Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

A few of the teams struggling near the bottom of the Premier League have got games against teams in the bottom half of League One.

West Brom look like a dog's dinner in defence at the moment but they should have enough about them to beat a Blackpool side who have just started to struggle a bit.

Sheffield United have not won a game all season but surely Saturday is the day they finally get something to celebrate on their coach journey home. I am a fan of Bristol Rovers boss Paul Tisdale, but the Blades will get through if they play anything like their best team - they should do, too.

This is Burnley's first game under their new ownership so I am sure Clarets boss Sean Dyche will want to prove a point against MK Dons, and continue his side's recent revival.

Predictions: Blackpool 1-2 West Brom; Bristol Rovers 0-2 Sheffield United; Burnley 2-0 MK Dons

What chance of some Premier League slip-ups today, Lawro?

The cardboard cut-out fans are out in force at Luton, including a picture of a whippet in a flat cap, shirt and tie. Already feels like quite a passe solution to empty stands, such has been the length of time supporters have been excluded from most stadiums.

Feels even more stark on FA Cup third-round weekend.

BBC Radio 5 Live

We have live radio commentary from a whopping 19 FA Cup third-round ties on Saturday, a 10-hour extravaganza for your ears.

There will be four games, virtually back-to-back, on BBC Radio 5 Live - Chorley v Derby (12:15 GMT), Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United (15:00 GMT), Arsenal v Newcastle (17:30 GMT) and Manchester United v Watford (20:00 GMT).

Everton v Rotherham (12:00 GMT) and Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion (15:00 GMT) will feature on 5 Live Sports Extra, while we have regional stations covering almost every game today - a helpful list with options to listen can be found here.

Here's where to tune in for the lunchtime kick-offs:

Everton v Rotherham United - 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Radio Merseyside & BBC Radio Sheffield

Luton Town v Reading - BBC Three Counties Radio & BBC Radio Berkshire

Norwich City v Coventry City - BBC Radio Norfolk & BBC Radio CWR

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City - BBC Radio Nottingham, BBC Radio Wales & BBC Radio Cymru

Chorley v Derby County (12:15 GMT) - 5 Live, BBC Radio Lancashire & BBC Radio Derby

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Norwich City boss Daniel Farke makes seven changes for their third-round clash with Championship rivals Coventry with Max Aarons, Emi Buendia and Teemu Pukki among those dropping to the bench.

Onel Hernandez returns to a Canaries matchday squad for the first time in three months after recovering from a thigh injury.

Coventry City manager Mark Robins, meanwhile, makes just three changes for the Sky Blues, handing Julien Dacosta a first start.

Max Biamou comes in up front for the injured Matty Godden and Ryan Giles replaces Sam McCallum, who is ineligible to play against his parent club.

Norwich XI: Barden, Mumba, Zimmermann, Gibson, Quintilla, Sorenesen, Tettey, Cantwell, McLean, Placheta, Hugill.

Subs: McCracken, Aarons, Hanley, Vrancic, Skipp, Buendia, Hernandez, Pukki, Omotoye.

Coventry XI: Wilson (GK), Dacosta, Ostigard, McFadzean, Hyam, Giles, Sheaf, Shipley, Hamer, O'Hare, Biamou.

Subs: Camp, Thompson, Dabo, Allen, Eccles, James, Kastaneer, Bapaga, Bakayoko.

Former Liverpool youth team striker Bobby Duncan makes his first start for Derby as the Rams line up with a side made up of youngsters with with the first-team squad isolating after a coronavirus outbreak.

Chorley, meanwhile, make three changes from their previous game with Andy Halls, Harry Cardwell and Ollie Shenton all starting.

Chorley XI: Urwin, Birch, Leather, Halls, Baines, Shenton, Tomlinson, Calveley, Newby, Hall, Cardwell.

Subs: Miller, Henley, Roberts, Malakai, Putnam, Smith, Marah, Reilly.

Derby XI: Yates, Bardwell, Solomon, Jinkinson, Williams, Aghatise, Bateman, Liam Thompson, Hutchinson, Duncan, Cresswell.

Subs: Ibrahim, Christie, Rutt, Ebosele, Rogers, Seb Thompson, Cybulski, Sykes-Kenworthy.

Please do feel free to get in touch with your thoughts, feelings, and observations around today's FA Cup ties.

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On-loan Tottenham forward Troy Parrott leads the line for Millwall as he looks to get his first goal for the club.

Boreham Wood, meanwhile, hand a debut to Junior Morias while Sorba Thomas starts.

Boreham Wood XI: Ashmore, Stephens, Fyfield, Ilesanmi, Smith, Mafuta, Murtagh, Thomas, Tshimanga, Rhead, Morias.

Subs: Coulthirst, Whitely, Huddart, Woodards, Mingoia, McDonnell.

Millwall XI: Fielding, Hutchinson, Pearce, Cooper, McNamara, Leonard, Woods, Malone, Burey, Zohore, Parrott.

Subs: Jed Wallace, Thompson, Bradshaw, Smith, Ferguson, Romeo, Bennett, Bodvarsson, Bialkowski.

