AN UNLIKELY victor could get their hands connected the FA Cup this twelvemonth aft galore of the Premier League’s apical clubs crashed out.
Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool are each retired by the 5th circular with lone Manchester United and Man City from the alleged “Big Six” remaining successful the competition.
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Aston Villa observe their 1996 League Cup winRex
Nottingham Forest won the League Cup successful 1990RexCardiff City, Doncaster, Burnley, Plymouth, Exeter, Milwall and Preston make up the little league underdogs successful the adjacent round.
Meanwhile Brighton, Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Wolves, Fulham, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are besides inactive successful the mix.
Amazingly, 5 of the remaining Premier League teams – Fulham, Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, and Crystal Palace – person NEVER won a large trophy.
And Newcastle person been waiting 70 YEARS for silverware – past winning the FA Cup successful 1955.
Forest are two-time European Cup winners but their past portion of silverware was the League Cup successful 1990.
Southampton person been waiting astir 50 years to assistance a large trophy – winning the FA Cup successful 1976.
Everton are besides erstwhile winners but not since 1995 portion Wolves lifted the League Cup successful 1980.
Cardiff won the Championship successful 2013 but it was successful 1927 that they past won the FA Cup portion Ipswich were Uefa Cup winners successful 1981.
The hold for large trophies
- Manchester United: One twelvemonth
- Manchester City: One twelvemonth
- Aston Villa: 29 years
- Nottingham Forest: 35 years
- Ipswich: 44 years
- Wolves: 45 years
- Burnley: 65 years
- Newcastle: 70 years
- Preston: 87 years
- Cardiff City: 98 years
- Millwall: N/A
- Brighton: N/A
- Exeter: N/A
- Fulham: N/A
- Plymouth: N/A
- Bournemouth: N/A
- Doncaster: N/A
- Crystal Palace: N/A
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Burnley won the Championship arsenic precocious arsenic 2023 but had not had large silverware since their top-flight rubric triumph successful 1960.
Doncaster, Plymouth, Exeter and Milwall are besides without large trophies successful their cabinets.
Preston, however, won the top-flight successful 1890 and FA Cup successful 1938.
The FA Cup 5th circular gully volition instrumentality spot TONIGHT on BBC’s The One Show.
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