Postpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Very measured from Jeff in Manchester, I like it.
Summary
Manager news conferences taking place before FA Cup quarter-final weekend
Quarter-final matches and where to watch: Fulham v Palace, Brighton v Forest, Preston v Villa & Bournemouth v Man City
Man City manager Pep Guardiola says he, his staff and players 'don't deserve' the proposed £97m prize money on offer at the Club World Cup
Other managers also speaking to the media including Iraola, Silva, Glasner, Heckingbottom and Emery - all over the next few hours
Team news: Mateta ready to return, Dunk back for Brighton, Ederson training with Man City, Tavernier for Bournemouth
Talking point: Is this the most open quarter-final for years? There are none of the five most successful FA Cup clubs in the last-eight
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Postpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
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Winning the FA Cup is always special. Given some of the disappointments we have had this season, I think any real City fan would be happy with a victory in the final. Bournemouth first though, who may just go all the way themselves.
Jeff, Manchester
An FA cup definitely redeems a poor season. We’ve looked a shadow of ourselves this season. Most of the teams left in the competition are as strong as the so called ‘Big six’ and will be incredibly hungry for silverware. I’m far from convinced we’ll get past Bournemouth, then Brighton, Villa, Forest, Fulham and Palace are all more than capable of beating us this year. On the back of four Premier league titles in a row it’s easy to forget the many trophyless seasons that came before the recent success.
Marcus, Manchester City fan
Hurzeler says he 'won't discuss' the 7-0 defeat to Forest earlier this seasonpublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Brighton v Nottingham Forest (Sat, 17:15 GMT)
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler was asked about the 7-0 defeat earlier in the season to Nottingham Forest, which was their heaviest defeat for 67 years.
"I won't discuss it," Hurzeler said.
"The players took a lot of ownership and a lot of responsibility and they said we have to go back to the things that made us strong and things that make us strong are working together, showing intensity and this belief that we can beat every team in the league."
One thing that may give Hurzeler belief is that Forest are missing their top scorer Chris Wood, who scored a hat-trick in that 7-0 win.
And Brighton, since that defeat, have gone on a seven-game unbeaten run; winning six of them and beating the likes of Newcastle, Fulham, Bournemouth, and Chelsea twice.
Brighton's poor form at Wembleypublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Brighton v Nottingham Forest (Sat, 17:15 GMT)
No, Andy, you haven't.
The Seagulls have indeed never won at Wembley, having visited on six occasions. Most recently, they were defeated 7-6 on penalties after 120 minutes of goalless action in the 2023 FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United.
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I see what Ollie is saying but we played a poor Man Utd team in the semi previously and didn’t go through. In fact, have we ever won a game at Wembley?
Andy, Brighton fan
'For me it's important we don't make it artificially big'published at 10:48 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Brighton v Nottingham Forest (Sat, 17:15 GMT)
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has played down the occasion against Nottingham Forest in the quarter-final of the FA Cup:
"Of course we feel it but for me, it's important we don't make it artificially big. Of course, it's an important game but it's like all the other games as well because in all the games we can improve ourselves, in all the games we have to go to the limit.
"I am not trying to make it artificially big, we all know it's a big opportunity, a big chance but it's like all the other games as well."
Image source, Getty ImagesThe fixtures and where to watchpublished at 10:43 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
The FA Cup quarter-finals take place on Saturday and Sunday with the BBC broadcasting two games live while ITV will show the others.
FA Cup quarter-finals:
- Fulham v Crystal Palace - Saturday at 12:15 GMT - watch on ITV, listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.
- Brighton v Nottingham Forest - Saturday at 17:15 GMT - watch on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.
- Preston v Aston Villa - Sunday at 13:30 BST - watch on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.
- Bournemouth v Manchester City - Sunday at 16:30 BST - watch on ITV, listen on Talksport
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For you Manchester City fans out there, does winning the FA Cup redeem your lacklustre season?
Postpublished at 10:36 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Best set of quarters I’ve ever seen - just hope it's not City to win…
Daniel, London
Dunk ready to return for Brightonpublished at 10:30 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Brighton v Nottingham Forest (Sat, 17:15 GMT)
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler spoke to the media earlier and gave updates on the fitness of his players before the FA Cup quarter-final against Nottingham Forest:
"Lewis Dunk will be back, Matt O'Riley will be back, hopefully, they both will be options for the game. Let's wait until the session today.
"Tariq [Lamptey] will be out for a longer time. Solly March should be an option. I think they both [Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma] will be fine and can start the game."
Postpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Some good news for Brighton fans coming up ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup quarter-final.
Postpublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Think Anon might reappear feeling very smug if Man City do indeed go on to win the FA Cup but it is far from a foregone conclusion.
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Re: Anon-10:01. The disrespect on the other teams left is crazy, Brighton have beaten City once this season and could’ve easily won the away game against them a couple of weeks back. If Brighton were to get through and draw City I would really fancy our chances.
Ollie, Brighton fan
Man City's results this season against remaining FA Cup sidespublished at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
So, Man City's results this season against the remaining teams in the FA Cup.
- v Bournemouth they lost 2-1 away from home in November
- v Brighton they've taken just one point from two games, drawing 2-2 in March and losing 2-1 away from home in November
- v Nottingham Forest they were defeated 1-0 last time out at the City Ground in March
- v Aston Villa Man City were defeated 2-1 at Villa Park in December
- v Crystal Palace Man City had to come from behind twice to secure a 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park
- v Fulham Man City claimed all three points as they won 3-2 at home in October
It doesn't make great reading for the favourites...
Postpublished at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Just to prove Anon's point to be wrong even more, we've got a post coming your way very, very soon.
It makes for interesting reading!
Postpublished at 10:04 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Pretty harsh from Anon there on the rest of the sides left in the FA Cup.
Bournemouth are just four points adrift of Man City in the Premier League and have beaten Pep Guardiola's side at the Vitality Stadium already.
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Anyone can lose to Real Madrid over two legs, but, with all due respect to the other teams, if Pep and Man City don't win this trophy given who is left in the draw, it would arguably be their biggest failure of the season.
Anon
When is the FA Cup draw?published at 09:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Good question! The date and time of the draw has not yet been confirmed but it will be at some point this weekend, of course.
A possible time for it would be after Bournemouth v Manchester City in the final quarter-final on Sunday, live on BBC One.
Your guess is as good as ours!
Postpublished at 09:51 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Let's delve into some details around this weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals then.
Stand by...
Hurzeler speaks to the mediapublished at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has already addressed the media this morning ahead of their FA Cup quarter-final with Nottingham Forest so stay tuned for the key lines from that news conference.
A huge chance for either one of those sides to reach the last four.
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