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Fears were sparked over the United skipper in the days before the Spurs game when his wife posted a photo on social media picturing Fernandes wearing a protective boot.The Portuguese playmaker suffered an ankle injury in the FA Cup semi-final win over Brighton the previous weekend, but played the full 90 minutes in the 2-2 draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday.

In the wake of another comically catastrophic few days at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Lilywhites return to the capital to take on Premier League top-four rivals Manchester United on Thursday night.While the hosts were thumped 6-1 by Newcastle United on Sunday and subsequently gave Cristian Stellini the boot, the Red Devils set up an all-Manchester FA Cup final, breaking Brighton & Hove Albion hearts on penalties.

What a night.Chelsea booked their place in the semi-finals in the most thrilling way, coming out on top in a penalty shootout after Maren Mjelde also scored from the spot in the eighth minute of added time in extra time."I'm just relieved it's over and we're through that," said Hayes."It was drama, full of drama.

Brighton teenager Evan Ferguson says the growing hype over his performances "is just talk" after he scored his first international goal on Wednesday.Ferguson was dubbed a "superstar" after scoring twice to help Brighton reach the FA Cup semi-finals."It doesn't really bother me.

Marcus Rashford, Manchester United's leading goal scorer this season, withdrew from England duty on Monday after suffering a knock in the FA Cup Quarterfinal victory over Fulham at Old Trafford on Sunday.Rashford was withdrawn in the 83rd minute, after United had taken the lead against Fulham, and replaced by Fred, who assisted the final goal to Bruno Fernandes.

With Arsenal and Chelsea in Champions League action, attention turns to the battle to stay in the Women's Super League this weekend.The bottom four sides - Tottenham, Brighton, Reading and Leicester - are separated by just three points.By the evening of 27 May, one will have fallen into the Championship.

Erik ten Hag accused some of his players of failing to give 100% and refused to use tiredness as an excuse after Manchester United squandered a commanding position during their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur last night.United had threatened to increase the pressure on the Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, during a one-sided first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and looked on course to claim a vital win in the race for the top four after taking a 2-0 lead through goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.

The FA Cup semi-final between Brighton and Manchester United will be shown live on BBC One on Sunday, 23 April, with kick-off at 16:30 BST.The other tie - between Manchester City and Championship side Sheffield United, also at Wembley - will be live on ITV1 on Saturday, 22 April (16:45).Brighton have not reached the final since they lost 4-0 to Manchester United in a replay in 1983.

Manchester United Women are top of the FA Women's Super League!For now...After a successful and exciting Women's Football Weekend, the Reds reclaimed the top spot after a second half demolition of West Ham at Old Trafford.The win was a nice boost to their goal difference as well with City and Arsenal both gaining ground in that regard.

Manchester United do not have a "simple pass" to reach their first Women's FA Cup final, says manager Marc Skinner.The final will be played at Wembley on Sunday, 14 May."Semi-finals are difficult anyway so we have to give our absolute all.Brighton are dangerous.We have to treat them as really dangerous, I'm preparing for a very difficult game," he said.

In this week's pod: the Women's FA Cup semi-finals are set and it's not to be for Lewes and Birmingham.Four WSL sides will battle it out for a chance to play at Wembley.Aston Villa knock out Manchester City to reach the last four for the first time.Manchester United make their first FA Cup semi-final, while Chelsea and Brighton complete the lineup.

In a joint apology on the club website, boss Silva and striker Aleksandar Mitrovic said sorry for their conduct during and, in the case of Silva, after Fulham's 3-1 quarter-final defeat earlier this month.The incident began with Willian being sent off for a handball with Fulham 1-0 up in the second half, before Mitrovic was dismissed for manhandling referee Kavanagh and Silva was also shown a red card for leaving his technical area to exchange words with the official.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has pulled out of the Norway squad for their opening Euro 2024 qualifiers through injury.It means he will miss Norway's games against Spain and Georgia in Group A.
"Erling took it hard when he realised that he could not fight for the team," said Norway coach Stale Solbakken.

Kylian Mbappe is determined to prevent teenager Evan Ferguson from adding another chapter to his football fairytale as France face the Republic of Ireland in a Euro 2024 qualifier.Mbappe scored two goals in Friday's of the Netherlands and will captain the French in Dublin on Monday.Ferguson was on target as the Republic beat Latvia 3-2 in a friendly last week on his first senior start.

Senior figures from the three main football bodies in England have held what have been described as "positive, open and constructive" discussions about the future of the game.For the first time, the respective chairs and chief executives of the Premier League, Football Association and Football League met on Friday.

Teenager Evan Ferguson scored twice to send Brighton through to their third FA Cup semi-final and bring Grimsby Town's dream run to an end at the Amex Stadium.Deniz Undav put the hosts in front after six minutes, following in to slot past Max Crocombe after the visiting goalkeeper had parried Moises Caicedo's shot.

The former enfant terrible, light-welterweight contender Ohara Davies insists he has "grown up and calmed down".The 31-year-old from Hackney, known as 'Two Tanks', turned pro in 2014.Since then he has frequently been featured in tabloids, while engaging in vicious spats with other boxing figures.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says it is "super important" that the club's fans have been exonerated for the chaotic scenes before last year's Champions League final against Real Madrid.Fans were penned in and sprayed with tear gas outside Paris' Stade de France as kick-off was delayed by 36 minutes.

Authorities have "full confidence" in Sheffield Wednesday's safety operations after reports of overcrowding during an FA Cup tie against Newcastle, says a leading football security official.Some Newcastle fans claimed there was a lack of stewarding before kick-off at Hillsborough and they were crammed in.

Sheffield Wednesday have defended their stewarding after reports of overcrowding during Saturday's FA Cup tie against Newcastle.Wednesday say they have submitted "comprehensive observations" to the FA and will assist its enquiries.They added the number of stewards in the away end "exceeded requirements".

The government's advisor on safety at sports grounds is "concerned" by reports of overcrowding at Hillsborough during the FA Cup tie between Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle.Newcastle fans claimed on social media there was a lack of stewarding in the Leppings Lane End before Saturday's kick-off and that they were crammed in.