Fixtures: Tuesday to Wednesday

Fixtures Tuesday 26th to Wednesday 27th

19:45 Premier League Portsmouth vs West Ham
19:45 Premier League Wolverhampton vs Liverpool
20:00 Premier League Bolton vs Burnley
20:00 Premier League Tottenham vs Fulham
19:45 Coca-Cola Championship Barnsley vs Leicester
19:45 Coca-Cola Championship Peterborough vs Preston
19:45 Coca-Cola Championship Bristol City vs Cardiff
19:45 Coca-Cola Championship Sheff Utd vs Reading
19:45 Coca-Cola Championship Plymouth vs Derby
19:45 Coca-Cola Championship Doncaster vs Middlesbrough
19:45 Coca-Cola Championship Swansea vs Coventry
19:45 Coca-Cola Championship Nottm Forest vs QPR
19:45 Coca-Cola Championship Ipswich vs West Brom
19:45 Coca-Cola League One Stockport vs Brighton
19:45 Coca-Cola League One Exeter vs Carlisle
19:45 Coca-Cola League One Colchester vs Milton Keynes Dons
19:45 Coca-Cola League One Millwall vs Southend
19:45 Coca-Cola League One Walsall vs Norwich
19:45 Coca-Cola League One Tranmere vs Yeovil
19:45 Coca-Cola League One Hartlepool vs Gillingham
19:45 Coca-Cola League One Brentford vs Southampton
19:45 Coca-Cola League One Swindon vs Leeds
19:45 Coca-Cola League Two Macclesfield vs Morecambe
19:45 Coca-Cola League Two Chesterfield vs Rotherham
19:45 Coca-Cola League Two Rochdale vs Port Vale
19:45 Coca-Cola League Two Accrington Stanley vs Aldershot
19:45 Coca-Cola League Two Darlington vs Northampton
19:45 Coca-Cola League Two Dag & Red vs Notts County
19:45 Coca-Cola League Two Barnet vs Torquay
19:45 Scottish Premier League Hamilton vs Kilmarnock
19:30 Scottish Cup Stenhousemuir vs Dunfermline
19:45 Scottish First Division Dunfermline vs Raith
19:30 Welsh Premier League Aberystwyth vs Neath
19:30 Welsh Premier League Rhyl vs Airbus UK
19:45 Irish Premiership Glentoran vs Linfield
19:45 Irish Premiership Coleraine vs Ballymena
19:45 Irish Premiership Institute vs Lisburn Distillery
19:45 Irish Championship Bangor vs Armagh City
19:45 Irish Championship Glebe Rangers vs Donegal Celtic
19:45 Irish Championship Ards vs Coagh Utd
19:45 Irish Championship Limavady vs Carrick
19:45 Irish Championship Loughgall vs Banbridge Town
20:00 Coppa Italia Roma vs Catania

Fixtures: Monday to Tuesday

Fixtures for Monday 25th to Tuesday 26th

19:45 Coca-Cola League One Charlton vs Leyton Orient
19:45 Scottish Cup Raith vs Airdrie Utd
16:00 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt vs Cameroon
19:30 Africa Cup of Nations Zambia vs Nigeria

