17.02. (Sun) 20:45 Fiorentina - Inter

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FIORENTINA
Viviano
Compper, Rodriguez, Savic
Cuadrado, Aquilani, Pizarro, Valero, Pasqual
Jovetic, Toni

INTER
Handanovic
Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Chivu
Kovavic, Gargano, Cambiasso, Nagatomo
Guarin
Cassano, Palacio

It is the battle between fifth and sixth place on Sunday when Fiorentina host Inter, with the visitors all but out of the title race.

Their task has been made all the more difficult after they lost striker Diego Milito to a serious knee injury in their 2-0 win over Cluj on Thursday.

The Argentine's nine goals make him the Nerazzurri's top goalscorer this season and with that in mind the attacking burden will now fall even more heavily on the shoulders of likely starters Antonio Cassano and Rodrigo Palacio, the latter of whom scored twice in midweek.

New signing Mateo Kovacic also impressed on Europa League duty and looks to have done enough to start again, but Inter will still be without Walter Samuel, Gabi Mudingayi, Luca Castellazzi and Joel Obi through injury.

A 2-0 defeat to Juventus in their last outing was by no means a disgrace for Vincenzo Montella's side, but he will be wary of the need to get a result following a run of just one victory in seven games.

Giulio Migliaccio and Alberto Aquilani return from suspension, but Matias Fernandez, Giuseppe Rossi, Ahmed Hegazy and Michele Camporese all remain on the treatment table.

DID YOU KNOW?
Inter go into the game as favourites with an impressive unbeaten record against the Viola in their last 15 meetings.

The Nerazzurri have won two, drawn two and lost two of their last six games.

Andrea Stramaccioni's side have lost five of their last six away games in Serie A.
Fiorentina will be encouraged by a fantastic home record that sees them undefeated in 15 of their last 16 contests at the Artemio Franchi.

There have been less than 2.5 goals scored in Fiorentina's last three home games in Serie A.
Stevan Jovetic is Fiorentina's top goalscorer with nine strikes to his name this season.

Prediction
Fiorentina's recent home outings have been low-scoring affairs, while Inter are without top goalscorer Diego Milito. Both teams desperately need a win though and could cancel one another out on Sunday.
Editor's Prediction
Fiorentina 1-1 Inter

17.02. (Sun) 16:00 Liverpool - Swansea

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LIVERPOOL
Reina
Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique
Henderson, Allen, Lucas, Gerrard, Downing
Suarez

SWANSEA
Vorm
Rangel, Williams, Monk, Davies
Dyer, De Guzman, Ki, Hernandez, Routledge
Michu

Liverpool have very few new concerns going into this game. Daniel Sturridge remains sidelined with a thigh injury, although he could make the bench.

Other than that, manager Brendan Rodgers has no new worries, although he may rotate his squad given their Europa League trip to Russia on Thursday night.

Swansea also have few injury concerns going into the match at Anfield.

Midfielder Leon Britton is a doubt for this game with an ankle injury, although he may make the bench and Chico Flores (ankle) is a long-term injury problem, and may not be available until next month.

DID YOU KNOW?
Liverpool are without a win in four games in all competitions, but have won five of their last seven home games in the league.

The Reds have not scored against the Swans since they were promoted to the Premier League last season, drawing two and losing one.

Liverpool are the first team in Europe’s top five leagues to have 500 shots this season.
These teams have faced each other twice in all competitions this season. They played out a 0-0 at the Liberty Stadium in the Premier League while Swansea took a 3-1 win in their Capital One Cup clash thanks to goals from Chico Flores, Jonathan de Guzman and Nathan Dyer .

Swansea have won just one of their last six away games in the league.

Michael Laudrup's men have conceded just five goals in the opening 30 minutes of games in the Premier League, the joint least with Stoke and Tottenham.

The Swans have dropped just two points from leading positions this season. They are 13/2 to draw 1-1 with Liverpool with bet365.

Prediction
The Swans may have struggled away from home recently, but will be confident they can move even closer to the European places with a positive result here.
Liverpool may struggle given their exertions in Europe during the week, and so in all likelihood this game may end in a draw.
Editor's Prediction
Liverpool 1-1 Swansea City

17.02. (Sun) 15:00 Manchester City - Leeds

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MANCHESTER CITY
Hart
Maicon, Kompany, Nastasic, Kolarov
Silva, Rodwell, Y.Toure, Milner
Dzeko, Tevez

LEEDS UNITED
Kenny
Green, Peltier, Lees, Warnock
Byram, Brown, Norris
Diouf, Morison, Varney

For the first time in a number of weeks, Roberto Mancini is likely to have the vast majority of his players available for selection for Sunday's meeting.

Crucially, the Italian could welcome back his captain Vincent Kompany (calf), who has been sidelined since City's last FA Cup fixture in late January.

Micah Richards (knee) is the only player certain to be ruled out, with Kolo and Yaya Toure both having returned from the Africa Cup of Nations duty prior to the defeat to Southampton.

Neil Warnock is also hoping to have a fully-fit squad to pick from, while neither of his January acquisitions Stephen Warnock or Steve Morison cup-tied for the clash.

DID YOU KNOW?
Manchester City have conceded nine goals in the five cup games that they have played on home turf this season.

The two clubs have faced each other in the FA Cup five times before, with the Yorkshire club having advanced three times to Man City's two.

James Milner began his career at Leeds, and became the Premier League's youngest-ever Premier League goalscorer during his time there - breaking the record held by Wayne Rooney by just five days at the age of 17.

Leeds have knocked three Premier League clubs out of domestic cup competitions already this season. They are 33/1 to win 1-0 with bet365.

In January 2000, when both clubs were in English football's top tier, Leeds thrashed Manchester City 5-2. 12 years on, Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions, while Leeds finished 14th in the division beneath.

