Absolutely, I don't like Manchester City.

Sheff Utd v Man City (Sun)

Bramall Lane
Sunday 27 January
Fourth Round
Kick-off: 1600 GMT
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
Replay: Wed, 13 February, 1945 GMT
BBC coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of the Day.

Lee Hendrie (ban) returns to contention and Gary Naysmith (shoulder) could also return to the Sheffield United side.

Long-term absentees James Beattie, Danny Webber (both knee) and defender Chris Morgan (ankle) remain sidelined.

Manchester City defender Micah Richards is out of the fourth-round FA Cup tie because of a knee injury while Javier Garrido is sidelined through illness.

Emile Mpenza returns after a five-week lay-off while 18-year-old striker Daniel Sturridge joins the squad.


BIG-MATCH FACTS
Sheffield United against Manchester City is one of three Championship against Premier League ties in the fourth round.

If City are the justify their higher ranking, they'll have to knock the Blades out of the FA Cup for the first time in their history.

Both clubs eliminated Premier League opposition in the third round; Sheffield United put out Bolton and City, West Ham, after a replay.

The League ladder

Manchester City are 27 places higher than Sheffield United in the league standings.

SHEFFIELD UNITED
Current form

Won two of the last seven (all comps).

Recent FA Cup performance

Aiming to make the fifth round for the fourth time in six seasons, and the first since 2005, having been quarter-finalists in 2004 and semi-finalists in 2003.

The Manager

Bryan Robson captained Manchester United to three FA Cups in 1983, 1985 and 1990 and as manager of Middlesbrough, guided the Teessiders to three Wembley finals; the 1997 and 1998 Coca Cola Cup and 1997 FA Cup finals losing the first to Leicester, and the other two to Chelsea.

FA Cup fact

Were the recipients of an historic rematch with Arsenal in the fifth round in February 1999, when the FA accepted a public sporting gesture from Gunners boss Arsene Wenger. The Blades lost the initial tie 2-1, the winner coming from Marc Overmars after Nwankwo Kanu, on his Arsenal debut, naively seized on Ray Parlour's throw-in 'return'. United keeper Alan Kelly had thrown the ball out to enable an injured colleague to receive treatment. They also lost the rematch 2-1.


MANCHESTER CITY
Current form

Won two of the last nine; lost one of the last eight (all comps).

Recent FA Cup performance

Quarter-finalists in each of the last two seasons.

The Manager

Sven-Goran Eriksson has won five domestic cups in three different countries as a coach. He guided IFK Gothenburg to the Swedish Cup in 1979 and Benfica to the Portuguese Cup in 1983, as well as winning the Italian Cup with AS Roma in 1986, Sampdoria in 1994 and Lazio in 1998.

FA Cup fact

Manchester City inside forward Bobby Johnstone became the first player to score in successive finals. He netted City's consolation in the 1-3 defeat to Newcastle in 1955, and opened City's account in the 3-1 triumph over Birmingham in 1956.


HEAD to HEAD
All competitions

Not met since both were in the Premier League in 2006-07. City are undefeated in four; won two and drawn two since United's 1-0 home victory at second league level on 22 January 2000.

FA Cup

These clubs have been drawn together three times in the FA Cup, and Sheffield United have won all three. The most recent was in 1939 at this fourth round stage; the previous in 1914, required two replays.

Man Utd 3-1 Tottenham

Hereford 1-2 Cardiff

Sunday 27th January 2008


The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON

Hereford 1-2 Cardiff
Man Utd 3-1 Tottenham
Sheff Utd 2-1 Man City

S.U.F.C

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so you still think Robbo should be sacked..

Congrats on the win Chopper I'm surprised they allowed those balloons to stay scattered around the goalkeeper until the first score. That was fun to watch.

lol @ Citeh. That was so hilarious when the ballon got the assist.

