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Sheff Utd v Hull City preview
Sheffield United and Hull City will be battling it out for a quarter-final place when they meet in the FA Cup fifth round at Bramall Lane on Saturday.[LNB] The Blades are currently chasing promotion to the Premier League and sit fifth in the Championship.[LNB]Meanwhile, their opponents have taken everyone by surprise in the top flight this season and recorded a credible draw away at Chelsea last weekend, a result which proved to be the last straw for Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari.[LNB]Manager Kevin Blackwell will fancy his chances against a Tigers side that will go into the game as slight favourites.[LNB]Blades team newsBlackwell will have to shuffle his team around for the cup clash with injuries and suspensions taking their toll.[LNB]Strikers Arturo Lupoli and Jamie Ward and defender Leigh Bromby are all cup-tied while midfielder Gary Speed (back) is sidelined.[LNB]Defender Ugo Ehiogu is definitely out after he was ruled out for the rest of the season with an Achilles injury.[LNB]Captain Chris Morgan is a doubt but Blackwell will be hoping he will be passed fit after the defender tore hamstring fibres against Preston, causing him to miss the club's last two games.[LNB]If Morgan fails to make it either Gary Naysmith or Greg Halford could be pulled in from the full-back positions to partner Matthew Kilgallon at centre-half.[LNB]Striker Darius Henderson is halfway through a four game suspension meaning that Danny Webber and Billy Sharp are Blackwell's only available frontmen.[LNB]The situation could mean that defender Sun Jihai, midfielder Lee Hendrie and winger David Cotterill could be promoted from the bench. [LNB]Tigers team newsDefender Anthony Gardner could be handed a start after finally recovering from an ongoing thigh injury which has kept him out since mid-September.[LNB]Midfielder Nick Barmby is also back in contention to start after a calf injury has kept him out since the Everton defeat at the beginning of January.[LNB]Fellow midfielder Jimmy Bullard is set to be rested by boss Phil Brown. [LNB]The former Fulham man has been out with a knee injury and has not managed to train all week so the Tigers have decided not to rush him back.[LNB]
