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Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers says the FA Cup is important to his side, who are struggling in the Premier League.

The Foxes sit 14th in the English top flight, just three points above the relegation zone and face Blackburn, who are fourth in the Championship and aiming for promotion, in the fifth round of the FA Cup this evening.

"It's very big, no matter where we are, but it's even more so this year, the importance of it," said Rodgers, whose side won the trophy in 2021.

"It's never been not important, all the cup games have been that.

"We're playing against a good team, they're doing very well in the Championship up in those play-off positions, they've been used to winning this year.

"I like how they play, so it's going to be a really tough game for us, but we know as each stage of the competition you go through each game gets more difficult.

"This is a chance for us to get to the quarter-final again and we really want to be able to give everything to be able to do that."

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Gary Lineker is getting ready to go live on BBC One at 19:30 GMT.

He's joined by Micah Richards, Danny Murphy and Jermaine Beckford.

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Chris Sutton
Former Blackburn striker

Stoke City are treading water in the middle of the Championship and it feels like they have been under-achieving for a while now.

Brighton knocked out the holders Liverpool in the last round and, with them doing so well in the Premier League, this feels like a great opportunity for them to have a real go at the FA Cup as well.

The Seagulls have just had a free weekend too, after their game against Newcastle United was postponed because of the Carabao Cup final, so there won't be the same need to rest players here either.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

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Bristol City need to be at their best against Premier League title chasers Manchester City in their FA Cup tie, says manager Nigel Pearson.

The Robins host the six-time FA Cup winners in the fifth round in Tuesday's sold-out game at Ashton Gate.

The two sides previously met in the Carabao Cup semi-finals in 2018, with Pep Guardiola's side winning 5-3 over two legs.

Bristol City last progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1974.

"We need to be as good as we can be on any given day," Pearson told BBC Radio Bristol.

"If you're as good as you can be and your opponents turn out to be better than you, there's not a great deal you can do about that.

"What we've got to try and make sure that we guarantee from ourselves is that our own performance is right, that's all I ever ask from my players, that the individuals do the jobs they are there to do but the most important thing is that collectively to be as good as we can be as a team.

"We need to be at our best, simple."

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Stoke defender Axel Tuanzebe makes his first start in 13 months tonight.

Tuanzebe was injured during a loan spell with Napoli in January 2022.

He had been prevented from playing this term due to a back problem prior to joining Stoke from Manchester United in January.

Tuanzebe made his debut as substitute in the Championship win against Huddersfield on 15 January.

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Leicester make six changes to the side that were edged out by Premier League leaders Arsenal at the weekend.

Daniel Iversen starts in goal, while Ricardo Pereira, Daniel Amartey, Luke Thomas, Boubakary Soumare and Jamie Vardy all come in.

Out go Danny Ward, Timothy Castagne, Harry Souttar, Victor Kristensen, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho.

Blackburn make three changes to the side that beat QPR in the Championship on Saturday.

Harry Pickering, Tyler Morton and Ryan Hedges start.

Main man Ben Brereton Diaz is suspended and Sorba Thomas cup tied. John Buckley is on the bench.

Brighton chief executive Paul Barber tells The Football News Show how the club's structure enables it to succeed in the Premier League and outlines their ambitions for the future.

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Brighton's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Stoke City is a "crucial game" for the club, according to manager Roberto de Zerbi.

"It's a crucial game because we want to arrive at Wembley to play the semi-final," he said.

"OK, there will be another game if we win, but we have to stay focused on Stoke. We studied Stoke and they can play in different ways. They can play with five defenders, sometimes four defenders and we have to be ready to show our quality and to show our mentality.

"Our mentality is more important than our technical or tactical ability.

"We need to find a victory because our last victory was against Bournemouth three weeks ago. We want to win the game and play well."

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BBC Sport at the bet365 Stadium

It is 2012 since Stoke last reached the FA Cup quarter-finals, the year after they were beaten in the final by Manchester City.

Manager Alex Neil is hoping to cause an upset against in-form Brighton.

Fortunes have changed since they last met - in the Premier League - in February 2018.

Stoke are too close to the Championship relegation zone for comfort, Brighton are pushing for the highest league finish in their history.

Stoke City make seven changes from the side who lost 1-0 to Millwall in the Championship but it's still a strong team.

Goalkeeper Jack Bonham, defenders Axel Tuanzebe, Ki-Jana Hoever and Josh Tymon, midfielders Jordan Thompson and Lewis Baker and forward Tyrese Campbell come in.

Stoke City XI: Bonham, Tuanzebe, Hoever, Wilmot, Sterling, Thompson, Laurent, Baker, Tymon, Brown, Campbell.

Subs: Fielding, Fox, Cluvas, Celina, Reddin, Taylor, Lowe, Smallbone, Gayle.

Brighton make five changes from their defeat by Fulham, with two of those enforced.

Argentine teenage midfielder Facundo Buonanotte makes his first start for the club, while goalkeeper Jason Steele, defenders Jan Paul van Hecke and Tariq Lamptey and winger Jeremy Sarmiento come in.

Pervis Estupinan and Solly March miss out through injury.

Brighton XI: Steele, Lamptey, Dunk, Buonanotte, Van Hecke, Caicedo, Gross, Mitoma, Mac Allister, Sarmiento, Ferguson.

Subs: Sanchez, McGill, Webster, Veltman, Moran, Welbeck, Hishelwood, Enciso, Undav.

Team news from Stoke coming very shortly.

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Now in case you're wondering how to watch all this evening's football, here you go:

• Stoke City v Brighton & Hove Albion, 19:15 - live on ITV4, ITVX
• Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers, 19:30 - live on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website & app
• Fulham v Leeds United, 19:45 - live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app
• Bristol City v Manchester City, 20:00 - live on ITV1, ITVX

You can also listen to build up and match commentary from Fulham v Leeds on BBC Radio 5 Live from 19:00 and you'll be able to hear commentary from Stoke v Brighton on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra from 19:10.

All times GMT.

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