Sutton’s FA Cup fourth-round predictions v Daffy Duck & Porky Pig – and AI

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton has a couple of very special guests for the FA Cup fourth round.

He is joined by Looney Tunes duo Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, the stars of new film ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’, to make predictions for all 16 ties.

Do you agree with their scores? You can see what AI thinks and choose your winner from each tie, below.

Daffy and Porky were first drawn in the 1930s and the actor who initially voiced Porky had a stammer, and therefore so did the character.

Hi Daffy and hello Porky. This weekend it’s the FA Cup – a historic competition famous for upsets and under-dogs – or is it under-ducks? – where the top Premier League teams sometimes lose to part-time sides. Are you excited about it!?

Daffy: Are you kidding? I’m tho exthited. It’th incredible. Thtupendous! And the only thing that could make me more exthited is if I knew what the heck it was!

Porky: I love sp-sp-sp-all kinds of athletic competition but I mostly play b-baseball and basketball, so I just hope the best team wins.

The FA Cup started in 1871 so it’s even older than both of you… could we trust the pair of you if we gave you the job of looking after the famous old trophy together?

Daffy: But of courth – there’s no one more truthtworthy than me – and to prove it I’ll take your cup far far far over yonder for thafe-keeping…

Porky: Daffy, that’s not the trophy that’s a t-t-ttea cup. The British love drinking tea.

Daffy: Oh. Wise guys, huh? Wathting my time!

You both have to save the world in ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’ but this is an even bigger challenge – can you get better of our pundit and football expert Chris Sutton at predictions by picking the right scores? How confident are both of you about beating him?

Daffy: You want a prediction? My prediction is we will dethtroy him! Annihilate him! Crush him! Woo-hoo!

Porky: He he, now d-don’t get carried away, Daffy. Nothing wrong with a little friendly competition, but it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s how you p-p-play the game. All that matters is that we all have fu-fu-fu-fu… a good time!

Daffy: And that we win!

Daffy, you asked for Michael Jordan’s autograph in Space Jam, would you want Chris’ autograph? He won the Premier League in 1995… but he can be a bit of a know-it-all and even a little boastful at times, a bit like Foghorn Leghorn. Are you impressed, and what would you tell him if you met him?

Daffy: As a perthon of great refinement, delicathy and modethty, I have no time for boathtful people. They’re dethpicable. I find the best way to deal with them ith to whack ‘em over the head with a plank. Do you have any plankth I could use?

Porky, you have to deal with Daffy’s short fuse and madcap ideas… how would you feel about having Chris as a sidekick instead? Would you be as loyal to him as you are to Daffy?

Porky: Well, I pp-pride myself on being lo-lo-lo—faithful… but I would consider having a less Daffy and messy housemate!

You’ve both played basketball with the rest of the Tune Squad in the Space Jam movies, would you fancy a go at soccer (or football as we call it in the UK)?

Daffy: I helped defeat a team of alien ‘Monstars’. It really wouldn’t be fair to your little thoccer teams to take on thuch a thupreme athlete as mythelf.

Porky: I think I’d p-p-prefer to be the referee. I like the whistle.

Maybe both of you would be better as managers – together as a double-act to make the big decisions? Some managers are loyal and optimistic like Porky… some are more desperate for attention, like Daffy?

Daffy: With my unique combination of thkill and thrategy I think I could be a great player and a coach. At the thame time. And thell the refreshments and merchandithe. I thee it now – Daffy Thtadium – home of Daffy United!

Porky: I’ve been a successful t-t-talent agent, so I think I would make a good ma-ma-ma-ma- head coach. I’ve been learning the offside rule. Let me read b-b-back my notes. «If a player scores a g-g-goal and you don’t want it to count, that’s offside.»

There are no replays. Games will be decided by extra time and penalties.

Gap = league places between the two teams

The AI predictions were generated using Microsoft Copilot Chat. We asked the tool to predict the score of each tie.

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior is really well thought of by Hull fans from his time in charge there, and he is a former Tigers player as well.

So, he should get a great reception there on Friday night, but what he really needs is a win – especially after letting a two-goal lead slip against Leeds on Tuesday.

Rosenior has had some great results with Chelsea but it seems some fans aren’t convinced by him. He will be desperate to prove them wrong by winning a trophy and the FA Cup is a great opportunity for him to do that this season.

Hull are going well in the Championship under Sergej Jakirovic but I just see Chelsea being too strong for them.

