{"id":386516,"date":"2019-03-17T12:58:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T16:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=386516"},"modified":"2021-05-06T21:36:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T01:36:31","slug":"fa-cup-semi-final-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/03\/17\/fa-cup-semi-final-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Cup Semi-Final Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The four teams that will contest in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley have been decided following the quarter-final matches over this weekend. <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/watford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watford<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolves<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/manchestercityfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/brighton-hove-albion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a>\u00a0make up a final four that would&#8217;ve been unpredictable at the start of the competition.<\/p>\n<h1>FA Cup Semi-Final Draw<\/h1>\n<h2>Watford v Wolves<\/h2>\n<p>Watford reached this stage of the competition following a 2-1 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Palace<\/a> at Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon. The Hornets are seeing this competition as a chance to win their first piece of silverware under Javi Gracia and, with Manchester City the only &#8216;top six&#8217; club left in the competition, now is as good an opportunity as they will ever get.<\/p>\n<p>They will play Wolves, who overcame <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/manchesterunitedfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> at Molineux in their quarter-final. Raul Jiminez and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/178ae8f8\/?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diogo  Jota<\/a> got the goals prior to Marus Rashford&#8217;s consolation.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester City v Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/h2>\n<p>Manchester City completed a remarkable yet controversial comeback to reach the semi-finals, beating <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/swansea-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swansea City<\/a> 3-2 at the Liberty Stadium. A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/81a487b9\/?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt  Grimes<\/a> penalty and a stunning team goal finished off by Bursant\u00a0Celina had the Swans in command at the break, but Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side hit back through <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3eb22ec9\/?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernardo  Silva<\/a>, a <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/78549904\/?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kristoffer  Nordfeldt<\/a> own goal and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4d034881\/?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sergio  Aguero<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton, meanwhile, fought back from two goals down to take their\u00a0tie against Championship side Millwall to extra time. <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/bb5fbd2b\/?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solly  March<\/a> equalised in the fifth minute of injury time courtesy of a horrendous error from Millwall keeper <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/07666c20\/?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David  Martin<\/a>, who let March&#8217;s free-kick go right through his hands.<\/p>\n<p>It was harsh on Millwall, who were within minutes of making it to the semi-finals despite their low standing towards the bottom of the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is still an exciting match-up for the final four of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ER7HfyDMRghAo_RUAblUag\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1136177573\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ER7HfyDMRghAo_RUAblUag',sig:'MZq5QvEgqwxiPnDtdTpO_YnRvkcAw_RlgL5sXv1w6tE=',w:'594px',h:'394px',items:'1136177573',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The four teams that will contest in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley have been decided following the quarter-final matches over this weekend. Watford, Wolves,\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0and Brighton &amp; Hove Albion\u00a0make up a final four that would&#8217;ve been unpredictable at the start of the competition. 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