Weekend Football Focus

Arsenal v Sheffield United
12.30pm Saturday, Highbury - live on BBC1
Tickets: £13-£36 - Members only. Tel: 020 7704 4040
Referee: Neale Barry (Scunthorpe)
Facts: Sheffield United, who haven't won at Highbury since 1971, have not lost in London since a 2-0 defeat to Millwall in October 2003. Dennis Bergkamp has scored three goals in his last four appearances.
Quotas are nothing new, just think of Noah's Ark, so I wouldn't imagine Arsene Wenger is too flustered about the fuss caused by his all-foreign squad for the Premiership match against Crystal Palace. As long as their team continues to produce spectacular football like that of Monday night, when they hammered their London rivals 5-1, the supporters won't be that bothered either. Neil Warnock's Sheffield United have a well-deserved reputation as a gritty Cup side and will be determined to enjoy their day out at Highbury.
Verdict: ARSENAL STILL IN THE HAT

Bolton v Fulham
3pm Saturday, Reebok Stadium
Away ticket info: £15 (£5-£13 concs). Tel: 0870 442 1234
Referee: Howard Webb (Rotherham)
Facts: Fulham haven't lost or conceded a goal in four visits to the Reebok Stadium since March 2000. Bolton striker Kevin Davies has scored just once in 11 games.
Fulham can count themselves lucky to still be in the FA Cup - especially after the way Derby started against them in last weekend's FA Cup fourth-round replay when you would have thought there was more chance of Mayor Ken Livingstone saying sorry than Chris Coleman's team emerging victorious. Somehow or other Fulham managed to fashion a win in extra-time through goals from Collins John and Claus Jensen, which now brings them up against Sam Allardyce's in-form Bolton. This time it looks like being the end of the Cup trail for the London club.
Verdict: BYE BYE FULHAM

Charlton v Leicester
3pm Saturday, The Valley
Tickets: £20 (£10-£15 concs). Tel: 020 8333 4010
Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)
Facts: This is the first FA Cup meeting between these two sides. Charlton have gone five home games without keeping a clean sheet. Leicester striker Dion Dublin has scored 19 goals in the FA Cup.
Charlton are usually concentrating firmly on the League by this time of year so a decent Cup run will come as a nice surprise for their supporters. Tomorrow's opponents Leicester dropped through the dreaded trapdoor at the end of last season and have been struggling to regroup in the Championship, where they presently sit in 15th place. The Foxes, though, will see this as a massive opportunity to reignite their season but the play-off places look beyond them.
Verdict: CHARLTON'S CUP RUNNETH OVER

Everton v Manchester United
5.30pm Saturday, Goodison Park - live on BBC1
Referee: Rob Styles (Portsmouth)
Facts: Wayne Rooney has scored four goals in his last five matches. This is the first meeting of these sides in the FA Cup since Paul Rideout scored the winner for Everton in the 1995 final.
David Moyes may indeed be a competent manager but his defence of James Beattie after the striker was red-carded for butting William Gallas was nothing short of pitiful in what, so far, has been a tacky sort of season. Fortunately Moyes later saw the error of his ways but the spotlight will be on his players' behaviour in a potentially inflammable Cup-tie against Manchester United. Then there's the small matter of Wayne Rooney (right) returning to his old club.
Verdict: REPLAY LOOMS

So'ton v Brentford
3pm Saturday, St Mary's
Away ticket info: Sold out
Referee: Graham Poll (Tring)
Facts: Brentford's last away victory against Southampton was a 6-0 thrashing in the old Division Three in 1959. The Saints are unbeaten in 12 home matches - eight of which have been draws.
As ticket fiascos go, this is about as bad as it gets. Administrative chaos still reigns at Griffin Park as Brentford try to extricate themselves from the mess but one thing's for sure, as usual the touts will have plenty of tickets to sell. Bees manager and one-time tough-tackling midfielder Martin Allen hates being called "mad dog" but, face the facts Martin, anyone who promises to take a February swim in the Solent should Brentford pull off a spectacular triumph, makes the Hound of the Baskervilles look like Lassie.
Verdict: JUST THE TICKET FOR SAINTS

Burnley v Blackburn
1.40pm Sunday, Turf Moor - live on BBC1
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Facts: Burnley striker Ian Moore has scored three goals in his last four games while Blackburn frontman Morten Gamst Pedersen has found the net twice in three FA Cup appearances.
Mark Hughes obviously learned a great deal from Sir Alex Ferguson while he was having those lovely locks frazzled by the Scot's famous hairdryer when at Manchester United, for the Blackburn manager gives the impression of someone studying for an MA in mind games. In the last few weeks Hughes has traded insults with Jose Mourinho and Nigel Worthington and is now suggesting that Burnley will be intimidated by Blackburn's 3-0 win over Premiership strugglers Norwich. The only thing truly intimidating about Hughes's side is their brutal tactics, which should be enough to see off the mid-table Championship side in what is sure to be a spiteful encounter.
Verdict: ROVERS RETURN WITH A WIN

Newcastle v Chelsea
4pm Sunday, St James' Park - live on Sky Sports 1
Away ticket info: £20 (£10 concs). Tel: 0870 300 2322
Referee: Mark Halsey (Bolton)
Facts: Gus Poyet scored both of Chelsea's goals when they last played Newcastle in the FA Cup - at Wembley in the semi-final in April 2000. Newcastle replied through a Rob Lee header. None of that Chelsea starting XI are still with the club.
Chelsea are having more problems off the field than on it at the moment and Jose Mourinho has no intention of letting his players celebrate another victory with a night out on Newcastle's notorious Quayside. It is the Toon Army who are likely to be drowning their sorrows, then, as Newcastle's recent form - they have won only one of their last five League matches - does little to suggest they can halt the unstoppable Chelsea juggernaut. Mourinho has the luxury of being able to rest several tired bodies for this game with a view to next week's Champions League trip to Barcelona, where their hopes of landing a unique quadruple will face a far more severe examination.
Verdict: CHELSEA MARCH ON