Likewise, Leeds skipper Michael Brown started out at Manchester City. He was sent off 10 minutes into his debut in August 1995.

17.02. (Sun) 13:00 Chelsea - Brentford

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CHELSEA
Cech
Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry, Cole
Lampard, Ramires
Marin, Mata, Oscar
Ba

BRENTFORD
Moore
Hodson, Craig, Dean, Barron
Forshaw, Douglas, Diagouraga
Forrester, Donaldson, Trotta

John Terry (knee) could return for Sunday's FA Cup replay against Brentford despite suffering a setback with his injury.

The Chelsea skipper travelled to Prague in the Europa League with the rest of the squad after missing the win over Wigan with inflammation on his knee, and was expected to figure against Sparta, only to be kept on the bench.

Ashley Cole also missed the midweek tie with a cold and is expected to replace Ryan Bertrand at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, while Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel could feature after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Nigeria. Apart from that, Rafa Benitez has no fresh injury concerns.

Brentford boss Uwe Rosler is without Farid El Alagui (knee) and Kevin O'Connor (ankle) who remain on the sidelines with long-term injuries.

Excluding those two absentees, the Bees' manager has a full-strength side to select from.


DID YOU KNOW?
Frank Lampard has been involved in 23 goals (scoring 14 and assisting nine) in his last 24 appearances in the FA Cup.

Chelsea will have played their west London neighbours Fulham, QPR and Brentford in the same season for the first time ever following the tie at Griffin Park.

The Blues are unbeaten in four matches in all competitions against Brentford, winning three and drawing once.

In just nine FA Cup games for Chelsea, Juan Mata has played a part in 10 goals, scoring four and assisting six.

Brentford have only reached the fifth round of the FA Cup on six occasions since the Second World War.

Before last month’s clash, their only previous FA Cup meeting came in 1950. Chelsea won 1-0.
The Bees have won just one of their last six games. They are 9/1 to knock Chelsea out and qualify for the next round with bet365.

Brentford and Chelsea are separated by just six miles but have not played each other competitively since meeting in this competition 63 years ago.

Prediction
Brentford proved more than a match for their west London rivals in the original tie at Griffin Park but expect them to fall short of a similar level of performance at Stamford Bridge. Rafa Benitez will be desperate to secure progress to the fifth round after defeat in the Capital One Cup semi-finals, leaving the FA Cup as one of only two possible routes to a trophy. Expect the Spaniard to name a strong starting line-up, which should prove too strong for Brentford to handle over 90 minutes.
Editor's Prediction
Chelsea 3-0 Brentford

16.02. (Sat) 20:45 Roma - Juventus

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ROMA
Stekelenburg
Marquinhos, Burdisso, Dodo
Lamela, Bradley, De Rossi, Marquinho
Pjanic, Totti
Osvaldo

JUVENTUS
Buffon
Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres
Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah
Vucinic, Matri

Antonio Conte's side are looking to make it three wins on the bounce when they travel to the capital to take on a stumbling Roma side who are still getting used to life under interim coach Aurelio Andreazzoli.

Having emerged unscathed from the emphatic 3-0 victory away at Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday night, the Juventus coach has no new injury concerns, although Federico Peluso and Claudio Marchisio are suspended.

Kwadwo Asamoah could return to the starting XI after returning from international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana, while Leonardo Bonucci is also available having served his two-match domestic suspension.

Having both found the net in the Bianconeri's last two matches, Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri are once again expected to lead the line, and Nicolas Anelka could make his Serie A debut from the bench. Paolo De Ceglie and Luca Marrone are also pushing for starts.

Andreazzoli made numerous changes to Zdenek Zeman's favoured starting lineup in the 3-1 defeat to Sampdoria and is faced with several injury concerns for Saturday.

Alessandro Florenzi did not take part in Thursday's training session as he is suffering from flu, and Pablo Daniel Osvaldo and Daniele De Rossi could face late fitness tests on their respective knee and thigh injuries.

The Giallorossi are already without Leonardo Castan, Federico Balzaretti and Mattia Destro for the clash against the Italian champions, so Andreazzoli will be hopeful that his star players can make a quick recovery.

DID YOU KNOW?
Juventus thumped the Giallorossi 4-1 in the reverse fixture earlier this season, with Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal, Alessandro Matri and Sebastian Giovinco getting on the scoresheet.

These two sides are Serie A’s top scorers, with 100 goals shared evenly between them. However, Roma have conceded the second-most in the division (45) whilst Conte's side have the best defensive record (16).

Roma have lost four of their last six Serie A matches and are currently 10 points behind arch-rivals Lazio who occupy the final Champions League spot.

Roma have only been able to secure one victory in their last 15 Serie A encounters against Juventus, back in February 2004.

Pablo Daniel Osvaldo and Erik Lamela are tied as the Giallorossi's top league goalscorers with 11 goals. Fabio Quagliarella leads the Old Lady's charts with seven.

Mirko Vucinic moved from Roma to Juventus in 2011 for a reported fee of €15 million. The Montenegrin has scored 19 goals in 62 games since joining.

Prediction
Aurelio Andreazzoli has a tough task on his hands if he is to transform this Roma side into European hopefuls. Though he has plenty of attacking talent at his disposal, the Giallorossi have real problems at the back and I expect Juventus to take advantage of their defensive vulnerability and heap more misery on the capital outfit.
Editor's Prediction
Roma 1-2 Juventus

16.02. (Sat) 20:00 Granada - Barcelona

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GRANADA
Tono
Nyom, Lopez, Mainz, Siqueira
Recio, M Rico
Torje, Aranda, Nolito
Ighalo

BARCELONA
Valdes
Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Adriano
Thiago, Song, Fabregas
Pedro, Messi, Sanchez


Granada midfielder Dani Benitez will miss Saturday's Primera Division encounter against Barcelona after undergoing a hernia operation earlier in the week.

