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Only four games yesterday so not quite an action packed day of Football but there was still a few stories to come out of the 5th Round Arsenal were held by Hull in a stalemate and you can read my thoughts on that one in full here http://realfootballman.com/2016/02/20/arsenal-vs-hull-a-few-quick-thoughts/ The headlines …

A frustrating Lunchtime for The Gunners as they are held to a draw by Championship leaders Hull City Probably not the most exhilarating Cup tie you will see this Weekend in all fairness, although definitely the most frustrating if you were an Arsenal fan. Arsene Wenger unsurprisingly rung the changes …

A stalemate at The Emirates as Arsenal fail to break down Hull

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe may again opt to rotate his squad having made sweeping changes in both previous rounds of this season’s FA Cup. Captain Tommy Elphick is unlikely to return, while Callum Wilson, Tyrone Mings and Max Gradel remain sidelined. Everton have John Stones available following a recent hamstring …

Watford pair Miguel Britos and Jose Manuel Jurado returned to training on Thursday after leg and calf injuries respectively and could be involved. January signing Costel Pantilimon made his debut in the last round and is in line for his second start in goal. Leeds striker Chris Wood remains a …

Reading’s top scorer Matej Vydra and midfielder Danny Williams both face fitness tests on hamstring problems. Defender George Evans is cup-tied, as is forward Yann Kermorgant, so new signing Deniss Rakels could get a first start for the club up front. West Brom defender Gareth McAuley is progressing well with …

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is expected to rest his key players with Tuesday’s Barcelona match in mind. Wenger confirmed David Ospina will replace Petr Cech in goal, while January signing Mohamed Elneny is in contention for his second start. Hull manager Steve Bruce says Nick Powell, who is on loan …

I’ve been busy wheeling and dealing over the past few weeks looking to bring some new faces into the squad to strengthen Real Football Man between now and the end of the season and I can announce a new signing to the ranks. I may be accused of nepotism here …

I can announce a new signing at RealFootballMan in the form of Filippo Festuccia. Filippo get in touch with me and offered to write some Italian Football articles. Filippo has been signed until the end of the season with a view to a permanent transfer in the Summer. You can …

Honours even at The Artemio Franchi Stadium last night On the balance of play it was probably a fair result Spurs looked very comfortable in the first half hour but had no real threat with a long range Christian Eriksen effort being the only real chance of note Federico Bernadeschi …