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Grimsby v Bradford
at Blundell Park
ko - 15-00 |
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Grimsby are sweating on key
midfielders being hopefully fit for tommorow , Stacy Coldicott
(Achilles), Alan Pouton (knee) and George Santos are very much
doubtful ,and Terry Cooke is still suffering from concusion and he might
also be out , Grimsby will be hoping to get some daylight in the relegation
dogfight by getting three pionts.
Bradford's mini revival is giving
them slight hope of getting away at the bottom , Lewis Emanuel is out and
Nicky Laws is waiting on the fitness off Danny Cadamarteri and goalkeeper
Gary Walsh.
One To Watch Michael
Boulding - Grimsby
Prediction Grimsby
2 Bradford 0
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Preston v Nottm Forest
at Deepdale
ko - 15-00 |
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New signing George Koumantarakis will
get an immediate debut and Craig Brown gets five players back after suspension Graham
Alexander, Chris Lucketti, Dickson Etuhu, Paul McKenna and
Mark Rankine are all back in contention .
Forest welcome back attacking duo David Johnson
and Jack Lester , Chris Doig will take over from Des Walker
who is out for eight weeks , also back is Mathieu Louis-Jean , Forest are
hoping to turn around there poor performances away from the City Ground .
One To Watch David
Johnson
Prediction Preston
0 Nottm Forest 0
FA Cup 4th Round
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Brentford v Burnley
At Griffin Park
ko - 15-00 |
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Brentford are missing key players for there
winnable fourth round tie with Burnley , Martin Rowlands will miss
the tie and will be out for a month with a leg injury , Jamie Fullarton and
Stephen Evans are still suspended , better news for the Bees Ibrahima
Sonko will return to action after a knee injury.
Burnley will be missing Paul Weller , Brad
Maylett and Steve Davis but will welcome the possible return of Glenn
Little to the fold , Little has been suffering a back injury but has trained
well this week and might make a bench apperance.
One To Watch Steve
Evans - Brentford
Prediction Brentford
1 Burnley 1
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Gillingham v Leeds
at Preistfeild Stadium
ko - 12-30 (SKY LIVE) |
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The Gills key defender Nayron Noseworthy is
definately out of this massive cup tie after sustaining a groin injury in
the win over Leicester , Rod Wallace is back after impressing and scoring
ain a friendly game in La Manga.
Leeds boss Terry Venables is sticking with the same
side that drew against West Brom last weekend , Johnathan Woodgate will
continue in defence after being linked with a move to Newcastle , there will be
changes in reserves as Danny Mills returns he will take his place on the
bench along with Seth Johnson.
One To Watch Alan
Smith - Leeds
Prediction Gillingham
1 Leeds 2
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Norwich v Dagenham & Redbridge
at Carrow Road
ko - 15-00 |
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Norwich City have top scorer Paul McVeigh
back for the visit of Dagenham & Redbridge at Carrow Road in the fourth
round. He was forced to miss the defeat at Watford last Sunday with a hamstring
problem, but has been back in training this week.Gary Holt has returned
to the club after being granted compassionate leave to Scotland because of the
death of a relative.
Dagenham & Redbridge manager Garry Hill
reports a clean bill of health ahead of the FA Cup trip and his team are full of
confidence travelling up to Norwich as they beat Plymouth in the third round.
One To Watch Iwan
Roberts - Norwich
Prediction Norwich
4 Dagenham & Redbridge 0
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Rochdale v Coventry
at Spotland
ko - 15-00 |
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Rochdale player-manager Paul Simpson is
close to having a full-strength squad to choose from for his side's FA Cup clash
with Coventry at Spotland. Midfielder Chris Beech returned to first-team
training this week but will not be ready in time to play any part in the game.
Manager Simpson is likely to stick with an attacking formation despite two
successive league defeats, with Paul Connor partnering Lee McEvilly
up front.
Coventry City manager Gary McAllister may
bring Moroccan star Youssef Chippo back into the side at Rochdale after
Chippo has had six weeks out with broken ribs, but Youssef Safri is out
of action as he recovers from a hernia operation. Julian Joachim is also
unavailable as he will not be ready for a return to full training for another
few weeks.
