Coaches from across English football speak ahead of FA Cup weekend

Stay up-to-date with all the goings on in English football as coaches from across the pyramid speak ahead of FA Cup third round weekend.

We'll be hearing from new Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior at 14.30 CET. The Blues face Charlton tomorrow evening in his first game after replacing Enzo Maresca.

More from Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on potential transfers for defenders following the most recent injury to Fabian Schar ...

"At the moment we're confident that Fabian will be back before the end of the season, that's the guidelines we've been given. Let's see. Then let's see with Dan [Burn] and then let's look at the options we have internally before looking externally."

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe was speaking earlier about the injury suffered by Fabian Schär ...

"Hopefully, not too bad, or maybe not as bad as it initially looked. He’s got an injury there, but no break - it is ligament damage. He is seeing a specialist in the coming days to get a definitive answer, but maybe more positive than the initial assessment. Losing Fabian is a huge blow."

An excellent list to be a part of for Semenyo ...

In case you missed some early transfer news this morning, Antoine Semenyo has completed his switch from Bournemouth to Manchester City ...

Here are today's FA Cup fixtures, with the clear stand-out coming from the Racecourse ...

Good morning everyone and welcome to a slightly different Friday live blog today. Instead of the usual Premier League press conferences, we're going to be covering everything to do with FA Cup third round weekend which starts this evening with four matches.