Seats for Rovers fans are situated in the Centenary Stand lower tier at Upton Park.

The tie will be staged on Saturday, February 14 (kick-off 3pm) and, if a replay is needed, it will be at Ewood on Wednesday, February 25 (7.45pm).

Last time the clubs met in the FA Cup was 1965-66 when Rovers drew 3-3 away and beat the Hammers 4-1 in an Ewood replay.

At the end of that season, Rovers were relegated from Division One!. No danger of that this time round.

PROGRESS in the FA Cup means that Rovers' Premiership game against Leeds, scheduled for Elland Road on February 14, has been postponed.

Both clubs are involved in the fifth round but a new date of Wednesday, March 11 (7.45pm) has already been agreed for the League game.

TICKETS for next Saturday's game against Tottenham Hotspur at Ewood (3pm) are currently on open sale.

It is a category B fixture with prices £16-20, concessions £10 where applicable.

LATEST Double Your Money Club £500 winner is W Eatough (Mellor), number 051A.

The Rovers Return bonus ball prize at the Spurs game next Saturday will be worth £600.

AFTER nearly two months without a competitive game, Rovers Reserves finally get back in Pontin's League Premier Division action next Wednesday, February 4. They are away to Liverpool Reserves, with the match being staged at Chester City (7pm).

League leaders Leeds could stretch their advantage over Rovers to five points before then, as they are at home to lowly Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.

The next home game for Rovers is on Wednesday week, February 11, when Preston North End are the visitors.

FRANZ Carr, who began his career as an Ewood apprentice before making a big-money move to Nottingham Forest, has been released by Bolton after a three-month trial.

The 31-year-old winger, who has played for a number of clubs including Newcastle and Aston Villa, was previously with Reggiana in Italy.

WHILE preparing for their FA Youth Cup tie against QPR at Loftus Road on Monday, February 16 (7pm), with a place in the last eight at stake, Rovers are still waiting for their next opponents in the county competition.

They defeated Blackpool as long ago as November 17 in their opening game in this season's Lancashire FA Youth Cup for professional clubs.

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