FA Cup Team News

millwall v cambrigde
By J Bateman
January 14 2003

All tonights FA Cup ties involving our teams in Division One , Norwich v Brighton - Burnley v Grimsby - Millwall v Cambrigde & Reading v Walsall.

FA Cup Third Round (rearranged)

Norwich v Brighton at Carrow Road ko - 19-45

Norwich will keep an unchanged line up that drew at home to Rotherham on Saturday , Paul Crichton returns but only on the bench after a knee problem of late , Steen Nedergaard is still suffering with a calf problem and will miss this game.

The Seagulls have already won at Carrow Road this season and will be hoping to do the same again , Brighton have been firing blanks of recent and hope Bobby Zamora will be on song tonight , Dean Blackwell will return but they still have doubts over Simon Rodger.

One To Watch Paul Mcveigh - Norwich

Prediction Norwich 2 Brighton 0

FA Cup Third Round  (replays)

Burnley v Grimsby at Turf Moor ko - 19-45

Burnley are hoping to make home advantage count tonight to slip into the FA Cup 4th round against Brentford , Ian Cox and Dean West are welcomed back after finishing suspensions but striker Gareth Taylor is out suspended and Marlon Beresford faces a battle to be fit.

Grimsby are going into this game on a very good run but still see them selves as underdogs , The Mariners have Steve Livingstone back after suspension and Steve Chettle will replace George Santos as Paul Groves looks to change the balance around.

One To Watch Robbie Blake - Burnley

Prediction Burnley 1 Grimsby 1 (Burnley to win on pens)

Millwall v Cambridge At The New Den ko - 19-45

Mark Mcghee has real problems in team selection tonight , Steven Reid, Paul Ifill ,Neil Harris, Stuart Nethercott, and Mark Phillips are all rated as 50/50 , Joe Dolan  willl again be missing he is a long term injury absentee , Robbie Ryan will be hoping to get his 3rd career goal in three apperances after eight years without a goal.

Cambridge will be looking to spring a major upset on Millwall tonight , and will welcome Terry Fleming and Omer Riza back after the pairs suspension , bad news for the Cambrigde Boss John Taylor is the suspension of Luke Gutteridge.

One To Watch Robbie Ryan - Millwall

Prediction Millwall 3 Cambridge 1

Reading v Walsall at The Madjeski Stadium ko - 20-00

Reading look set to keep an unchanged side in the first of the two games in 3 days against The Saddlers , Steve Brown and John Mackie will be trusted by keeping there positions after the second half slump at Hillsborough on Saturday.

The Saddlers welcome back hitman Jorge Leitao to partner Junior upfront , and keeper Jimmy Walker will be glad that The Madeski Stadium has a lush surface after his unfortunate howler in the Derby loss against Wolves on Saturday , Neil Emblen will not feature in tonight's cup tie due to originally not signing in time for the first tie against The Royals. 

One To Watch John Salako - Reading

Prediction Reading 2 Walsall 0