PL Review: ‘Boring’ FA Cup final but thrilling relegation scrap?
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Is a Man City-Chelsea FA Cup final boring? Should the attitude of Chelsea’s players be questioned as they won at Wembley after Liam Rosenior’s mid-week sacking?
Interim boss Callum McFarlane answers that question as former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison and the Telegraph’s Northern football writer Luke Edwards join Rick Edwards to analyse and debate the key talking points from the weekend.
Does this prepare Southampton well for the Championship play-offs and did Leeds show enough? As well as analysis of the FA Cup semi-finals, there’s discussion on the thrilling Premier League relegation battle as Tottenham FINALLY won a game in 2026 to briefly jump out of the relegation zone… but only for four minutes. West Ham also won late on to set up a fascinating final four games of the season. Are Leeds and Nottingham Forest safe, and could even Newcastle be dragged into the conversation?
Plus, Arsenal get back to winning ways, and Alexander Isak scores for Liverpool, but were they lucky to beat Crystal Palace?
Timecodes: 01:56 How can Chelsea play so differently within a single week? Should the players’ character be questioned? 03:50 Is there any excuse for getting a manager sacked? 06:15 reaction from Callum McFarlane 07:36 An amazing day for McFarlane himself 08:50 Who should be the next Chelsea manager? 11:20 Were Leeds overawed by Wembley? 13:00 Is this a boring FA Cup final? 16:45 Analysis of City’s win over Southampton — will it help Saints going into the Championship play-offs? 19:00 Reaction to Coventry’s promotion to the Premier League 20:15 Tottenham finally win! How fun is this relegation battle for the neutral? 23:40 Antonin Kinsy’s redemption 25:10 West Ham’s late winner — how good is Callum Wilson’s finish? 27:20 Could Newcastle be dragged into the relegation battle?! 31:10 The half-time teaser 35:30 Fulham for a European spot? 36:30 Did Arsenal show enough against Newcastle? 41:02 Alexander Isak scores for Liverpool! But were they lucky against Palace?
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| 0:48.2 | Manchester City reached a fourth consecutive FA Cup final where they'll play Chelsea, |
| 0:53.2 | who sat their manager on Wednesday but beat Lees at Wembley on Sunday. In the league, city leapfrogged Arsenal in midweek by winning at Burnley. Arsenal were back at the top after a tight home win over Newcastle. Spurs climbed out of the relegation zone for four minutes with their first win of 2026 but west town and |
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