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The rest of the tournament will be played at six venues

ESPNcricinfo staff12-May-20254:40

What happened to home advantage in IPL 2025?

IPL 2025 will resume on May 17 and end on June 3, as per the revised schedule announced by the BCCI on Monday night.The remainder of the tournament, which was suspended on May 9 for a week due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan, will be played at six venues: Bengaluru, Jaipur, Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai and Ahmedabad.The venues for the playoffs will be announced later, but the matches will be played on the following dates: Qualifier 1 on May 29, the Eliminator on May 30, Qualifier 2 on June 1 and the final on June 3. A total of 17 matches will be played after the resumption, with two double-headers, both of which will be played on Sundays.The revised schedule features 13 league games and the four playoff matches. This means that the Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) game, which was called off midway through the first innings on May 8 in Dharamsala, will be played again, on May 24 in Jaipur, which will be the temporary home base for PBKS.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Two days later, PBKS will play against Mumbai Indians (MI), a match they were originally meant to play in their second home base of Dharamsala on May 11. The match that will restart the tournament on May 17 will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Bengaluru.On the first of the two double-header days, Rajasthan Royals (RR) will meet PBKS in the day game (3.30pm IST) on May 18 and DC will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in the evening (7.30pm IST). The next Sunday – May 25 – will see GT take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the day game in Ahmedabad and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) meet KKR in Delhi at 7.30pm IST. The last league game will be between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and RCB on May 27 in Lucknow.The change in venues also means that three teams – PBKS, CSK and SRH – won’t get to play on their original home grounds anymore. With CSK and SRH out of the playoffs race, PBKS will count themselves unlucky to be playing two of their home matches at a neutral venue. With 15 points from 11 matches, PBKS were third on the points table before the tournament was suspended.The official release said the BCCI held “extensive consultations with government and security agencies, and with all the key stakeholders” before finalising the resumption of the tournament.The delayed finish of the IPL, which was originally scheduled to end on May 25 in Kolkata, means it will now coincide with the entire ODI series between England and West Indies starting on May 29 in Birmingham and ending on June 3 at The Oval. It will lead to a clash for Romario Shepherd (RCB), Shamar Joseph (LSG) and Sherfane Rutherford (GT), who have all been picked in the West Indies ODI squad. England have not named their squad yet but the players likely to be affected are Jos Buttler (GT), Phil Salt (RCB), Jacob Bethell (RCB), Liam Livingstone (RCB), Will Jacks (MI) and Reece Topley (MI), depending on which teams make the playoffs.6:21

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The revised IPL schedule also squeezes the gap between the IPL final and the WTC final to just seven days, with Australia and South Africa set to contest the Test world title from June 11 at Lord’s. Both Australia and South Africa are scheduled to announce their squads on Tuesday. The players who are currently part of the IPL teams and are likely to be picked for the WTC final are Australia captain Pat Cummins and Travis Head (both SRH), Mitchell Starc and Tristan Stubbs (both DC), Josh Hazlewood (RCB), Marco Jansen and Josh Inglis (both PBKS), Aiden Markram (LSG), Kagiso Rabada (GT), Ryan Rickelton (MI) and Kwena Mphaka (RR).The revised schedule will also potentially impact the India A tour of England, which is scheduled to begin from May 30, for two unofficial Tests in Canterbury and Northampton. Several fringe India players, some of whom are likely to be part of the India squad for the five-Test series starting on June 20 in England, will now be part of the IPL when the A matches begin.For now, the biggest challenge for the 10 IPL franchises will be to re-assemble their squads and bring back overseas players and support-staff members who had begun flying back home over the weekend. The team that could find it easiest to get back together will be GT, currently on top of the table, who had seen only two of their overseas players fly back: Buttler and Gerald Coetzee. The rest of their squad was continuing to train in Ahmedabad. MI could also benefit from the revised schedule, as their first game is on May 21, four days after the tournament resumes.

