Celtic appeared to have their limitations ruthlessly exposed by Valencia in Glasgow and it is hard to see them getting back into this tie. Spanish teams have won the Europa League nine times in the last 15 years, with Los Che beginning that great run when lifting the trophy back in 2004.
Bristol City will be looking to make it a perfect 10 straight wins when entertaining Wolves in the FA Cup at Ashton Gate on Sunday. The Robins have already seen off one Premier League side in Huddersfield in this competition and should go into this clash full of confidence.
Crystal Palace travel to Doncaster in good spirits and are fancied to prove a cut above their League One opponents in Sunday’s FA Cup clash. The Eagles are in the fifth round for the first time since 2016, when they went on to reach the final, and Roy Hodgson looks to be eyeing another long run.
FA Cup ties don’t come much more romantic than Newport hosting Manchester City and we’re hoping the hosts enjoy an occasional flurry on their big day. County appear to be facing mission impossible in terms of getting through, but bagging a consolation goal could be within their compass.
Brighton made hard work of getting past West Brom in the last round of the FA Cup but are still fancied to see off Derby. Albion can fully focus on this clash, as they don’t play again in the Premier League for 10 days, whereas the Rams may be distracted by two crucial Championship fixtures coming up.
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Newport will be fired up for another FA Cup upset when entertaining Middlesbrough in Tuesday night’s fourth-round replay. County have already beaten Leicester at Rodney Parade and are eyeing another notable scalp, whereas Boro are far more focused on chasing promotion from the Championship.
The Hive will be buzzing for Monday’s FA Cup clash between Barnet and Brentford, not least because both teams are nicknamed the Bees! Non-league Barnet will welcome a £150,000 fee for hosting this televised tie and are fancied to further boost their coffers by earning a replay at Griffin Park.
Sheffield Wednesday will take a big travelling support for Sunday’s FA Cup clash with Chelsea and have vowed to “give it a go” against the holders. The Owls do not have a good recent record in this event but their interest seems to have been rejuvenated by a third-round replay win at Luton.
West Ham have already beaten AFC Wimbledon away in the EFL Cup this season and we see no reason for a different result when they meet in the FA Cup. The Dons did have Rod McDonald sent off after 18 minutes when leading, but a much-changed Hammers line-up still ran out worthy 3-1 winners.
Millwall have generally been playing well in the Championship of late and are fancied to give Everton a tough test in the FA Cup. Toffees boss Marco Silva looks to be taking this competition seriously after fielding a strong team in the last round, so a close encounter could be on the cards at The Den.