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SATURDAY 18 February
Chelsea v Birmingham City, 12:00
John Terry looks unlikely to be risked for Chelsea's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Birmingham, despite recovering from the knee injury that has sidelined him for three weeks.
Blues captain Terry only returned to full training yesterday and manager Andre Villas-Boas cast doubt on whether he could play both tomorrow and in Tuesday's Champions League clash at Napoli.
Ashley Cole (calf) is rated 50-50 for the trip to Italy, Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou will only be available in midweek after returning from African Nations Cup duty, but Ramires could return from a knee injury against Birmingham.
Chelsea squad: Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cahill, Hutchinson, Bertrand, Romeu, Mikel, Essien, Ramires, Lampard, Mata, Malouda, Meireles, Torres, Sturridge, Lukaku, Turnbull.
Everton v Blackpool, 3.00
Everton will be without Steven Pienaar for tomorrow's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Blackpool at Goodison Park because the winger, on loan from Tottenham, is cup-tied.
Landon Donovan is available for the last time before he returns to the Los Angeles Galaxy, but illness could rule him out. Striker Nikica Jelavic definitely misses out due to pubalgia.
Wideman Seamus Coleman could feature against the club he played for on loan in 2010 having overcome a thigh problem, but defender Shane Duffy has an ankle complaint and joins an injury list that also includes Jack Rodwell (hamstring), Leon Osman and Phil Jagielka (both knee).
Everton squad: Howard, Heitinga, Baines, Hibbert, Distin, Neville, Gibson, Cahill, Drenthe, Fellaini, Donovan, Stracqualursi, Mucha, Duffy, Gueye, Vellios, McFadden, Barkley, Coleman, Anichebe.
Millwall v Bolton Wanderers, 3.00
Bolton forward Kevin Davies has been ruled out of tomorrow's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Millwall due to a knee injury.
Wanderers manager Owen Coyle has revealed that Davies sustained medial ligament damage in last Saturday's 2-1 Barclays Premier League loss to Wigan and will miss the game, along with defender Tyrone Mears, who is facing more time on the sidelines after suffering a setback in his recovery from a broken leg.
Striker Marvin Sordell is cup-tied, but Joe Riley may feature having regained his fitness after a groin problem and there could be first Bolton starts for two January signings in centre-back Tim Ream, who is still yet to make his debut, and on-loan winger Ryo Miyaichi, an impressive substitute in the second half of the Wigan match.
Bolton squad: Bogdan, Jaaskelainen, Ream, Wheater, Boyata, Knight, Steinsson, Robinson, Ricketts, Riley, M Davies, Pratley, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Eagles, Miyaichi, Petrov, Klasnic, Tuncay, Ngog, Blake, Davis.
Norwich City v Leicester City, 3.00
Norwich will have striker James Vaughan in the squad to face Leicester in tomorrow's FA Cup tie after five months on the sidelines with a knee injury.
The Canaries are still without Daniel Ayala (hamstring) and Zak Whitbread (hamstring), although the latter is on the comeback trail.
Manager Paul Lambert could include Adam Drury, Elliott Bennett and Jed Steer for the fifth-round meeting at Carrow Road.
Norwich City squad: Ruddy, Naughton, Bennett, Martin, Drury, Fox, Pilkington, Surman, Hoolahan, Holt, Jackson, Morison, Steer, Johnson, Crofts, Wilbraham, Ward, Lappin, Barnett, Vaughan.
Sunderland v Arsenal, 5.15
Midfielder Lee Cattermole could be back in the Sunderland squad after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Nicklas Bendtner is back in training but, as the Denmark striker is on loan from the Gunners, he is ineligible for the fifth-round clash at the Stadium of Light.
David Vaughan (ankle) is still out as are Wes Brown (knee) and Titus Bramble (Achilles/calf).
Arsenal are missing centre-backs Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny.
Mertesacker (ankle) is out for the long term, according to manager Arsene Wenger, while Koscielny (knee) should be missing for only one week.
Gervinho returns from African Nations Cup duty, but defenders Carl Jenkinson (back) and Andre Santos (ankle) are still out, along with midfielders Abou Diaby (hamstring) and Jack Wilshere (ankle).
Thierry Henry has completed his loan spell from New York Red Bulls.
Sunderland squad: Mignolet, Westwood, Bardsley, Bridge, O'Shea, Turner, Kyrgiakos, Lynch, Richardson, Gardner, Larsson, Elmohamady, McClean, Meyler, Kilgallon, Colback, Sessegnon, Wickham, Ji, Campbell.
Arsenal squad: Szczesny, Gibbs, Vermaelen, Sagna, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky, Walcott, Van Persie, Fabianski, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arshavin, Coquelin, Benayoun, Park, Chamakh, Djourou.
SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY
Crawley Town v Stoke City, 12.00
Stoke boss Tony Pulis will make changes to the side beaten 1-0 by Valencia for the trip to Crawley.
Matthew Upson could be involved after serving a European ban, while fellow centre-back Robert Huth will sit out the second of his three-match domestic suspension, but goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is likely to keep his place.
Pulis must check on the fitness of midfielder Dean Whitehead after he sustained a nasty gash to his leg in a challenge with Tino Costa that the Potters boss felt should have produced a red card.
Stoke City squad: Sorensen, Begovic, Upson, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Wilson, Pennant, Delap, Palacios, Etherington, Crouch, Walters, Shotton, Diao, Jones, Whitehead, Whelan, Woodgate, Fuller, Jerome, Collins, Arismendi.
Stevenage v Tottenham Hotspur, 2.00
Rafael van der Vaart has failed to overcome a calf injury and will miss Tottenham's FA Cup fifth-round game at Stevenage on Sunday.
Younes Kaboul is struggling with a knee injury and Ledley King is likely to be rested, meaning Ryan Nelsen should start his first game for the club.
Louis Saha did not play for Everton in the FA Cup earlier this season and he is therefore available this weekend, but long-term absentees William Gallas (calf) and Tom Huddlestone (ankle) are out.
Tottenham Hotspur squad: Friedel, Gomes, Cudicini, Assou-Ekotto, Rose, Kaboul, Khumalo, Walker, King, Dawson, Nelsen, Livermore, Sandro, Parker, Bale, Kranjcar, Lennon, Dos Santos, Modric, Defoe, Adebayor, Saha, Lancaster, Luongo.
Liverpool v Brighton, 4.30
Maxi Rodriguez could make his return to the Liverpool team in the clash at Anfield.
Midfielder Rodriguez has not featured since the fourth-round victory over Manchester United at the end of January due to a foot problem, but should be fit for selection for Sunday's visit of the npower Championship Seagulls.
Reds manager Kenny Dalglish has indicated that young defenders Jon Flanagan and Jack Robinson may come into his thinking for the tie.
Liverpool squad: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique, Adam, Gerrard, Downing, Kuyt, Carroll, Bellamy, Suarez, Doni, Kelly, Carragher, Coates, Aurelio, Spearing, Shelvey, Henderson, Rodriguez, Flanagan, Robinson.