FA Cup quarter-final team news: predicted lineups for the weekend
Saturday 12.15pm ITV1/STV Venue Craven Cottage
Referee Darren England This season G22 Y88 R4 4.18 cards/game
Subs from Benda, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Diop, Cairney, Reed, King, Godo, Vinícius, Muniz, Tete, Wilson, Pereira
Doubtful Robinson (knock)
Injured Nelson (hamstring, 25 May), Tete (fitness, 1 Apr), Wilson (foot, 1 Apr)
Suspended None
Form WLWDLW Leading scorer Jiménez 12
Subs from Henderson, Matthews, Umeh, Ward, Clyne, Franca, Kamada, Devenny, Agbinone, Esse, Nketiah, Hughes, Chilwell, França, Kporha
Doubtful Hughes (illness)
Injured Riad (knee, unknown); Doucouré (knee, 1 Jun); Ward (unknown, unknown)
Suspended None
Form WLWWWW Leading scorer Mateta 15
Saturday 5.15pm BBC One Venue Amex Stadium
Referee Peter Bankes This season G23 Y94 R2 4.17 cards/game
Subs from Rushworth, March, Gómez, Gruda, Adingra, Rutter, Wieffer, Cashin, McGill, Ayari, O'Riley, Webster, Knight, Slater
Doubtful Veltman (foot)
Injured Igor (hamstring, 1 Jun), Kadioglu (toe, 25 May), Milner (hamstring, unknown), Steele (shoulder, 26 Apr), Lamptey (ankle, unknown)
Suspended None
Form WWWDWD Leading scorers Mitoma, Pedro, Rutter, Welbeck 8
Subs from Miguel, Boly, Morato, Omobamidele, Toffolo, Moreno, Ward-Prowse, Yates, Sosa, Silva, Sangaré, Hennessey, Danillo
Doubtful Miguel (hamstring)
Injured Wood (hip, 1 Apr)
Suspended None
Form LLDDWW Leading scorer Wood 18
Sunday 1.30pm BBC One Venue Deepdale
Referee Chris Kavanagh This season G31 Y177 R6 5.90 cards/game
Subs from Cornell, Evans, Hughes, Mawene, McCann, Potts, Osmajic, Carroll, Rodríguez-Gentile, Tarry
Doubtful McCann (calf), Potts (hamstring), Osmajic (hip)
Injured Whatmough (calf, 1 May)
Suspended Greenwood, Ledson
Ineligible Porteous (cup-tied), Kesler-Hayden (parent club)
Form LWDLDW Leading scorer Osmajic 13
Subs from Olsen, Gauci, Nedeljkovic, Buendía, Jimoh, Barkley, Onana, Bailey, Malen, Kamara, Torres, Digne, Bogarde, Zych
Doubtful Watkins (knee), Barkley (calf)
Injured None
Suspended None
Ineligible Disasi (cup-tied)
Form WLWWWW Leading scorer Watkins 14
Sunday 4.30pm ITV1/STV Venue Vitality Stadium
Referee Stuart Attwell This season G23 Y92 R2 4.09 cards/game
Subs from Travers, McKenna, Akinmboni, Silcott-Duberry, Winterburn, Rees-Dottin, Jebbison, Tavernier, Dennis, Sinisterra, Akinmboni, Araujo, Senesi
Doubtful Senesi (thigh)
Injured Unal (knee, unknown), Smith (muscle, unknown)
Suspended Kerkez, Huijsen
Form WLLDDL Leading scorer Kluivert 13
Subs from Carson, Wilson-Ebrand, McAtee, Perrone, Simpson-Pusey, O'Reilly, Ortega, Bobb, Nunes, Savinho, Kovacic, Marmoush
Doubtful Bobb (fitness)
Injured Rodri (knee, 1 Jun), Akanji (abductor, 26 Apr), Aké (foot, 18 May), Stones (thigh, unknown)
Suspended None
Form LLWWLD Leading scorer Haaland 29
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