Fran Rico (knee) is also sidelined, but boss Lucas Alcaraz has a full squad to choose from otherwise.

Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura is likely rest some his stars ahead of the midweek Champions League trip to AC Milan.

Striker David Villa will not travel to Andalusia after being hospitalised with kidney stones, while playmaker Xavi (hamstring) is still out.

DID YOU KNOW?
Granada have won three of their last four matches in La Liga.
The Andalusian outfit have lost their last three encounters against Barcelona by an aggregate score of 3-8.

Granada have kept four clean sheets in their last five matches at Los Carmenes.

Barcelona have won just one of their last four away matches in all competitions (W1, D2, L1).

The Blaugrana boast the best attack in the Primera Division, with 78 goals scored in their 23 matches (3.3 goals per game).

Lionel Messi has scored eight goals in his last five Liga matches for Barca.

Prediction
Following some shrewd signings in January, Granada seem well-positioned to make a push away from the relegation zone. However, the visitors are in imperious form and are more than capable of picking their way through the Andalusian side's dogged backline.
Editor's Prediction
Granada 0-2 Barcelona

16.02. (Sat) 18:30 Borussia D. - Eintracht Frankfurt

PROBABLE LINEUPS

DORTMUND
Weidenfeller
Piszczek, Santana, Hummels, Schmelzer
Gundogan, Bender
Blaszczykowski, Gotze, Reus
Schieber

FRANKFURT
Trapp
Jung, Zambrano, Anderson, Oczipka
Rode, Schwegler
Aigner, Meier, Inui
Lakic

Jurgen Klopp will be able to welcome Ilkay Gundogan back into the starting line-up after the Germany international sat out his side's 2-2 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. He should come into the team at the expense of Sebastian Kehl.

Neven Subotic is in line for a return to the fold after over a month out with a hamstring injury, but Felipe Santana could continue in his place. Finally, Julian Schieber will make a rare start up front in place of the suspended Robert Lewandowski.

Frankfurt, meanwhile, will be able to name a full-strength line-up for the trip to Signal Iduna Park, with only Martin Amedick set to miss out as he looks to build up fitness.

DID YOU KNOW?
Borussia Dortmund have lost four games already this season, more than they did in the whole of 2011-12.

The German champions have beaten Eintracht Frankfurt more times than any other opponent.

Julian Schieber has not contributed to any goals in his 12 Bundesliga appearances this season.

Eintracht Frankfurt have only lost one of their last five matches with Dortmund.

Their coach, Armin Veh, has not come out on top against Dortmund in six encounters.

The top-four hopefuls have only lost once since the end of November. That came at Bayer Leverkusen, their last trip to North-Rhine Westphalia.

Prediction
Eintracht Frankfurt have certainly proved themselves to be a stubborn opponents across the course of their remarkable run this season, but Dortmund will be eager to bounce back, and in spite of the absence of Robert Lewandowski, should come out on top.
Editor's Prediction
Dortmund 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt

Premier League Opta Facts – February 17th

Liverpool v Swansea City
Liverpool have not scored against Swansea City since they were promoted to the Barclays Premier League last season; drawing blanks in all three previous league meetings (D2 L1).
Luis Suarez did score in the last clash between the two at Anfield (in the Capital One Cup); however, Swansea ran out 3-1 winners.
Liverpool have won five of their last seven home games in the league; losing the other two.
However, the Reds are without a win in four in all competitions (D2 L2).
Liverpool are yet to enjoy a victory over a side in the top half of the division this season (D7 L7).
Swansea have won just one of their last six league matches on the road (D3 L2).
Only Swansea City (92%; 35 of 38) and Newcastle (82%; 28 of 34) have scored a higher proportion of their goals from open play than Liverpool this season (77%; 34 of 44).
Swansea have dropped a league low two points from leading positions this season; having gone on to win nine of the 10 games they have taken the lead in this season.
No side has conceded fewer goals in the opening 30 minutes of matches this season than Swansea City (five; level with Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur).
Liverpool have benefitted from four own goals scored by their opponents this season; more than any other team in the top-flight.
But Swansea are one of three clubs this season yet to score an own goal this season (along with Fulham and Arsenal).
Liverpool are the first team in Europe's top five leagues to hit 500 shots this season (503)

Aleksandar Brković, trener Partizana, analizira rukometnu Ligu šampiona

Srpski prvak, Partizan, bitisanje na domaćem terenu u Ligi šampiona završava ovog vikenda, kada u Niš stiže moćni Hamburg. Imena Duvnjaka, Lackovića, Lindberga, Vorija, Bitera, Hensa, sigurno će da budu magnet da tribine niškog „Čaira” budu dobro popunjene. Trener crno-belih Aleksandar Brković veruje u još jedan jak otpor renomiranom protivniku.

- Nema bele zastave, pokušaćemo da iznenadimo Hamburg - kaže Brković. - Kladionice su nas opet potcenile, ali ne verujem da ćemo da izgubimo sa velikom razlikom.

Šta mislite o ostalim susretima?
- Monpelje je silno oslabljen odlaskom Nikole Karabatića. Povređen je i Dragan Gajić. Iako su Francuzima bodovi preko potrebni u borbi za četvrto mesto, mislim da su Čehovski Medvedi bliži trijumfu.
PIK Seged bi mogao da iznenadi Dinamo iz Minska i dođe na korak do osmine finala. Metalurg je rešio pitanje prolaska u narednu rundu, pa će rasterećen da putuje u Sankt Peterburg - zaključio je Brković.
Ž. M.

