Cariff City – Stoke City
With arguably one of the strongest squads in the Championship, including England striker Jay Bothroyd and Manchester City loanee Craig Bellamy, there is an argument to make the hosts favourites for the upcoming clash with Stoke.
The first tie was a tight affair, with Cardiff taking the lead through Michael Chopra only for Sanli Tuncay to equalise and force the game into a replay. With Cardiff prioritising promotion and Stoke aiming to reach the magic 40 point mark in the Premier League as quickly as possible, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this game may be a somewhat dispassionate affair. But there'll not be a chance of that happening, and with two full-blooded teams who hate to lose, expect fireworks in South Wales.
Cardiff City
After conceding an agonising last-gasp goal in a 1-1 draw with Norwich City this weekend, Dave Jones will look to lift his players ahead of Tuesday evening's FA Cup Third Round replay against Stoke.
The Bluebirds are likely to start with an unchanged side from the clash at Carrow Road, with star striker Jay Bothroyd unlikely to feature until the weekend as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury.
Bothroyd's misfortune is new signing Jon Parkin's gain, who, after scoring on his debut on Saturday, will look to continue to stake his claim for a regular first-team place after joining the Championship side from Preston at the beginning of the month.
Possible starting XI: Heaton; McNaughton, Naylor, Hudson, Quinn; Whittingham, McPhail, Olofinjana, Bellamy; Chopra, Parkin.
Stoke City
Tony Pulis may look to rotate his side following the Potters' 2-0 victory over Bolton at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.
Eidur Gudjohnsen is the club's only notable absence through injury (neck) leaving Pulis an almost full squad to pick from after he chose to rest a number of first team regulars in the first clash against Cardiff earlier this January.
After scoring in the first tie between the two clubs, Tuncay could again start after a virtuoso performance against Bolton.
Possible starting XI: Sorensen; Wilkinson, Higginbotham, Faye, Collins; Pennant, Whelan, Wilson, Pugh; Tuncay, Jones.
Wolves – Doncaster
The first tie between these sides had it all: goals, a penalty and a sending off. Expect a similarly exciting match-up on Tuesday evening as both sides look for a win for the right to play the winners of Stoke versus Cardiff at home in the fourth round, teams that both of these sides would feel confident against.
The last time these two teams faced each other prior to last week's draw was as recently as the 2008-9 season, when Wolves did the double over the South Yorkshire side as they went on to claim the Championship title.
Wolves
Mick McCarthy's side will feel that they were unlucky not to gain anything from trip to Eastlands on Saturday where they eventually succumbed to a 4-3 defeat.
Captain Karl Henry may possibly start as he makes his comeback from a two-month lay off with a knee injury. Henry will most likely take the place of David Edwards who is set to miss out with a hamstring injury.
George Elokobi continues his three-game suspension that was picked up in the first match-up between these two sides and that may pave the way for Stephen Ward or Steven Moyoukolo to step into the Wolves defence. It may be too soon for Jody Craddock, who has been out since November, to start the game but he is likely to play some part.
Possible starting XI: Hennessey; Zubar, Stearman, Berra, Ward; Jarvis, Foley, Henry, Hunt; Fletcher, Doyle.
Doncaster
Following a comprehensive 3-0 defeat to Reading on Saturday, Sean O'Driscoll's side will look to bounce back with a positive performance at Molineux.
Despite languishing in a disappointing 15th place in the Championship, Rovers will still see themselves as potential play-off contenders and that effort will only have been bolstered by the return to full fitness of Martin Woods, who returned to the first team line-up on Saturday, replacing Sam Hird in the process.
Possible starting XI: Sullivan, Lockwood, O'Connor, Mills, Chambers, Wilson, Coppinger, Woods, Oster, Sharp, Hayter.
