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Manchester City v Liverpool - Premier League

Man City host Liverpool and Port Vale visit Chelsea in FA Cup

The FA Cup quarter-final draw has produced some spectacular matchups, headlined by a heavyweight clash between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium. Meanwhile, League 1 strugglers Port Vale have been rewarded for their magical cup run with a dream tie against Chelsea. Premier League leaders Arsenal also face a tricky away test against Championship outfit Southampton.

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West Ham United v Fulham - Premier League

Silva refuses to take blame for Fulham's shock FA Cup exit to Southampton

Fulham manager Marco Silva has staunchly defended his heavily rotated squad following a shocking 1-0 FA Cup fifth-round defeat to Championship side Southampton. Despite making nine changes to his starting eleven, the Portuguese tactician refused to use a controversial disallowed goal as an excuse, instead pointing to his team's overall poor performance and demanding better execution.

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Macclesfield v Crystal Palace - Emirates FA Cup Third Round

FA Cup fourth round draw: Macclesfield in dreamland!

Macclesfield FC will welcome the Premier League's Brentford to their Moss Rose home in the next round of the 2025-26 FA Cup after the fourth round draw handed the non-league side another glamorous tie against top flight opposition. The Silkmen sensationally beat holders Crystal Palace in the third round to complete one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all-time.

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Coventry City v Bristol City - Sky Bet Championship

Lampard's Coventry charged by FA over Championship ruckus

Coventry City and Southampton have both been charged by the Football Association (FA) following the unsavoury scenes at the end of their 1-1 draw in the Championship on Saturday afternoon. An ugly melee broke out between both sets of players and club staff, with Sky Blues manager Frank Lampard later apologising for his part in the scuffle at St. Mary’s.

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Coventry City v Bristol City - Sky Bet Championship

Lampard apologises after Coventry-Southampton brawl

Frank Lampard was forced to apologise after a heated post-match melee erupted following Coventry City’s hard-earned draw at Southampton. The Sky Blues boss appeared to inflame tensions with a sarcastic gesture towards the home crowd, triggering confrontations between players and staff and overshadowing a resilient display from his Championship leaders.

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Coventry City v Bristol City - Sky Bet Championship

📽️ | Lampard sparks Championship melee after Southampton draw

Chelsea and England legend Frank Lampard sparked a Championship melee after celebrating Coventry City's hard-fought draw against Southampton on Saturday. The Sky Blues were reduced to 10 men at the start of the second half, but they managed to hold Southampton to a draw to extend their unbeaten run to nine matches, with their last loss coming in November against Wrexham.

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Derby County v Southampton - Sky Bet Championship

Southampton sack Will Still after 16 games in charge

Southampton have sacked manager Will Still after just 16 games in charge, with the Championship promotion hopefuls languishing in 21st place. The 33-year-old managed only four wins during a torrid start to life back in England, and Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat to Preston proved to be his final match in charge as the Saints turn to interim boss Tonda Eckert.

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Frequently asked questions

The story behind the birth of Liverpool as we know it today is quite interesting. Originally, it was Liverpool's Merseyside rivals Everton who would play their games at Anfield. However, after Everton decided to play their games elsewhere following a dispute in March 1892, John Houlding, the owner of Anfield at the time, decided to form his own club called Liverpool F.C.

Fenway Sports Group (FSG), an American multinational sports holding conglomerate, is the owner of Liverpool. FSG purchased the club in 2010 through subsidiaries N.E.S.V.I, LLC and the UK-based UKSV Holdings Company Limited.

Liverpool are playing their home games at the illustrious Anfield Stadium, which was built in 1884 and has since undergone several renovations, the latest being completed in 2024.

Anfield has a capacity of 61,276, with the renovation of the Anfield Road Stand in the latter half of the 2023-24 campaign taking the stadium's capacity past the 60,000-mark.

Liverpool have won a stellar 67 trophies throughout their history, which includes six Champions Leagues, 19 top-flight titles, and six FA Cups.

Liverpool are the second-most successful English side in terms of top flight titles with 19, just one shy of Manchester United. Their previous league glory came in the 2019-20 season, which remains their only league title till date in the Premier League era.

Former English midfielder Ian Callaghan made 857 appearances for the Reds. He is the only player in Liverpool history to have made over 800 appearances for the club.

Liverpool icon Ian Rush is the club's all-time top goalscorer, finding the back of the net 346 times in 660 games.

Luis Suarez, Ian Rush, Mohamed Salah, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, James Milner, Fernando Torres, and Michael Owen are among the most popular players to have donned the Liverpool jersey.

Brendan Rodgers, Bill Shankly, Jurgen Klopp, Kenny Dalglish, Rafael Benitez, and Gerard Houllier are some of the most prominent managers to have been at the helm for Liverpool.

Liverpool are famously known as The Reds. The media as well as the club's supporters coined the term during the 1965-66 season, when the team first wore an all-red attire for the games.

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