Managers under pressure have been the story of the week in the Premier League. Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool side face Manchester United in the pick of the Round Three games.
Liverpool team news: Liverpool visit Manchester United with Kenny Dalglish now in charge for Sunday's FA Cup third round.
Daniel Agger will probably come into central defence to replace Sotirios Kyrgiakos after the 3-1 defeat at Blackburn, while left-back Paul Konchesky - who sustained a dead leg in Wednesday's match at Ewood Park - is coming under pressure from Fabio Aurelio.
Dirk Kuyt could be recalled having been a substitute at Ewood Park, which would mean Joe Cole or Maxi Rodriguez missing out. Midfielder Raul Meireles, who missed the Blackburn game with an ankle injury, is fit again.
Liverpool provisional squad: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Aurelio, Lucas, Gerrard, Kuyt, Rodriguez, Torres, Ngog, Gulacsi, Kelly, Kyrgiakos, Konchesky, Meireles, Poulsen, Cole, Babel, Jovanovic.
Arsenal team news: Arsenal will rotate their squad for tomorrow's FA Cup tie against Leeds, where young midfielder Aaron Ramsey will be back in contention after returning from a loan spell at Nottingham Forest.
Emmanuel Eboue will come in at right-back for the suspended Bacary Sagna, while Kieran Gibbs is available again after an ankle injury.
Captain Cesc Fabregas, Jack Wilshere, Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri and Laurent Koscielny are all set to be rested, so the likes of Denilson, Craig Eastmond, Nicklas Bendtner and Tomas Rosicky should all start.
Midfielder Abou Diaby (calf), goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (ankle), Abou Diaby (calf) and centre-back Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles) remain out.
Arsenal team (from): Szczesny, Eboue, Squillaci, Djourou, Gibbs, Eastmond, Denilson, Rosicky, Arshavin, Chamakh, Bendtner, Fabianski, Vela, Walcott, Ramsey, Henderson, Ignasi.
Aston Villa team news: Aston Villa's new signing, right-back Kyle Walker, is included in the squad for tomorrow's FA Cup third round tie with former club Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
Walker has joined Villa on loan from Tottenham for the remainder of the season. He spent the first half of the campaign on loan at QPR.
Villa striker Emile Heskey will start a three-match suspension tomorrow for his straight red card against Sunderland in mid-week.
He will also miss the derby with Birmingham at St Andrew's and the home encounter with Manchester City.
Gabriel Agbonlahor is set to switch from a wide role into the main striking role.
But defender Luke Young and midfielder Fabian Delph are still side-lined with knee injuries.
Aston Villa (provisional squad): Friedel, Marshall, Cuellar, Walker, Collins, Dunne, Clark, Downing, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Pires, Aglbrighton, Delfouneso, Bannan, Lichaj, Herd, Hogg.
Chelsea team news: Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole and Michael Essien all face fitness checks on Saturday ahead of Chelsea's FA Cup third-round tie with Ipswich on Sunday.
Striker Drogba picked up a knock in training today, while full-back Cole and midfielder Essien were unable to train after hurting themselves in Wednesday night's shock Barclays Premier League defeat at Wolves.
Alex returned from Brazil today and will continue treatment on the knee injury that is expected to keep him out for another three or four weeks, while John Obi Mikel (knee), Yury Zhirkov (calf) and Yossi Benayoun (Achilles) remain sidelined.
Chelsea provisional squad: Cech, Ferreira, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Bruma, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Kalou, Essien, Lampard, Anelka, Sturridge, Drogba, Malouda, Turnbull, Van Aanholt, McEachran, Mellis.
Man City team news: Roberto Mancini will not have Edin Dzeko in his Manchester City squad for Sunday's FA Cup tie at Leicester.
Although City are in the process of completing a £27million swoop for the Bosnian, the deadline for registrations ahead of this weekend's games has now passed and the FA have confirmed Dzeko has not been added to the Blues party.
However, Pablo Zabaleta will be available after the FA overturned a three-match ban for his dismissal for violent conduct at Arsenal on Wednesday.
Man City team (from): Hart, Given, Zabaleta, Richards, Boateng, K Toure, Kompany, Boyata, Kolarov, Lescott, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Johnson, De Jong, Vieira, Milner, Y Toure, Barry, Tevez, Adebayor, Jo.
Tottenham team news: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will rest several of his first-team regulars for Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie against Charlton.
Back-up players Vedran Corluka, Sebastien Bassong, Niko Kranjcar, Sandro and Wilson Palacios are likely to play while Jermain Defoe could start after missing the last three games through suspension.