MOJ TIP
PIK Seged (Mađ) - Dinamo M. (Bel) 1
ST. PETERBURG (Rus) - METALURG (Mak) 2(h)
Partizan (Srb) - Hamburg (Nem) 1(h)
ATLETIKO (Špa) - SAVEHOF (Šve) 2(h)
Silkeborg (Dan) - Gorenje (Slo) 2(h)
MONPELJE (Fra) - ČEH. MEDVEDI (Rus) 2

Championship Opta Facts – February 16th

Cardiff v Bristol City
After a run of 23 games without a win in this fixture that ended in 2008, Cardiff have won six and lost just two of their last 10 in the league against the Robins.
The Welsh side have won their last three league games on home soil against City, scoring exactly three in each game.
After no clean sheets in their first 28 league games, Bristol City have kept two in their last three.
The struggling Robins have won as many games in their last four as they did in the previous 21 (three).
Malky Mackay's side have lost just one of their last 15 in the Championship and are unbeaten in eight (W6 D2).
The Red Dragons, who were held 0-0 at Huddersfield last time out, have only twice gone consecutive games without a victory all season.

Birmingham City v Watford
The Blues have won their last five home games against Watford, a run that includes a 1-0 playoff win back in May 1999.
Blues defender Curtis Davies scored the first brace of his league career in this fixture last season, and has since added another one (v Barnsley on Boxing Day).
Birmingham City have scored a 90th minute goal in three of their last four league games; without those strikes, they would be four points worse off.
Lee Clark's side have gone 16 league games without a clean sheet, last keeping one against Bristol City back in November.
The Hornets have scored at least twice in eight of their last nine league games and have only failed to score in one of their last 16.
Gianfranco Zola's side have only lost one of their last eight on the road (W5 D2), though this did come last time out at Bristol City.

Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough
Merouane Zemmama has scored on his last two appearances against Crystal Palace (all competitions).
The last five league meetings between Palace and 'Boro at Selhurst Park have all ended 1-0, with the away side winning three of those games.
Despite this, Middlesbrough have only managed six goals in their last 11 trips to Selhurst Park combined, and never more than once in a single game.
The Eagles have not scored a first-half goal in any of their last five league games, netting all four of their goals after the break in this run.
Palace top scorer Glenn Murray has scored six in his last 10 league games, but has failed to score seven times in this run (three braces).
None of Boro's last 16 league games have ended level (seven wins, nine defeats).

Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves have not lost in eight league trips to face Derby, last losing at the home of the Rams in May 1993 (D3 W5).
The West Midlands side have only failed to score once in this eight game run, scoring at least twice in each of the other seven (22 in total).
Jamie Ward has scored in each of his last four league appearances.
Nigel Clough's side have only managed one clean sheet in their last nine league outings.
Wolves have only scored two first-half goals in their last 10 league games combined, and both of those were netted by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
Struggling Wolves are now without a win in eight league games (D3 L5).

Hull City v Charlton Athletic
Hull are without a win in six against Charlton (D4 L2) and last beat the Addicks in November 1985.
The Londoners are unbeaten in eight trips to Hull in the Football League, winning four and drawing four.
Only one of the last 11 goals Charlton have conceded in the league has come in the first-half.
After a run of three straight wins in early January, Chris Powell's side have gone three without tasting victory (D1 L2).
The Tigers have only lost one of their last six league games at the KC Stadium, suffering a shock defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in January.
The last eight league games involving Hull City have only seen three goals netted before the half-time break.

Ipswich Town v Blackpool
Blackpool have won three and lost none of their last four against Ipswich in the Championship, including a 6-0 drubbing of them back in August.
Despite this, the Seasiders have never won at Portman Road in the Football League, drawing four and losing five of nine previous trips.
All nine league meetings between these sides in Suffolk have seen both sides find the net.
Tom Ince has netted four goals in his last three appearances for Pool.
Blackpool's last five league games have all ended 2-1, with the Lancashire side winning two and losing three in this run.
Ipswich have only won one of their last six league games, drawing two and losing three.

Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton are unbeaten in seven meetings with Forest in all competitions, winning three and drawing four and not tasting defeat since October 1995.
The Trotters have only won one of their last seven (D2 L4) and kept one clean sheet in their last 12 league trips to Forest, but both of those came in their most recent game at the City Ground (2-0 in March 2001).
Bolton have only managed one clean sheet in their last eight league games.
Dougie Freedman's side are winless in five away league games, drawing two and losing three.
After consecutive shutouts in December, Forest have gone nine league games without keeping a clean sheet.
The Tricky Trees have lost three successive league games; they have not lost four in a row since December 2011.

OPTA Facts: FA Cup Fifth Round + Fourth Round Replay

Luton v Millwall
Millwall have won four of the five previous meetings between these two sides in the FA Cup; losing the other.
The Lions have won five and lost just one of their last eight clashes with Luton in all competitions.
In the last round, Luton became the first non-league side to win away at a top-flight team in the FA Cup since 1986 (Altrincham beating Birmingham City 2-1).
Luton are competing in fifth round for the first time since 1994.
The Hatters have progressed on five of their last six FA Cup fifth round ties; but never (from four meetings) when facing a team from a higher division.
Millwall have reached the FA Cup fifth round for the second time since they reached the final in 2004 (as well as last season).
Millwall have won 13 and lost none of their last 17 matches in the FA Cup against sides from lower divisions (excluding qualifiers).
Luton Town have won seven and lost none of their last eight games at home in all competitions.
The Blue Square Premier side have conceded just three goals in their last six at home; keeping three clean sheets in that run.
Millwall have won none of their last six on the road (in all competitions); losing four.

Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers
This is the eighth time that Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers have been drawn together in the FA Cup. Arsenal have progressed on four occasions; although Blackburn were victorious in their last meeting (2007 Fifth Round) winning the replay 1-0 (after the initial match ended 0-0).
Arsenal are unbeaten in 34 games against lower ranked sides in the FA Cup (W27 D7).
The Gunners are also unbeaten in 34 FA Cup ties at home (W25 D9).
This will be Arsenal's sixth appearance in the fifth round since winning the trophy in 2005. They have failed to progress on three of the previous five occasions.
Olivier Giroud bagged a brace in the Fourth Round for Arsenal and has scored five in his last five appearances for the London club.
Jordan Rhodes has bagged nine goals in his last 10 appearances for Blackburn in all competitions.
Rovers have won six and lost just one of their last 10 in all competitions.
Arsenal have won five of their last seven in all competitions at the Emirates (D1 L1).
Blackburn have lost three of their last four visits to the Emirates by at least four goals on each occasion (D1; all competitions).
The two games between Arsenal and Blackburn in the Premier League last season produced 15 goals.

