British FA Cup Final Qualifiers: Villa Dashed Liverpool Title Hope, as Arsenal Thrashed Readings 2 – 1

Saturday, April 18, 2015 outing for Liverpool was a big setback to another title dream as the Reds were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa at the Wembley Stadium (the English National Stadium).

Thirty (30) minutes into the match Countinho shook Villa’s net but Benteke gave Villa an equalizer six (6) minutes later. The 54minutes goal from Delph sealed the FA Cup title hope of Liverpool as the Reds were not able erase the goal deficit till the final whistle was blown and Villa booked its place in the FA final Scheduled for May 30, 2015.

In another FA Cup title qualifying bout, Arsenal beat Readings 2 – 1 to clinch the FA Cup final battle ticket. Thirty-nine minutes into the match Sanchez opened the goal box for Arsenal but the Readings renewed their FA Cup title dream with a 54 minutes redeemer from McCleary.

The match dragged on without any goals from the two feuding sides until extra time of 106 minutes when Sanchez again put a goal through for Arsenal to book a place for it in the FA final match.