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It’s official: Preston are through to the FA Cup quarters for the first time in 59 years. There’s bound to be considerable fallout from the match but, on the field, there’s little doubt the hosts were the dominant team.
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But wait a minute, Frank Lampard’s Coventry fans! Tatsuhiro Sakamoto has just lashed in a third goal for the visitors after collecting a raking cross from Jake Bidwell.
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Sorry, Frank Lampard’s Coventry fans. It’s all square at Oxford now, Elliott Moore equalising with a bouncing header at a corner.
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It’s all over at Deepdale, with Preston set for the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1966. Will Keane has nabbed the third goal, poking home from close range after a sweeping cross from Andrew Hughes.
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Is it that time of the week again? The clock of mortality ticks for us all but, thankfully, this clockwatch is fully focused on football, which is one of the best distractions. There’s FA Cup action under way, with Preston hosting Burnley in a match evoking sepia-tinted Pathé reels and postwar ding-dongs. After taking in the latter stages of the action at Deepdale, it’ll be time for Bournemouth’s Cup clash with Wolves at 3pm (all times GMT).
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There’s also Scottish Premiership action, with a post-Clement Rangers sizing up Motherwell, and the usual Football League melee. The early Championship kick-offs involving Blackburn and Norwich, Leeds and West Brom, and Oxford and Coventry are in motion, as are the League One tussles between Birmingham and Wycombe and Wrexham and Bolton. Down in League Two, Salford and Bradford are at it, as are Tranmere and Port Vale. There’ll be a full slate of 3pm kick-offs to follow.
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There’s also a buzz of activity across Europe, with Rayo Vallecano taking on Sevilla in La Liga at 3.15pm, five Bundesliga matches kicking off at 2.30pm and Atalanta, Serie A title outsiders, gunning for lowly Venezia at 2pm.
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Who knows, we might even get around to the Eredivisie and Ligue 1 action. Let’s see how we get on. The minute hand waits for no one, not least live bloggers trying to keep up with upwards of 30 games in multiple different countries all at once. But that’s part of the fun.
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goal! Salford 1-1 Bradford (Harriday 71)
The clash between League 2 promotional chaser Bradley Halliday levelling included second-place Bradford's levelling against ninth-placed opponents.
There was another goal at Selhurst Park. The Palace is currently 3-1, with Eddie Nketia taking the fourth goal of the season.
Full-time, Preston 3-0 Burnley
It's official: Preston reached the FA Cup lodging for the first time in 59 years. There should be a considerable fallout from the game, but there is little doubt on the field that the hosts were the dominant team.
goal! Oxford 2-3 Coventry (Sakamoto 71)
But wait a second, Frank Lampard's Coventry fan! Sakamoto Tatsuhiro just hit the third goal for the visitors after collecting a raking cross from Jake Bidwell.
In the La Liga Between Girona and Celta Vigo there is an early kickoff I had previously overlooked. 1-1 at halftime, Viktor Tsygankov moved ahead with Girona just to help visitors attack Iker Losada.
goal! Oxford 2-2 Coventry (Moore 62)
Sorry, I'm a Frank Lampard Coventry fan. On all the squares in Oxford, Elliot Moore was equal with the corner bounce header.
Early kickoffs of the championship, The goal is between Blackburn and Norwich, with Leeds and West Brom locking at 1-1 at Oxford and Coventry's lead 2-1. In League One, Wrexham and Bolton are in a stalemate while Birmingham leads Wycombe 1-0. How about League 2? I'm coming to League 2, Salford was 1-0 against Bradford, and Portvale pegged back Tranmair 1-1.
goal! Preston 3-0 Burnley (Keen 73)
At Deepdale, Preston is set for the FA Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1966. Wilkeen went home from close range after a cross from Andrew Hughes.
In other early FA Cup matches, Crystal Palace leads Millwall. Emillia Hawkins has a dedicated live blog for this. You can follow here:
Deepdale had a lot of criticism, Burnley players have refused to shake up Miltine Osmagic's hand after Hannibal Mabri accused him of racist abuse at a championship meeting earlier this month. Preston is currently leading 2-0, with the Osmagic scoring their second goal and celebrating loudly in front of Burnley fans.
preamble
Is that time of the week again? Mortality watches tick mites for all of us, but thankfully this watch wash is completely focused on soccer. This is one of the best distractions. FA Cup action is in progress. Preston hosts Burnley in a match that evokes Sepiatint's Patelir and post-war Dingdon. After incorporating the latter stage of the action in Deepdale, the time comes for a Bournemouth collision with the wolves at 3pm (always GMT).
There will also be Scottish Premiership Action, with regular football league brawls with the commentary ranger surrounded by Motherwell sizes. The kickoff of the early championships is moving involving Blackburn and Norwich, Leeds and West Brom, and Oxford and Coventry. In League 2, there will be Salford and Bradford, as well as Tranmere and Port Vale. There's a full slate for the following kickoff at 3pm.
There is also a stir across Europe, with Leio Valecano winning Sevilla in Laliga at 3:15pm, five Bundesliga matches kicked off at 2:30pm, and Atalanta is a Serie title outsider, aiming for low Venice at 2pm.
Who knows, we might even turn to Eredivisy and League 1 action. Let's see how we ride. No one is waiting for the moment. In particular, live bloggers are catching up to more than 30 games in multiple different countries at once. But that's part of the fun.