MK Dons v Barnsley
This will be the first meeting between MK Dons and Barnsley in the FA Cup.
Three of the previous five meetings between the two clubs in all competitions have ended in draws.
This is the first time MK Dons have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Karl Robinson's side have won four and lost none of their last six home matches in the FA Cup.
Since beating QPR 4-2 in the fourth round, MK Dons have lost three of four matches (D1), scoring only two goals.
Barnsley have won six and lost none of their last seven in all competitions.
Jason Scotland has scored three goals in just 75 minutes of action for Barnsley this season (three sub appearances).
Izale McLeod, who returned to MK Dons in the January transfer window, scored for the Dons in the first ever clash between these two sides back in August 2004.

Oldham Athletic v Everton
Oldham are unbeaten in five matches against Everton in the FA Cup (W3 D2).
The last time the sides met, Oldham left Goodison Park with 1-0 win in the FA Cup third round in 2008.
Everton have won just one of their last five visits to Oldham in all competitions (D2 L2).
Everton are unbeaten in their last seven away games in the FA Cup (W5 D2).
The Toffees have won four of their last six on the road (D1 L1); with their only loss in that run coming at Old Trafford last weekend.
The Latics have won just three of their last 12 (in all competitions). However, two of those wins have come in the last three.
Forward Lee Barnard has scored in each of his two appearances for Oldham signing joining on loan from Southampton.
Left-back Leighton Baines has scored four times in his last eight appearances for Everton in all competitions.

Manchester City v Leeds United
This will mark the sixth occasion that Manchester City and Leeds United have clashed in the FA Cup. Leeds lead the head-to-head with three wins to two.
The two teams met in the fifth round back in 1977. Leeds won 1-0 at Elland Road.
None of the last four matches between the two sides in all competitions have ended in an away win (three home wins and a draw).
The Premier League Champions have won six of their last nine in all competitions but are without a win in three (D2 L1)
Neil Warnock's side have lost five of their last seven on the road (W1 D1; all comps).
The Whites have not kept a clean sheet away from home this season.
Ross McCormack has scored four goals in his last six for Leeds.
Manchester City have conceded just two goals in their last five home games in all competitions; keeping four clean sheets.
The last time the two teams met in March 2004, James Milner started in midfield for Leeds.

Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic
The only previous meeting between the two teams in the FA Cup was back 1977. Huddersfield won 2-0 at home.
Wigan have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1987.
The Latics have won six of their last 10 away FA Cup matches against sides from lower divisions.
Roberto Martinez's side have kept only two clean sheets in their last nine in all comps. Both were in the FA Cup.
Huddersfield have lost 11 of their last 15 FA Cup matches against top flight opposition (W1 D3). The victory (over Birmingham City) came in their last home match against Premier League opposition.
Town have lost two of their last eight (W3 D2), after going on a ten-match run without a victory (D5 L5).
The Terriers' last seven goals in all competitions have been netted by different scorers.
Jordi Gomez has scored twice in Wigan's three FA Cup matches this season.
Shaun Maloney has netted in his last two games for Wigan.

Manchester United v Reading
The last two times Man Utd have beaten Fulham at Old Trafford in the FA Cup (as they did in the last round), they have gone on to win it (2004, 1999).
Manchester United are unbeaten in 12 matches in all competitions against Reading (W8 D4). The last time they lost to Reading was in the FA Cup in January 1927.
The Red Devils have won 15 of their last 19 home ties in the FA Cup (D2 L2).
Sir Alex Ferguson's side have conceded just one goal in their last five FA Cup matches at Old Trafford.
This is the third time in the last four years that Reading have reached the FA Cup fifth round; and only the eighth time in their history. On each of the last two appearances, they have progressed to the last eight.
Only once in the last 12 occasions that Reading have drawn against opponents from the same division in the FA Cup have they progressed to the next round.
Wayne Rooney has scored three goals in his last two starts against Reading.
Adam Le Fondre has scored seven goals in his last seven appearances for Reading in all competitions. He also scored against Manchester United earlier this season.
The clash between the two teams earlier in the season (in the Premier League) saw seven goals scored in the opening 35 minutes.

Chelsea v Brentford
Only once in the last 14 years have Chelsea failed to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Chelsea are unbeaten in four matches (all competitions) against Brentford (W3 D1).
Before last month's clash, their only previous FA Cup meeting came in 1950. Chelsea won 1-0.
Brentford have won just one of their last six (D3 L2).
Chelsea have lost only two of their last 18 replays in the FA Cup; winning 13. Of the three that went to penalties, Chelsea were eliminated twice on spot-kicks.
Fernando Torres' only goal in his last 12 appearances for Chelsea came against Brentford in the original clash.
Marcello Trotta, on loan from Fulham, has scored three in four for Brentford (all comps).
In just nine FA Cup games for Chelsea, Juan Mata has played a part in 10 goals (scored four and assisted six).
Frank Lampard has been involved in 23 goals (scored 14 or assisted nine) in his last 24 appearances in the FA Cup.

Završnica engleskog FA kupa, najstarijeg takmičenja na svetu

Još tri koraka do „Vemblija”. U većini zemalja, Kup je izgubio smisao, ali ne i na Ostrvu. Najstarije takmičenje na svetu, engleski FA kup, koji se igra od davne 1871. godine, pobuđuje veliku pažnju u kolevci fudbala. I ove godine došlo je do „seče” favorita. U osmini finala, u kojem se igra jedan meč, nema Liverpula i Totenhema, ali je svoje mesto našao Luton, član Konferencije.

