As the Saints roll into Manchester tomorrow for their FA cup fourth round tie, they must fancy their chances against a Man City side who have hardly been setting the premiership alight. Despite the difference in division, only 12 places separate the two sides and I think Saints have a good chance to keep their cup run going. The FA cup history between the two sides and Saints away form this season both suggest there could be plenty of goals in this one. The two previous cup meetings between the teams supplied 5 and 6 goals and Saints away matches have seen goals flying in left-right and centre. I would personally fancy a 3-1 Saints win, with a couple from Rasiak and a Bale freekick.
Saints will likely have the same squad available as in the previous game, with the addition of Makin and possibly Dyer, who might make the substitutes bench after coming through 45 minutes for the reserves midweek. Bradley Wright-Phillips will be vying for a starting spot against his old side, after he scored from the bench in the last game. I would personally stick with Jones in a 442, with Bradley being a very handy sub. I think Dyer shouldn't be rushed back, but if fit enough should be on the bench incase saints need to change something.
Todays other fourth round ties didn't provide many surprises. It was lovely to see Pompey dumped out by the other half of manchester. Lovely second goal by Rooney, they really won 4-1 but had two goals shockingly disallowed. Well done to Bristol City and Blackpool for holding higher division sides, good luck in the replays.
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