Fixtures: Sunday to Monday

Fixtures for Sunday 24th to Monday 25th

13:30     The FA Cup     Stoke     vs     Arsenal              
16:00     The FA Cup    Scunthorpe     vs    Man City              
13:15     Scottish Premier League    Falkirk     vs    Dundee Utd              
15:30     Scottish Premier League    St Johnstone     vs    Celtic          
02:00     International Match    USA     1 - 3    Honduras              
16:00     Spanish Primera Liga    Villarreal     vs    Real Zaragoza              
16:00     Spanish Primera Liga    Sporting Gijon     vs    Racing Santander              
16:00     Spanish Primera Liga    Tenerife     vs    Valencia              
16:00     Spanish Primera Liga    Xerez     vs    Osasuna              
16:00     Spanish Primera Liga    Espanyol     vs    Mallorca              
18:00     Spanish Primera Liga    Getafe     vs    Atletico Madrid              
20:00     Spanish Primera Liga    Real Madrid     vs    Malaga              
14:30     Welsh Premier League    Aberystwyth     vs    Carmarthen              
14:00     Italy Serie A    Siena     vs    Cagliari              
14:00     Italy Serie A    Bologna     vs    Bari              
14:00     Italy Serie A    Genoa     vs    Atalanta              
14:00     Italy Serie A    Lazio     vs    Chievo              
14:00     Italy Serie A    Udinese     vs    Sampdoria              
14:00     Italy Serie A    Livorno     vs    Napoli              
14:00     Italy Serie A    Palermo     vs    Fiorentina              
19:45     Italy Serie A    Inter Milan     vs    AC Milan              
14:30     German Bundesliga    Wolfsburg     vs    Cologne              
16:30     German Bundesliga    TSG Hoffenheim     vs    Bayer Leverkusen              
11:30     Dutch Eredivisie    Ajax     vs    AZ              
13:30     Dutch Eredivisie    Sparta     vs    ADO Den Haag              
13:30     Dutch Eredivisie    VVV     vs    Feyenoord              
13:30     Dutch Eredivisie    FC Groningen     vs    FC Twente              
17:00     Belgian Jupiler League    KV Mechelen     vs    Standard Liege              
19:30     Belgian Jupiler League    Genk     vs    Club Brugge              
12:00     Turkish Turkcell Super Lig    Ankaragucu     vs    Diyarbakirspor              
12:00     Turkish Turkcell Super Lig    Ankaraspor     vs    Antalyaspor              
12:00     Turkish Turkcell Super Lig    Kayserispor     vs    Genclerbirligi              
13:00     Turkish Turkcell Super Lig    Trabzonspor     vs    Sivasspor              
17:00     Turkish Turkcell Super Lig    Galatasaray     vs    Gaziantepspor              
11:00     Spanish Liga BBVA    Levante     vs    Real Betis              
16:00     Spanish Liga BBVA    Real Sociedad     vs    Elche              
16:00     Spanish Liga BBVA    Recreativo Huelva     vs    Rayo Vallecano              
16:00     Spanish Liga BBVA    Murcia     vs    Girona              
16:00     Spanish Liga BBVA    Huesca     vs    Celta Vigo              
16:00     Spanish Liga BBVA    Salamanca     vs    Villarreal B              
16:00     Spanish Liga BBVA    Cordoba     vs    Castellon              
12:30     Greek Super League    Atromitos     vs    Kavala              
12:30     Greek Super League    Panthrakikos     vs    FC Xanthi              
14:45     Greek Super League    Aris Salonika     vs    Panathinaikos              
17:00     Greek Super League    AEK Athens     vs    Giannina              
17:00     Greek Super League    Olympiacos     vs    PAOK Salonika              
13:30     Dutch Jupiler League    AGOVV     vs    Go Ahead Eagles              
16:00     Africa Cup of Nations    Angola     vs    Ghana              
19:30     Africa Cup of Nations    Ivory Coast     vs    Algeria

