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“They especially deserve this victory,” Joao told us after his close-range strike in the 82nd minute proved enough to take a much-needed victory back to N17. Joao was also quick to praise goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, whose late, late save to deny Joao Gomes’ free-kick ‘gave us the three points.

Here’s what Joao had to say afterwards…

We could see from your reaction how much that goal meant to everyone...

Joao: “Yeah, that's my opinion as well. It means much more than three points, this victory, the goal. Of course, I celebrate with the same emotion as before, but probably more with the fans and the crowd, because we're all together on this. They especially deserve this victory. Us as well. It has been a long time, really tough times to be at the club. I think we deserved it as well in the past, some victories probably more than today. We did more to win the game than today and we didn't reach those victories, but football is like that. The important thing is we took today the three points. We need to focus on the reality that we are right now and especially focus on the main goal this season, until the end of the season, which is to stay in the Premier League.”

Talk us through the game – we had good possession, how difficult was it to break through that defensive line of Wolves?

Joao: “Yeah, it was not easy. The people that think that Wolves, it's easy, because they are in the bottom three… definitely not. You have the example of Liverpool, you have the example of Arsenal, what happened here with them. The truth is it's a team that doesn't have pressure right now, so, nothing changed for them and they are playing without any kind of pressure. Sometimes, this is more hard for the teams that will come here to this place. I think in some moments of the game we did well, especially at the end, we probably felt more anxious with the ball because we were just thinking to win that game - it was all about that.”

What about Antonin Kinsky’s save at the end?

Joao: “Amazing save. I was saying on the other flash (interview) that I give the same credit to Antonin than the importance of my goal. I can give you this example, because it was such an amazing save at the end and he gave us the three points. So, it was amazing and congratulations for all the team for what we did today.”

Take us into the dressing room. What's it like in there at the moment?

Joao: “More smiles than before, much more, because as I said, this win came too late in my opinion, because I think the team deserved to win games even in the past. I think it's much more than three points today and I think this can give us an extra boost for the rest of the season. That's the main thing. All the players, all the coaches, all the supporters as well, we're all together and we need to keep it like that until the end of the season.

Roberto De Zerbi has said since he joined that one win can change everything. We've achieved that win today - can it change everything?

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The 18-year-old has been in impressive form for loan club Rangers this term, having shone in our Academy set-up in recent years.

He’s currently on six goals in 43 appearances in all competitions for the Scottish Premiership title-chasing side.

Falkirk’s Barney Stewart, Findlay Marshall of Arbroath and Dundee’s Luke Graham are also in the running for the award, with the winner due to be announced on 3 May.

Check out our feature video charting Mikey's life on loan at Rangers below...

The goalkeeper had to use every inch of his frame to reach Joao Gomes’ free-kick destined for the top corner with 98 minutes on the clock on a tense afternoon in the Black Country. He did just that, tipping the ball over and then crashing into the post mid-flight. We defended the corner, the final whistle blew and we could celebrate a big win.

Joao struck in the 82nd minute, sliding to reach Richarlison’s poke towards goal from Pedro Porro’s corner. In a game that had become increasingly scrappy, not least in the wake of losing Dominic Solanke and Xavi to injury, the players showed character to dig out the three points.

Speaking to us afterwards, Joao reflected on Antonin’s late intervention. “Amazing save,” he said. “I was saying in the other flash (interview, after the game) that I give the same credit to Antonin as the importance of my goal. I can give you this example, because it was such an amazing save at the end and he gave us the three points. So, it was amazing and congratulations for all the team for what we did today.”

Asked about the save and Antonin’s display in his post-match press conference, Roberto De Zerbi was full of praise, not least after he'd gone through such a tough time in our Champions League loss at Atletico Madrid in March.

“He deserves this day, because he played very well, especially today,” said Roberto. “He was crucial for the result. He deserves everything, because he's a good guy, he's a good goalkeeper, and especially after Madrid, he deserves a day like today.”

The Blues, who won the league phase of the season, will host the game at Kingsmeadow this Friday (1 May), with kick-off at 7pm UK.

Tickets for the match cost £4 for adults and £2 for concessions.

