SOCCER 10 POOL OF THE DAY
Wednesday 1 March S10 V1
Headline: Man Utd chasing new silverware success after cup triumph
Fresh from winning the League Cup at the weekend, Manchester United now get a chance to move into the last eight of the FA Cup with home advantage in tonight’s fifth round tie against West Ham United. More details at www.soccer6.co.za
M1 Nantes vs Racing Lens: Nantes lost 3-1 at Lens last month in the league and now host them in the French Cup quarter-final. Nantes won the French Cup last season
M2 Sion vs Lugano: Sion have not won in their last seven games going into this Swiss Cup quarter-final. Lugano won 3-2 at Sion in league action in January.
M3 St. Gallen vs Basel: St Gallen had a 4-0 away win at Sion on Saturday. Three of the past four meetings between the two clubs have been drawn.
M4 Arsenal vs Everton: Arsenal have a chance to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League. Since Sean Dyche took over as manager, Everton have won twice and lost twice.
M5 Manchester United vs West Ham United: Man Utd have won five of their last six games against West Ham, but the Hammers’ one victory in that sequence came at Old Trafford.
M6 Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur: FA Cup fifth round tie sees the Blades second in the Championship after beating Watford at the weekend while Spurs beat Chelsea on Sunday.
M7 Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao: First leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final. Bilbao are unbeaten in their last four games against Osasuna.
M8 Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: This is the fourth time these two clubs have met in the last eight weeks with Wolves holding Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup, then losing the replay at home but rebounding to thump them 3-0 in the league on 4 February.
M9 Huracan vs Boston River: Second leg of the Copa Libertadores knockout round tie after the first leg in Uruguay last week ended goalless.
M10 Independiente Medellin vs El Nacional: Colombia’s Independiente Medellin held El Nacional of Ecuador to a 2-2 draw in Quito last week in the first leg of this Copa Libertadores knockout tie.
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