Linsey Smith takes 4 for 33 to give Hampshire their fourth victory in six matches

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay11-May-2025Hampshire 273 for 5 (Adams 110*, Southby 61) beat Essex 256 for 8 (Scrivens 101, Smith 4-33) by 17 runsGeorgia Adams won the battle of the century-making captains as Hampshire beat Essex by 17 runs in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup women’s competition.Adams’ 110, with assistance from Rhianna Southby’s 61 and Ella McCaughan’s 44, helped Hampshire to a healthy 273 for 5.Essex skipper Grace Scrivens replied with a classy 101, her second ton in successive innings, to put herself firmly in the frame for England selection.But left-arm spinner Linsey Smith took 4 for 33 to give Hampshire their fourth victory in six matches to remain amongst the pacesetters, while Essex remain rooted to the bottom of the table.Maia Bouchier zoomed off with four boundaries in a 12-ball 19 but two quick Kate Coppack wickets punctured Hampshire’s fast start, having been put in. Bouchier had her off stump flattened before Charli Knott tickled behind to Amara Carr to leave Hampshire 32 for 2.But McCaughan continued her magnificent form, which started with Manly in Australian Grade Cricket over the winter and carried on in the One-Day Cup with scores including 64, 133 not out and 57.She rebuilt with an initially scratching Adams – who was dropped on 28 at midwicket – before missing a sweep to get pinned lbw by Abtaha Maqsood, six runs shy of a fourth 50-plus score.That stand of 72 was merely the amuse bouche for the innings-defining 144 that Adams added with Southby.Everything the pair did was done with the lowest of risk as they barely let the run-rate dip below five an over with crafty batting.Adams became the final member of Hampshire’s top five to record a fifty this season, doing so in 77 balls, before Southby followed to the milestone – for the second time this year – in 68 balls.Southby was bowled with seven overs to go, with the latter stage of the innings coming with the sub-plot of ‘can Adams get to three figures?’ She was on 82 when Southby departed.Abi Norgrove gamefully rotated the strike until she was run out, with Adams still eight runs away, but a pair of offside boundaries drew the bat raise out of Adams.The innings, which had showcased all her trademark effortless swinging and placement, came in 125 deliveries and was her fourth in List A cricket. She ended up unbeaten on 110, and Hampshire just above par on 273, with Nancy Harman replicating Norgrove’s earlier endeavour.Scrivens was supreme from the off, showing complete control over where her shots were going. The innings wasn’t built around big shots, but constant accumulation.Her top-order all rolled with her. Lissy MacLeod was brisk in her 25 – adding 47 for the opening stand – before Jo Gardner came in.Gardner wasn’t in the starting XI, but fielded the majority of the innings after Flo Miller injured herself trying to stop a boundary in the second over, before formally entering the match after Cordelia Griffith suffered a concussion while fielding.She took her chance by keeping the scoreboard ticking in a 71-run alliance with Scrivens, but departed for 23 when she slapped to mid off.Jodi Grewcock followed on, scoring at over a run-a-ball but only scoring three boundaries, in her 33, with 70 runs added with the accelerating Scrivens.She chipped to cover with 86 still required, with Essex stumbling as the required rate climbed, and Smith gained complete control of the game and put herself at the top of the wicket-takers in the One-Day Cup.Eva Gray, Scrivens, Coppack and Esmae MacGregor were caught, and Amara Carr stumped, all trying to keep the visitors in touch, but they fell 17 runs short.

Traffic-light outage near the ground causes issue for team bus on journey from Chelsea

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England arrive at The Oval on bikes after traffic delay

West Indies captain Shai Hope joked that his team “probably should have walked” to The Oval after heavy traffic prompted a farcical half-hour delay to their third men’s ODI against England.Traffic-light failures in the Vauxhall Area and the closure of Lambeth Bridge prompted England’s players to get off the team bus and use e-bikes to reach The Oval, but West Indies’ journey from their team hotel in Chelsea was so long that the toss was delayed by 40 minutes and the start pushed back by half an hour.”Due to a delayed arrival of one of the playing teams, who are stuck in heavy traffic north of the river, the scheduled start of play will be delayed,” an ECB statement said. “Once all members of the playing teams arrive, the match officials will coordinate updated timings and discuss any impact on the schedule of play.”Related

