The chairman runs the football club when it comes to the finances, and it's his decision in the end. That's very important for everybody to understand. It's about the Albion.

Berahino has become a peripheral figure at the Hawthorns since his failed attempts to leave the club in the summer and has not started a game for the club in over two months.

Pulis is not alone in questioning why a full round of Premier League and Championship matches has been scheduled for midweek following both the FA Cup third and fourth-round weekends.

Agbonlahor is a Villa fan and came through the club's youth academy, making his Premier League debut under then boss David O'Leary in March 2006, nearly ten years ago.

With survival in, or promotion to, the money-spinning Premier League the priority these days, however, the gloss has been taken off the FA Cup in recent years, although it remains a cherished piece of silverware. It is a wonderful competition.

Berahino has featured 15 times in the Premier League so far this term, starting eight of those games, and has scored three goals. It was one of the big days of the football world as a boy. "Going to Wembley with Stoke in 2011 when City beat us 1-0, was still one of the great moments of my life".

Bristol City have been linked with a loan move for highly-rated Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks.

Tottenham Hotspur discovered that was the case back in the summer, when they tabled four bids, including a final offer of £22.5m, but were unable to persuade Peace to sell.