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Damien

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Despite being in the Shield semi final, United continue to prioritise the league.

Team to face Chelsea tonight:

De Gea (94)

Aurier (90) Ramos (95) Boateng (94) Rodriguez (91)
Isco (92) Eriksen (91)
Bale (94) Griezmann (94) Özil (94)
Messi (99)​

Pogba still injured.
 

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Number of top four finishes by team (league wins in brackets):
  1. Manchester United - 7 (2)
  2. Manchester City - 6 (2)
  3. Chelsea - 5 (3)
  4. Tottenham Hotspur - 4
  5. Arsenal - 3
  6. Nottingham Forest - 2 (1)
  7. Fulham - 2
  8. Newcastle United - 2
  9. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 2
  10. Everton - 1 (1)
  11. Blackburn Rovers - 1 (1)
  12. Bolton Wanderers - 1
  13. Liverpool - 1
  14. Milton Keynes Dons - 1
  15. Sunderland - 1
  16. West Bromwich Albion - 1
Teams in bold are currently in the top four. Could Arsenal or Newcastle lift their first league title at the end of the season?
 

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Hereford League Form since Phil K took charge:


Won: 21
Draw: 2
Lost: 0

Goals: 72
Goals Conceded: 7
Clean Sheets in Row: 1
League Games Won in Row: 9
League Games Unbeaten in Row: 23
 

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Moving up to 12 wins in a row with a 1-0 win against 3rd placed Huddersfield Town. Next up is 8th placed Brentford
 

Damien

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Tonight's RedCafe League Cup Semi Final fixtures:

Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Milton Keynes Dons vs Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur, having won this competition twice before (more than any other club) are favourites to lift the title a third time.

Three highest rated players with 90%+ fitness:
Manchester United: De Gea (94), Griezmann (94), Pogba (93)
Milton Keynes Dons: Sneijder (91), Mahrez (91), Mertesacker (90)
Newcastle United: Suarez (97), Robben (95), Costa (94)
Tottenham Hotspur: Sanchez (94), Azpi (92), Handanovic (91)

Cup top scorers (italics are knocked out):
  1. Icardi (Arsenal) - 7
  2. Martial (Manchester United) - 6
  3. Diouf (Leicester City) - 4
  4. Volland (Aston Villa) - 4
  5. Silva (Milton Keynes Dons) - 4
  6. El Shaarawy (Arsenal) - 4
  7. Slimani (Milton Keynes Dons) - 4
  8. Klaassen (Stoke City) - 4
  9. Kovacic (Newcastle United) - 4
 

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Routes to the Cup Semi Final (Division 1 teams in Bold)

Manchester United
R1: 4:0 win over Cheltenham Town (H)
R2: 0:0 draw vs Chelsea (A) - won 4:2 on penalties
R3: 1:1 draw vs Manchester City (H) - won 5:3 on penalties
R4: 4:0 win over Darlington 1883 (A)
QF: 1:0 win over Everton (A)

Milton Keynes Dons
R1: Bye
R2: 3:2 win over Southampton (A)
R3: 2:1 win over Watford (H)
R3: 2:1 win over Liverpool (H)
QF: 2:0 win over Bury (A)

Newcastle United
R1: 6:0 win over Bradford City (H)
R2: 4:0 win over Chesterfield (H)
R3: 1:0 win over Norwich City (H)
R4: 3:1 win over Plymouth Argyle (A)
QF: 1:0 win over Arsenal (H)

Tottenham Hotspur
R1: 5:0 win over Accrington Stanley (H)
R2: 4:0 win over Luton Town (A)
R3: 3:0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion (H)
R4: 2:1 win over Sunderland (A)
QF: 2:2 draw vs Stoke City (A) - won 4:3 on penalties


Best Offence: Tottenham Hotspur (16 goals scored)
Best Defence: Manchester United & Newcastle United (1 goal conceded)
Most Division 1 teams faced: Manchester United (4)
Most Penalty shootouts: Manchester United (2)
Most Home draws: Newcastle United (4 (5 including today))
Most Away draws: Manchester United & Tottenham Hotspur (3 (4 including today))
Highest scoring match: Newcastle United 6:0 Bradford City
Lowest scoring match: Chelsea 0:0 Manchester United
 

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Manchester United XI to face Milton Keynes Dons:

De Gea (94)

Roberto (90) Stones (89) Matip (89) Gaya (89)
Pogba (93) Eriksen (91)
Sterling (90) Götze (93) Memphis (90)
Martial (90)​

Cup stats of the XI:
De Gea (94) - 5 appearances, 4 clean sheets, 6.60 rating
Roberto (90) - 3 appearances, 6.67 rating
Stones (89) - 5 appearances, 6.60 rating
Matip (89) - 5 appearances, 1 goal, 6.80 rating
Gaya (89) - 5 appearances, 6.60 rating
Pogba (93) - 1 appearance, 7.00 rating
Eriksen (91) - 5 appearances, 6.80 rating
Sterling (90) - 5 appearances, 1 goal, 3 assists, 7.60 rating
Götze (93) - 4 appearances, 7.75 rating
Memphis (90) - 4 appearances, 1 goal, 2 assists, 7.25 rating
Martial (90) - 5 appearances, 6 goals, 1 assist, 3 MOTM, 8.20 rating

Awarded my cup players with Pogba only coming in due to being suspended for the weekend game.
 

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Won 3:0, Martial with a brace and now the highest scorer in the competition.

Congrats to Newcastle on also making the final, they'll undoubtedly go into it as favourites.

Götze out for three weeks with groin injury.