SUBOTA
LUTON – MILVOL
Međusobni susreti: 22 25 31
07/08 1-1; 0-0 (L1) 00/01 0-1; 0-1 (L1)
05/06 2-1; 1-2 (Š) 99/00 0-2; 0-1 (L1)

Najveće iznenađenje dosadašnjeg dela FA kupa je Luton, koji je u prethodnoj rundi izbacio premijerligaša Noriča, i to na gostujućem terenu. Ekipa koja je ne tako davno igrala u Šampionatu, sada je skliznula u Konferenciju, sa šansama da se eventualno nađe u borbi za baraž. S druge strane, momci iz Pekama, siromašnog kvarta Londona, igraju dobro ove godine u Šampionatu i kandidati su za baraž, za ulazak u Premijer ligu. Tradicija je na strani Milvola, koji je blagi favorit.

ARSENAL – BLEKBURN
Međusobni susreti: 58 31 30
11/12 7-1; 3-4 (P) 09/10 6-2; 1-2 (P)
10/11 0-0; 2-1 (P) 08/09 4-0; 4-0 (P)

„Tobdžije” su u prošloj rundi na jedvite jade izbacile Brajton. Ipak, Arsenal je na domaćem terenu veliki favorit protiv nekadašnjeg šampiona Engleske, koji grca i u Šampionatu, sa malim izgledima da se domogne makar baraža. Arsen Venger će verovatno da promeša karte, jer londonski klub u utorak čeka dvoboj sa Bajernom, u prvom meču osmine finala Lige šampiona.
Ž. M.

15.02. (Fri) 20:45 Milan - Parma

PROBABLE LINEUPS

AC MILAN
Abbiati
Zaccardo, Zapata, Mexes, De Sciglio
Flamini, Ambrosini, Montolivo
Niang, Balotelli, El Shaarawy
PARMA
Pavarini
Benalouane, Paletta, Lucarelli
Biabiany, Mariga, Valdes, Parolo, Gobbi
Amauri, Belfodil

Midfielder Riccardo Montolivo returns to the Milan squad after serving a one-match ban on Sunday against Cagliari, but striker Giampaolo Pazzini has still been struggling with a muscle strain and will likely start on the bench, which means Mario Balotelli will once again play from the beginning.

Left-back Kevin Constant is also unlikely to feature due to an ankle problem suffered in training ahead of last weekend’s match against Cagliari, and defender Daniele Bonera is also set to miss out with a niggling muscle problem.

Parma welcome defender Aleandro Rosi and midfielder Marco Marchionni back from suspension but will be without goalkeeper Antonio Mirante, who is expected to be out two more weeks after undergoing minor knee surgery earlier this month.

Midfielder Daniele Galloppa remains the Gialloblu’s most serious injury worry. The 27-year-old suffered a cruciate ligament injury to his left knee in an October match against Sampdoria, and as of yet there is no timetable for his return.

DID YOU KNOW?
Right-back Christian Zaccardo, acquired in the January transfer window as part of a swap deal with Parma involving Djamel Mesbah, could make his Milan debut against his former club on Friday.

Once struggling to get out of the bottom third of the table, Milan have yet to lose a Serie A match this calendar year and have climbed all the way to fifth in the standings. They can leap-frog Inter with a win on Friday - a result that would also see them pull level with third-place Lazio.

Parma have won just a single match in 2013 and have scored only three goals in their last five matches.
Parma held Milan to a 1-1 draw when these sides last met in September. Prior to that, however, the Rossoneri had beaten the Gialloblu four times in succession, by a combined score of 11-1.

Since joining Milan from Manchester City last month Mario Balotelli has scored three goals in two matches.

Parma have the worst offensive record in Serie A’s top 12 and their highest goal-scorer, Ishak Belfodil, has bagged just seven goals this season.

Prediction
Milan will be desperate to bounce back from last weekend’s draw at Cagliari and rise into the Champions League positions for the first time this season. Parma, meanwhile, struggle to find the back of the net at the best of times. The hosts shouldn’t have much problem here.

Editor's Prediction
Milan 2-1 Parma

SPL Opta Facts - February 15-16

Aberdeen v Dundee
After going eight encounters without a win Aberdeen have won their last two fixtures against Dundee, the first ever time they have recorded consecutive wins over the Dark Blues in the SPL.
Aberdeen's victory over Dundee at Pittodrie earlier this season was their first ever home win against them in the SPL, at their 14th attempt.
The Dons have alternated between a draw and a defeat in their last five league games, for that run to continue they will lose this fixture.
At home the Dons have drawn their last three games, with the last two ending goalless.
Dundee are winless in 11 games, taking just three points from the 33 on offer.
Dundee have netted just six goals on the road this season, every other team except Hearts (11) has managed at least double this.

Celtic v Dundee United
Celtic have never lost to Dundee United at home in the SPL, winning 21 of 27 clashes.
The Terrors have failed to score more than a single goal in any of their last eight visits to Celtic Park.
The Bhoys have won 10 of their last 11 games in the league, losing only to Hibs in this run.
Celtic have netted 15 goals in their last four games and conceded just three in the process.
Dundee United have conceded 10 goals in their last four away games, with their last away trip coming against Celtic on January 22.
Celtic (nor any other side) have not managed to win six consecutive games so far this season.

Hearts v Kilmarnock
Hearts have lost their last four home games against Kilmarnock, failing to score in three of these encounters.
Only one of the last 18 games between these sides at Tynecastle has ended level, with the away side winning only seven of these.
Hearts are unbeaten in four home games at the moment (W3, D1), keeping three clean sheets in these matches.
Conversely Killie have failed to win in five away games (D4, L1) scoring just one goal per game on average in this period.
Only Celtic have claimed more points at home this season than Hearts (21).
Killie have failed to net a first half goal in their last three away games.