Here are the team's for the tie between Luton and Reading. Good luck trying to pick them out during the game if the morning fog doesn't disappear...

Luton retain only two of the players who started their last game - goalkeeper Simon Sluga and midfielder Ryan Tunnicliffe. The likes of top-scorer James Collins and Harry Cornick are rested, with Danny Hylton, James Bree and young defender Gabriel Osho given chance to stake a claim.

Luton XI: Sluga, Bree, Osho, Tunnicliffe, Potts, Galloway, Moncur, Lee, Morrell, Nombe, Hylton.

Subs: Cornick, Berry, Lockyer, Rea, Mpanzu, Clark, Isted, Norrington-Davies, LuaLua.

Reading also make nine changes, resting a host of key first-team players. They are also without Lucas Joao, who has 16 goals in 18 games.

Tom McIntyre and Sone Aluko keep their place in an XI that includes exciting midfield talent Michael Olise. There is a debuts for Oli Pendlebury in midfield and first starts for Jeriel Dorsett and Jayden Onen.

Reading: Southwood, Tomas Esteves, McIntyre, Dorsett, Bristow, Semedo, Pendlebury, Aluko, Onen, Olise, Baldock.

Subs: Holmes, Tetek, Samuels, Melvin-Lambert, Boyce-Clarke, Lawless, Camara.

Cardiff City boss Neil Harris has made fewer changes than his counterpart Chris Hughton, but this is probably a bigger game for the under-pressure Bluebirds boss.

He's not helped by a central defensive crisis with Sean Morrison, Sol Bamba, Aden Flint and Greg Cunningham all injured.

Academy graduate Joel Bagan is drafted in to start and either he or Joe Bennett will likely fill-in at centre back.

Cardiff goalkeeper Dillon Phillips makes his Bluebirds debut with Harris naming only seven substitutes.

Chris Hughton makes eight changes from the side who beat Preston last weekend in the Championship.

Jordan Smith makes a first start of the season in goal and Scott McKenna makes his return from an ankle injury in defence.

Anthony Knockaert's loan was not extended in time for him to feature today, while it seems Hughton will switch to a 4-4-2.

As Carlo Ancelotti intimated yesterday, Lucas Digne returns for Everton. The full-back has recovered quicker than expected from surgery to give the Toffees a big boost not only today but going forward this season. James Rodriguez is also included in what is a changed, but not entirely unrecognisable Everton XI.

There is no Dominic Calvert-Lewin or Richarlison, though, with Cenk Tosun trusted to do a job up top.

Everton XI: Olsen, Coleman, Digne, Keane, Godfrey, Gomes, Gordon, Iwobi, Davies, Rodriguez, Tosun.

Rotherham also make a few changes from their last league game, but retain the core of their first-choice side.

Let's rattle through some team news.

The sun's shining and things are looking good at Chorley, where the staff have been putting in the hours to ensure this game goes ahead.

I can barely see a thing out the window here in Salford. Hopefully the fog lifts before Manchester United and Watford kick off at Old Trafford later.

A difficult situation for Derby County, but what an opportunity for Chorley to make the fourth round.

How many sides from outside the top four tiers might we see in the pot?

Third round debutants Boreham Wood, 11th in the National League, host Championship side Millwall at midday and Stockport County host three-time winners West Ham United at Edgeley Park on Monday night.

Undoubtedly the tie of the round, however, is eighth-tier Marine's home match against Jose Mourinho's Tottenham on Sunday...

Shrewsbury Town did not have enough fit, non-isolating players to face Southampton at St Mary's today, after a significant number of players and staff tested positive for coronavirus.

A decision on what will happen with the fixture will be made "early next week".

It is, of course, not the only tie affected.

Like Aston Villa last night, Championship side Derby County will have to field a team of under-23 and under-18 players against non-league Chorley following an outbreak.

BBC iPlayer

Here's a handy list of all the games you'll be able to find on the BBC iPlayer this weekend.

So. Much. Football.

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BBC One

Those early kick-offs are followed by 10 3pm games, the action from all of which you can follow right here.

Later, Arsenal v Newcastle United (17:30 GMT) will be live on BBC One and the BBC Sport website.

The day's final game is at Old Trafford, as Manchester United host Watford.

I hope you've made yourselves comfy. There is a LOT to come today.

20 ties in fact, after Southampton's meeting with Shrewsbury Town was postponed following a coronavirus outbreak at the Shrews.

The action gets under way with five matches from 12:00 GMT today, and a depleted Derby County are away to Chorley at 12:15.

• Boreham Wood v Millwall
• Everton v Rotherham United
• Luton Town v Reading
• Norwich City v Coventry City
• Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City
• Chorley v Derby County (12:15)

And in Friday's other FA Cup third round tie, Wolves beat Crystal Palace 1-0 thanks to a goal their manager Nuno Espirito Santo described as "a special goal from a special player".

Adama Traore ended his goal drought in style, as his excellent strike from the edge of the penalty area proved decisive at Molineux.

The Spain winger had not scored for Wolves since 27 February 2020, but that finish earned a 'wow' from his boss in the dugout.