On the 30th anniversary of Palace’s win, Scott Murray writes a MBM report of the game at Villa Park, decided by Alan Pardew in extra timeOldham v Manchester United: 1990 FA Cup semi-final – live!As it happened: look back at our retro reboots 2.37pm BST
Anyway, that’s your lot. Congratulations to Palace, commiserations to Liverpool. Who will the Eagles face at Wembley next month? Stay with us for the Oldham-United tie to find out! In the meantime, enjoy EastEnders as much as you can: Nick’s back, trying to get his dirty paws on Dot’s £10,000 bingo win, while Walford council are threatening to close the market, putting the future of Pete’s fruit-and-veg stall in jeopardy.
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Coppell also has an interesting take on Liverpool’s defensive woes. “I don’t think
Liverpool are weak at set pieces. But teams know that these are the only occasions when they can be sure of getting in crosses with five or six men in the box.” Whether Kenny Dalglish agrees is another matter: “Football wise we were better than they were, but they were better organised at set pieces.” Ah well, at least they can now fully concentrate on their pursuit of an 18th league title, which continues at Charlton Athletic on Wednesday night. Expect Ronny Rosenthal to get a run-out for that one.