I scored for Chelsea against Hull in the FA Cup, many years ago. We won 6-1 that day and Chelsea are going to win comfortably this time too.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-4

Daffy: Should be a hulluva a game. Woo-hoo!

Porky: I guess Chelsea will have to g-g-go to Hull and back.

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 1-0

AI’s prediction: 0-2

Both teams are in the thick of the promotion race, and they meet again in Wales in the league next weekend.

With that in mind, I just wonder whether Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna will be the one to change things up here.

I hope he doesn’t but I think he might, because his side are in reach of the automatic spots, and that would be Wrexham’s chance.

Even so, I think this will be close. I’d normally just tip Ipswich to lose anyway but this prediction is for my daughter’s teacher, Mr Fields, who is a big fan and will be delighted that I am backing them.

As for moneybags Wrexham, well I don’t think their Hollywood stardust will help to take them to Wembley, but after this they will be able to focus on their play-off bid.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-1 after extra time, Ipswich win on penalties

Daffy: Ipswich Town wrecks’em? Well they should be more careful with their Tractorth!

Porky: I think we have to say Hooray for Ho-Holl-holl-holl-Tinseltown and go with Wrexham.

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 1-0

AI’s prediction: 1-2

Burton are struggling in League One, with only one win in their past nine league games, but they have scored 14 goals in their three FA Cup wins to get this far, and I can see them scoring again at home here.

I don’t think we will see a shock, though. West Ham look like they have turned a bit of a corner, and they will be gutted to have conceded an equaliser so late on against Manchester United on Tuesday.

Hammers boss Nuno Espirito Santo won’t want to lose the momentum that they’ve built in the past few weeks so, while he might make a couple of changes, he will still pick a team strong enough to get through.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-2

Daffy, when told that West Ham’s famous song is ‘we’re forever blowing bubbles’: No thir, no bubbleth, no way. Not after we went through with the zombie bubble gum. I’m going with Burton Albion (whatever that means).

Porky: Yes, I don’t want to b-b-b-bur- pop anyone’s balloon, but I agree with Daffy. Bub-bub-bubbles can be tough to b-b-beat though. I think it will be tight.

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 2-1

AI’s prediction: 0-3

As I said on the Monday Night Club, I feel like some Burnley fans are forgetting how difficult it is for any promoted team in the Premier League. They look at how Sunderland and Leeds are doing, and think ‘why not us?’

Clarets boss Scott Parker is taking a lot of flak at the moment, so he really needed Wednesday’s win over Crystal Palace. That was a great result but he cannot afford to follow it by slipping up at home to a mid-table League One side.

I am not expecting that to happen here – Burnley were up against an in-form Millwall side in round three and brushed them aside.

But I do think we will see some goals and some entertainment – there has not been much of either at Turf Moor this season. Mansfield beat Sheffield United 4-3 in the last round, and I can see them going out all guns blazing.

Sutton’s prediction: 3-2

Daffy: I think you’re jutht making teamth up now.

Porky: I’ll support b-b-b-b-b-oh forget it – Mansfield.

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 0-1

AI’s prediction: 2-0

Manchester City beat Salford City 8-0 in last season’s FA Cup and the only thing I am not sure about here is how many they will score this time.

Salford are doing well in League Two and I like their manager, Karl Robinson, but they are going to be outclassed.

Sutton’s prediction: 8-0

Daffy: I’ve heard of Manchethter… which is more than I can say for the otherth.

Porky: Th-th-th-that’s good enough for me!

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 3-0

AI’s prediction: 5-0

This prediction is not quite as straightforward as just looking at recent form. West Brom are really struggling while Norwich are flying – and beat the Baggies 5-0 on 20 January – but my old club have got so many injuries at the moment.

I am still going to back Norwich here though. Philippe Clement has got the team playing really well and it was great to see Mohamed Toure hit a hat-trick on his first start for the club, against Oxford on Tuesday.

Clement says they showed Toure images of Erling Haaland beforehand to show how he creates space for himself, and Romelu Lukaku to see how he uses his body.

I’m sure someone at Carrow Road could dig out some old VHS tapes of me in action for the Canaries if Toure needs any more inspiration. Although finding a video to play them on might be tricky.

Sutton’s prediction: 2-0

Daffy, when told Norwich are Chris Sutton’s old team: You keep talking about thith Crith Thutton like I’m thupposed to care about him. Jutht for that I’m picking the Women’s Basketball Association.

Porky: No, Daffy it says here that WBA is West Bromwich Albion.