Fixtures: Saturday to Sunday

Fixtures for Saturday 23rd to Sunday 24th

15:00 Premier League Man Utd vs Hull
12:45 The FA Cup Preston vs Chelsea
12:45 The FA Cup Reading vs Burnley
15:00 The FA Cup Accrington Stanley vs Fulham
15:00 The FA Cup Aston Villa vs Brighton
15:00 The FA Cup Bolton vs Sheff Utd
15:00 The FA Cup Cardiff vs Leicester
15:00 The FA Cup Derby vs Doncaster
15:00 The FA Cup Everton vs Birmingham
15:00 The FA Cup Notts County vs Wigan
15:00 The FA Cup Portsmouth vs Sunderland
15:00 The FA Cup Southampton vs Ipswich
15:00 The FA Cup West Brom vs Newcastle
15:00 The FA Cup Wolverhampton vs Crystal Palace
17:15 The FA Cup Tottenham vs Leeds
15:00 Coca-Cola Championship Plymouth vs Barnsley
Postponed - due to waterlogged pitch
15:00 Coca-Cola Championship Blackpool vs Watford
15:00 Coca-Cola Championship Middlesbrough vs Swansea
15:00 Coca-Cola Championship Sheff Wed vs Peterborough
15:00 Coca-Cola League One Bristol Rovers vs Hartlepool
15:00 Coca-Cola League One Gillingham vs Colchester
15:00 Coca-Cola League One Norwich vs Brentford
15:00 Coca-Cola League One Southend vs Wycombe
15:00 Coca-Cola League One Yeovil vs Exeter
15:00 Coca-Cola League One Oldham vs Millwall
15:00 Coca-Cola League One Milton Keynes Dons vs Tranmere
15:00 Coca-Cola League One Carlisle vs Stockport
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Northampton vs Chesterfield
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Cheltenham vs Rochdale
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Lincoln City vs Bradford
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Northampton vs Accrington Stanley
Postponed - due to FA Cup
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Port Vale vs Macclesfield
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Shrewsbury vs Dag & Red
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Torquay vs Burton Albion
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Rotherham vs Grimsby
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Notts County vs Chesterfield
Postponed - due to FA Cup
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Morecambe vs Barnet
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Crewe vs Darlington
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Aldershot vs Bournemouth
15:00 Coca-Cola League Two Bury vs Hereford
12:30 Scottish Premier League Motherwell vs St Mirren
15:00 Scottish Premier League Aberdeen vs Kilmarnock
15:00 Scottish Premier League Rangers vs Hearts
15:00 Scottish Premier League Hibernian vs Hamilton
15:00 Scottish First Division Airdrie Utd vs Inverness CT
15:00 Scottish First Division Raith vs Morton
15:00 Scottish First Division Ross County vs Ayr
15:00 Scottish First Division Queen of South vs Dundee
15:00 Scottish First Division Partick vs Dunfermline
13:00 International Match Syria vs Sweden
16:00 International Match South Africa vs Swaziland
17:00 Spanish Primera Liga Sevilla vs Almeria
19:00 Spanish Primera Liga Valladolid vs Barcelona
21:00 Spanish Primera Liga Deportivo La Coruna vs Athletic Bilbao
14:00 Welsh Premier League Llanelli vs Bangor City
14:30 Welsh Premier League Neath vs Porthmadog
14:30 Welsh Premier League Caersws vs Bala Town
14:30 Welsh Premier League Rhyl vs Gap Connah's Quay
14:30 Welsh Premier League Haverfordwest vs Airbus UK
14:30 Welsh Premier League The New Saints FC vs Port Talbot
17:00 Italy Serie A Catania vs Parma
19:45 Italy Serie A Juventus vs Roma
14:30 German Bundesliga VfL Bochum vs Schalke 04
14:30 German Bundesliga Werder Bremen vs Bayern Munich
14:30 German Bundesliga Hertha Berlin vs Borussia M'gladbach
14:30 German Bundesliga Mainz vs Hannover 96
14:30 German Bundesliga Nurnberg vs Eintracht Frankfurt
17:30 German Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund vs Hamburg
17:45 Dutch Eredivisie Heracles vs Vitesse
18:45 Dutch Eredivisie Heerenveen vs Willem II
18:45 Dutch Eredivisie Roda JC vs FC Utrecht
19:45 Dutch Eredivisie RKC vs NAC
15:00 Irish Premiership Institute vs Linfield
15:00 Irish Premiership Glenavon vs Cliftonville
15:00 Irish Premiership Crusaders vs Coleraine
15:00 Irish Premiership Newry vs Portadown
15:00 Irish Premiership Glentoran vs Ballymena
15:00 Irish Premiership Lisburn Distillery vs Dungannon Swifts
19:00 Belgian Jupiler League Cercle Brugge vs Charleroi
Postponed - new date to be confirmed
19:00 Belgian Jupiler League Westerlo vs AA Gent
19:00 Belgian Jupiler League Zulte-Waregem vs St. Truidense
19:00 Belgian Jupiler League Lokeren vs Roeselare
19:00 Belgian Jupiler League KV Kortrijk vs Germinal Beerschot
12:00 Turkish Turkcell Super Lig Eskisehirspor vs Manisaspor
12:00 Turkish Turkcell Super Lig Kasimpasa vs Bursaspor
17:00 Turkish Turkcell Super Lig Besiktas vs Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK
14:45 Greek Super League Asteras Tripoli vs Panionios
14:45 Greek Super League Ergotelis vs Levadiakos
17:00 Greek Super League Larissa vs Iraklis
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Ashford Town (Middx) vs Waltham Abbey
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Horsham vs Margate
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Sutton Utd vs Tonbridge Angels
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Maidstone Utd vs Boreham Wood
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Kingstonian vs Canvey Island
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Harrow Borough vs AFC Hornchurch
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Aveley vs Tooting & Mitcham
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Bognor Regis Town vs Wealdstone
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Cray Wanderers vs Hendon
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Dartford vs Carshalton Ath
15:00 Ryman Premier Division Billericay vs Hastings Utd