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The West Indies bus eventually arrived at around 12.40pm, 10 minutes after the scheduled toss, and their players immediately began to warm up. They were staying four miles away from The Oval at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel and Spa, prompting Hope to joke: “We probably should have walked.” A CWI spokesperson simply said: “There were some road closures.”Gudakesh Motie, the left-arm spinner, said after West Indies’ seven-wicket loss that the delay had significantly disrupted their preparations. “It was very tough this morning,” he said. “Two hours on the bus in the traffic is very hard… When we got to the ground, we had five or ten minutes before [the toss]. We had to speed up our routine, basically.”England had faced similar issues on their journey south from their hotel in High St Kensington, but decided to use alternative transport on their journey. “We were all playing cards on the back of the bus, and then next minute, we looked at the time and thought, ‘We’re going to have to get on some bikes.'”Shai Hope was a late arrival to the toss•Getty Images

Some London-based players travelled in on the tube or walked, but around a dozen used Lime bikes to cycle in, riding up the Harleyford Road before parking behind the Micky Stewart Members’ Pavilion. Brook credited Jos Buttler for his quick thinking, saying: “It was his idea.”The start might have been delayed in any case due to inclement weather, with some drizzle around London on Tuesday lunchtime. West Indies’ first innings was later interrupted by rain for over 90 minutes, with England winning the reduced game comfortably.

Cristiano Ronaldo's career is littered with broken records but after his move to Serie A giants Juventus, he is primed to shatter even more

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  1First player to be top scorer in EPL, La Liga & Serie A

  Both John Charles and Christian Vieri have topped the scoring charts in two of Europe's 'Big Five' leagues. Welsh legend Charles was the English First Divison's leading marksman with Leeds in 1957 and then repeated the feat in Italy the following year after joining Juventus. Vieri, meanwhile, claimed La Liga's Pichichi award in 1998, after a stellar season at Atletico Madrid, before finishing as Serie A's Capocannoniere in 2002-03 for Inter. However, Ronaldo is now poised to outdo them both. Having already top-scored in the Premier League for United in 2007-08 and taken home the Pichichi on three occasions (2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15), he can now become the first man to be the leading goalscorer in the EPL, La Liga and Serie A.

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  2Most hat-tricks in Serie A

  This particular record might even be beyond Ronaldo but this is not a man who lacks ambition. Also, he specialises in hat-tricks. As a result, perhaps it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he could surpass Gunnar Nordahl and Giuseppe Meazza's haul of 17 trebles apiece. Ronaldo would first need to stay in Turin for the duration of his four-year contract and then average just over four hat-tricks a season. If anyone can, Ronaldo can…

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  3Most Champions League hat-tricks

  Both Ronaldo and Messi have racked up a staggering seven Champions League hat-tricks to date. Given his remarkable recent scoring rate in the competition, Ronaldo will be confident of edging ahead of the Barcelona ace for new club Juve. 

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• 4Most goals in all competitions for Juventus

  Netting more than 36 goals in Serie A alone would also see Ronaldo become Juventus' record scorer across a single season in all competitions. Ferenc Herzer currently tops the standings, having struck 35 times during the 1925-26 campaign.

Ligue 1 is tied up, with big-spending PSG the runaway winners, and here Goal selects the best 11 performers of an intriguing campaign

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  GK: Benjamin Lecomte

  Montpellier will finish the season with the second best defensive record behind Paris Saint-Germain, and goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte is a major reason for their solidarity at the back.

  He has played every minute of league football for his club and has saved 73% of the shots that have come his way – a vital contribution given that only two teams have scored fewer goals than the 34 that the European challengers have mustered this term. 

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  RB: Dani Alves

  Signed from Juventus last summer to lend experience to PSG both on the field and off it, the 35-year-old Brazilian has perhaps not quite lived up to his billing, but he has still impressed at right-back.

  After a somewhat unconvincing start to the season, which saw Thomas Meunier challenge him for a starting berth, Alves has re-established himself as first pick, scoring once, setting up six and helping Unai Emery’s side to the best defensive record in the league.

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  CB: Marquinhos

  Marquinhos completed his graduation from promising centre-back to world-class performer this season, turning in countless displays of the highest level to potentially eclipse Thiago Silva in the heart of the PSG defence.

