da leao： Whether you are from the lower leagues or fighting at the top of the Premier League, the magic of the cup competitions can create upsets and shocking results.
da bet7k： Heavy favourites are triumphed by smaller clubs and the fans are rewarded with a memorable day for themselves and the club’s history.
Giant-killings remain apparent in today’s game and despite the money invested into the top-flight, the lower-league teams are still capable of producing an upset.
Whether it be the FA Cup or League Cup, winning a trophy remains a large incentive for most teams across England and the best matches often spark from a will to progress to the next round of the respective competition.
Nothing beats a cup upset and there have been multiple notable ones over the years, and we take a look at 15 of the most shocking cup upsets in English football…
15. Liverpool 2-2 Northampton Town, League Cup Third Round 2010
A League Two club knocking any Premier League team out is an impressive accomplishment, let alone a club as big as Liverpool.
Northampton travelled to Anfield and piled misery onto the Reds, knocking them out courtesy of a penalty shoot-out and stunned the footballing community.
14. Chelsea 2-4 Bradford City, FA Cup Fourth Round 2015
Bradford went to Stamford Bridge and produced an incredible comeback. The visitors were 2-0 down before firing four goals and sending shock waves across the UK.
The Bantams marched 0n into the fifth round of the competition for the first time in 18 years.
13. Wigan Athletic 1-0 Manchester City, FA Cup Final 2013
Ben Watson’s 91st minute winner at Wembley against giants Manchester City was a special day to remember for the Wigan supporters.
Despite winning the FA Cup, the Latics were relegated the same season but nothing could take away their outstanding victory.
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12. Norwich City 0-1 Luton Town, FA Cup Fourth Round 2013
Who doesn’t love a non-league triumph? Luton went to Carrow Road and wrote themselves into the history books with a remarkable victory.
Luton’s win meant they were the first non-league team to knock out a top-flight side out of the FA Cup since 1989.
11. Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Coventry City, FA Cup Final 1987
Spurs were appearing in their third domestic cup final in seven years while Coventry were experiencing their first ever domestic cup final, but that did not stop the latter from toppling the giants.
A five-goal thriller was edged by Coventry after 120 minutes of football and goes down as one of the greatest shocks in history.
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10. Ipswich Town 1-0 Arsenal, FA Cup Final 1978
Ipswich’s only FA Cup win in their history came in remarkable fashion. They came up against an outstanding Arsenal team and were underdogs heading into the match.
However, Roger Osborne had other ideas and scored the only goal of the occasion to produce a major shock at Wembley.
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9. QPR 3-2 West Bromwich Albion, League Cup Final 1967
QPR beat Birmingham City in the League Cup semi-final 3-1 (pictured above) and it set them on the road to a cup final upset.
The Hoops were hopping and they narrowly surpassed Sheffield Wednesday in a five-goal thriller. The third-tier side prevailed on the day and wrote themselves into history.
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8. Bournemouth 2-0 Manchester United, FA Cup Third Round 1984
Third-tier Bournemouth were managed by a young Harry Redknapp at the time and they dumped the holders out of the competition.
The Cherries players were promised £200 reward money and free pizza for their victory, but it never materialised…
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7. Sutton 2-1 Coventry, FA Cup Third Round 1989
Coventry won the FA Cup the season prior and arrived in Sutton with ambitions of retaining the cup, but the non-league outfit had other ideas.
It was supposed to be a routine victory for the visitors but the magic of the FA Cup struck again to the delight of the home supporters.
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6. Sunderland 1-0 Leeds United, FA Cup Final 1973
They may have been in Division Two when this final was played, but that did not prevent Sunderland from succeeding against high-flying Leeds at Wembley.
Ian Porterfield’s first-half strike was enough to cause a shock on the big stage.
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