Cup Semi Final

They overcame West Ham to advance to the last four.

Arsenal meet Brighton with their sights set on reaching a second semi-final while Tottenham could be facing Chelsea at just the right time Riding high after their Champions League quarter-final win over Chelsea, Arsenal are ready to push on in the FA Cup. The WSL title may be almost certainly out of sight following Manchester City’s impressive victory over Manchester United, but the chance to go for a European and domestic cup double is very much there. Brighton stand in the way of securing a second cup semi-final within six days. Last weekend Dario Vidosic’s side earned a first WSL win since their 23 January defeat of Everton, securing a 1-0 win over bottom-placed Leicester. The Seagulls sit sixth in the WSL, eight points behind Tottenham and only ahead of London City Lionesses on goal difference. They are seven points off of last season’s total with four games remaining. However, those four games are against Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Spurs and inconsistency has blighted their campaign. The hope will be that they face a tired Arsenal after their Champions League exploits, with the 1-0 second-leg defeat to Chelsea a frantic and exhausting match. That is perhaps an ambitious ask given the depth at Arsenal’s disposal and the form they are in, Wednesday night’s inconsequential defeat being their first loss since 21 January.

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news of Arsenal's win over Chelsea, plus Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaks out on issues in Palestine and Ukraine. Arsenal book their place in the EFL Cup final, seeing off Chelsea 4–2 on aggregate at the Emirates Mikel Arteta reflects on the boost of reaching the club’s first major final in six years Kai Havertz delivers the decisive goal against his former club as Chelsea’s approach is debated Manchester City look to finish the job against Newcastle, holding a 2–0 lead ahead of the semi-final second leg Pep Guardiola says City are close to clicking again — and faces questions on his long-term legacy Newcastle boss Eddie Howe insists belief is key as his side chase a comeback Troy Parrott stars for AZ Alkmaar, assisting and scoring to reach the Dutch Cup semi-finals on his birthday Thousands of Irish fans miss out on tickets for the World Cup play-off in Prague as demand far outstrips supply Scottish Premiership drama as Hearts, Celtic and Rangers react to discipline issues, deadline-day deals and title pressure Pep Guardiola speaks candidly on Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, saying he’s “hurt” by the human cost of conflict Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

Jimbo is joined by Tom Williams, Matt Davies-Adams and Luis Miguel Echegaray as Liverpool win their 20th league title. The Reds are 5-1 winners over Spurs on a magic day at Anfield. Simon Hughes joins us to discuss Arne Slot and a celebration 5 years in the making. It’s FA Cup semi-final weekend with Man City breaking Forest hearts on Sunday, while Palace pick Villa apart on Saturday. Reuben Pinder looks forward to another Wembley date with City in a few weeks time. Elsewhere, Wrexham make history with their 3rd successive promotion as the Championship awaits. A significant moment for Welsh football and for their legions of fans in the States. Plus Arsenal win big in Lyon, Chelsea’s best first half of the season and Potter under huge pressure. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool 5-1 Spurs (03.30) • PART 2a: Forest 0-2 Man City (20.00) • PART 2b: Crystal Palace 3-0 Aston Villa (24.00) • PART 3a: Wrexham promoted to the Championship (36.00) • PART 3b: Chelsea 1-0 Everton (43.00) • PART 3c: Bournemouth 1-1 Man United (45.00) • PART 3d : The rest of the Premier League weekend (51.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes back Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Dom Fifield ahead of a weekend fixture list packed full of potential drama. Chelsea breeze past Spurs in the Carabao Cup semi-final. Now they travel to the Etihad, needing a win against Man City to keep the title race alive. So with a point probably being a great result, how will Pep approach this match? As for Spurs, it’s the North London derby and the first managerial meeting of Antonio Conte and Mikel Arteta. Will we see the all-action Conte on the touchline once again after a few dispiriting performances? There’s huge controversy at AFCON with the referee at Tunisia v Mali blowing the full-time whistle early. Not once but twice. Maher Mezahi was there and fills us in on the latest goings on at the tournament. We discuss Newcastle’s Chris Wood, Sierra Leone’s Steven Caulker and Michael Olise – the new Adnan Januzaj? Plus goal average. How was that ever a thing? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Chelsea through to the Carabao Cup final (03m 00s) • PART 1b: Man City v Chelsea preview (08m 00s) • PART 2: Spurs v Arsenal & Brighton v Palace – two big derbies (16m 00s) • PART 3: Controversy at AFCON with Maher Mezahi (26m 00s) • PART 4: West Ham v Leeds & Aston Villa v Man Utd previews (41m 00s) • PART 5: The rest of the Premier League weekend (55m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The @purelyarsenalFP podcast is brought to you by host Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) which special guests Neil Shah (@Neilby70) and James Johnstone (@LLcoolJames91). The lads discuss the comfortable yet stunning 2-0 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley and focus on the nervy start at the back, the turning point, clinical finishing but a couple of big missed chances, the first goal being a terrific team goal, Auba's coolness in front of goal, specifics on Niles at LWB and his Arsenal future, Tierney looking so comfortable at CB, Luiz' MOTM display, the change in Laca, the presence of Emi Martinez being something different, the perfect timing of the second goal, how to prepare and adjust for the upcoming league games, fans questions and a look ahead to Aston Villa away. All this and much much more!