
WFC.net Jon Marks Goal Commentary: 1 2




In the week after our game with Crystal Palace the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak that had started in January and had rapidly spread around the world started to effect football in England. Nottingham Forest’s owner tested positive followed two days later by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. Three Leicester players reported symptoms and at a meeting of the Premier League on 13th March it was agreed to postpone all remaining games until April. It was the first time football had been suspended since the Second World War.
Before the decision was announced Nigel Pearson gave his usual pre-match press conference ahead of our planned game with Leicester which was due to be played on 15th March.
The YouTube video shows a couple of seconds of our game with Crystal Palace. The results sheet has a few mistakes. Chelsea withdrew so Charlton had a bye to the second round. We beat Palace but lost to Charlton who then lost to eventually winners QPR in the semi finals.
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