Gareth Bale will be rested after picking up a minor back injury against Everton, Younes Kaboul is banned, and Carlo Cudicini (shoulder), Tom Huddlestone (ankle), Ledley King (groin), Jamie O'Hara (back) and Jonathan Woodgate (groin) are also unavailable.
Tottenham provisional squad: Gomes, Pletikosa, Hutton, Corluka, Dawson, Gallas, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Sandro, Palacios, Jenas, Bale, Lennon, Bentley, Modric, Dos Santos, Van der Vaart, Crouch, Pavlyuchenko, Keane, Defoe.
Everton team news: Everton are without defender Phil Jagielka for tomorrow's FA Cup third-round tie at Scunthorpe. The England international missed the midweek win over Tottenham with a thigh strain and will be given further chance to recover.
Everton have no other major concerns with John Heitinga having come through his return to action from a knee problem unscathed. Top goalscorer Tim Cahill is on international duty with Australia at the Asian Cup.
Fulham team news: Mark Hughes is hoping striker Moussa Dembele recovers from an ankle injury before naming his side for tomorrow's visit of Peterborough to Craven Cottage.
Andrew Johnson is sidelined after suffering a minor hamstring tear which kept him out of the victory against West Brom.
Long-term casualty Bobby Zamora will also miss tomorrow's FA Cup third round clash.
Fulham provisional squad: Stockdale, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Baird, Davies, Riise, Murphy, Etuhu, Duff, Dempsey, E Johnson, Kamara, Gera, Dembele, Etheridge, Salcido, Greening, Halliche.
Everton provisional squad: Howard, Neville, Hibbert, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Pienaar, Osman, Rodwell, Fellaini, Arteta, Bilyaletdinov, Saha, Yakubu, Beckford, Anichebe, Gueye, Baxter, Duffy, Mucha.
Wolverhampton update (14.00): Wolves are resigned to losing out to Fulham in the battle to sign Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell.
Club chief executive Jez Moxey said: 'He told the club website: 'Fulham have come in for him, and, rather than take over his contract which runs to the end of the season, they have offered him a long-term deal.
'We move on, we've always said how difficult it is to get players in, especially at this time of the year.'
Liverpool update (12.15): Liverpool have cancelled Roy Hodgson's press conference less than an hour and 45 minutes before it was scheduled to take place.
That at least spared the 63-year-old from having to face a barrage of questions about his position.
But in an attempt to calm speculation about Hodgson's future that the cancellation may have prompted the club stated an interview with the manager, talking about the weekend's game, would be posted on their website and broadcast on Liverpool's in-house television channel.
Manchester United team news: Sir Alex Ferguson will check on the fitness of Wayne Rooney and Edwin van der Sar before finalising his line-up for Manchester United's FA Cup tie with Liverpool on Sunday.
Rooney suffered an ankle injury in the New Year's Day win at West Brom, while Van der Sar has missed two games due to a flu virus.
Ferguson stated he is picking from the same squad he used over the Festive period, which rules out Paul Scholes (groin) and John O'Shea (calf), although new arrival Anders Lindegaard is available to bolster his goalkeeping ranks.
Manchester United team (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Lindegaard, Rafael, Brown, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Nani, Obertan, Carrick, Fletcher, Gibson, Anderson, Giggs, Bebe, Rooney, Berbatov, Hernandez, Owen.
Manchester United update (11.00): Wayne Rooney could return to the Manchester United starting line-up for Sunday's FA Cup third round tie with Liverpool at Old Trafford.
It appeared Rooney would be condemned to spend a spell on the sidelines when he limped off with an ankle injury at West Brom on New Year's Day.
Alex Ferguson said: 'If it had been serious Wayne would not have come back on last week.
'Maybe it was not the right thing to do in terms of getting him ready for Tuesday's game. But he started work yesterday and we just hope that he will be all right for Sunday.'
Edwin van der Sar could also be involved after a recent bout of flu, although if the veteran Dutchman does not make it, Ferguson confirmed Tomasz Kuszczak will keep his place ahead of new arrival Anders Lindegaard.
Blackburn team news: Jason Roberts is due to return for injury-ravaged Blackburn for their FA Cup third-round tie with QPR.
Striker Nikola Kalinic is still suspended while Brett Emerton is with Australia for their Asian Cup campaign.
Goalkeeper Paul Robinson, Steven Nzonzi, Phil Jones, Keith Andrews and Vince Grella remain sidelined.
Blackburn provisional squad: Bunn, Nelsen, Samba, Givet, Olsson, Salgado, Pedersen, Linganzi, EH Diouf, Dunn, Benjani, Hoilett, MB Diouf, Doran, Morris, Lowe, Potts, Fielding, Roberts.