One To Watch Gary Mcallister -
Coventry
Prediction Rochdale 0 Coventry 1
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Sheff Utd v Ipswich
at Bramall Lane
ko - 15-00 |
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Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock will be forced
to make changes for his side's FA Cup game at home to Ipswich after the
Worthington Cup semi final defeat by Liverpool. Michael Tonge is
suspended and Nick Montgomery is out for six weeks after chipping a bone
in his ankle on Tuesday night. Defender Shaun Murphy is rated doubtful
after breaking his nose at Anfield. Loan signing Tommy Mooney is could
make his first start for the club and there will be recalls for strikers Steve
Kabba and Paul Peschisolido as Dean Windass is cup-tied.
Ipswich Town boss Joe Royle may welcome back
striker Alun Armstrong after he finally overcome a series of knee and
back problems and has been working to boost his stamina. Defender John
McGreal has an outside chance of returning to the squad after a knee
problem, but is not expected to feature in the game at Bramall Lane.
One To Watch Steve
Kabba - Sheff Utd
Prediction Sheff
Utd 1 Ipswich 1
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Southampton v Millwall
at St Mary's Stadium
ko - 15-00 |
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Southampton have injury problems including England
left-back Wayne Bridge, who is out for three weeks with a hamstring
injury. Rory Delap is expected to replace him. Fellow defender Claus
Lundekvam has a damaged rib, with Paul Williams taking over from
Lundekvam in the centre of defence. Leading scorer James Beattie is
struggling to overcome a groin strain and will have a late fitness test but Jason
Dodd is added to the squad after recovering from a calf muscle strain.
Millwall manager Mark McGhee has to throw in the
youngsters at Southampton due to injures to key players. Rising stars Paul
Robinson, Charley Hearn, Kevin Braniff and Peter Sweeney
will all be in the squad as they look to inflict a second home defeat in a row
on Southampton. The key platers out for Millwall are veteran skipper Stuart
Nethercott (groin injury) and also missing are striker Neil Harris
with a twisted ankle, Joe Dolan (knee) and Mark Phillips
(hamstring).
One To Watch Jo
Tessem - Southampton
Prediction Southampton
3 Millwall 1
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Walsall v Wimbledon
at Bescot Staduim
ko - 15-00 |
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Walsall will be without skipper Martin O'Connor
for the FA Cup fourth-round tie after the club failed to overturn a yellow card
O'Connor received against Wolves, so he will now have to serve a one-match
suspension after reaching five bookings this season. On-loan Neil Emblen
will not play after Norwich refused him permission to play, while Junior
could be missing as he may have to go to Brazil in order to gain international
clearance to remain at the Bescot Stadium for the rest of the season.
Wimbledon's David Connolly is battling to be
fit after returning to training after a hamstring injury but Dons boss Stuart
Murdoch welcomes back Gareth Ainsworth and Trond Andersen, who
are available after suspension. Joel McAnuff is doubtful with a groin
injury, but Mikele Leigertwood and Nigel Reo-Coker also should
return.
One To Watch Neil
Shipperly - Wimbledon
Prediction Walsall
1 Wimbledon 1
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Watford v West Brom
at Vicarage Road
ko - 15-00 |
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Watford manager Ray Lewington will resist
the temptation to throw Sean Dyche back into his side to face West Brom
in the FA Cup. The defender played his made a return to football after seven
weeks out due to a broken toe and Achilles injury but Lewington is concerned
about his fitness.
West Bromwich Albion will have striker Jason
Roberts back at Watford after he missed the draw away to Leeds as he served
a one-match ban for five bookings. He is likely to replace Scott Dobie
and manager Gary Megson will be forced into a change in defence with wing-back Igor
Balis out for two to four weeks as he suffered medial ligament damage to his
knee.
One To Watch Allan
Neilsen - Watford
Prediction Watford
1 WBA 0
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Wolves v Leicester
at Molineux
ko - 15-00 |
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Manager Dave Jones still has Nathan Blake
and Dean Sturridge ruled out through injury so it is expected that George
Ndah and Kenny Miller will lead the Wolves attack after Ndah came
through a training session on Friday after having his hamstring injury treated
on all week. One player ruled out is Kevin Cooper, who took a kick on the
ankle in training on Thursday.
Leicester City manager Micky Adams has striker
problems for the game at Molineux.Trevor Benjamin, Brian Deane and
James Scowcroft all miss out through injury, while Gerry Taggart
is unavailable through suspension although he may have been ruled out anyway
because of the groin injury he picked up in the reserves in midweek.Young
striker Tommy Wright, who didn't play in midweek for the reserves after
complaining of illness, may be thrown into the fray after scoring in the defeat
at Gillingham last week.
One To Watch George Ndah
- Wolves
Prediction Wolves 1 Leicester 0
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