  The 23-year-old has all the attributes to become the finest in his position in the world and took another step towards that goal with a very consistent campaign. His partnership with fellow youngster Presnel Kimpembe holds great promise for the future.

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  CB: Thiago Silva

  Thiago Silva has admitted that he will leave PSG when his contract is up in 2020, but the 33-year-old Brazil international defender remains a force to be reckoned with in Ligue 1.

  On the few occasions when PSG have been rocked this season, he has been the man to lead them out of trouble, notably turning in a superb display against Guingamp, when he held the rearguard together when it threatened to disintegrate around him.

  Perhaps past the very peak of his powers, but still a very fine defender indeed.

It's been an ugly year for 'The Beautiful Game' in the States but it hasn't been all bad, as Goal outlines below…

Thanksgiving is a day to look back on things that are worth being grateful for and, while there has been plenty of pessimism surrounding the state of U.S. Soccer in recent days, it's worth noting that 2018 had some high points as well. 

Sure, there was the entire summer where we had to watch a World Cup that did not include the USMNT. On top of that, arguably the two best players in the history of the country – Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan – called time on their storied careers. 

But it wasn't all bad. So, if you're one of those fans struggling to find the silver lining on 2018, we're here to help. 

Below, Goal runs through the top 10 things in the U.S. soccer world that you should give a bit of thanks for while you're sitting around the dinner table on Thursday. 

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  1The World Cup is coming!

  Sure, 2026 is a long way out, but that shouldn't kill the excitement. 

  In June, we learned that the 'United Bid' had won the rights for the United States, Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup. 

  The news helped soften the blow of not being present at Russia 2018 and, maybe as importantly, gave plenty of people a reason to continue investing in the sport in the States. 

  Winning the hosting rights for 2026 is, without question, the biggest thing for U.S. fans to give thanks for this year. 

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  2Zlatan in MLS

  "You're welcome."

  That's how Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced himself to Los Angeles in a full-page ad back in March. Since then, he's given us more than enough reasons to say thanks. 

  From his stunner against LAFC in his first outing to his ninja-kick 500th goal, the big Swede lived up to the billing in LA and brought more than a little joy to fans of the game in the US. 

  His time in MLS may prove to be short-lived, but his 2018 season with LA was, both in terms of quality and entertainment value, among the best individual seasons the league has ever seen. 

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  3The USWNT is still really, really good

  We know, not having a team at the World Cup in Russia hurt…. It hurt bad. It's among the many reasons the U.S. soccer fans are feeling a little down right now. 

  But there is some good news: there's a World Cup next year in France, and this time the U.S. will not only be there but will go in as a favorite. 

  Yep, the 2019 Women's World Cup is right around the corner and there is no reason to believe the USWNT can't win it all. 

  The U.S. women's team went unbeaten through 20 matches in 2018. They racked up 65 goals, gave up only 10, won three tournaments and 18 matches, finishing the year unbeaten for just the fourth time in team history. 

  It may be little consolation to some after the year the men experienced, but USWNT was a dominant force throughout the year and looks primed to carry that into 2019. 

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• 4A draw with France

  The biggest result the USMNT earned in a year where the matches mattered little, the 1-1 draw against future World Cup winner France is worth remembering.  

  Forget that the French dominated the game, or that the U.S. had handed the Republic of Ireland a rare win just days earlier. The draw against France just got better throughout the summer, and for that moment there was hope that this young U.S. team could potentially compete with some of the best teams in the world. Even a win over Mexico in a post-World Cup friendly wasn't quite as sweet.

  The closing run of the year – losses to Brazil, Colombia, England and Italy – were a sharp reminder of just how much this team needs to improve, but for that one day in June they hung with the best in the world. 

It’s an open field for the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup, but who are the contenders and the pretenders?

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  Equatorial Guinea

  Their performance in this competition shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has witnessed the Nzalang Nacional’s progress since 2019.

  However, they were fortunate not to have conceded a penalty against Mali, offered precious little going forward, and are now up against a Senegal defence that hasn’t let in a goal all tournament.

  Will their combative midfield be a match for the Teranga Lions?

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  The Gambia

  Remarkable performance to here—which hasn’t come as a surprise to those of us who have followed the progress of Tom Saintfiet since he took the reins of the Scorpions—but can Gambia really get past hosts Cameroon?

