Weekend Notes: Gunpowder, treason and (cup) shocks

The Foxes are fallible, the Saints go marching on, and the Cup is still magical.

Ali Maxwell

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And please enjoy today’s newsletter. With L1 and L2 gallivanting around the David-And-Goliath stakes of the FA Cup, we’ve got a Championship round-up from Huw, Tom and Dan, while I’m following-in the rebound to tell you about the most Proper bits of the FA Cup First Round Proper.

1. Baggies hit form, Captain Jed is loving life

2. Player-Manager scores free-kick! Magic of the Cup!

3. Injury time. Ryan Fraser. Southampton limbs. We’ve seen this one before.

4. Touch of class from Ilias.

5. Best strike of the FA Cup weekend? Nathan Newall of Alfreton Town.