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Like in the previous rounds, Wagner is likely to rotate key players, so Town fans can expect the likes of Aaron Mooy, Christophe­r Schindler and Mathias ‘Zanka’ Jorgensen to sit this one out ahead of the trip to the Hawthorns.

We could see the return of Laurent Depoitre, who missed the 4-1 home win over AFC Bournemout­h on Sunday with a foot injury picked up against the Red Devils two weeks ago.

The 29-year-old Belgium internatio­nal was the tormentor of United’s defence back in Town’s 2-1 win in October, and would relish the chance to face them once again at the John Smith’s Stadium.

His inclusion would likely see Sunday’s two-goal hero Steve Mounie rested ahead of next Saturday’s game against the Baggies.

Another stand-out from Sunday’s victory was Alex Pritchard, but with the ex-Norwich man Cup-tied, he will likely give game time to Abdelhamid Sabiri, who has started in the FA Cup twice this season.

Elsewhere, you would expect Michael Hefele to partner AS Monaco loanee Terence Kongolo at the heart of the Terriers’ defence.

In midfield, Philip Billing will be pushing for another start against United.

One man who is short of game time and hasn’t featured since limping off in the fourth round against Birmingham City is Danny Williams.

Williams returned to the match-day squad for the Bournemout­h game but didn’t feature (despite making a stir on the bench), so would benefit from a start against United.

In the full back positions, the fitness of Tommy Smith and

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