Premier League strugglers Burnley welcome League One side Mansfield Town to Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon for their fourth round FA Cup tie.
Burnley kept their slim hopes of Premier League survival alive on Wednesday night, as they came from two goals down to win 2-3 at Crystal Palace.
That was just their fourth Premier League win of the season and their first since the end of October, but Scott Parker’s men are nine points adrift of safety.
The Clarets eased past Championship high-flyers Millwall in the previous round of the FA Cup, thrashing them 5-1 at Turf Moor last month.
Mansfield have already advanced through three rounds to get to this stage, with the Stags edging a seven-goal thriller at Bramall Lane against Championship side Sheffield United last time out.
Nigel Clough’s visitors come into this clash after having seen their eight-game unbeaten run come to an end last weekend, losing 1-2 at home to Peterborough United, leaving them in 12th position, 10 points outside the playoff places.
How the bookies view it: Burnley favourites
Given there are two divisions separating these two clubs, it comes as no surprise that Burnley are favourites to advance to the next round, with the Clarets just 2/11 To Qualify and 2/5 to win inside 90 minutes.
The Stags are 7/2 to cause an upset, whilst bet365 have them at 7/1 to win in regulation time.
Head to head: Six wins on the spin for the Clarets
Burnley have been victorious in each of their previous six meetings with Mansfield Town, with the most recent of those coming in the third round of the FA Cup in January 2004.
Players to watch: Jaidon to hit the target again?
Jaidon Anthony became Burnley’s top scorer this season in midweek, with his equaliser at Selhurst Park in midweek taking his tally to seven in all competitions.
The ex-Bournemouth attacker also scored in the previous round against Millwall, and the 5/6 on offer at bet365 for him to Score or Assist appeals to me.
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Predicted line-ups:
Burnley are expected to be missing the injured Axel Tuanzebe, Connor Roberts, Jordan Beyer, Josh Cullen, Mike Tresor and Zeki Amdouni.
Mansfield will be without their captain Ryan Sweeney due to injury, as well as Baily Cargill.
Burnley: Weiss, Walker, Ekdal, Worrall, Pires , Ward-Prowse, Ugochukwu, Larsen, Tchaouna, Anthony, Foster
Mansfield Town: Roberts, Knoyle, Oshilaja, McLaughlin, Oates, Reed, Hendry, Blake-Tracy, Lewis, Evans, Adeboyejo
Anything else catch the eye?
Burnley come into this tie off the back of a morale-boosting win away to Crystal Palace on Wednesday night, and Scott Parker will want his side to maintain their momentum.
The Clarets thrashed Millwall 5-1 in the previous round, so combining a home win & Over 2.5 Goals appeals, and that pays 23/20 at Coral/Ladbrokes.
The Stags did put four past Sheffield United at Bramall Lane in the previous round and, it wouldn’t be a shock if they got on the scoresheet here, with Both Teams to Score paying an appealing 19/20.
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