Overview

• Kick-off is 7:45pm BST at Lincoln’s LNER Stadium, with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Football and streaming in the U.S. on Paramount+.
• Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez is suspended after his Old Trafford red card, with Filip Jorgensen expected to start.
• Cole Palmer is being monitored day by day with a groin issue and several others are sidelined, and Enzo Maresca has flagged rotation with academy involvement while suggesting he may still start regular centre-backs due to limited options.
• Marc Guiu is unavailable after appearing earlier in this season’s competition for Sunderland and is cup-tied under EFL rules.
• Lincoln arrive third in League One on a 10-match unbeaten run, and if the tie is level after 90 minutes it goes straight to a penalty shootout.