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Rushden Diamonds
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Boss Jon Dahl Tomasson says he would prefer Blackburn to be playing a Premier League side at home in the FA Cup quarter-finals rather than travelling to Championship rivals Sheffield United.Rovers will vie for a place in the semis with the Blades, the team three places ahead of them in the second tier, at Bramall Lane on Sunday.Getting through would see them make a maiden trip to the new Wembley and reach the last four for the first time since 2006-07.Tomasson, who saw his side win 2-1 at top-flight Leicester in round five having also triumphed on penalties at West Ham in the Carabao Cup earlier this season, said: “I would actually have rather played a Premier League side at home.“First of all to give our fans the experience, and second, it’s also nice to try to win against a Premier League side – we’ve been able to do that twice this season, West Ham and Leicester. Legit
Boss Jon Dahl Tomasson says he would prefer Blackburn to be playing a Premier League side at home in the FA Cup quarter-finals rather than travelling to Championship rivals Sheffield United.Rovers will vie for a place in the semis with the Blades, the team three places ahead of them in the second tier, at Bramall Lane on Sunday.Getting through would see them make a maiden trip to the new Wembley and reach the last four for the first time since 2006-07.Tomasson, who saw his side win 2-1 at top-flight Leicester in round five having also triumphed on penalties at West Ham in the Carabao Cup earlier this season, said: “I would actually have rather played a Premier League side at home.“First of all to give our fans the experience, and second, it’s also nice to try to win against a Premier League side – we’ve been able to do that twice this season, West Ham and Leicester. EFL