FA Cup - Team news: Fellaini could return

Eurosport - Sun, 08 Mar 15:55:00 2009

Everton could have Marouane Fellaini and Louis Saha in their starting line-up for the FA Cup home quarter-final with Middlesbrough.

FOOTBALL Marouane Fellaini Everton 2008 - 0

Fellaini has started only one of Everton's last five matches because of a back problem, and - like Saha (hamstring) - was used only as a late substitute at Blackburn on Wednesday.

Everton are without Mikel Arteta and Victor Anichebe, who both had knee operations this week. Tony Hibbert is also unavailable because of a thigh problem, while long-term injury victims James Vaughan, Nuno Valente and Yakubu Ayegbeni are out too. Brazilian striker Jo is cup-tied.

Middlesbrough may be without Robert Huth after he was forced off at half-time in the midweek defeat at Tottenham.

If the German international is out then Andrew Taylor is expected to come in at left-back with Emanuel Pogatetz then taking a position in the middle.

Midfielder Mohamed Shawky faces a late fitness test on a knee injury picked up in training on Friday. Striker Marlon King is cup-tied.

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  1. Man Utd were there for the taking last night.
    ­ A better side than Fulham would have punished
    ­ them in the first twenty minutes.If Fulham­ drop
    from the Premiership, they will­ struggle in the
    Championship. Woeful­ side.

    From lesley.mcdaid, on Sun 8 Mar 3:45PM

  2. EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB 2009 FA.CUP WINNERS... FACT

    From Jasoptimum851, on Sun 8 Mar 3:10PM

  3. 3-0 to arsnil dream on you had full team last time­ claret and blue will come through no problem,c'mon­ you clarets

    OWEN COYELS CLARET AND BLUE ARMY.

    From petermaz10, on Sun 8 Mar 1:02PM

  4. Asenel are going to lose

    From maaustin, on Sun 8 Mar 12:50PM

  5. arsenal are the rbbish team ever i will be caught dead­ if i liket it

    From chaggarjaspreet, on Sun 8 Mar 12:50PM

  6. i'd love a Man Utd - Arsenal final. those two play­ open, attractive football against one another, and­ every match between them keeps me on the edge of my­ seat for the full 90 minutes.
    A true Man Utd fan.

    From aleksicn93, on Sun 8 Mar 12:47PM

  7. i'd love a Man Utd - Arsenal final. those two play­ open, attractive football against one another, and­ every match between them keeps me on the edge of my­ seat for the full 90 minutes.
    A true Man Utd fan.

    From aleksicn93, on Sun 8 Mar 12:46PM

  8. Victory in this game is not negotiable 4 Asene Wenger,­ Arsenal is firmly out of the PL trophy & d return­ of Theo & Ed should boost their quest for total­ victory....3-0, up gunners

    From charles, on Sun 8 Mar 12:45PM

  9. "Time for Arsenal to drop the last three letters­ and add­ holes to their name"

    Someone went to­ school & is still there by the look of­ it...pathetic

    From Eluive, on Sun 8 Mar 12:37PM

  10. Burnly will be your Down fall! Bye Bye Arsenal

    From Dutch M, on Sun 8 Mar 12:35PM

  11. Burnley are gonna get wooped, sorry, if this is­ arsenal's line up, look what happene dwith cardiff­ when we didnt even have any of these (except­ eduardo)

    so..
    Soz burnley next time maybe.

    From sam2lloyd, on Sun 8 Mar 12:29PM
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    Arsenal go definitely win Burney no wahala at­ all,it's going 2 b 3 goals up with d reture of Theo­ & Eduado 2 boost d team. Frm Igbogidi Ogaga Andrew

    From Ogaga, on Sun 8 Mar 12:02PM

  13. hi all i think everyone has forgot the fact the­ there's 11 men in claret and blue to get past­ first,so who's counting­ chicken's!!!!!!c'mon you clarets.

    OWEN­ COYLE'S CLARET AND BLUE ARMY.

    From petermaz10, on Sun 8 Mar 11:18AM

  14. Does anybody think like me that a comment hidden due to­ its low rating actually becomes more attractive to­ read? And isn't incorrect from Yahoo to say­ ''due to it's low'' where it should­ have said ''due to its low'' (i.e. no­ apostrophe in the ''its'')?

    From Half A Brain, on Sun 8 Mar 10:38AM

  15. Does anybody think like me that a comment hidden due to­ its low rating actually becomes more attractive to­ read? And isn't incorrect from Yahoo to say­ ''due to it's low'' where it should­ have said ''due to its low'' (i.e. no­ apostrophe in the ''its'')?

    From Half A Brain, on Sun 8 Mar 10:38AM

  16. donneysbeck, if u think what u do is funny, it aint.­ sad baastarrd

    From Howard, on Sun 8 Mar 10:34AM
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    Comment 36 you just made me laugh my lungs out­ mate....Hahahahahahahaha. Are you dreaming? please­ someone pinch him ... he needs to wake up before he­ turns to Blue in color :-) Look i don't want to­ tell you who will lift the trophy (FA CUP) or the­ Premier league but i will only say this... I AM A­ UNITED FAN ... GO RED DEVILS...hint hint hint ;)

    From Imad A, on Sun 8 Mar 10:04AM

  18. From Rapple 86

    Good luck may the best team win.
    ­ COME ON ARSENAL !!!!!!!

    From RON, on Sun 8 Mar 9:45AM
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    Finals Chelsea&Porsomouth 3-0

    From a_c_horse, on Sun 8 Mar 9:40AM

  20. Arsenal!!!!!!!! They are the best!

    From Carol, on Sun 8 Mar 9:37AM
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