Saturday, April 5

West Brom v Portsmouth

West Brom boss Tony Mowbray has no new injury or suspension problems. Portuguese playmaker Filipe Teixeira (knee ligaments) remains the only definite injury absentee. On-loan striker Luke Moore has served a three-match suspension but the Aston Villa player is ineligible to play having already featured in the competition for his parent club. Defender Leon Barnett returned to the first-team squad against Cardiff in midweek after two weeks out with a hamstring problem and should remain in contention.

Portsmouth will make late decisions on the fitness of defender Hermann Hreidarsson (achilles) and winger John Utaka (hamstring) with Lauren and on-loan Milan Baros on standby. Jermain Defoe is cuptied so Kanu leads the attack and midfielders Sulley Muntari and Papa Bouba Diop return from suspensions to replace Sean Davis and Pedro Mendes. Goalkeeper David James has recovered from a stomach bug and midfielder Lassana Diarra from a hamstring strain.

Last season: No corresponding fixture

Top scorers: Kevin Phillips (West Brom) 22; Jermain Defoe (Portsmouth) 16

Match odds: H 11-4 A 10-11 D 2-1

Referee: H Webb (Sheffield)

Sunday, April 6

Barnsley v Cardiff

Barnsley have major doubts over defender Stephen Foster (foot) and striker Daniel Nardiello (hamstring). Istvan Ferenczi or Kayode Odejayi would compete for a place if Nardiello misses out. Jon Macken is cuptied.

Cardiff boss Dave Jones will hand late fitness tests to strike pair Paul Parry and Steve Thompson (both muscle strains). Warren Feeney is cuptied but Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink returns after a three-match suspension. Aaron Ramsey is likely to win a place in the 16-man squad and Kevin McNaughton, who played the full 90 minutes against Tony Mowbray's men in midweek after recovering from a hamstring problem, should keep his place.

Last season: No corresponding fixture

Top scorers: Brian Howard (Barnsley) 14; Paul Parry (Cardiff) 10

Match odds: H 23-10 A 21-20 D 2-1

Referee: A Wiley (Staffordshire)