Motherwell v Inverness CT
Inverness' Billy McKay is the top scorer in the SPL this season, banging in 17 goals so far.
Aaron Doran has provided 11 assists for his Inverness team mates this season, more than any other player from any club in the league in 2012/13.
Motherwell's Darren Randolph has been forced to make 97 saves so far in this league campaign, more than any other 'keeper in the division.
Motherwell have lost just two of their last 15 SPL games against Inverness, winning 11 of these encounters.
The Steelmen are unbeaten in their last six home games, currently the joint longest run of its kind in the division with Celtic.
Caley Thistle's defeat at St Mirren on their last away trip ended a run of seven road games without a defeat, the joint-longest run of its kind this season.

Ross County v St Johnstone
Ross County are currently unbeaten in six league games, the best run in the SPL at the moment and the second time they have achieved the feat this season.
Ross County are still looking for their first SPL victory over St Johnstone having picked up just one point from their previous two clashes this season.
The Staggies have kept clean sheets in two of their last three games.
After going six games without a win Saints have now won three of their last four in the league (L1).
County have been given more yellow cards (53) than any other side this season.
St Johnstone meanwhile have had more red cards (6) than any other side in this campaign.

St Mirren v Hibernian
Only Inverness' Billy McKay (17) has scored more goals than Leigh Griffiths (16 for Hibernian) in the SPL this season.
St Mirren's James Goodwin has received a league high nine yellow cards so far this season.
St Mirren have won just one of their last five clashes with Hibs (L3, D1), scoring just a goal a game on average in this run.
Saints have only failed to score in two of 12 home games against Hibernian in the SPL.
Hibernian have won just once in their last 10 games, (D4, L5), however that was a 1-0 victory over Celtic.
On the road Hibs have scored just once in their last five games.

OPTA Facts - Week 25 – Serie A

Catania - Bologna
Bologna are unbeaten in their last six league meetings with Catania - two 1-1 draws, followed by four wins in a row without conceding.
Catania have scored more than a single goal only in one of their last 22 Serie A meetings against Bologna ( a 4-0 win in June 1965).
The record at the Massimino between these two sides in the top-flight is perfectly even: three wins apiece and six draws.
Catania have had a man sent off in three of their last four league games against Bologna.
Catania have lost only one of their last six league fixtures, and haven't conceded a single goal on four occasions in the process.
The Sicilians have taken 10 points from their last four home games in the league.
Bologna have scored and conceded goals in each of their last four league fixtures.
Bologna haven't shared the points in any of their last 14 games on the road (four wins and 10 losses in the process).
Panagiotis Kone has scored Bologna's last two goals in the league, taking his total tally for the season to five - he had netted only one in each of his previous two Serie A campaigns..

Chievo - Palermo
There is perfect balance over the last six league meetings between these two sides: two wins apiece and two draws.
Palermo have scored three or more goals in three of their last six league games against Chievo.
However, the Rosanero have netted only two goals so far against Chievo in seven meetings at the Bentegodi in Serie A.
Only four goals were scored over the last six meetings between these two sides in the league.
Fabrizio Miccoli has scored 10 goals in 11 appearances against Chievo in Serie A, including two braces in the last two - Chievo in fact are his favourite target.
Chievo have won only one of their last five league games, losing three.
Chievo have not scored more than a single goal in any of their last eight league fixtures.
Before losing to Juventus, Chievo had remained unbeaten for eight games in a row at the Bentegodi in the league (four wins, four draws).
Palermo are winless in their last 10 league games, and have picked up only four points in the process.
Palermo have failed to keep a clean sheet over their last 12 league games - the Sicilians have shipped a total of 21 goals in the process.
Palermo are winless in their last 16 away games in Serie A (6D, 10L) - the Sicilians are the only side yet to win their first game on the road in this campaign.

Fiorentina - Inter
Fiorentina's last win against Inter in Serie A was in February 2006 (2-1 at the Franchi); since then, Inter have won 10 times, with three draws.
Fiorentina have failed to score in seven of their last 11 meetings against Inter in the league.
The last six meetings between these two sides in Florence saw three draws and three wins for the guests.
Antonio Cassano has already scored seven goals in Serie A against Fiorentina - more than against any other side in this competition.
The Viola have won only one of their last six league games, losing four times in the process.
However, at home the Tuscans have lost only one of their last 16 league games (with 8W and 7D).
Inter have won only two of their last eight league fixtures (3L, 3D).
Away from home, the Nerazzurri have taken only one point from their last six games, and scored only two goals in the last five.
15 of the 41 goals scored by Fiorentina this term have been assisted by a cross - a league-high.
Last Sunday, Diego Milito scored his 60th Serie A goal in 111 appearances for Inter.

Genoa - Udinese
These two sides have shared only one draw over their last eight league meetings (the 0-0 of the reverse fixtures) - four wins for Genoa and three for Udinese in the process.
Udinese have kept a clean sheet in their last two Serie A meetings against Genoa.
Genoa have had the better in six of their last seven home meetings against Udinese - in between a 4-2 win for the Friulani in January 2011.
Udinese have failed to score in five of their last eight visits to Genoa in the league.
Marco Borriello has scored 10 goals in 12 appearances against Udinese in the league - the Friulani are his favourite target in this competition.
Juan Vargas has netted four in Serie A against Udinese - against no other side has he scored more than a single goal.
Genoa have won only one of their last five league games, and two of their last 10.
Genoa have collected the fewest points on home soil in this campaign (12), but have won two of their last three games at the Marassi.
Udinese would be third in the table on 20 points, taking into account only the last 10 match-days of this campaign - three points behind leaders, Juventus.
However, Francesco Guidolin's side have won only one of their last seven games on the road, losing three.

