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Matchweek 33 & FA Cup: Extra-Time

Matchweek 33 & FA Cup: Extra-Time

Welcome to This Week from Premier Skills English, a weekly review of football action for learners of English from across the globe. In This Week, Jack and Rich talk about the latest action from the Premier League. They keep you up to date with our prediction competition and have lots of football English for you to learn.

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Introduction  

Jack: Hello my name’s Jack and welcome to our weekly round-up section called ‘This Week’ on Premier Skills English.

Rich: Hi there. I’m Rich. We’ve got lots of interesting words and phrases to help you talk about football in English.

Jack: We want you to use and practise these phrases by interacting with Premier League fans from around the world in our comments section.

Rich: If you listen to us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, you can leave your comments in the review section. We do read all the reviews and would love to hear from you.

Jack: You can find all our latest content on the Premier Skills English homepage or the Premier Skills-British Council Facebook page. 

Rich: Let’s start with our headlines!

Headlines

Jack: Wolves stung by late Hornets comeback.

Rich: Watford staged one of the greatest FA Cup comebacks in recent history to make it to the FA Cup Final on the 18th of May. Goals by Matt Doherty and Raul Jimenez had put Wolves in total control but with just 10 minutes left, Watford substitute, Gerard Deulofeu, scored with a lovely curling finish to give the Hornets hope. Then, in the fourth minute of injury time, Troy Deeney won and scored a penalty for Watford to send the match to extra-time. With the match looking like going to a penalty shootout, Deulofeu scored again to send Watford into their first FA Cup Final since 1984.

Jack: The quadruple still on for City.

Rich: Manchester City are still in with a shout of the quadruple after a 1-0 win against Brighton means they will be playing Watford in the FA Cup Final. A stooping header from Gabriel Jesus after only four minutes was enough to see off Brighton. The Seagulls battled hard but couldn’t find a way past a team that is still on course to win four trophies this season. 

Jack: Liverpool back on top in topsy-turvy title race.

Rich: Liverpool are back on top after a 3-1 win at Southampton. Liverpool didn’t have it all their own way and Southampton took the lead through Shane Long. But, Naby Keita equalised and late goals from Mohamed Salah and Jordan Henderson saw the Reds home.

Jack: That was one amazing match between Wolves and Watford.

Rich: Yes, it was a cracker. We often talk about the magic of the cup and that match was certainly magical.

Jack: So, do you think Watford will win the Cup?

Rich: No chance. City all day long!

Jack: What a party pooper you are!

Vocabulary alert!

Jack: In our vocabulary alert, we look at some football English that we used in the headlines.

Rich:  Our six words and phrases this week are: to stage a comeback, extra-time, a penalty shootout, a stooping header, to see off, and topsy-turvy.

Jack: Let’s start with to stage a comeback. A comeback is when one team is losing and then scores to equalise or scores twice to start winning the game. Watford staged a comeback against Wolves.

Rich: We say staged a comeback. To stage something means to make something happen. This comes from the theatre where to stage a play means to make a play happen. Watford staged a comeback, they made the comeback happen.

Jack: So we can stage a comeback or also mount a comeback when we are talking about a football match. More generally, a comeback is to start doing something again after not doing it for a long time.

Rich: We often hear about pop stars from many years ago making a comeback. Going back to football, we sometimes talk about a player being on the comeback trail. This means they have been injured for a long time and are just starting to play again.

Jack: The next phrase is extra-time. You don’t see this in the Premier League - only in cup competitions. It’s the thirty minutes extra that are played if teams are level after 90 minutes. 

Rich: Watford beat Wolves after extra-time.

Jack: The next phrase is a penalty shootout. If the teams are still level after extra-time matches got to a penalty shootout. Each team has five penalties and the team who scores the most - wins.

Rich: The next phrase is a bit more difficult - a stooping header. A header is when you hit the ball with your head.

Jack: To stoop is an unusual word and is not very common. It means to bend your body forwards and downwards. 

Rich: So, a stooping header is when you head the ball with your feet still on the floor and bending your body forwards and down towards it. We’ve got a picture of Gabriel Jesus scoring with a stooping header for Manchester City on the lesson page for this podcast on the website.

Jack: The next phrase is to see off. In a football context, it means for one team to defeat another. Manchester City saw off Brighton.

Rich: More generally, to see off means to say goodbye to someone at a station or airport when they are going away for a while.

Jack: Our final phrase is topsy-turvy. It’s a funny sounding phrase. If something is topsy-turvy, it usually means it’s upside down. But it can also be used as a noun that means confusion. 

Rich: We described the Premier League title race as topsy-turvy. It’s confusing - Liverpool and Manchester City are changing positions all the time and we don’t know who is going to win it.

Football Awards

Jack: Right, every week, we give out three Matchweek awards. 

Rich: The awards are Player of the Week, Team of the Week and Goal of the Week.

Jack: In the comments section, you need to tell us if you agree with our choices.

Rich: Let’s start with Player of the Week. There were some strong performances in Matchweek 33 and the FA Cup semi-finals.

