Battle of the Red Devils

Crawley Town could record one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history if the Red Devils can beat the slightly more famous Manchester United Red Devils at Old Trafford on Saturday (United 1/16, draw 8/1, Crawley 28/1).

It was a dream draw for the non league side who have nothing to lose against the Premier League giants and everything to gain.

Not only will this be a great day for the club financially but a real chance to make some FA Cup history.

Crawley captain Pablo Mills has said that they will be taking on United as if they were a Conference team.

This might not be the best approach considering United’s potentially star studded line-up.

Sir Alex Ferguson is bound to ring the changes for this game with a midweek Champions League game against Marseille on the horizon.

However, don’t be surprised to see some of United’s big guns on the bench just in case things don’t go according to plan.

This should be a comfortable victory with the home side winning by three or four goals, but with the FA Cup you never know what could happen.

Chelsea and Everton lock horns in the only all Premier League clash of the day at Stamford Bridge (Chelsea 1/2, draw 14/5, Everton 11/2).

The Toffees managed to battle for a draw at Goodison Park and they will be hoping to go one better on Saturday.

Chelsea have suffered another blip in the Premier League after a home defeat against Liverpool and an away draw against local rivals Fulham.

New signing Fernando Torres won’t have an opportunity to score his first Chelsea goal as he is cup tied, which means Didier Drogba is likely to start for the Blues.

The Ivory Coast international has a habit of scoring goals against the Toffees and he is likely to continue that in this cup clash, with Chelsea the probable winners.

League one high flyers Brighton Hove Albion travel to the noisy Britannia Stadium to take on Stoke City (Stoke 4/6, draw 5/2, Brighton 4/1).

The Potters are arguably one of the hardest teams to beat in the Premier League on their home turf, especially when backed by their fanatic support.

Brighton have produced some excellent football this season and fully deserve to be three points clear at the top of League One with two games in hand.

This could be one of the surprise results of the day if the Albion can cause an upset against their Premier League opponents.

Sheffield Wednesday will want to put their dreadful league form behind them as they take on Birmingham at St Andrews (Birmingham 8/13, draw 13/5, Sheff Wed 9/2).

The Owls lost 3-0 in their last outing in the league to Tranmere and face a tough challenge against the Blues, who are another side that are difficult to beat at home.

With Birmingham struggling in the Premier League, Alex McLeish may be tempted to rest some of his key player but even with this in mind, the Blues should win this one comfortably.

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