AC Milan - Parma
Parma have won only one of their last 17 league meetings against AC Milan (1-0 at the Tardini in March 2010).
The Rossoneri have won four of the last five games against Parma, but they drew 1-1 in the reverse fixture back in September.
Parma have scored only four goals over their last 11 league meetings against AC Milan, never more than one per game.
AC Milan are unbeaten in their last 14 fixtures against Parma at the San Siro (11W, 3D).
Against Parma, Antonio Nocerino scored his only Serie A hat-trick, at the San Siro in October 2011 (4-1).
Massimiliano Allegri's side have lost only one of their last 12 Serie A games (4-2 at the Olimpico vs Roma), winning eight in the process.
The Rossoneri have won their last five home fixtures in the league, scoring overall 11 goals.
Parma are winless in their last five Serie A games (3D, 2 L), and have scored only three goals in the process.
The Ducali have won only one of their last seven games on the road, losing four.
Roberto Donadoni's side have conceded goals in each of their last 12 games on the road.
AC Milan have dropped only two points from leading situations - fewer than any other side in this competition, winning 12 of the 13 games in which they have taken the lead so far.

Napoli - Sampdoria
The record in the last five meetings between these two sides in the league sees Napoli leading by four wins to one.
Napoli and Samp have shared only one draw in their last 11 league meetings (2-2 in April 2009).
At home, Napoli have won their last four league games against Sampdoria without conceding a goal.
The Blucerchiati have scored only three goals in total over their last eight trips to the San Paolo.
Edinson Cavani has already scored five goals in his three Serie A appearances against Sampdoria for Napoli.
Napoli are unbeaten in the last seven match-days of this Serie A (5W, 2D).
The Partenopei have taken the most points from home games in this competition (29).
Sampdoria have lost only once in the last six Serie A match-days (3W, 3D).
The Blucerchiati have conceded ony two goals in their last five league games.
However, they've won only one of their last 10 away games in the league, losing six in the process.
Napoli have conceded the fewest goals in the second half so far in this campaign (10).
Gianluca Sansone was directly involved in each of his side's three goals in the last game against Roma: one goal scored and two assisted as a sub.

Pescara - Cagliari
Should they lose against Cagliari, it would be the 100th loss for Pescara in Serie A.
These two sides have met only five times in the top-flight: the Sardinians lead by three wins to two, but Pescara had the better in the reverse fixture (2-1).
The two previous meetings in Pescara ended in a win each - on both occasions the winning side managed a clean sheet.
By drawing against Palermo, Pescara ended a negative run of four losses in a row in the league.
Pescara haven't shared the points in their last seven home games in Serie A (3W, 4L).
The Sardinians are unbeaten in their last five league games (2W, 3D) - prior to that, they had picked up only two points from nine Serie A fixtures.
Cagliari have scored and conceded goals in each of their last eight Serie A games.
Cagliari won their last away game 4-2 at Roma - previosuly, they hadn't won in six consecutive games on the road (2D, 4L).
Pescara's top scorer in this campaign is on four goals - they are the only side alongside Siena with no players able to score five goals so far this term.

Roma - Juventus
Roma have won only one of their last 15 league games against Juventus (2-1 in January 2010).
Over these last 15 games, Juventus have always scored against Roma (an average of 2.3 goals per game).
Juventus have netted eight goals in total in their last two games against Roma, one more than the Giallorossi did in their last 10 games against the Old Lady in Serie A.
At the Olimpico, Roma have collected only two points from their last seven meetings against Juventus - one right in their last meeting there in December 2011 (1-1).
Alessandro Matrri has scored five goals in 10 Serie A appearances against Roma - his favourite target so far in this competition.
Artuto Vidal has scored three goals in three appearances against the Giallorossi in Serie A, including his only Serie A brace.
Roma have collected only two points from their last six league fixtures.
The Giallorossi haven't kept a clean sheet over their last 10 Serie A games (22 goals conceded in total in the process).
However, Roma have lost only one of their last six home games in the league, winning four.
Totti & co have scored in each of their last 31 home games in Serie A.
Juve have lost only one of their last 10 league games, winning seven.
The Old Lady have picked up the most points away from home in this campaign (26).

Siena - Lazio
Over the last eight league meetings between these two sides, the same result has never occurred twice in a row - in the reverse fixture Lazio had the better 2-1 at the Olimpico.
There is perfect balance in the last six meetings between these two sides: two wins apiece and two draws.
Siena are unbeaten at home against Lazio in the last five games: three wins for the Tuscans and two draws.
Siena have always scored in eight games at home against Lazio in the top-flight (an average of two goals per game).
Stefano Mauri has already scored four goals against Siena, more than against any other Serie A opponent.
After a run of six losses in a row, Siena have taken seven points from their last four league games, losing only one of these.
The Tuscans haven't drawn at home in their last seven league games (4W, 3L).
Lazio have taken only two points of the last 12 available in this competition.
Lazio have won only one of their last seven away games, losing and drawing three in the process.
Innocent Emeghara has scored in his only two Serie A starts, with his first two shots on target in the Italian league.

Torino - Atalanta
Torino have won three of their last four league meetings against Atalanta, in between a win for the Orobici in March 2009.
Over their last 38 Serie A games against Torino, Atalanta have never scored more than two goals.
The Granata have won only three of their last 14 home games against Atalanta in the league, though two of these win have come in their last two league meetings in Turin.
Rolando Bianchi has scored two goals in two games for Torino against his former team, Atalanta in the league.
Losing to Udinese, Torino ended a run of seven unbeaten games in Serie A.
The Granata have lost only one of their last six home fixtures in Serie A, winning three.
Atalanta have won only one of their last eight league games, drawing three and losing four.
That one win came right in their last game on the road, away to Palermo, following a run of five consecutive losses away from home in Serie A.
Six of Atalanta's last 10 goals in the league have been scored by Germán Denis.