West Brom v Pompey preview

Face off: Redknapp v Mowbray

Skysports.com prediction: West Brom 1 Portsmouth 2

One to watch: Sulley Muntari

SkyBet odds: West Brom 11/4 Draw 9/4 Portsmouth 5/6

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Portsmouth face West Brom as both sides attempt to cement a place in history by reaching the second FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium.

Both teams will be hoping Saturday's showdown is not their last appearance at the 'new home of football' when they meet in the first of the two semi-final clashes in the capital.

Harry Redknapp will be determined to lead Pompey to their first FA Cup final since 1939, but Tony Mowbray's Baggies have aspirations of their own and should prove more than worthy opponents despite their Championship status.

Portsmouth will make late decisions on the fitness of defender Hermann Hreidarsson (Achilles) and winger John Utaka (hamstring) for the game, but neither had trained until Thursday.

Hreidarsson is determined to make it but Lauren, normally a right-back, is standing by to deputise on the left, while on-loan striker Milan Baros is the likely replacement for Utaka in a 4-5-1 set up.

James and Diarra fit

With eight-goal Jermain Defoe cup-tied, Kanu is set to lead the attack and midfielders Sulley Muntari and Papa Bouba Diop return from suspensions to replace Sean Davis and Pedro Mendes.

Goalkeeper David James has recovered from a stomach bug and midfielder Lassana Diarra is fit after a slight hamstring strain.

Baggies boss Mowbray will go into the game with no fresh injury or suspension problems.

Portuguese playmaker Filipe Teixeira remains the only definite injury absentee after his season ended in March when he suffered knee ligament damage.

On-loan striker Luke Moore has served a three-match suspension but the Aston Villa player is ineligible to play having already featured in the competition for his parent club.