  It would be a bombshell of an Afcon upset, and the Scorpions are excellently equipped to dampen the party here in Central Africa.

  They’re Covid-free (for now…!), and will be hoping the Japoma pitch can work in their favour.

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  Burkina Faso

  They weren’t able to bury a Gabon team who were down to ten men, and it proved costly late on when the Panthers bagged an equaliser.

  The Stallions managed to ride the nerves of a penalty shootout to reach the quarters, but can they emulate the generations of 2013 and 2017 and go further in the competition?

  They need Bertrand Traore to show his best consistently, and a lack of experience may start to show against the Tunisians.

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  Tunisia

  Dismal in the group stage—that 4-0 thumping of Mauritania aside—Tunisia’s traditional qualities came to the fore against Nigeria in the Last 16.

  That victory will give them major momentum as they head into the quarters, and they’ll fancy their chances against a Burkina Faso side who failed to defeat Ethiopia in the group stage.

  With veterans Wahbi Khazri and Youssef Msakni leading the line, the Carthage Eagles will fancy their chances of returning to the semis.

The veteran striker usurped Thierry Henry as Les Bleus' record goalscorer against Poland, but it was his fellow forward who stole the show

Olivier Giroud has his record. The leading goalscorer in French men's national team history. He's surpassed Thierry Henry and put his name in the history books. Good for him.

His name will not be there for long, though. On the night when Giroud sealed his place in history, Kylian Mbappe reminded the world that it won't be long before he breaks that record – and many more.

Mbappe provided Giroud with the assist for his record-breaking goal before scoring two stunners of his own in France's 3-1 win over Poland in the last 16 of the World Cup.

Mbappe actually broke a couple of records himself with his second-half strikes. He's the first Frenchman to score four goals at multiple World Cups, while he's also surpassed Pele for the most World Cup goals before the age of 24.

France will now face England or Senegal in the quarter-finals, and with Mbappe in this form, the defending champions will head into it in confident mood.

GOAL breaks down the winners and losers from the third knockout game at Qatar 2022…

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  The Winners

  Olivier Giroud:

  Say what you want, but you can't take this one away from Giroud. No man has scored more goals for France than the AC Milan striker. Not Thierry Henry, not Michel Platini, not David Trezeguet nor Antoine Griezmann. No one. Not even Mbappe, at least not yet. His goal here wasn't a stunner, although he has had a few of those in his day. A good finish, though, from an Mbappe assist as a lacklustre France team escaped the first half with a one-goal lead thanks to Giroud's effort. He now has 52 international goals to his name, one more than Henry. Few would suggest he's the same calibre of player, but the record books don't care about calibre; they care about goals. Giroud has more than any other France player and if things go right, he may be able to add a few more by the time his stay in Qatar is over.

  Kylian Mbappe:

  What else can you say? It's something new every game. For most of the match, this wasn't Mbappe's best performance. He was quiet for long stretches, and when he did pick up possession, he was a bit too eager to touch the ball into space that wasn't quite there. It was like he was trying to play too fast, simply because he usually can. His big moments came when he slowed the game down. His assist to Giroud was inch-perfect, putting the ball on a platter for one of the game's best finishers. And then his first goal saw Mbappe take his time before absolutely smashing the ball past Wojciech Szczesny, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way in the process. The third, though, was somehow the best of all. A horrible angle, in-form Szczesny in goal and Mbappe simply didn't care. He just looked up and placed a shot where no keeper in the world could save it. That's Mbappe, isn't it? A player that can dominate games with his speed, his skill or both. He's just so much better than anyone else out there right now. More records and more history are in his future. Good luck stopping him, whoever's next!

  Jules Kounde:

  We'll start with the chain because, how couldn't you? World Cup last-16 match, biggest game of his life, and Jules Kounde wanted to show off. Good for him. The chain came off in the 41st minute when the referee finally noticed, but Kounde's performance never slowed down. Playing as a right-back, the Barcelona defender basically stays at home and completes a back three. It's a role that seemingly fits this team perfectly, with Theo Hernandez given the freedom to join the attack on the left when opposition defenders inevitably get toasted by Mbappe. Kounde, who mostly plays centrally at club level, hasn't put a foot wrong. He started their second game, a win over Denmark, and has seemingly now locked down that right-back spot ahead of Benjamin Pavard.

