Newcastle United and Cardiff City will be facing off in round three of the FA Cup on Saturday and the match will be from St. James Park at 10 am ET and streaming online and the game is an important one for both sides, as they are looking to get on a roll as the 2014 schedule starts up and it's one of a number of fixtures on the schedule for the English FA Cup, as Manchester City, Reading, Hull City, Everton, Aston Villa and Fulham are all in action, with Arsenal hosting Tottenham in the late match at Emirates Stadium.
Cardiff City sits near the bottom of the league table, while Newcastle United is trying to make a push into the top part of the EPL and they both will be looking for a nice result in the FA Cup on Saturday. Heading into the next stretch of games for the English Premier League, Arsenal is in first place on the table, while the Gunners have a lead over Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Everton and Tottenham, while Manchester United has been playing much better of late and they too are making a push into the top part of the league and they will need to continue that play on the pitch to catch clubs like Arsenal and Chelsea.
Cardiff City dealt with some upheaval and controversy after owner Vincent Tan got rid of Malky Mackay as manager and now the club is looking to get back on track and they play in the FA Cup before the Premier League schedule picks up in a week and they are currently in the 17th spot just outside the relegation zone and the upcoming matches will be tough, as the team plays West Ham United next before matching up with leaders Manchester City and Manchester United at Old Trafford. The upcoming opponents are all in the top part of the league apart from West Ham.
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Here is a look on the team and their new moves from Reuters.com. Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to take over as manager at Cardiff City after joining club owner Vincent Tan in the directors' box to watch their Premier League match at Arsenal on Wednesday.
Norwegian media earlier reported that Solskjaer had flown from Kvernberget airport in Kristiansund, close to his home, in a Malaysian-registered private jet.
Citing sources close to the board of Norwegian club Molde, where Solskjaer has been manager for the past three seasons, TV2 reported that negotiations were at an advanced stage and that he was due to take over before Saturday's FA Cup tie against Newcastle United.
Solskjaer, the hot favorite to succeed Malky Mackay, sat alongside controversial owner Tan at the Emirates Stadium during Wednesday's game and was seen to be chatting and laughing.
Mackay was sacked on December 27, seven months after winning promotion to the Premier League.
Solskjaer has won two league titles and the Norwegian cup since taking over at Molde, and was previously linked with vacancies at Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion.
(Reuters)