And nice showing by my boys yesterday. Speaking of them, apparently we signed Yoan Gouffran from SM Caen. A 21 year old forward/winger. But he wont come intil the summer. Things we prolly be more clear tomorrow or the next day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoan_Gouffran

Yes,im pleased we won but it hasnt proved anything,he is still useless

Thieves added insult to injury by stealing from Manchester City players as they were knocked out of the FA Cup.
Money totalling between £1,500 and £2,000 was taken from wallets in their dressing room at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane ground.

This was as Premier League club City lost 2-1 at the hands of Championship team Sheffield United.

A United spokesman said a theft had taken place during the course of the afternoon and police are investigating.

South Yorkshire Police, Sheffield United and Manchester City are working together to investigate the matter.

"A number of staff and players have had a quantity of cash stolen," City spokesman Paul Tyrrell confirmed.

"I am not aware that the dressing room was locked and the police are looking in it."

He would not say which players had been affected.


Oh Dear

Haha, between the theft and the balloons I'm starting to wonder what sort of team Sheffield really is.

You dont want to know blibble

Clubs await fifth-round Cup draw

The 16 clubs left in this year's FA Cup competition will find out their next opponents when the draw for the fifth round is made at 1325 GMT on Monday.

The draw will be made by FA Cup winners Jimmy Case and Ray Wilkins at Soho Square in London.

Just six Premier League teams are left in the hat, while the likes of Wolves and Preston have also made it through.

League One sides Bristol Rovers and Huddersfield are the lowest-ranked teams left in the tournament.

For the first time since 1957, there are no fourth-round replays on the horizon after every match was decided at the first time of asking.

The ties are scheduled to take place on 16 and 17 February.

Teams in FA Cup fifth-round draw:

1. Arsenal
2. Coventry City
3. Huddersfield Town
4. Bristol Rovers
5. Chelsea
6. Liverpool
7. Barnsley
8. Southampton
9. Manchester United
10. Portsmouth
11. Preston
12. Wolves
13. West Bromwich Albion
14. Sheffield United
15. Middlesbrough
16. Cardiff

Barnsly,Huddersfield or Bristol Rovers will do me


Hopefully not liverpool im sick of playing them, in the last few years we must have played them 8 or 9 times

Man Utd v Arsenal eh?

Spicy

Great minds Mick,great minds

This will be a tricky one for both teams, what is it with man Utd getting premiership teams in the FA Cup 16 of the last 19 rounds we have played premiership teams, gives us a break..

At least we will be at home..

Fifth round fixtures:

Bristol Rovers v Southampton

Cardiff City v Wolves

Sheffield United v Middlesbrough

Liverpool v Barnsley

Manchester United v Arsenal

Preston v Portsmouth

Coventry City v West Brom

Chelsea v Huddersfield Town

The ties are scheduled to take place on 16 and 17 February.

Boro at home

Its do able

Very doable. Glad Man Utd and Arsenal drew each other; means another Premiership team's not going to make it through...

I predict 4 Premiership teams will go through. The ones who won't are Arsenal and Boro.

I hope your right Capo

My picks are

Bristol Rovers v Southampton ------- Southampton after reply

Cardiff City v Wolves ------Cardiff

Sheffield United v Middlesbrough -------- Sheff Utd

Liverpool v Barnsley ------Liverpool

Manchester United v Arsenal-------Man Utd(who else)

Preston v Portsmouth ----- Preston

Coventry City v West Brom -----West brom

Chelsea v Huddersfield Town ------- Chelski

I agree with them all apart from i think Bristol will turn Southampton over (hopefully) i think ill have a five pound accumalator on that

it could go anyway.

Thats the beauty of the FA.Cup

Sure is.

I cant belive Dennis Wise has left leeds,i mean he is only going to be number two at Newcastle


It doesnt seem like a very shrewd move on his part

Will you be going to the boro game..

More than likley,i know some Boro lads so ill probably have a quick beer with them as well as i havent seem them in about two years so ill kill two birds with one stone

I can sense a man utd v Sheff utd final

you wish...LOL