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Bolton to rotate squad for Spurs FA Cup tie

With his side embroiled in a relegation battle Bolton manager Owen Coyle said he will make changes for the trip to North London.

"You have to make sure that you get the balance right, and so it's fair to say that there will be one or two players coming in," Coyle told a news conference.

"I've got to stress that it will be one or two and not wholesale changes like teams have done before.

"We have a number of top-class players champing at the bit and ready to start games. They have been sitting on the bench and have wanted to play their part."

"I don't think the FA Cup game has any more importance because of losing the derby - the chance of going to Wembley is enough to lift everyone's spirits," the American said.

"We all want a place in the semi-final. We will keep going, because the confidence is certainly still there. That's because of the way we were playing before Anfield."

Steven Gerrard, fresh from his hat-trick against Everton in midweek, is hoping to score his 150th goal in a Liverpool shirt as the League Cup winners host last year's FA Cup runners-up Stoke City on Sunday with another trip to Wembley on offer.

"A top 10 finish was our target at the start of the season and there's no doubt that's where we want to be at the end," Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer told the club's website.

"We're looking at getting those 40 points as quickly as possible and after that we can start thinking about the possibilities of where we could finish."

"One win at home is not going to be enough and we wa