Both managers have picked very strong sides, with only two outfield changes apiece. Jack Grealish gets a chance to impress Pep Guardiola.
Your Emirates FA Cup Hatters 🫡 pic.twitter.com/55n3DNBnFI
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) February 27, 2024
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Pre-match reading
John Eustace and Eddie Howe have picked pretty strong sides. Howe makes five changes from the defeat at the Emirates but it feels the majority are based on merit rather than a desire to rotate.
🔢 Team news!
— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) February 27, 2024
2⃣ changes.
✅ Ben Chrisene & Andrew Moran start.
🤕 Sondre Tronstad (ankle) & Ryan Hedges (groin) miss out.
🌹 Our youngest-ever appearance maker Rory Finneran makes the bench.#ROVvNEW | #Rovers 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/w9uCO6DjZr
HOWAY THE LADS! ✊ pic.twitter.com/wD1SSTig48
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) February 27, 2024
Five changes for Bournemouth, nine for Leicester. Hashtag priorities.
A full debut for Enes Ünal 🙌
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) February 27, 2024
Our team to face Leicester City 👇 pic.twitter.com/SwHS3XttDJ
Tonight's @EmiratesFACup XI 📝#BOULEI pic.twitter.com/JI5LMZA6dp
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 27, 2024
Good day, good evening, good morning and welcome to our latest FA Cup clockwatch. Three games tonight, all kicking off at different times for maximum inconvience, and all intriguing in different ways.
Bournemouth v Leicester (7.30pm)
Blackburn v Newcastle (7.45pm)
Luton v Man City (8pm)
With three of the Premier League’s top five already out of the competition, there is a decent chance for an outsider to go all most of the way this season, maybe as far as the semi-finals.
Bournemouth, Leicester, Luton and Blackburn all fall into that category, though promotion/relegation-avoidance may take priority. The team news will reveal all. Newcastle should satill aspire to win the competition, though for now they just want to avoid a shock defeat that would increase the slightly unfair pressure on Eddie Howe.
I won’t insult your intelligence by elaborating on Manchester City’s chances of winning a trophy.