Chelsea survive Wrexham, Sunday shocks + Spurs in crisis
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Liam Twomey and Colin Millar for company on FA Cup 5th round weekend.
The favourites make it through on Saturday with Max Dowman dazzling for Arsenal and Pep Guardiola raging for Man City. The tie of the round sees Chelsea just about fend off Wrexham in a classic at the Racecourse Ground.
Sunday was upset central, with League One’s bottom side Port Vale knocking out Premier League Sunderland. And Fulham also succumbed in stoppage time to Championship Southampton. But Leeds overcome Norwich to reach the last eight for the first time since 2003.
Tottenham’s relegation worries remain one of the biggest talking points in football. Jay Harris was there to see the defeat to Palace on Thursday. Is Igor Tudor already on borrowed time?
Plus ugly scenes at Ibrox as Celtic progress on penalties in the Scottish Cup.
Produced by Charlie Jones
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Sunday’s FA Cup action (03.00)
• PART 2: Wrexham 2-4 Chelsea (22.00)
• PART 3a: Mansfield 1-2 Arsenal (30.00)
• PART 3b: Newcastle 1-3 Man City (34.00)
• PART 3c: Wolves 1-3 Liverpool (44.00)
• PART 4a: Ugly scenes at Ibrox (48.00)
• PART 4b: The Spurs crisis with Jay Harris (53.00)
• PART 4c: Victory for the Lionesses (64.00)
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:03.3 | Totally football show today |
| 0:11.5 | FA Cup the fifth round |
| 0:13.4 | Arsenal taking boys to Mansfield |
| 0:15.5 | Chelsea with their Hollywood host |
| 0:17.2 | Saints facing Philom stars 2 |
| 0:19.5 | and Valiant Vale sending the Macom's Packham. |
| 0:22.2 | We check out who's made the quarterfinals, |
| 0:24.2 | then shake our heads as Sunday's old firm |
| 0:26.4 | shenanigans and check in on Spurs. |
| 0:28.9 | Thursday v. Palace was Pertetico. |
| 0:30.9 | Next up, it's Atletico, is another |
| 0:32.5 | change imminent in North London. |
| 0:34.5 | It's the totally football show. |
| 0:43.4 | Unbelievable. and in North London. It's the totally football show. Good job about Liam Toomey. Always lovely to see you, Liam. |
| 0:46.6 | Always lovely to be here. Let's F. F.A. Cup. |
| 0:49.0 | Let's F. C.C. Cullen, Miller. And let's do a little bit of old firm derby. Oh, sorry, old firm shenanigans. Yeah, what a weekend of football, James. Can't we have to talk about it? Well, that's good as well. Daniel's story, you've been everywhere this weekend, as per usual. And right now you're on our big screen, thankfully. I am indeed. Good evening, James. Good evening. Fifth round weekend, I'm noting. |
| 1:13.3 | What was your favourite bit of the FA Cup nurse? |
| 1:16.5 | I think drawing between Portvale knocking out at Sunderland, which is excellent. |
| 1:21.3 | Their owner or their chairperson, Carol Shanahan is one of the nicest people in football. |
| 1:25.8 | Anyone who meets will agree. |
| 1:27.3 | And also that period of time when Mansfield were level against Arsenal. I also enjoyed Ricardo Califiori coming off the pitch. A Mansfield, a Mansfield lad shouting, Califiori, Califiori, and him looking over with a big smile as if to say, hey, mate, and the little kid just swearing at him. And Califiori just went, why, why, why do that to me? Which was also really good. Magic of the Cup, magnificent. All right, let's check out the results then. All round five, Sunday afternoon. So the biggest win of the fifth round, so far at least. Leeds defeating Norwich, 3-0. Earlier on, we had some upsets. Port Vale. Bottom of League 1, lowest-ranked side left in the competition, knocking out Premier League's Sondlam 1-0. Fulham, also tumbling out 1-0, at home to Southampton, who certainly improved since the last time they faced Premier League opposition. |
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