Bednar: Injury doubt.

Preview: Bristol Rovers v West Brom March 07 2008

West Brom boss Tony Mowbray is sweating over the fitness of striker Roman Bednar and defender Carl Hoefkens ahead of the FA Cup sixth-round tie at Bristol Rovers.

Bednar was forced out of Tuesday's late 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday with a calf injury while Hoefkens struggled through until the end of the match after taking a knock to his leg.

Both players are facing a race to be fit against the Pirates but Mowbray is hopeful the duo will be fit enough to feature.

However, Portuguese midfielder Filipe Teixeira will miss out once again with a knee injury.

Fellow midfielder James Morrison (tendinitis) and striker Kevin Phillips (knee) came off the bench against Wednesday and are fully fit once again.

Bristol Rovers are fighting a sickness bug ahead of the sixth round tie at the Memorial Stadium.

Midfield duo Chris Lines and David Pipe and striker Richard Walker all missed the midweek league defeat to Doncaster through illness and first-team coach Paul Trollope faces an anxious wait over their fitness for Sunday's televised clash against the Championship promotion contenders.

On-loan midfielder Anthony Pulis is ineligible having already featured in the competition for his parent club Stoke.

Full-back Ryan Green continues to miss out with the Achilles problem that has kept him sidelined since November.

Fellow defender Steve Elliott has resumed training after a knee injury but this game could come too soon.



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