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  The Losers

  Robert Lewandowski:

  The definition of being starved of service. It's been a theme for this Poland team, the inability to get going in the attack, and you saw it again on Sunday. In Lewandowski, they have the best striker of a generation, but have no way to get him into the game. He created virtually nothing from open play, mostly because none of his team-mates could get him the ball anywhere near the box. The Barcelona star dropped deeper and deeper, but it was no use. Poland may have a star striker, but they have no clue how to get the best out of him. He got his goal in the end from the penalty spot, but even that was made difficult after an initial attempt was saved by Hugo Lloris. Overall, Lewandowski will no doubt be frustrated by it all as he didn't have the impact a player of his calibre should at a tournament like this.

  Anyone in Mbappe's path

  Imagine having to face THAT in a World Cup. What can you even do about Mbappe? Nothing, most likely. When a player is in this sort of form and has this sort of skill, there's nothing to do. England or Senegal are next, good luck to them. Both are good teams, and both should feel great about how they performed in the group stage. Stopping this France team, though, may not be possible. Mbappe is a big part of it, for sure, but it's not just him. They come in waves that don't ever stop. France will face better teams than Poland and, at some point, may just have to sweat one out. It'll take a lot for any team to actually beat them, though. Mbappe and co. are just different. This group has won it once before and, with Mbappe leading the way, they'll feel pretty damn good about their chances of winning it again.

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  France Ratings: Defence

  Hugo Lloris (6/10):

  Huge save on Poland's best chance, but was sloppy. Still some concerns that he'll be punished one day.

  Jules Kounde (7/10):

  Good game at right back. Gets a bonus point for wearing a chain for 41 minutes, but loses that bonus point for getting caught!

  Dayot Upamecano (6/10):

  Didn't have to deal with much.

  Raphael Varane (7/10):

  A vital clearance off the line that prevented Poland from a stunning opener. Did well to help keep track of Lewandowski

  Theo Hernandez (7/10):

  Very good on the left-hand side. Wasn't asked to do too much defensively.

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  Midfield

  Aurelien Tchouameni (7/10):

  Was pretty good up until his yellow card. Subbed off to avoid anything silly.

  Adrien Rabiot (7/10):

  Rock solid once again. A totally different player this year.

  Antoine Greizmann (6/10):

  Helped spring Mbappe's first goal, but not dangerous.

On a night when many of his team-mates disappointed, the Argentine attacker inspired a 3-1 victory over West Ham at Old Trafford.

Alejandro Garnacho struck a brilliant late goal to drag a sloppy Manchester United past West Ham United and into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

The Argentine ran the visitors ragged for large chunks of the game but David Moyes' went ahead in the second half with a controversial strike from Said Benrahma, after the ball had appeared to go out of play.

However, a fortuitous Nayef Aguerd own goal brought United level and then, with extra-time beckoning, Garnacho effectively won the game with a deadly turn of pace and stunning strike in the 90th minute.

Fred then made sure of the victory with an added-time goal as West Ham's heads dropped.

Below, GOAL rates Man United's players after a lacklustre performance from Erik ten Hag's side that ended on a glorious note…

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  Goalkeeper & Defence

  David de Gea (7/10):

  Collected a trophy before kick-off for breaking the club's clean sheet record and followed it up with some stunning saves in each half, keeping his side in the game.

  Diogo Dalot (4/10):

  Offered little going forward and crucially switched off for the goal when he thought the ball had gone out of play, allowing Paqueta to drift past him and pass to Benrahma.

  Harry Maguire (6/10):

  Was pretty solid and made some important tackles in addition to some useful passes into midfield. Still the fifth-choice centre-back but equipped himself well.

  Victor Lindelof (5/10):

  Not a bad performance but did little to suggest he will be usurping Varane or Martinez any time soon.

  Tyrell Malacia (4/10):

  Rarely caused West Ham any problems in defence and a lot of the visitors' bright moments came down his left side.

