Fulham might only be three victories away from a trip across the capital to Wembley, but caretaker manager Kit Symons says the club's league status takes precedence over any thoughts of a cup run.

The Cottagers have only just hauled themselves out of the Championship relegation zone, and Symons said:, external "Without a doubt working our way up the league has to be a priority and always had to be at the forefront of my thinking when I took over.

"Winning breeds confidence and I want to win every game. Naturally, at the back of mind, I also know this is a result-based business so the more games I win, the better for my own situation."

MK Dons make three changes for the visit of Sheffield United. Defender Kyle McFadzean and forwards Dean Bowditch and Benik Afobe come in for Antony Kay, Daniel Powell and Will Grigg.

The Blades make five changes from the win over Crewe at the weekend. This includes the return of Jay McEveley in defence and Marc McNulty up front. Ben Davies, Louis Reed and Harrison McGahey all start with the suspended Chris Basham, on-loan Paddy McCarthy, James Wallace, Jose Baxter and Jamal Campbell-Ryce dropping out.

MK Dons starting XI: Martin, Spence, Flanagan, McFadzean, Lewington (c), Potter, Alli, Bowditch, Reeves, Carruthers, Afobe.

Sheffield United starting XI: Howard, Alcock, McGahey, McEveley, Harris, Davies, Doyle, Scougall, Reed, Murphy, McNulty.

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"Liverpool haven't been consistent this season and their defence is a real worry. They have only kept a couple of clean sheets since April, Spurs and against Hull last Saturday, and that is something they they need to put right. They will be desperate for another shut out tonight."

Within the last hour, Swansea City have confirmed they are in early-stage discussions with potential investors that could see them taking what the club call a 'small' equity stake in the Premier League outfit.

A club statement, issued to Walesonline,, external said: "It must be stressed that this is only a possibility and the club has not received any formal offers to date as discussions are only at an early stage.

"The board of directors believes they have proved over the years that the decisions they make are in the club's and fans' best interests.

"This philosophy is a priority and any future investment will only be accepted if it is right for the club and fans."

Shrewsbury Town boss Micky Mellon tells BBC Radio 5 live: "We've worked hard to get to this stage and we're buzzing to play. We will try to keep our standards high against Chelsea. It will be a real test against every aspect of our game, but it's a challenge we will enjoy. We've been playing well for a lot of the season and I've told them to go out and enjoy the occasion. "

As expected, Brendan Rodgers makes wholesale changes - nine, in fact - to the Liverpool team which started Saturday's 0-0 home draw against Premier League rivals Hull City.

Only two men survive - full-back Javi Manquillo and centre-back Dejan Lovren. They are joined in a back four by Kolo Toure and Glen Johnson, just in front of keeper Brad Jones, who makes his first Liverpool start since 16 February.

England striker Rickie Lambert starts for just the third time and is aiming to score his first goal for his hometown club. International team-mate Jordan Henderson skippers the side in Steven Gerrard's absence, while there is also no place in the matchday squad for Raheem Sterling.

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Fulham caretaker boss Kit Symons makes eight changes to his Fulham team. This includes handing a debut to 20-year-old defender Stephen Arthurworrey. Other notable changes see Gabor Kiraly replace Marcus Bettinelli in goal and Patrick Roberts and Moussa Dembele start in attack in place of Ross McCormack and Hugo Rodallega.

Championship leaders Derby make five changes from their 2-1 home defeat to Wigan at the weekend. Kelle Roos makes just his second appearance in goal in place of Jack Butland, Zak Whitbread comes into defence, Omar Mascarell and Jeff Hendrick start in midfield and Simon Dawkins starts in place of Jordan Ibe, who he replaced midway through Saturday's game.

Fulham starting XI: Kiraly, Zverotic, Hutchinson, Arthurworrey, Kavanagh, Hoogland, Hyndman, Williams, Roberts, Ruiz, Dembele.

Derby starting XI: Roos, Christie, Keogh, Buxton, Forsyth, Mascarell, Hendrick, Bryson, Russell, Dawkins, Martin.

Phil Brown
BBC 5 live pundit at the Greenhous Meadow

"Micky Mellon has got real focus out of players. You can see an example of that with the teams they have put out. That they are playing one of the great teams in the world will focus them even more. There are a lot of young players in the Shrewsbury team who will be relishing the chance to test themselves against higher opposition"

Jose Mourinho might have annoyed Paul Lambert - not wise - and Roy Keane - definitely not wise - by shaking hands with the Aston Villa pair before their recent encounter had even finished, but he won't have any such problems with his opposite number tonight.

"He can come and shake my hand as many times as he likes," said Shrewsbury boss Micky Mellon. "He's looking to come here and beat us, and beat us well, then go off on the way to his next challenge. At the end of the day, he's a fantastic manager."

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Stephen Onions:, external Burton versus Bradford, the second leg of League Two play-off. I queued at 3:55am for 6 hours with Victoria Pendleton's book and a fold-up chair.

Marc Wobschall:, external Queued from 2am for Oasis live at Loch Lomond tickets. Fell asleep for the FA Cup Final later that day.

