[Albion] FA Cup Fifth Round

[oldboyroy]

Home advantage swings it in our favour. I'm not overly confident we'll beat them but not worried about it either. They are good and efficient but we are good too. That 7 nil flattered them and the point they got at the Amex we gave them too. If we had drawn Bournemouth I'd be concerned more!

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Excluding us and Southampton, Forest have not beaten anyone in normal time since January 11. And they have lost three and drawn one - in normal time - of their four away games in that time.

We can do this.

They don't need to beat us in Normal time.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Do we know if it’s 2 on the Sat, 2 on the Sunday like last year? As before that I think it was 1 Sat 3 Sun…

No one knows yet.

 

[Jim in the West]

Yes quite a few of our players travel long distances and Fab is reluctant to play them.

That is a very valid point - we will be far more disadvantaged than them by the timing of this fixture. Let's hope the match is on the Sunday.

 

[HeaviestTed]

That is a very valid point - we will be far more disadvantaged than them by the timing of this fixture. Let's hope the match is on the Sunday.

Does us playing on Tuesday already affect that or could that be moved?

 

[Simster]

I was just thinking, of the 8 teams left I would say we've got the second best draw.

In terms of who is happiest with the draw, I reckon it goes something like this:
Villa - they got a championship side
BHA - home draw, we can beat anyone. Not ideal to play Forest but at least they're out of form and redemption is a major motivator.
Preston - of the 14 possible outcomes, I reckon this is their 3rd or 4th choice. Villa are wobbling a bit, so they have a punchers chance at home..
Fulham - not ideal to be playing a form team, but at least they're at home.
Palace - not ideal to be playing away at a similar standard club, but they're in form and have just won there.
Forest - very tough looking away trip, but from their POV, they haven't lost to us this season, and well, 7-0.
Bournemouth - cup favourites is the last team their fans would have wanted, but they are at home where they have beaten City this season already. (The result that kick-started the horror run)
Man City - arguably the worst draw they could have got was a trip to one of the south coast clubs.