Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Arsenal will face a tough match against Benfica with the first leg ending in a draw.
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While Villa begin the weekend in eighth position in the Premier League table, the visitors make the short trip to the West Midlands in third spot after beating Liverpool last weekend.
Three goals in seven minutes from James Maddison, Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes overturned Mo Salah’s opener as Liverpool suffered their third straight defeat.
Three points separate the two sides in the table after 23 games, and the visitors are looking to bounce back from successive league defeats for the first time under Jurgen Klopp.
The striker’s last-gasp winner saw his side beat Brighton 1-0 in their fifth-round tie on Wednesday.
The substitute squeezed the Foxes through their fifth-round tie with extra time looming.
Meanwhile, the home side head into the contest at Molineux on the back of a much-needed 2-1 win against Arsenal, a result which has moved the club 12 points clear of the relegation zone.
For Premier League this weekend, Leeds United will face Crystal Palace on Saturday by 4pm and on Sunday, Wolverhampton Wanderers will clash with Leicester City at 3pm.
Iheanacho opened his 2020/21 account in the Premier League in the 17th minute before James Justin finished a flowing team move to wrap up three points at Craven Cottage.
The midfielder suffered a hamstring injury against Everton in January and subsequently missed their last outing against Leeds United.
Musa is a free agent and, as Sportsmail revealed earlier this month, he has been invited in by Sam Allardyce to bolster Albion’s attacking options.
Gray has signed a contract with the Bundesliga club until June 2022.
The Foxes head into today’s fixtures third in the division, five points behind leaders Manchester City, while Leeds are 12th after returning to winning ways in midweek.
Both players are set to be out for around another two weeks, during which time the Foxes will play four Premier League matches, including hosting Liverpool at the King Power Stadium, and their FA Cup fifth-round tie against Brighton.
The midfielder only featured for 42 minutes before he was replaced by Papy Mendy in their Premier League draw against Everton on Wednesday.
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The England striker has scored 13 goals in all competitions this season and Rodgers described the operation as a “small corrective procedure.”
City moved to 38 points, above Leicester City on goal difference, with Manchester United on 37 points, but playing at Fulham later on Wednesday.
The list, drawn up by RB Leipzig, is also said to contain Liverpool’s Divock Origi and Nice’s Kasper Dolberg.
Leicester City, shock champions in 2016, are now ahead of previous leaders Manchester United by one point with a total of 38, while Chelsea have slipped to eighth on 29 points