Featured Match: Preston North End vs Chelsea FC

FA Cup fourth round
Venue: Deepdale Date: Saturday, 23 January Kick-off: 1245 GMT
Coverage: Footy Europe website, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC local radio,

TEAM NEWS

Preston boss Darren Ferguson will again be without Paul Parry (knee) and Barry Nicholson (broken leg).

However, defender Youl Mawene has been making steady progress after suffering knee ligament damage and could come into contention.

Chelsea will be without left-back Ashley Cole who has an ankle problem so Yury Zhirkov should come in.
Michael Essien's knee injury will rule him out for six weeks, goalkeeper Hilario will replace rested Petr Cech.

 

BIG-MATCH FACTS

The tie in context
• This is one of five fourth round ties pitting Premier League with Championship opposition.
• Holders Chelsea are one of 15 top-flight clubs targeting a place in the last 16; Preston are one of 12 hoping to make it through from the second level.

Gulf in class
• Preston are 35 rungs inferior to the recently deposed Premier League table toppers.

Head-to-head
• These clubs have not met since Chelsea won 3-1 in the fifth round of the FA Cup in February 2002. It was their 73rd competitive meeting.
• This is only the third time the two clubs have been drawn against each other in the FA Cup. Chelsea have progressed on the both previous occasions, in the fourth round in 1969, after a replay, and in the last 16 in 2002.

PRESTON NORTH END
Current form
• Won two of the last 12 in all competitions, and lost three of the most recent four.

FA Cup form
• Preston qualified for this stage by thrashing Colchester 7-0. It was the widest margin of victory in the third round and joint widest in this season's competition.
• North End have qualified for the fifth round in three of the last four seasons.

CHELSEA
Current form
• Won the last three with an aggregate score of 14-3, and undefeated in eight.
• Won four and drawn four league and cup games since losing to Manchester City on 5 December.

FA Cup form
• The cup holders have reached at least the quarter-finals in each of the last four years, and have not been knocked out earlier than the fifth round since Manchester United eliminated them in January 1998.
• Their only defeat in 19 FA Cup ties was to Barnsley of the Championship in the quarter-finals in March 2008; the last time they were ousted by lower league opposition.

 

Replay date

Tuesday, 2 February 2010 (Kick Off: 1945)

 

Match officials

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Assistant referees: Phil Sharp & Simon Beck
Fourth official: Lee Mason


Watch The Live Match Commentary on footyeuropelive.blogspot.com