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Praying for better fortunes in the FA Cup, we prepare to welcome League One outfit Morecambe to North London for the third round on Sunday afternoon. We enter the contest on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final, while the Shrimps prevailed 4-3 in a thriller with Doncaster Rovers.
Conte’s return to Stamford Bridge turned out to be a miserable affair in midweek, with him admitting that his side are still some way off the quality of the European champions after going down 2-0 in their EFL Cup semi-final first leg.
Harverts put the Blues in the ascendancy before a comical own goal from Davies killed the game off before the half-time whistle blew, and we are arguably fortunate that they are realistically still in the tie ahead of next week's second leg.
That 2-0 defeat ended a nine-game domestic unbeaten run for Conte since his arrival at our club and the Italian pulled no punches after the final whistle as our fans await some potential new incomings in the January transfer window.
We last lifted the FA Cup back in 1991 and managed to make it as far as the semi-finals two years running in 2017 and 2018, but early exits have become a bit of a habit since then, bowing out in the fifth round to Everton in a thrilling contest at Goodison Park last term.
Despite the manner of our defeat to London rivals Chelsea in midweek, we remain unbeaten in seven home games under Conte - winning six of them - so Morecambe will need to pull out all the stops to record a mammoth
After a dismal Christmas period saw Morecambe fail to win any of their final six games of 2021, the Shrimps kicked off 2022 with an entertaining watch for the neutrals, sinking Doncaster 4-3 in front of the home crowd during a spectacular comeback.
They were seemingly down and out after entering half time 3-0 down, but one would have paid good oney to be a fly on the wall during that team talk, as Cole Stockton (2), Diagouraga and substitute Onika completed a magnificent second-half turnaround.
Robinson will certainly be praying that such a miraculous comeback will act as the catalyst for better fortunes in 2022, with that win representing only Morecambe's second victory from their last 14 in League One as they continue to flirt with danger.
The visitors have already claimed two 1-0 wins over Newport County and Buxton to make it this far in the FA Cup, but their run in the tournament also came to an end in the third round last year to London opposition in Chelsea, who marched to a simple 4-0 win.
Sunday's game will mark the first-ever clash between us in any competition, and questions will certainly be asked if the League One club can pull off a historic giant killing on our turf.
Conte’s return to Stamford Bridge turned out to be a miserable affair in midweek, with him admitting that his side are still some way off the quality of the European champions after going down 2-0 in their EFL Cup semi-final first leg.
Harverts put the Blues in the ascendancy before a comical own goal from Davies killed the game off before the half-time whistle blew, and we are arguably fortunate that they are realistically still in the tie ahead of next week's second leg.
That 2-0 defeat ended a nine-game domestic unbeaten run for Conte since his arrival at our club and the Italian pulled no punches after the final whistle as our fans await some potential new incomings in the January transfer window.
We last lifted the FA Cup back in 1991 and managed to make it as far as the semi-finals two years running in 2017 and 2018, but early exits have become a bit of a habit since then, bowing out in the fifth round to Everton in a thrilling contest at Goodison Park last term.
Despite the manner of our defeat to London rivals Chelsea in midweek, we remain unbeaten in seven home games under Conte - winning six of them - so Morecambe will need to pull out all the stops to record a mammoth
After a dismal Christmas period saw Morecambe fail to win any of their final six games of 2021, the Shrimps kicked off 2022 with an entertaining watch for the neutrals, sinking Doncaster 4-3 in front of the home crowd during a spectacular comeback.
They were seemingly down and out after entering half time 3-0 down, but one would have paid good oney to be a fly on the wall during that team talk, as Cole Stockton (2), Diagouraga and substitute Onika completed a magnificent second-half turnaround.
Robinson will certainly be praying that such a miraculous comeback will act as the catalyst for better fortunes in 2022, with that win representing only Morecambe's second victory from their last 14 in League One as they continue to flirt with danger.
The visitors have already claimed two 1-0 wins over Newport County and Buxton to make it this far in the FA Cup, but their run in the tournament also came to an end in the third round last year to London opposition in Chelsea, who marched to a simple 4-0 win.
Sunday's game will mark the first-ever clash between us in any competition, and questions will certainly be asked if the League One club can pull off a historic giant killing on our turf.
Team News
We were seemingly unaffected by our reported coronavirus scare by the time the Chelsea game rolled around, and Sessegnon could also return from injury here.
Son, Romero and Bergwijn are set to miss out, but Conte will certainly take this opportunity to rotate our resources after sticking with the same XI throughout much of the festive period.
Gollini, Rodon, Ndombele and Gil will all expect to start this one, while youngsters such as Harvery White, Dane Scarlett and Dilan Markanday could all earn valuable minutes.
As for Morecambe, Stockton and Alfie McCalmont made timely returns from injury for the Doncaster win, although the latter was hooked at half time when his side were 3-0 down.
The visitors have also moved to secure the signatures of Jacob Bedeau, and Trevor Carson in the January window, while Josh McPake has returned to parent club Rangers.
Having come through the Doncaster thriller unscathed, Robinson ought to reward most of his players with a start on Premier League turf, althoughAaron Wildig could deputise for McCalmont if necessary.
Son, Romero and Bergwijn are set to miss out, but Conte will certainly take this opportunity to rotate our resources after sticking with the same XI throughout much of the festive period.
Gollini, Rodon, Ndombele and Gil will all expect to start this one, while youngsters such as Harvery White, Dane Scarlett and Dilan Markanday could all earn valuable minutes.
As for Morecambe, Stockton and Alfie McCalmont made timely returns from injury for the Doncaster win, although the latter was hooked at half time when his side were 3-0 down.
The visitors have also moved to secure the signatures of Jacob Bedeau, and Trevor Carson in the January window, while Josh McPake has returned to parent club Rangers.
Having come through the Doncaster thriller unscathed, Robinson ought to reward most of his players with a start on Premier League turf, althoughAaron Wildig could deputise for McCalmont if necessary.
Head-to-Head
This is our first time playing Morcambe so no previous History
