FA Cup fourth round: team news and match previews | Football

Northampton v Derby

Friday 8pm BT Sport 1 Venue Sixfields
Referee Darren England VAR No Odds H 10-3 A Evs D 11-4
Head-to-head Derby six wins, Northampton none; four draws

Keith Curle’s League Two side are unbeaten in six games and in the play-off hunt, and could make things awkward for a Derby team beset by off-field issues this season. The Cobblers are chasing their first fifth-round appearance since 1970, when they memorably lost 8-2 to Manchester United, with George Best scoring six goals. Another United legend will be on show as the TV cameras come to Sixfields, although Wayne Rooney may struggle to match that from central midfield. Niall McVeigh

QPR v Sheffield Wednesday

Friday 8pm BT Sport Extra Venue Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Referee Darren England VAR No Odds H 9-5 A 9-5 D 5-2
Head-to-head QPR 25 wins, Wednesday 30; 17 draws

QPR might be putting their dismal FA Cup record behind them; after going out at the first hurdle 15 times since the turn of the century, they’re one win from a second trip to the last 16 in succession. Garry Monk will want a reaction from his players after the 5-0 home defeat to Blackburn prompted a training-ground inquest last week. His team will have to marshall Jordan Hugill, who scored twice in Rangers’ 2-1 win at Hillsborough earlier this season. Niall McVeigh

Burnley v Norwich

Saturday 3pm Venue Turf Moor
Referee Michael Oliver VAR Yes Odds H Evs A 3-1 D 5-2
Head-to-head Burnley 18, Norwich 14; seven draws

Burnley have played their way out of a tight spot in the past week. Victories over Leicester and Manchester United have pulled them up the table and they now sit level on points with Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Everton, and arguably in better form. Without that boost, the Cup might have been regarded as an unnecessary complication. Now, the visit of the Premier League’s bottom club invites dreams of the fifth round and beyond. Sean Dyche will probably rest a few players, but it is Norwich who could do with a break. Paul Wilson

Burnley subs from Pope, Peacock-Farrell, Legzdins, Tarkowski, Taylor, Cork, McNeil, Bardsley, Gudmundsson, Gibson, Wood.
Doubtful Gudmundsson (hamstring), Bardsley (back)
Injured Barnes (hernia, Feb)

Norwich subs from Krul, Roberts, Tettey, Vrancic, Buendía, Duda, Cantwell, McLean, Pukki, Hanley, Drmic
Doubtful Buendía (thigh), Vrancic (calf)
Injured Klose (knee, May), Fährmann (knee, unknown)
Suspended Godfrey (second of three)

Coventry v Birmingham

Saturday 3pm Venue St Andrew’s
Referee Tim Robinson VAR No Odds H 2-1 A 6-4 D 12-5
Head-to-head Coventry 17, Birmingham 23; 15 draws

The tenants meet the landlords. Birmingham will be the visitors in their own home on Saturday, with Coventry the designated home side for the tie. The Sky Blues have been playing at St Andrew’s recently as issues with the Ricoh Arena rumble on. It’s a sell out, with Coventry’s 10,500 allocation slightly larger than Birmingham’s. Blues fans will have the novelty of sitting in the away end as their team bids to reach the fifth round for the first time since 2012. Michael Butler

Coventry subs from: Wilson, Addai, Pask, Eccles, Drysdale, McCallum, Wakefield, Allen, Westbrooke, Kastaneer; Biamou, Bakayoko, Hiwula.
Doubtful Jones (match fitness)
Injured Jobello, Bartlett (both ACL)

Birmingham subs from: Stockdale, Trueman, Roberts, Harding, Keita, Grounds, Bellingham, C Gardner, Sunjic, McEachran, Maghoma, Villalba, Bailey, Bela, Mrabti.
Injured Kieftenbeld (knee ligament)

Portsmouth v Barnsley

Saturday 3pm Venue Fratton Park
Referee Graham Scott VAR No Odds H 5-4 A 2-1 D 12-5
Head-to-head Barnsley 18, Portsmouth 21; 14 draws

It is 113 years since these two clubs last met in the FA Cup. Barnsley are in a Championship relegation battle and this week suspended centre-back Bambo Diaby amid an ongoing anti-doping investigation. This Cup clash might be a nice distraction from that, but Portsmouth are yet to lose at home in the league. Currently unbeaten in six matches in all competitions, Kenny Jackett’s hosts will be confident of a mini-upset. Will Unwin

Portsmouth subs from MacGillivray, Whatmough, Brown, Downing, Casey, Haunstrup, Cannon, McCrorie, Morris, Evans, May, Close, Pitman, Hawkins, Hackett-Fairchild.
Doubtful Bolton, McCrorie (both thigh).

Barnsley subs from Radlinger, Walton, Sollbauer, Sibbick, Oduor, B Williams, Dougall, Bähre, Simões, Styles, Thiam, Schmidt, Woodrow.
Doubtful Oduor (thigh), Bähre (illness).

