Pass was on the bench for Forest Green after returning from a loan spell to Frome Town.
Monday, 18 January 2010
FA Cup Fixtures 19th January
Brentford v Doncaster Rovers (Third Round)
Wojciech Szczesny is ineligible so Lewis Price is likely to play in goal for Brentford – although he probably won’t be able to play against parent club Derby in the next round if Brentford win the match. Brian Stock was substituted after suffering cramp in his first game back from a long injury but he is expected to return to the starting line-up for this match. BBC Sport reports that Doncaster boss Simon O’Driscoll has denied rumours that Southampton are after Brian but Sportinglife say they’ve turned down a bid. Either way, it looks like Brian isn’t going to Southampton.
Gareth Roberts is worried that a Premier League club will come and steal Doncaster’s manager but health-wise he seems to be fine. John Oster should also play.
Brentford and Doncaster had better hope they don’t need a replay as they’re scheduled to play Derby in the fourth round on Saturday.
Cardiff City v Bristol City (Third Round Replay)
All three of Cardiff’s Welsh first-teamers are carrying injuries but Joe Ledley, Adam Matthews and Aaron Wildig could end up playing anyway as Cardiff’s team continue to suffer from illness.
Joe of course is struggling with his ongoing hip problem and this FA Cup replay could be his last appearance of the season for Cardiff – if not his last match for them altogether if he doesn’t sign a new contract. Celtic are interested in buying Joe but Stoke have had a bid rejected. Worryingly, Joe is Cardiff’s fittest central midfielder. Adam and Aaron have knocks but I’m not sure where.
Gavin Williams will hope to start for Bristol City after his brilliant goal won them a replay in the final minute of their first match. Lewin Nyatanga could play at left back again with Christian Ribeiro on the bench but I’m pretty sure James Wilson is ineligible.
Notts County v Forest Green (Third Round)
Two of the lowest-ranked teams will hope the match will actually go ahead this time and most likely with Curtis McDonald, who has recovered from a hip injury. Mike Fowler broke an ankle in pre-season so he won’t play but he’s back in training now.
Wojciech Szczesny is ineligible so Lewis Price is likely to play in goal for Brentford – although he probably won’t be able to play against parent club Derby in the next round if Brentford win the match. Brian Stock was substituted after suffering cramp in his first game back from a long injury but he is expected to return to the starting line-up for this match. BBC Sport reports that Doncaster boss Simon O’Driscoll has denied rumours that Southampton are after Brian but Sportinglife say they’ve turned down a bid. Either way, it looks like Brian isn’t going to Southampton.
Gareth Roberts is worried that a Premier League club will come and steal Doncaster’s manager but health-wise he seems to be fine. John Oster should also play.
Brentford and Doncaster had better hope they don’t need a replay as they’re scheduled to play Derby in the fourth round on Saturday.
Cardiff City v Bristol City (Third Round Replay)
All three of Cardiff’s Welsh first-teamers are carrying injuries but Joe Ledley, Adam Matthews and Aaron Wildig could end up playing anyway as Cardiff’s team continue to suffer from illness.
Joe of course is struggling with his ongoing hip problem and this FA Cup replay could be his last appearance of the season for Cardiff – if not his last match for them altogether if he doesn’t sign a new contract. Celtic are interested in buying Joe but Stoke have had a bid rejected. Worryingly, Joe is Cardiff’s fittest central midfielder. Adam and Aaron have knocks but I’m not sure where.
Gavin Williams will hope to start for Bristol City after his brilliant goal won them a replay in the final minute of their first match. Lewin Nyatanga could play at left back again with Christian Ribeiro on the bench but I’m pretty sure James Wilson is ineligible.
Notts County v Forest Green (Third Round)
Two of the lowest-ranked teams will hope the match will actually go ahead this time and most likely with Curtis McDonald, who has recovered from a hip injury. Mike Fowler broke an ankle in pre-season so he won’t play but he’s back in training now.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
