ARSENAL Vs WATFORD
Arsenal fans will be relieved that Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista will start, after both central defenders were taken off injured against Hull City on Tuesday. With hope in the Champions League all but lost, the FA Cup looks like Arsenal’s strongest chance of silverware. Watford, meanwhile, should be closely studying the footage of Swansea’s victory at the Emirates, in order to plot safe passage into the semi-finals.
Kick-off Sunday 1.30pm
Venue Emirates Stadium
Live BT Sport 1
Referee Andre Marriner
This season G18, Y63, R5, 3.77 cards per game
Odds H 8-13 A 11-2 D 7-2
Arsenal
Subs from Macey, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Arteta, Iwobi, Welbeck, Campbell, Reine-Adélaïde
Doubtful None
Injured Koscielny (calf, 16 Mar), Cazorla (ankle), Cech (calf), Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee), Ramsey (hip), Wilshere (leg, all Apr), Rosicky (thigh, unknown)
Suspended None
Form (all comps) DLLLDW
Discipline (all comps) Y57 R5
Leading scorer (all comps) Giroud 21
Watford
Subs from Pugh, Pantilimon, Amrabat, Anya, Guedioura, Oularé, Berghuis, MacDonald, Paredes, Suárez, Holebas
Doubtful Cathcart (calf)
Injured Britos (hamstring), Ekstrand (hamstring), Jurado (calf, all unknown)
Suspended None
Form LWWDLL
Discipline Y59 R3
Leading scorer Ighalo 15
MAN UTD Vs WEST HAM
In this season of boom and bust, Louis van Gaal will face a particularly torrid walk from dugout to changing room along the Old Trafford touchline should Manchester United suffer a third consecutive defeat, to West Ham United. It would also mean the wait for a 12th triumph in the Cup will extend to a 13th year. Slaven Bilic’s side have won their past four matches and there will be no surprise if this becomes five.
Kick-off Sunday 4pm
Venue Old Trafford
Live BT Sport 1
Referee Martin Atkinson
This season G26, Y90, R1, 3.5 cards per game
Odds H Evens A 33-10 D 27-10
Manchester Utd
Subs from Romero, Januzaj, Love, C Pereira, Valencia, McNair, Depay, Varela, Fellaini, Schweinsteiger, Fosu-Mensah
Doubtful Borthwick-Jackson, Jones, Valencia (all match fitness)
Injured Rooney (knee, Apr), Shaw (leg, May), Keane (pelvis), Young (groin, both unknown)
Suspended Mata (one match)
Form WWWWLL
Discipline Y75 R1
Leading scorer Rooney 15
West Ham Utd
Doubtful Moses (thigh), O’Brien (hamstring), Valencia (ankle)
Injured Tomkins (calf), Reid (hamstring, both 19 Mar), Collins (hamstring, Apr), Jenkinson (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form DDWWWW
Discipline Y52 R8
Leading scorer Payet 10
