QUARTER-FINALS (kick-offs 1945 GMT)
Burnley 0-0 Arsenal
Stoke 0-0 Derby
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606: DEBATE
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By Jonathan Stevenson
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1950: "To correct the average age of the Arsenal team tonight, which you of course wrongly gave us, it is now actually 19.6."
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I don't know, the way some of you talk to me. It's no wonder I'm permanently so aggressive (apparently).
1948: "Just arrived at Turf Moor and it's freezing here. It will be interesting to see how the likes of Vela and Merida can cope in such conditions against some physical opponents."
A cold Rob at Turf Moor, via text on 81111
1947: We, are, under, way. Mixer.
1942: "Aaron Ramsey scored a stunning goal at Burnley last season for Cardiff, so Burnley fans will certainly be wary of him."
Bluebird in Aberdeen, via text on 81111
1940: "They are completely focused and they believe they can win. In this kind of game, there are no excuses regarding Burnley fans or the snowy conditions."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
1937: I must also congratulate Cristiano Ronaldo on winning the greatest individual prize in football, the Ballon d'Or. As far as 2008 is concerned, he was head and shoulders above everyone else. But think on this - isn't it funny how often the guy who wins it isn't actually the best player in the world when he receives the award? I mean, right now, this very minute, it's clearly Lionel Messi. In 2007, when Kaka won, it was Ronaldo. The year before, Kaka. Get me?
Ronaldo scoops best player award
1934: "(See 1925) Stevo throwing a curveball already. Wrong line-up to get us all talking. Classic live text technique."
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Yep, you saw straight through me, gutted. That's me sacked then.
1930: Breaking news - Stevo's Predos:
Burnley 2-3 Arsenal
Stoke 3-3 Derby (Derby win 4-3 on penalties)
1928: "I'm gutted for Jay Simpson, he had a great game against Wigan, but Vela and big Nicklas, that's a very strong strike force. Let's hope we win and hopefully see Eduardo in the next round!"
Welsh Gooner, via text on 81111
1926: Actual Arsenal team to play Burnley: Fabianski, Rodgers, Hoyte, Silvestre, Gibbs, Randall, Ramsey, Merida, Wilshere, Bendtner, Vela.
1925: Woah, woah, woah. Looks like we owe you an apology already - there was a mistake in the Arsenal team news we were sent by the Press Association, and, as many of you have pointed out, Aaron Ramsey does indeed start instead of Denilson. Sorry about that.
1924: Stoke make five changes to the side which drew with Hull, with Steve Simonsen, Ibrahima Sonko, Seyi Olofinjana, Glenn Whelan and Richard Cresswell all starting. For Derby, Nathan Ellington replaces cup-tied Luke Varney in the only change to the side which lost at Burnley at the weekend.
1923: And here's the great Danny the Stat's:
"A young manager called Paul Trollope
Fancied an antique desk - a roll top
He put in a bid
Of ten million quid
No he didn't. I'm talking codswallop."
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1921: By the way, don't forget to get involved with the good ship Danny Baker tonight, as the BBC's king of crazy takes over on Radio 5 Live's 606 from 2200 GMT, extra-time and penalties permitting. Danny wants a limerick for every manager in the English and Scottish leagues, so get those thinking caps on. Oh, by the way, here's my effort:
"Forest boss Colin Calderwood,
Wanted to be Robin Hood.
He bought an arrow,
And also a bow,
But ended up being no good."
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1918: STOKE v DERBY LINE-UPS
Stoke: Simonsen, Griffin, Cort, Sonko, Higginbotham, Delap, Olofinjana, Whelan, Cresswell, Sidibe, Fuller. Subs: Sorensen, Pugh, Pericard, Amdy Faye, Davies, Abdoulaye Faye, Dickinson.
Derby: Carroll, Connolly, Powell, Tomkins, Stewart, Kazmierczak, Green, Addison, Commons, Hulse, Ellington. Subs: Bywater, Villa, Sterjovski, Nyatanga, Teale, Zadkovich, Camara.
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire).
1915: So, Burnley manager Owen Coyle names the same starting XI that defeated Derby on Saturday. Midfielder Wade Elliott who is struggling with a groin injury, is only fit enough to take a place on the bench, while Christiann Kalvenes and Remco van der Schaaf miss out. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has kept true his promise to stick with the kids and fields a team with an average age of 19.9. That includes a debut for 19-year-old defender Paul Rodgers.
1912: BURNLEY v ARSENAL LINE-UPS
Burnley: Jensen, Duff, Carlisle, Caldwell, Jordan, Alexander, Blake, McDonald, McCann, Eagles, Paterson. Subs: Penny, Gudjonsson, Akinbiyi, Elliott, Mahon, Rodriguez, MacDonald.
Arsenal: Fabianski, Hoyte, Silvestre, Denilson, Gibbs, Rodgers, Randall, Merida, Wilshere, Bendtner, Vela. Subs: Mannone, Bischoff, Coquelin, Lansbury, Simpson, Steer, Frimpong.
Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands).
1911: I'll keep this brief, because I'm sure you're bored of me saying it by now: If you're at Turf Moor or the Britannia Stadium, get those missives flying in on 81111. You've no idea how happy they make me.
1910: "Burnley have to make Arsenal make mistakes. Get stuck into them nice and early, don't let them settle."
BBC Radio 5 Live's Mark Lawrenson
1908: You don't have to get involved tonight, if you really don't want to. I mean, I can't do anything to make you. But I trust you'd rather not keep your observations to yourself, because they might just be live text gold. If you think they might be (silver or bronze would do), why not text in on 81111, or debate away on 606? Don't feel like you have to, mind.
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1905: There's also Stoke City v Derby County from the Britannia Stadium, with the hosts aiming to reach their first major cup semi-final since the 1972 League Cup. Rams boss Paul Jewell will be seeking a first win against a Premier League team since 13 May, 2007 - they day Wigan stayed up with a 2-1 win at Sheffield United. Oh, incidentally, this is just his 25th attempt since then, by the way.
1903: Perhaps the biggest of tonight's games pits Chelsea-conquerors Burnley against the prodigious kids of Arsenal at Turf Moor. The Clarets, having dumped out a Blues team including Deco, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba at Stamford Bridge in the last round, will fear no-one. And the young Gunners have so far swept aside Sheffield United and Wigan, showing wonderful temperament coupled with outrageous ability. A potential cracker, then.
1900: This season - you've got to laugh, haven't you? The Premier League is hotting up, the Champions League is as thrilling as ever and the FA Cupsets have already begun in earnest. In the League Cup, we're down to the last eight. Wembley, and Europe, are getting tantalisingly close...
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