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FA Cup: talking points from the third round matches

Plymouth’s defence was classy and defiant, Ndidi excelled on Leicester debut, Batshuayi proved little and Stourbridge showed romance is alive, even in defeatThe triumphant celebrations after Plymouth Argyle’s 0-0 draw at Anfield were further confirmation that giant-equalling is the new giantkilling. In the modern world of the FA Cup, it is enough for David to draw with Goliath – especially as it means a second payday for clubs often in need of such a financial boost. For Plymouth’s players, it was about more than that. It’s easy to be sniffy about their ultra-defensive approach against the youngest team in Liverpool’s history, but most League Two teams would not have been good enough to pull it off. Plymouth defended with such...

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Why I won’t be going to watch my beloved AFC Wimbledon at MK Dons | Daffydd Bynon

I went to the first meeting between the clubs four years ago, and found it a deeply upsetting experience. I told myself then that I would never return to Stadium MKI’m not going on Saturday. I follow AFC Wimbledon everywhere, but not on Saturday. Not when they’re playing them, the enemy, the club that shouldn’t be. MK Dons.I went to our first ever meeting – the FA Cup tie in December 2012. There were more than 3,000 of us and we were there to make a point – that here we were, AFC Wimbledon, a club born out of a horrible decision made 10 years earlier and who belonged to the fans and would never be victim of the whims...

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