[Lord Snooty]

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United
The FA Cup 5th round
Saturday February 14th 12:45 ko
at The Hawthorns

The story of Brighouse to Wembley so far:

1st Qualifying round: Brighouse Town 1-2 Ashton Utd
2nd Qualifying round: Ashton United 1-1 Salford City
2nd Qualifying round replay: Salford City 0-1 Ashton United
3rd Qualifying round: Spennymoor Town 1-0 Ashton United
4th Qualifying round: Spennymoor Town 2-2 AFC Telford United
4th Qualifying round replay: AFC Telford United 3-0 Spennymoor Town
1st round: Basingstoke Town 1-1 AFC Telford United
1st round replay: AFC Telford 2-1 Basingstoke Town
2nd round: Bristol City 1-0 AFC Telford
3rd round: Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Bristol City
3rd round replay: Bristol City 2-0 Doncaster Rovers
4th round: Bristol City 0-1 West Ham

The Baggies will have Chris Brunt as captain for this fifth-round tie as midfielder Darren Fletcher is cup tied.
Striker Victor Anichebe is a doubt with a groin strain, but goalkeeper Boaz Myhill may play after a finger injury.

Midfielders Kevin Nolan and Mark Noble could return for the Hammers after missing the goalless draw with Southampton.
Nolan had a foot injury while Noble had a virus. Striker Andy Carroll is likely to miss the rest of the season.



This is the sixth time these sides have been drawn together in the FA Cup, with West Ham progressing four times and West Brom just once previously.
West Brom have won the trophy on five occasions, though not since 1968.
West Brom head coach Tony Pulis guided Stoke to the final in 2011, where they were beaten by Manchester City.
West Ham won the FA Cup three times, though not since 1980. They were more recently beaten on penalties by Liverpool in the 2006 FA Cup final in Cardiff.
West Ham beat West Brom in the Third Round on their way to winning their last FA Cup in 1980.