Most top-tier clubs could do without FA Cup - Villa's Lambert


(Reuters) - The majority of Premier League clubs would prefer not to have the distraction of playing in the FA Cup, according to Paul Lambert, the manager of seven-times winners Aston Villa.

Speaking to the BBC before Villa's third-round tie at home to Sheffield United on Saturday, Lambert was asked whether the FA Cup was something the top flight clubs could do without.

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