We saw off Leicester City 1-0 in the round of 16 on Friday night, while Chelsea won at home to Middlesbrough by the same scoreline.

Check out the highlights of our win against the Foxes below...

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The 23-year-old suffered the injury during the second half of our Premier League fixture at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

Xavi will undergo surgery in the coming weeks and, following that, will then begin his rehabilitation with our medical team.

One of the many fascinating stories surrounding our history-making FA Cup success 125 years ago is the tale of how the famous old trophy found its way to a small Ayrshire village in Scotland.

Glenbuck was the birthplace of Alexander ‘Sandy’ Tait and Alexander ‘Sandy’ Brown, two players who were instrumental in our success at the start of the 20th century. Once a thriving coal-mining community, whose population never exceeded around 1,700 people, the village was known as ‘the nursery of footballers’ and produced an extraordinary roll call of around 50 professional footballers, including our two Sandys and Liverpool legend Bill Shankly.Shortly after our 3-1 win over Sheffield United in 1901, which made us the first and still only non-league club to lift the FA Cup, it is said that Tait and Brown returned home to Glenbuck with the trophy itself.

According to local tradition, the cup was placed on display in the window of the village Co-operative store for the community to admire. While some details of the story are difficult to verify with complete certainty, contemporary newspaper reports support the account of the trophy being taken to Scotland.

There is, however, no doubt about Glenbuck’s remarkable footballing heritage. The local side, first known as Glenbuck Athletic and later as the Glenbuck Cherrypickers, produced seven Scottish internationals, while the village as a whole turned out around 50 professional players, including four FA Cup winners. Among them were Brown and Tait, who both played their part in one of the most celebrated triumphs in our history.

Glenbuck also produced Bill Shankly, who would go on to become one of Liverpool’s greatest managers, winning three league titles, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup. Remarkably, all five of the Shankly brothers played professionally.

The life and times of Shankly and Glenbuck are told in the excellent book Shankly’s Village: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Glenbuck and its Famous Sons by Adam Powley and Robert Gillian, which also includes material on Brown and Tait.

Brown’s goals went a long way towards helping us lift the FA Cup in 1901. He became the first player to score in every round of the competition and netted 15 times that season, including in both final matches. He had first made his name with Glenbuck Athletic, where he earned the nickname ‘The Glenbuck Goalgetter’.

Tait, meanwhile, was one of 13 children and also began his footballing life with Glenbuck Athletic, combining the game with work as a pitboy in the coal mines. After spells with Ayr, Motherwell and Preston North End, he joined Tottenham in 1899. Known as ‘Terrible Tait’ for the force of his tackling, he played in all eight of our FA Cup ties in 1900-01.

Although Glenbuck is no longer the thriving mining village it once was, the site is now home to the Glenbuck Heritage Village, which includes a sign dedicated to Sandy Tait and Sandy Brown and their role in Tottenham’s 1901 FA Cup triumph. Brought forward through the efforts of the THIS IS GLENBUCK group and funded by East Ayrshire Council and SMRT, the sign helps preserve that connection and gives Spurs supporters in Scotland a place where this remarkable shared history can still be discovered.

Striker Will’s impressive shift for Oxford United in their 4-1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday unfortunately proved too little, too late as the hosts’ relegation after two years in the Championship was confirmed prior to kick-off following Charlton Athletic’s win over Hull City.

Nevertheless, the 21-year-old did his best to give the Oxford fans something to cheer by netting his 11th and 12th goals of the season to put his side 2-0 up inside 27 minutes, adding to a clever flicked effort at the near post with a sumptuous curler from distance – a fine strike.

Later in the game, with the hosts leading 3-1, he set up Myles Peart-Harris to complete the scoring. Will played the full game, while Jamie Donley also started before being substituted in the 63rd minute while it was still 2-0.

Elsewhere, fellow forward Oli stepped off the bench to score Mansfield Town’s final goal in their comprehensive 4-1 win at Huddersfield Town in League One.

The 19-year-old was introduced in the 57th minute and took only eight minutes to hit the back of the net, bursting in behind the home side’s defence and outfoxing goalkeeper Nik Tzanev from a tight angle. It was Oli’s first goal since netting a brace on his debut for Mansfield in January.

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