Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Sometimes you get away with them early in the game, but it's right to be a booking. The referee is stood right under it, Ait-Nouri has no complaints.

Seven minutes is all it has taken for the first yellow card of the day and it's gone to Wolves' Rayan Ait-Nouri, sliding in late and wiping out Milan van Ewijk.

Joel Latibeaudiere sees the ball fall to him on the corner of the penalty area, but would have had to hit it first time as he was soon closed down. But instead the first touch enables the Wolves defenders to crowd him out and clear.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Both teams are playing a bit of cat and mouse with their formations at the minute. Wolves are trying to adjust and it's great to watch in these early moments.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

The atmosphere is fantastic, the colours are for everyone to see. The fact more away fans are allowed tickets in the FA Cup really adds to the occasion.

Rayan Ait-Nouri is pulling himself very forward on that left side, Mario Lemina is also heading to the left side. Are Wolves going for a potential overload on that side. It's one to watch?

And here we go. Wembley one game away. This one has to be settled in the next few hours.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at Molineux

We have Gary O'Neil and Mark Robins in the opposing dug-outs this afternoon.

It is the first time two English-born managers have met in an FA Cup quarter-final since Neil Harris' Millwall lost to Essex-born former Republic of Ireland international Chris Hughton's Brighton in 2019.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

From the outside, both look like good managers and people that both sides want to win for. Coventry will want to come here and give it their all, they're not trying to get carried away by the potential of an FA Cup semi-final. They are not easy to manoeuvre through so it's not an easy tie.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at Molineux

Duran Duran's 'Hungry Like the Wolf' has just been playing at Molineux.

There is a sizeable contingent of Coventry fans in the far corner opposite me, plus the normal front section of the Steve Bull stand.

I am expecting they will make quite a noise.

Here are the key facts and figures before today's game between Wolves and Coventry City in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

• Wolves are unbeaten in their past five home games against Coventry, having last played the Sky Blues in a 1-1 draw in League One in October 2013.
• This is the first FA Cup meeting between Wolves and Coventry since the 1983-84 third round, with the Sky Blues progressing after a 3-0 win in the replay.
• Wolves have progressed from two of their past three FA Cup quarter-finals, most recently a 2-1 win over Manchester United in 2018-19.
• Coventry are the top goalscorers in the FA Cup this season, from the first round onwards, with 16 goals. It’s the joint-most they have scored in a campaign, level with 1962-63.
• Kasey Palmer has been involved in seven goals in his five FA Cup appearances for Coventry, scoring three and assisting four. No player left in the competition has been involved in more goals this term than Palmer (five - two goals, three assists).

Wolves

Wolves manager Gary O'Neil speaking on ITV: "We need to go again. Everyone across the country is missing players. I'm excited to see the young players.

"I'm not thinking about Europe at all, I haven't all season. I think we were very fortunate - or very good - managing the injuries early in the season. They catch up with you at some point.

"We'd love to qualify for Europe, of course, but that involves winning today, winning at Villa Park next week. It's just about the constant drive to improve and keep going. I'm just trying to push that all the time and see where we get to.

"It's a fantastic group - I know the group I've named today will give absolutely everything. We're going to need them all today.

"I know when you're up against lower-league opposition the place will expect it to be comfortable but there will be things you need to manage and we'll have to do that."

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at Molineux

We are soon going to be moving into an era where there will be no FA Cup replays from the third round and beyond to ease pressure on the fixture calendar.

The last time these sides met in the FA Cup was in 1984.

Coventry won in a second replay, which was played on the Monday, 10 days after the initial fixture.

Four games in 10 days, three of them in the FA Cup. Can you imagine how Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and co would have dealt with that?

Katie Stafford
BBC Sport

Coventry City manager Mark Robins described Gary O'Neil as "a top, young manager" and praised him for the "immense job" he has done since joining Wolves on the eve of the new season.

"From where they were at the start of the season, Gary has done an immense job to go in there with no preparation under his belt," Robins said at his news conference on Thursday.

"He’s put together a really strong outfit and they play in a way that suits the players and they understand it clearly. They’ve had a brilliant season.

"They’ve got a real good depth of talent, which you would expect from a Premier League side that have been really well coached since O’Neil came in. They look like a really good side who are brilliant on the counter-attack.

"He’s a top young manager."

Speaking to the media before the short trip to Molineux, the Sky Blues boss added: "It’s a tough ask and it’s going to be a tough game."

We're on the countdown to the first of this weekend's four FA Cup quarter-finals get underway.

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Chris Sutton
Former Blackburn striker

What an opportunity this is for both clubs, with Wembley waiting for the winners.

My old Norwich team-mate Mark Robins has done a brilliant job at Coventry, who he has taken from League Two to within touching distance of the Premier League - they were a penalty shootout away from promotion to the top flight last season, and are only a point off the play-offs this time.

You have got to fancy Wolves here though, and not just because they are at home. They should dominate possession and I'd expect their greater quality to tell in the end.

With the international break next week, there is no reason for Wolves to rest any of their players, and they are not going to get relegated now anyway, so why not go for it?

I doubt many Wolves fans expected a season like this when former manager Julen Lopetegui left three days before their campaign started, and Gary O'Neil came in to take charge.

Now they are ninth in the Premier League and have a chance to reach the FA Cup semi-finals. It's just phenomenal by O'Neil, and I don't think their FA Cup run ends here.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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Watch highlights as Coventry City booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals thanks to Ellis Simms' first-half hat-trick and a second-half double from Fabio Tavares in a 5-0 win over National League South side Maidstone United.

Wolves will be the first top-flight side that Coventry have faced in this year's cup run. League One Oxford were beaten in round three, Championship Sheffield Wednesday in round four, before a win over Conference League South side Maidstone.