Aston Villa skipper Stiliyan Petrov and 12-goal leading scorer Gabriel Agbonlahor are major fitness worries ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash at Crystal Palace.

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was today pondering whether to recall Jose Reina in goal for the FA Cup fifth-round home tie with Manchester United or keep faith with Jerzy Dudek, who has managed two clean sheets in the three matches the Spaniard has missed through suspension.

Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier (pictured) insisted Senegal duo El-Hadji Diouf and Salif Diao have no chance of featuring for the Reds in tomorrow’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Portsmouth.