Ola Aina and Michael Hector were both rested as Hull lost to Doncaster in
midweek cup action but were both restored for Friday's 4 - 0 Championship drubbing of Bolton Wanderers.
They had beaten a second string Liverpool side 2 - 0 in
midweek Cup action, but Leicester City were unable to produce an encore in their league fixture between the two sides over the weekend, slumping to a 3 - 2 loss at the King Power Stadium.
Not exact matches
The Gunners were in
action in
midweek for their League
Cup clash with West Ham United, but there was one big talking point in Wenger's starting line - up.
When Arsenal next run out onto the pitch it will be at the Emirates on Tuesday night, when the Premier League has a rare
midweek slot with no domestic
cup action and no Europa League and Champions League games to be played.
They will also have the advantage of being fresher as Swansea were in
midweek FA
Cup replay
action while the Hammers were resting up.
The Blues made progress in the FA
Cup on the weekend at the expense of Newcastle and they jump back into
action at Stamford Bridge in
midweek as they host Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Each Premier League game is covered in great detail, with references to the previous weekend's
action, highlights of
midweek European games and
Cup outings.
Pep Guardiola's rampant Manchester City side take a break from Premier Leaugue
action in
midweek as they take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English League
Cup Fourth round game at Etihad Stadium.
After a weekend of FA
Cup action across England, the Premier League returns
midweek and is highlighted by a juicy Tottenham / Manchester United matchup on Wednesday night.
You do, however, have to question Blackburn's
midweek exertions and query just how much they have left in the tank to offer on Saturday, as 120 minutes of gruelling
cup action will have taken a lot out of them.
Jordan Houghton played an hour for Doncaster away to Arsenal in
midweek League
Cup action and, most encouragingly, followed that up with a hugely impressive 90 minutes and a 3 - 0 win away to former club Plymouth.
Millwall had the annoyance of an FA
Cup replay in
midweek to deal with and then it's straight back into league
action on Friday night as well as they take on promotion - chasing Bluebirds.