Graham:, external I once queued in the rain on bonfire night for a jacket spud only for them to sell out when I got to the front.

• Chelsea and Shrewsbury have not met in any competition since January 2003, when the Blues won 4-0 in an FA Cup fourth round tie. John Terry played in that game.

• The Shrews have not beaten Chelsea since winning 2-0 in the old Division Two on New Year's Day, 1983.

• Chelsea have won 13 and lost none of their last 15 League Cup games against lower ranked sides; a run that goes back to 1999.

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Wilfried Bony is hot stuff at the moment and, if summer transfer rumours were to be believed, he might have been lining up for Liverpool tonight. Instead, Brendan Rodgers went for Mario Balotelli - a decision which former Swansea striker Ian Walsh says was a "big mistake."

"It's a big mistake. Bony is on the upward trend and for me there would only be one choice," said Walsh. "Balotelli has been there, seen it, done it, but is he on the downward path now in terms of enthusiasm for the game?

"Bony has adjusted to this level and still has the desire to score goals."

Shrewsbury captain Liam Lawrence is still not ready to start having suffered a niggle that ruled him out of the game against York last week.

He is on the bench along with striker Andy Mangan, who returned from a knee injury to play in the match against Portsmouth last Saturday.

Chelsea name four players that started against Manchester United at the weekend, with Didier Drogba leading the line.

Kurt Zouma, who turned 20 on Monday, is in the defence alongside debutant Christensen and experienced pair Gary Cahill and Filipe Luis.

Nathan Ake is in midfield alongside John Mikel Obi, with Oscar, Andre Schurrle and Mohamed Salah.

Eddie Howe's Bournemouth side may have thrashed Birmingham City 8-0 on Saturday, but the boss rotates his pack making 10 changes in all.

Only Tommy Elphick retains his place, Yann Kermorgant returns in attack after a three-game ban and he will be partnered by Tokelo Rantie who notched his first goals of the season in the rout at St Andrew's.

The Baggies also make 10 changes and their fans will be pleased to see £10m summer signing Brown Ideye back from injury to lead the attack alongside Victor Anichebe. Only defender Craig Dawson retains his place.

Rickie Lambert and Fabio Borini finally get a chance to impress up front for Liverpool. Mario Balotelli is on the bench, but there's no place in the matchday squad for Steven Gerrard.

Liverpool XI: Jones, Manquillo, Lovren, Toure, Johnson, Lucas, Henderson, Coutinho, Markovic, Lambert, Borini.

Swansea XI: Tremmel, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Fulton, Shelvey, Emnes, Dyer, Montero, Gomis.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho gives 18-year-old defender Andreas Christensen his first-team debut.

Shrewsbury XI: Leutwiler, Grandison, Demetriou, Woods, Goldson, Collins, Wesolowski, Knight-Percival, Grant, Grimmer, Akpa Akpro.

Chelsea XI: Cech, Christensen, Zouma, Cahill, Filipe Luis, Mikel, Ake, Salah, Oscar, Schurrle, Drogba.

Andy Simpson:, external Just been stuck in a tunnel and traffic for 50 minutes just to get a ticket for Liverpool versus Swansea. I hope it's worth it!

Sean Sweeney:, external 1997 baseball opening day in Boston. Froze my rear end off with my dad, got seats in right field, face value. Sox lost.

Bibhash Dash:, external Queued from 5am to get into stadium for India v South Africa ODI in 2000. missed first five overs but worth it to watch the legend Sachin Tendulkar bat.

With Shrewsbury fans queuing from the early hours of the morning for their tickets for tonight's game with Chelsea, we asked, have you ever queued at a ridiculous time of day or most probably night, to get tickets to a sporting event? And was it worth it?

Tweet us via #bbcfootball,, external text us on 81111 or have your say on the BBC Sport Facebook, external and Google+, external pages.

If you see somebody giving Ashley Williams a clip at half-time tonight, chances are he's changed his mind and decided to swap shirts with Mario Balotelli.

Ahead of the game, Williams said: "If you see me swap shirts at half-time give me a slap."

That might be a bit extreme, but I found the skipper's next comments quite interesting: "Everyone's got an opinion on him, [but] I think he's a good player [and he] seems like a nice guy whenever I come up against him."

Do you want your number nine being a "nice guy" to centre-halves?

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Bournemouth XI: Camp, Smith, Elphick, Cargill, Harte, Fraser, O'Kane, Gosling, Stanislas, Kermorgant, Rantie.

West Brom XI: Myhill, Gamboa, Dawson, McAuley, Davidson, Baird, O'Neil, Mulumbu, Blanco, Anichebe, Ideye.

The story of Lloyd Burton's fight against cancer has had prominent position in the media this week and the young Shrewsbury fan will get a one to one with none other than Jose Mourinho tonight.

Lloyd, 11, is a promising young player himself - having been scouted by the likes of Manchester United and Aston Villa - and he is ready to bag the signature of the self-proclaimed 'Special One'.

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