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FA CUP FOURTH ROUND PREDICTIONS (All kick-offs are 1500 GMT unless specified) FRIDAY Derby v Nottm Forest (1945 GMT) It's the East Midlands derby. Brian Clough and all that sort of stuff. I am amazed Nigel Clough is in charge at Derby. If somebody had mentioned that to me five years ago I would said "yeah right". The tie is at Derby but Forest have started to play well. Bearing in mind Derby have been to Old Trafford this week, I'm going for a Forest win Verdict: 1-2 SATURDAY Hartlepool v West Ham (1240 GMT) Hartlepool are victims of their own success after beating Stoke in the last round. West Ham will have taken note and will play a strong team. They can afford to because they're comfortable in the league at the moment. Verdict: 1-2 Chelsea v Ipswich We know Chelsea came unstuck against Southend in the last round in so far as the fact they drew at home. But the two goals in the last three minutes against Stoke will have made a huge difference to that club. Ipswich, under Jim Magilton, have just begun to pick up a bit, but not enough for a surprise. Verdict: 3-0 Doncaster v Aston Villa Doncaster have only had three days to prepare having only beaten Cheltenham last Tuesday. I've seen them a couple of times this season and they play good football, but their problem is scoring goals. I'm going with Villa, taking into account the form they are in and the fact that they are a very good counter-attacking team away from home. Verdict: 0-2 Hull v Millwall This tie is a little bit tricky for Hull and they are struggling a little bit. It has been a long time since their promotion from the Championship. Millwall will go there with nothing to fear or lose. Kenny Jackett has done a good job at the New Den. I will go for the Premier League side, though. Verdict: 2-1 Kettering v Fulham It may be called a possible "cupset" but I'm not having a "cupset". I think because of the gulf between the teams, I can't see anything but a Fulham win. Kettering are at home and it's tight at Rockingham Road - I've played there a couple of times. If this fixture had been played 18 months ago then I'd fancy a "cupset" but it's a different Fulham - there's more to them now. Verdict: 0-2 Portsmouth v Swansea When Bristol City drew at Portsmouth in the last round I thought the Premier League side would lose in the replay at Ashton Gate. But Tony Adams's side did well and they have a bit more about them at the moment. The Swans seem to struggle to get a home draw in this competition. They play nice football, but I don't think that will be good enough. Verdict: 2-0 Sheff Utd v Charlton Charlton have all sorts of problems at the moment, both on and off the pitch. Two or three years ago, many claimed that Alan Curbishley couldn't take them on to next level, they were right. He couldn't because that would have been Champions League football. I'm going to go for United, who very quietly are starting to have a good season and moving up the table in the Championship. Verdict: 2-0 Sunderland v Blackburn Sunderland will have been glad to have been pulled out of the hat first because it's an all-Premier League tie. Apart from the odd slip-up, the Black Cats have improved under new boss Ricky Sbragia. I don't think it will be the end of the world for Blackburn if they went out - and Sam Allardyce may choose to field a weaker side. Verdict: 1-0 Torquay v Coventry This is tough fixture for Coventry. Blue Square club Torquay is well run and a decent little side. They beat Blackpool in last round, so Chris Coleman's Coventry will know what to expect. I fancy this one to be very tight. Verdict: 1-1 Watford v Crystal Palace When the draw was made both clubs would have said "oh one of those ties". So it will be interesting to see the reaction of the crowd at Vicarage Road come match day. Because Palace boss Neil Warnock wants a Cup run I think Watford will win. When a manager says they want their club to have a really good run in the Cup, you know it's goodnight then. Verdict: 2-1 West Brom v Burnley Burnley have played so many matches of late. They had a replay against QPR that went to extra-time and then there was Wednesday's match against Tottenham. You could see they were running on empty in the last five minutes. West Brom have turned the corner with three consecutive home wins in the league so i think they will beat the Championship side. Verdict: 2-0 Wolverhampton v Middlesbrough I am going for Wolves. They've got a lot of attacking prowess, they score a lot of goals and are very good at home, although lately they have been a little inconsistent. Mick McCarthy's team will go gung-ho, I believe. Boro have got big games coming up, including Chelsea on Wednesday, so Gareth Southgate's men may take it a little easy. Verdict: 2-1 Man Utd v Tottenham (1715 GMT) This was rightly billed as a "glam tie" until Spurs boss Harry Redknapp stated he was going to play the reserves against United. I was at that game at Burnley and a few of the reserves would have done better than the first team. United have got one or two injuries, but I expect them to win comfortably. Verdict: 3-0 SUNDAY Cardiff v Arsenal (1330 GMT) Cardiff have had a great run in the Cup and the last time they lost was in last season's final. In saying that, they are facing an Arsenal team that have improved mentally and physically over the last eight weeks. They have got their belief back. Verdict: 0-2 Liverpool v Everton (1600 GMT) When the draw came out and I looked at the fixtures, I thought this would end up as a replay. Everton are short of numbers and their tactics are dictated to them week in and week out. They have got recognised forwards at the moment. I also believe Liverpool will play a shadow team. So these two will definitely meet each other again in the Cup after Sunday. Verdict: 1-1 Mark Lawrenson was talking to BBC Sport's Saj Chowdhury | ||||||
2009년 1월 23일 금요일
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