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  Bruno Fernandes (5/10):

  Dictated United's play but his passing was sloppy for large parts of the game until he made amends with a dangerous delivery to spark Aguerd's own goal.

  Scott McTominay (5/10):

  Sparked a bright early move leading to Sabitzer's shot on goal but struggled to contain West Ham's middle men and was hooked at half-time.

  Marcel Sabitzer (6/10):

  Nearly opened the scoring with a thumping strike but did little else.

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  Attack

  Alejandro Garnacho (7/10):

  United's most dangerous player. His every move scared the life out of West Ham, who often resorted to cynically fouling him, before deciding the game with a sensational strike.

  Wout Weghorst (5/10):

  Wasted a clear chance in the second half with a heavy touch and poor finish. Still struggling to dovetail with his attacking team-mates although is at least working hard.

  Antony (5/10):

  Made lots of sloppy passes and did not test Areola with any of his trademark shots from distance.

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  Casemiro (6/10):

  Did not play to the whistle when Soucek kept the ball in play but made amends with dominant performance.

  Lisandro Martinez (6/10):

  Played far forward after coming on and nearly scored with a bicycle kick. Much more effective than Lindelof in attack.

  Marcus Rashford (6/10):

  Helped United push the visitors back and almost scored when his shot drifted just past the far post.

  Fred (7/10):

  Came on in the 86th minute but managed to make a difference, scoring his second goal at Old Trafford in as many games.

  Raphael Varane (N/A);

  Only introduced for the last minute of added time.

  Erik ten Hag (6/10):

  Took a gamble by making so many changes but made amends by making the right substitutions which got the job done.

Erling Haaland missed a glorious opportunity and was left to rue his poor finishing as Nottingham Forest went on to equalise in a 1-1 draw.

Manchester City's hopes of retaining the Premier League title were dealt a severe blow as they drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest on Saturday not long after Arsenal came back to beat Aston Villa.

Erling Haaland will be particularly disappointed about the glorious chance he missed in the second half with his team a goal up and looking to kill the match off.

Despite their possession dominance, Pep Guardiola's team were upset late on as substitute Chris Wood got at the back post to fire in a late equaliser, ensuring City remain second in the table and two points behind Arsenal.

GOAL rates Manchester City's players…

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  Goalkeeper & Defence

  Ederson (6/10):

  Had very little to do as Forest found it tough to get forward and threaten his goal and could do little to stop Chris Wood's equaliser.

  Kyle Walker (7/10):

  Pushed up to support the attack, made some good passes and was strong defensively as he cut out some of Forest's attacks.

  Ruben Dias (7/10):

  Looked sturdy in the centre of defence again and had a big chance to score from close range but saw his effort saved.

  Aymeric Laporte (6/10):

  Had a strong header saved by Keylor Navas in the second half, should have been a goal.

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  Midfield

  Rodri (7/10):

  Looked good at the base of midfield but missed a great chance with a header.

  Bernardo Silva (8/10):

  His excellent strike broke the deadlock against a Forest team that did not let City make many clear chances. He was one of City's best players in the game.

  Kevin De Bruyne (7/10):

  Tried his best to create chances for his team-mates but was let down by some terrible finishing from City.

  Ilkay Gundogan (6/10):

  Had a good shot saved by Keylor Navas and kept the ball in circulation as they looked to find a way through.

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  Attack

  Phil Foden (7/10):

  Always trying to create something from the wing but ruined a great chance to score or set up Haaland for an easy finish in the second half.

  Erling Haaland (5/10):

  The striker did not have any time on the ball as Forest cut out all paths to him. Missed a wonderful chance that you would have bet your house on him to score.

  Jack Grealish (6/10):

  Lively on the left wing as he cut inside often in an attempt to combine with Haaland.

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• Subs & Manager

  Nathan Ake (N/A):

  Came on in the 89th minute to replace Foden but did not have time to make the difference.

  Julian Alvarez (N/A):

  A late introduction for De Bruyne as City searched for a late winner but had no luck.

  Pep Guardiola (6/10):

  His team were the dominant force all the way through this game and were always in the hunt for the additional goal that would have secured the lead. He was booked for complaining about a big penalty call in the second half.