West Ham team news: West Ham manager Avram Grant is set to reshuffle his team for tomorrow's FA Cup third-round tie.
Youngsters Zavon Hines, who came off the bench in Wednesday's 5-0 defeat at Newcastle, and Jordan Spence could both feature against Barnsley at Upton Park.
Mark Noble is fit again after a hip injury but on-loan defender Tal Ben Haim has returned to Portsmouth.
Thomas Hitzlsperger has returned to training after a long-term thigh problem and he could be back in action by mid-February.
West Ham provisional squad: Green, Tomkins, Upson, Gabbidon, Jacobsen, Barrera, Stanislas, Kovac, Parker, Behrami, Spector, Boa Morte, Cole, Obinna, Piquionne, Sears, Reid, Faubert, Spence, Hines, Boffin.
Sunderland team news: Midfielders Andy Reid and Jack Colback will go straight into the Sunderland squad for Saturday's FA Cup third round clash with Notts County after being recalled from loan.
Reid and Colback are back on Wearside following spells with Sheffield United and Ipswich respectively, and both will be in contention with Reid having completed a three-match ban by sitting out the Blades' fixtures against Burnley and Doncaster and the Black Cats' midweek trip to Aston Villa.
Both men are needed with David Meyler having damaged his cruciate ligament at Villa, although scans have revealed he has not ruptured it for a second time, while Danny Welbeck tore a hamstring and Bolo Zenden is suspended after being sent off in the same game.
In addition, skipper Lee Cattermole (back) is sidelined for a month, while Michael Turner and Fraizer Campbell (both knee), Nedum Onuoha (hamstring) and John Mensah (ankle) are still out.
Sunderland provisional squad: Gordon, Mignolet, Bardsley, Richardson, Angeleri, Ferdinand, Bramble, Da Silva, Riveros, Henderson, Malbranque, Elmohamady, Reid, Colback, Bent, Gyan, Adams, Cook, Reed.
Sunderland update (11.30): Sunderland striker Danny Welbeck has been ruled out for three weeks through injury.
The on-loan Manchester United forward suffered a hamstring tear in the midweek win at Aston Villa and scans have confirmed he will be out for the rest of January.
Midfielder David Meyler was a relieved man today, though, after scans revealed he has not ruptured his cruciate ligament for a second time.
The Corkman was carried off the field on a stretcher at Villa Park in agony on Wednesday sparking fears that he had suffered a recurrence of the injury which sidelined him for seven months last year.
Liverpool update (10.00): Under-pressure Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson arrived at the club's Melwood training ground this morning to continue preparations for Sunday's FA Cup tie at Manchester United.
The 63-year-old's position has become the subject of intense speculation following Wednesday's 3-1 defeat to Blackburn - their ninth in the Barclays Premier League this season.
However, with heavy snow falling, Hodgson drove into Melwood at 9.40am past a couple of television cameras and photographers.
The gates of the training ground were immediately closed but reopened once Hodgson had walked the short distance from his car to the building, where most of his players were already housed having already arrived earlier.
Wigan team news: Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is likely to take the opportunity to field a number of fringe players in tomorrow's FA Cup third-round tie at Hull.
Tom Cleverley has been ruled out for up to four weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury against Bolton in midweek.
Goalkeeper Chris Kirkland, who suffered a bang to the head in the same game, is not seriously injured but will not feature while Mauro Boselli (hamstring) will be out for seven days.
Emmerson Boyce (hamstring) is close to fitness but may not be risked while Charles N'Zogbia is suspended and James McCarthy, Victor Moses and Franco di Santo remain long-term absentees.
Wigan provisional squad: Al Habsi, Pollitt, G Caldwell, Gohouri, Stam, Figueroa, Alacaraz, Watson, Diame, McArthur, Thomas, McManaman, Rodallega, Lopez, Gomez, S Caldwell, Robinson, Boyce, De Ridder, Golobart, Mustoe.
Bolton team news: Bolton boss Owen Coyle could recall midfielder Tamir Cohen for Saturday's FA Cup third-round clash with York at the Reebok Stadium.
The Israeli has been on compassionate leave following the death of his father but is expected to train today (Friday) and is one of a few changes Coyle could make to his threadbare side.
Martin Petrov, Robbie Blake and goalkeeper Adam Bogdan will all definitely start but Lee Chung-yong remains on international duty with South Korea while Stuart Holden and Gretar Steinsson are unlikely to be risked.