Jack: Eden Hazard was amazing for Chelsea, Phil Jagielka rolled back the years as he scored the winner for Everton against Arsenal, and Jamie Vardy got two goals for Leicester.

Rich: But our Player of the Week is Watford’s Gerard Deulofeu.The ex-Barcelona player changed the game when he came on as sub and sent Watford through to the FA Cup FInal.

Jack: The next award is for Team of the Week. There were great wins for Liverpool, Leicester and Crystal Palace but our Team of the Week is Watford who came back from 2-0 down to beat Wolves.

Rich: Finally our Goal of the Week. There were some wonderful goal this weekend. Gerard Deulofeu for Watford, Mohamed Salah for Liverpool and James Maddison for Leicester.

Jack: But our goal of the Week goes to Chelsea’s Eden Hazard for his brilliant solo effort against West Ham. How many players did he go past? 

Rich: I think it was three.

Jack: I think he went past five! Watch the replay!

Matchweek Prediction 

Jack: Every week, Rich predicts the result of one Premier League match and we want you to make your prediction, too.

Rich: Make your predictions on the Premier Skills English website. You get one point if you predict the right result and three points if you predict the right score.

Jack: What’s the big match this weekend?

Rich: It’s another massive match at the top of the Premier League as Liverpool take on Chelsea. Chelsea are on a good run of form and are up to third in the Premier League. Eden Hazard is again showing why he is one of the best players in the Premier League. Liverpool are still winning and remain one point ahead of Manchester City at the top. They have to win this one and I think they will. Both teams have European matches in midweek - Liverpool play on Tuesday and Chelsea are away in Prague on Thursday. I think this could be the difference as well as Mohamed Salah being back on form. Final score 2-1 Chelsea.

Jack: I think Liverpool could drop points here. I think it’ll finish one all. 

Rich: Right, that’s all we have time for. I hope you have enjoyed this football round-up. Join the discussion at the bottom of the page on the Premier Skills English website. 

Jack: If you listen to us on Apple Podcasts, don’t forget to leave us a review. We’d love to hear from you.

Rich: Bye for now and enjoy your football.

Results

Matchweek 33:

Southampton 1-3 Liverpool

Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palace

Huddersfield 1-4 Leicester City

Bournemouth 1-3 Burnley

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

Chelsea 2-0 West Ham

FA Cup Semi-Finals

Manchester City 1-0 Brighton

Watford 3-2 Wolves (AET)

Chelsea's Eden Hazard scored one of the goals of the season against West Ham.

Vocabulary Alert

Football English

We looked at six pieces of football English that you can learn to improve your English. Take a look at the phrases in bold. Do you understand what they mean?

Watford staged a brilliant comeback against Wolves.

Watford are off to Wembley again for the FA Cup Final. They were 2-0 down with 10 minutes left but won 3-2!

Football English

Watford beat Wolves after extra-time.

Gerard Deulofeu was Watford's FA Cup hero in the semi-final. He got the winner in the 104th minute.

Football English

It looked like Wolves v Watford would end in a penalty shootout before Deulofeu got the winner.

Troy Deeney scored Watford's equaliser from the penalty spot in the fourth minute of injury time.

Football English

Manchester City saw off Brighton in the other FA Cup Semi-Final.

Manchester City beat Brighton 1-0 and can still win the quadruple.

Football English

Gabriel Jesus scored with a stooping header for Manchester City.

Gabriel Jesus sent City into the FA Cup Final with his goal against Brighton.

Football English

In this season’s topsy-turvy race for the Premer League, Liverpool are back on top.

Mohamed Salah scored a great goal in Liverpool's 3-1 win against Southampton.

Can you use the words in bold in a different sentence? Write a sentence at the bottom of the page. If you're not sure, listen to the audio for more explanations and examples.

Matchweek Awards

Do you agree with our choices?

Player of the Week: Gerard Deulofeu (Watford)

Team of the Week: Watford

Goal of the Week: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

Did you see Eden Hazard's goal against West Ham?

The Big Match

Liverpool v Chelsea

The big match this weekend is the first against third in the Premier League. Liverpool play Chelsea at Anfield. Rich thinks Liverpool will win but Jack thinks it will be a draw. Do you agree?

What are your predictions? Have a listen to what Rich and Jack say and then enter our prediction competition below. You get one point for the correct result and three points for predicting the exact score.

Where are you in our prediction league?

Who will be our Premier League Prediction Champion?

Form

Premier League Prediction: Liverpool v Chelsea

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Gerard Deulofeu is our Player of the Week. Do you agree?

Four Questions

What do you think?

Jack and Rich have spoken about Matchweek 33 in the Premier League. Now it's your turn! Have a look at the questions and write your answers in the comments section below.

