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FA Cup Semi Finals Portsmouth v West Brom and Barnsley v Cardiff |
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Written by Telly Addict
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Thursday, 03 April 2008 |
This weekend sees the FA Cup Semi-Finals from Wembley between Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion and Barnsley and Cardiff City live on BBC One and Sky Sports
The action starts at 12 noon on Saturday, when BBC One starts live coverage of the match between Portsmouth, the only Premiership team left in the FA Cup this year, and West Bromwich Albion. The match kicks off at 12.15pm
Gary Lineker and guests are at Wembley for pre-match, half time and full time analysis.
At the beginning of the season, few would have predicted that just one Premiership club would reach the last four, but so it has proved for the first time in exactly 100 years. Pompey's only FA Cup triumph came back in 1939, while it is 40 years since five-time winners West Bromwich Albion last lifted the trophy. But the victors in this match will become the favourites to claim the FA Cup in next month's final.
On Sunday, the action switches to Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD for coverage of the second semi final between Barnsley and Cardiff City.
While everyone is expecting Barnsley to win, this year's FA Cup has been full of surprises, who can forget FA Cup minnows Havant and Waterlooville leading Liverpool at Anfield, so Cardiff City could yet pull a surprise out of the hat.
The winners will join either Portsmouth or West Brom in the FA Cup Final, and also pick up a cheque for £900,000 from the FA.
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