One of the most eagerly anticipated weekends on the football calendar is upon us as we prepare for the FA Cup semi-finals, the final four teams all dreaming of securing a place in the Wembley final.
Whilst some will argue the competition has lost some of the allure of yesteryear, there remains a romanticism about world football’s oldest domestic tournament and Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Coventry will all be hoping it’s their name engraved on the famous trophy.

 
Throughout the ages, we’ve seen some classic cup encounters in the last four and we’ve decided to revisit some of the most memorable modern semi-final matches.
Middlesbrough 3-3 Chesterfield – 1997
Over two decades have now passed since Chesterfield’s dream run to the semi-final stage, the third-tier outfit enjoying a dream run to the last four before playing out a thriller with Middlesbrough in the semi-final. Neither side had ever reached this stage and it was a fixture that would live long in the memory, a pulsating clash that saw six goals shared, two penalties, a red card and a controversial disallowed goal.
Chesterfield threatened to cause a huge shock after racing into a two-goal lead, goals from Andy Morris and a young man named Sean Dyche putting the lower league side in dreamland after Vladimir Kinder had been sent off for Middlesbrough.
Fabrizio Ravanelli and Craig Hignett’s penalty brought the Premier League side back level, either side...