Man Utd next in rank of PL groups on FA Cup splendor need

Man Utd next in rank of PL groups on FA Cup splendor need

Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham have all been dumped out, opening the FA Cup up for the remaining ten Premier League teams to struggle for the popular old bell.

But for which of those clubs does it Mean More? Weve ranked them by how much they really give a damn.

10 ) Ipswich Town

Mondays trip to Nottingham Forest may well be a welcome break from what has been a horror run in the Premier League for Kieran McKennas side, which has seen them pick up just one point in their last seven games, in which theyve shipped 22 goals. But retaining top-flight reputation has to be the priority.

9 ) Nottingham Forest

A trip to Wembley would be lovely. A trip to the Bernabeu would be better.

8 ) Bournemouth

Were not even sure the Vitality Stadium will meet the UEFA guidelines to host Champions League nights, but that raises the delightful prospect of them having to play those games at St Marys if Andoni Iraola does the unthinkable and leads them into the qualification spots.

That looked far more likely before consecutive defeats to Brighton and Wolves, which has likely further focused their attention on that keenly fought race rather than the FA Cup.

With that said, Bournemouth are in the rooms and the only Premier League team of ten left in the bring who they have lost to this year is Brighton.

7 ) Brighton

Three hugely impressive wins on the bounce for Fabian Hurzelers side after their fallow period reached its zenith with that embarrassing 7-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest means Brighton are now very much in the Champions League mix. A substantial reward for their remarkable growth over the last few years then isnt as important as it felt a couple of weeks before.

6 ) Manchester City

Probably going to win it because Pep Guardiola doesnt really do potless seasons, with his only blank drawn in his first with City back in 2016/17. It would also be fun to discover them lift the trophy before Richard Masters rips it from their hands as the FFP nail provides this splendor and all others null and void.

Champions League football is a far greater need but were finding it hard to imagine them failing to qualify. They can also beat Plymouth then and Liverpool will tell you that isnt for all.

5 ) &nbsp, Aston Villa

Theyre a very strange staff at the moment, with their last seven Premier League games featuring only one get over Chelsea, very nice draws against Arsenal and Liverpool, and crushing overcomes to Wolves and Crystal Palace.

There was also a sense of panic to their January business decent though it seems as Unai Emery struggles to get his team fighting on multiple fronts.

They will be very eager to get back into the Champions League, but are now in the real Champions League facing Club Brugge in the last 16 which must be the focus despite the obsession with qualifying usually strangely surpassing performances when competing in it.

FA Cup splendor will be a distant second in the pecking order but they are only three games from glory.

4 ) Newcastle United

Eddie Howes got more plates to flip than most with the Carabao Cup final to appear and the need for Champions League football increasing with every purpose Alexander Isak scores under the watchful eyes of Western companies offering that alluring choice next season.

But its been 70 years and with the best team in Europe standing in their way of Carabao Cup glory and given the sides who have already been knocked out, the FA Cup may weirdly be their best bet to end the drought.

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3 ) Manchester United

FA Cup glory saved Erik ten Hag and further f***ed Manchester United in the long run, but we cant see&nbsp ,Ruben Amorim going all the way this season being anything but a positive.

Winning the Europa League will be higher up their list of priorities, with the Champions League football that brings offering more PSR wiggle room to fix his broken squad than another season of Europa League football would, but the FA Cup which grants entry into that lesser competition should now be seen as more important than the Premier League, where a lower mid-table finish is the best they can hope for with relegation disappointingly now very unlikely.

2 ) Fulham

No domestic cup final since 1975. No domestic cup win ever.

Theyre also remarkably in the hunt for Champions League football, but do they&nbsp ,really think thats going to happen? Our guess is Fulham fans will be very, very disappointed if Marco Silva doesnt go all out to win the FA Cup.

1 ) Crystal Palace

Palace have never won a domestic trophy in their 120-year history and theyre the only team in the Not Going To Be Relegated Arent Qualifying For Europe sweet spot.

The quarters beckon after they overcome Jean-Philippe Matetas injury and the BBCs weirdness. Its time to exorcise the Wembley dancing demons.

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