Reading v Cardiff

Saturday 3pm Venue Madejski Stadium
Referee Marc Edwards VAR No Odds H 6-4 A 2-1 D 3-1
Head-to-head Reading 25, Cardiff 23; 21 draws

These two sides can boast just two wins in their last 10 outings between them, both coming in the third round, against lower league opposition. There are just two points and places between the teams in the Championship table, with neither fearing relegation or having much hope of promotion, so this should be a free hit for both. Sam Baldock could return to the Reading starting line-up after a late goal at Nottingham Forest earned a draw in midweek. Will Unwin

Reading subs from Rafael, Andresson, Gunter, Burley, McIntyre, Morrison, Howe, Blackett, Watson, Richards, Swift, Adam, Olise, Loader, Boyé, Puscas.
Doubtful Meïté (personal reasons)
Injured Lucas João (thigh), Yiadom (knee)

Cardiff subs from Etheridge, Day, Bennett, Flint, Nelson, Traoré, Cunningham, Richards, Ralls, Pack, Whyte, Glatzel, Bogle.
Doubtful Peltier (dead leg)
Injured Ward (concussion), Mendez-Laing (thigh), Vassell

Southampton v Tottenham

Saturday 3pm Venue St Mary’s Stadium
Referee Peter Bankes VAR Yes Odds H 9-5 A 7-5 D 5-2
Head-to-head Southampton 39, Spurs 56; 30 draws

Southampton are short on numbers in defence, with Cédric Soares and Jannik Vestergaard ruled out after suffering injuries in the midweek win over Palace. Shane Long is also absent but Danny Ings came off the bench at Selhurst Park; perhaps a sign Ralph Hasenhüttl fancies a Cup run. This trophy is José Mourinho’s best chance of silverware this season, but his side lost meekly here on New Year’s Day, and rumours persist of discontent within the camp. With Harry Winks injured, January recruit Gedson Fernandes could get his first Spurs start. Niall McVeigh

Southampton subs from McCarthy, Lewis, Bednarek, Valery, Vokins, Slattery, Højbjerg, Smallbone, Ramsay, Redmond, Sims, McQueen, Armstrong, Obafemi, N’Lundulu.
Doubtful Valery (illness), Bednarek (achilles)
Injured Vestergaard (concussion), Long (knee), Soares (knee, Feb)

Tottenham subs from Vorm, Austin, Alderweireld, Aurier, Foyth, Walker-Peters, Dier, Wanyama, Eriksen, Alli, Parrott.
Injured Winks (ankle), Davies (ankle, both Feb); Kane (thigh), Sissoko (knee, both Apr)

Tranmere v Manchester United

Sunday 3pm BT Sport 1 Venue Prenton Park
Referee Lee Mason VAR No Odds H 7-1 A 2-5 D 7-2
Previous meeting United 5-0 Tranmere (League Cup, 1976)

Manchester United’s visit to Prenton Park ticks almost every “traditional FA Cup tie” box: worn pitch, lower-division strugglers up for a scrap and with a scalp under their belt, out-of-form big club looking vulnerable, sell-out crowd. This feels like a tie that matters. Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s United may have other fish to fry but they cannot afford to slip up here, for morale’s sake alone. Already hampered by injuries, Solskjær is likely to field a reasonably strong side against Mickey Mellon’s hosts, who will be buoyed – if exhausted – by Thursday’s toppling of Watford. Tom Davies

Shrewsbury v Liverpool

Sunday 7pm BBC One Venue New Meadow
Referee Andre Marriner VAR No Odds H 13-2 A 4-9 D 4-1
Previous meeting Shrewsbury 0-4 Liverpool (1996)

A side consisting of fringe and academy players was sufficient to see off Everton’s first team in the third round, and Jürgen Klopp is expected to keep faith with many of those youngsters, while allowing the likes of Fabinho and Dejan Lovren some post-injury game time. Sam Ricketts’s team are 16th in League One and have won only once in their last seven games – the third-round replay against Bristol City. They showed Cup pedigree last season too, taking a two-goal lead at home to Wolves before eventually losing in a fourth-round replay. Andy Hunter

Shrewsbury subs from Gregory, Walker, Beckles, Sears, Hart, Edwards, Lang, Taylor, Vela, Rowland, Cummings, Okenabirhie.
Injured Vincelot (hip)

Liverpool subs from Alisson, Kelleher, Hoever, van den Berg, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Salah, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Minamino.
Doubtful Lallana (illness), Lovren (thigh)
Injured Shaqiri (calf, Feb); Milner (thigh), Mané (thigh), Keïta (groin), Clyne (knee, all unknown)

Bournemouth v Arsenal

Monday 8pm BT Sport 1 Venue Vitality Stadium
Referee Martin Atkinson VAR Yes Odds H 3-1 A 5-1 D 4-5
Head-to-head Bournemouth one, Arsenal eight; two draws

Monday night’s televised game offers a chance for both teams to build momentum after positive Premier League displays. Eddie Howe is chasing the kind of statement win that has been lacking this season, while Mikel Arteta will need no reminding of the years when the Cup came to Arsenal’s rescue. Even lifting the trophy would not heal the wounds should Bournemouth go down, or Arsenal stay mired in mid-table. That said, the value of a victory shouldn’t be underestimated – both teams have only managed six league wins each all season. Niall McVeigh Niall McVeigh

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