  1. Rich and Jack chose Watford's Gerard Deulofeu as Player of the Week. Do you agree? 
  2. Jack and Rich selected Watford as their Team of the Week. Do you agree?
  3. Rich picked Eden Hazard's solo goal for Chelsea as Goal of the Week? Did you see it? Do you agree?
  4. Use this week's vocabulary: What's the most exciting penalty shootout you can remember? Do you think cup matches should have extra-time or go straight to penalties?

Don't forget to make your prediction for this week's Big Match!

Let's get the conversation started and create a community!

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hsn's picture
hsn
06/02/2022
TR
5560
points

What do you think?
4. In my opinion, penalty shootouts at the cup matches aren't fair. This sort of matches should replayed as in UK. It's possible to see the team that dominate the game is eliminated at the penalties.
Phrases
• I don't enjoy that someone see me off. Farewell speechs makes me sad.
• The room of youths usually have been topsy-turvy.


hsn's picture
hsn
06/02/2022 16:58
Turkey
Tottenham Hotspur
5560

What do you think?
4. In my opinion, penalty shootouts at the cup matches aren't fair. This sort of matches should replayed as in UK. It's possible to see the team that dominate the game is eliminated at the penalties.
Phrases
• I don't enjoy that someone see me off. Farewell speechs makes me sad.
• The room of youths usually have been topsy-turvy.

elghoul's picture
elghoul
15/04/2019
DZ
3988
points

It is unusual for a substitute to be the best player of the week but that is what Delofeu has achieved in FA Cup semi-final. He helped Watford to make it for the final at Wembley stadium.

Hazard scored a brilliant goal in a slalom through five players. His carreer can reach high tops if he could manage playing next years in one of the greatest  club in the world.

I don't like penalty shootouts and often they end in a sad mood. After extra time playing again the match is the best choice.

 


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elghoul
15/04/2019 15:37
Algeria
Manchester City
3988

It is unusual for a substitute to be the best player of the week but that is what Delofeu has achieved in FA Cup semi-final. He helped Watford to make it for the final at Wembley stadium.

Hazard scored a brilliant goal in a slalom through five players. His carreer can reach high tops if he could manage playing next years in one of the greatest  club in the world.

I don't like penalty shootouts and often they end in a sad mood. After extra time playing again the match is the best choice.

 

Liubomyr's picture
Liubomyr
10/04/2019
UA
4417
points

The most exciting penalty shootout I can remember was in 2014 in the match between Ludogorets and Steaua in the second leg of the second qualifying round of the Champions League. The goalkeeper of Bolgarian club Ludogorets was sent off in the extra-time (with no substitution left), so the defender Cosmin Moți (who is Romanian and played against his fellow countrymen from Romanian club Steaua) took his place in the goal to stage a brilliant performance in decisive moments. He scored the first kick of the penalty shoot-out and then saved two shots which helped Ludogorets to proceed to the group stage for the first time in their history.


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Liubomyr
10/04/2019 15:18
Ukraine
Watford
4417

The most exciting penalty shootout I can remember was in 2014 in the match between Ludogorets and Steaua in the second leg of the second qualifying round of the Champions League. The goalkeeper of Bolgarian club Ludogorets was sent off in the extra-time (with no substitution left), so the defender Cosmin Moți (who is Romanian and played against his fellow countrymen from Romanian club Steaua) took his place in the goal to stage a brilliant performance in decisive moments. He scored the first kick of the penalty shoot-out and then saved two shots which helped Ludogorets to proceed to the group stage for the first time in their history.

Rich's picture
Rich
10/04/2019
ES
594
points

That must have been pretty special for Moti and the fans! I can't imagine he went home for a while!


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Rich
10/04/2019 19:32
Spain
Liverpool
594

That must have been pretty special for Moti and the fans! I can't imagine he went home for a while!

Liubomyr's picture
Liubomyr
11/04/2019
UA
4417
points

Actually, right after that performance, one of the stands of Ludogorets Arena was named after Cosmin Moți )))


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Liubomyr
11/04/2019 10:37
Ukraine
Watford
4417

Actually, right after that performance, one of the stands of Ludogorets Arena was named after Cosmin Moți )))

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Delpiero77
10/04/2019
IT
28
points

Very compliment for your webside. I consider it very useful for reading and listening because I am an Italian journalist. Is there any opportunities to speak with other english fans to practice also the speaking? Thanks in advance. Enrico


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Delpiero77
10/04/2019 11:04
Italy
West Ham United
28

Very compliment for your webside. I consider it very useful for reading and listening because I am an Italian journalist. Is there any opportunities to speak with other english fans to practice also the speaking? Thanks in advance. Enrico

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Rich
10/04/2019
ES
594
points

Hi Enrico,

I'm guessing that you're a Juventus fan! Thanks very much for your positive feedback. We'd love to be able to offer speaking practice in the future but it's not something we can do just yet, unfortunately.

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team


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Rich
10/04/2019 19:29
Spain
Liverpool
594

Hi Enrico,

I'm guessing that you're a Juventus fan! Thanks very much for your positive feedback. We'd love to be able to offer speaking practice in the future but it's not something we can do just yet, unfortunately.

Rich - The Premier Skills English Team

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