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cup-tied
adjective
- (of a team) unable to play another fixture because of involvement in a cup tie
- (of a player) unable to play in a cup tie because of some disallowance
Example Sentences
Villa will be without striker Ollie Watkins against Spurs after he sustained a groin injury in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Wolves, while Chelsea loanee Disasi is cup-tied.
Arsenal's teenage goalkeeper Porter was handed a shock start in their EFL Cup tie against Bolton with number one choice David Raya out with a thigh injury, and summer signing Neto cup-tied having already played in the competition for parent club Bournemouth.
Villa won their final Group A match 7-0 over Sunderland, but cup-tied defender Noelle Maritz played in the win.
Maritz had made three appearances for Arsenal earlier in the competition before joining Villa on loan in January, leaving her cup-tied and sparking an FA investigation.
With Martin Dubravka cup-tied and Karl Darlow out on loan, former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is expected to play ahead of Mark Gillespie as Newcastle aim for a first Wembley win since their FA Cup triumph in 1955.
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