Bolton team (from): Jaaskelainen, Robinson, Bogdan, Cahill, Knight, Muamba, Petrov, K Davies, Elmander, Blake, Taylor, Klasnic, Ricketts, Alonso, Moreno, M Davies, Cohen.
Stoke City team news: Stoke City have no new injury worries ahead of their FA Cup third round match against Cardiff and Glenn Whelan could be in line for a start. Striker Mamady Sidibe (Achilles) is their only absentee.
Manager Tony Pulis has pledged to send out a strong side but fringe players such as Tuncay Sanli, Whelan and Marc Wilson will be hopeful of a run-out against the Bluebirds.
Stoke team (from): Begovic, Collins, Delap, Etherington, Higginbotham, Huth, Nash, Pennant, Pugh, Shawcross, Shotton, Soares, Tonge, Walters, Whelan, Whitehead, Wilkinson, Diao, Faye, Fuller, Gudjohnsen, Jones, Sorensen, Tuncay, Wilson.
Newcastle United team news: Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is sweating on the fitness of a series of key players ahead of Saturday evening's FA Cup third-round trip to Stevenage.
Wednesday night's hat-trick hero Leon Best is struggling with a heel injury picked up in the 5-0 demolition of West Ham, and with Andy Carroll (thigh) and Shola Ameobi (ankle) already ruled out, youngster Nile Ranger is on stand-by.
Defender Steven Taylor and midfielder Cheik Tiote both limped off with hamstring problems in midweek, and while Taylor is the bigger doubt, Pardew is hoping both could yet be available.
Alan Smith (knee) and Sol Campbell (sore leg) are also struggling, while Hatem Ben Arfa (double leg fracture) and Ryan Taylor (ankle ligaments) are still out, but Dan Gosling (knee) is approaching full fitness.
First-choice goalkeeper Steve Harper is also unavailable, having been given the weekend off as his wife is heavily pregnant. Tim Krul will step in, with Ole Soderberg added to the squad.
Newcastle provisional squad (from): Krul, Soderberg, Simpson, Perch, Ferguson, Enrique, Coloccini, Williamson, S Taylor, Kadar, Barton, Tiote, Nolan, Smith, Routledge, Gutierrez, Guthrie, Vuckic, Tavernier, Donaldson, Lovenkrands, Best, Ranger, Xisco.
Blackpool team news: Ian Holloway plans to make wholesale changes for Blackpool's FA Cup third-round tie at Southampton.
The Seasiders boss says most of his first-choice team will not even make the journey to St Mary's Stadium.
A number of fringe players and youth-team members are set to be given a chance.
Goalkeeper Paul Rachubka is likely to make his first start for a year while there could also be opportunities for the likes of Keith Southern, Dekel Keinan, Rob Edwards and Alex Baptiste. Brett Ormerod and Jason Euell could face their former club.
David Carney is at the Asian Cup with Australia while Elliot Grandin could be doubtful with a hamstring injury.
Blackpool team (from): Rachubka, Phillips, Sylvestre, Grandin, Euell, Southern, Ormerod, Edwards, Baptiste, Halstead, Tomsett, Barkhuizen, Kingsley-Reynolds, Coid, Younda, Mitter, Martin, Dodd, Jobe, MacDonald.
FA Cup Fixtures:
Saturday, 8 January - Round Three
Arsenal v Leeds, 12:45
Millwall v Birmingham, 13:30
Blackburn v QPR, 15:00
Bolton v York, 15:00
Brighton v Portsmouth, 15:00
Bristol City v Sheff Wed, 15:00
Burnley v Port Vale, 15:00
Burton Albion v Middlesbrough, 15:00
Coventry v Crystal Palace, 15:00
Doncaster v Wolverhampton, 15:00
Fulham v Peterborough, 15:00
Huddersfield v Dover, 15:00
Hull v Wigan, 15:00
Norwich v Leyton Orient, 15:00
Preston v Nott'm Forest, 15:00
Reading v West Brom, 15:00
Scunthorpe v Everton, 15:00
Sheff Utd v Aston Villa, 15:00
Southampton v Blackpool, 15:00
Stoke v Cardiff, 15:00
Sunderland v Notts County, 15:00
Swansea v Colchester, 15:00
Torquay v Carlisle, 15:00
Watford v Hartlepool, 15:00
West Ham v Barnsley, 15:00
Stevenage v Newcastle, 17:30
Saturday, 8 January - Round Two replay
Lincoln City v Hereford, 15:00
Sunday, 9 January - Round Three
Manchester Utd v Liverpool 13:30
Tottenham v Charlton. 13:30
Chelsea v Ipswich, 15:00
Leicester v Man City, 16:00