Daffy: Hmmm. What about Eatht Bromwich and North Bromwich, and Thouth Bromwich. That’th a lot of Bromwich!

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 1-2

AI’s prediction: 2-1

Port Vale are toiling at the bottom of League One. Bristol City have been a bit erratic too, but they are still only a point off the Championship play-off places.

City have got a huge game coming up at Wrexham on Tuesday, which might be a bit of a distraction for this tie, but I still see them reaching round five.

Sutton’s prediction: 0-2

Daffy: Doeth everyone in thith country have their own team? How many more are there?

Porky: B-B-Bristol sounds like bristle. And pigs have bristles so…

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 0-2

AI’s prediction: 1-2

It was absolutely unbelievable what happened when these two teams met in the league on Tuesday. Leicester were 3-0 up at half-time, but ended up losing 4-3 in the 97th minute.

How do the Foxes come back from that? I don’t think they will. They will be angry, and are bound to be fired up, but you just wonder what damage it has done to their confidence and morale.

Leicester had a points deduction last week which left them in big trouble at the bottom of the table and they don’t have a manager at the moment – Andy King is caretaker boss and at half-time you can just imagine how he feels too.

Southampton are one of the form teams in the division, with four wins in their past five games, and I don’t see Leicester getting any revenge here.

Sutton’s prediction: 2-1

Daffy: Hmmm. Thouthhampton or Lie-theth-ter…

Porky: It’s pr-pr-pronounced «Lester»

Daffy: What is wrong with you people? Can’t you thpell?? In that cathe…

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 3-1

AI’s prediction: 2-1

I was delighted for Newcastle boss Eddie Howe that his team beat Tottenham and also the reception he got from his side’s fans afterwards.

For everything he has done for them, the world must have gone bonkers for their fans to be calling up 606 and saying they wanted him out.

This will be a very different test to playing Spurs, however, and I am going with my gut feeling on this one.

The two sides met recently when Villa won at St James’ Park at the end of January and although Villa have slipped up a couple of times at home recently, when it clicks for them, they usually end up winning.

Sutton’s prediction: 2-1

Daffy, when told Newcastle are known as the ‘Toon’ by their fans, who are ‘The Toon Army’: You had me at Toon! Though I do like the thound of thtaying in a nithe villa.

Porky: Remember Space Jam? No one can beat toons!

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 0-2 (And th-th-th-that’s gonna be all folks!)

AI’s prediction: 2-1

Liverpool boss Arne Slot and Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler are both under pressure but it feels like Hurzeler has the bigger problems to solve.

Brighton are on a poor run and apparently it all got a bit ugly at their home defeat by Crystal Palace on Sunday. The fans seem to have lost faith in him, and although that feels harsh to me, when it happens then it it is hard to reverse it.

The Seagulls beat Manchester United away in round three and now Hurzeler could really do with beating Liverpool away too.

I wouldn’t put it past them, either, especially with Liverpool struggling to see out games at the moment, but I think Slot’s side will just about get over the line.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-1 after extra-time, Liverpool to win on penalties.

Daffy: Liverpool, home of The Beatleth – finally thomewhere I’ve heard of!

Porky: Someone told me, «if you don’t know anything about foo-foo-foo-soccer, just say you support Liverpool.»

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 4-1

AI’s prediction: 3-1

Leeds’ comeback from 2-0 down to draw at Chelsea was just extraordinary, but I can smell an upset here.

I am sure Leeds boss Daniel Farke will make some changes because he will have at least half an eye on the Premier League, and their next game against Aston Villa.

Birmingham are going well under Chris Davies and are unbeaten in eight games in all competitions. This seems like a good time for him to take a top-flight scalp.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-0

Daffy: I didn’t know a team from Alabama could play here.

Porky: I don’t think it’s the same one.

Daffy: Birmingham all the way – woohoo!

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 100-0

AI’s prediction: 2-1

I know all about Grimsby because I was at Blundell Park for their Carabao Cup win over Manchester United earlier in the season.

Could something similar happen again? Yes, definitely. There will be another cracking atmosphere and David Artell and his players will fancy another upset, I am sure of that.

This is a horrible game for Wolves, but it is an important one for their manager Rob Edwards. He needs to find a way of getting through this tie, which is something Ruben Amorim could not do with United.

Wolves have had a miserable season and they probably thought it couldn’t get any worse – well it might.

I think lightning might strike twice, and this game will end in a draw before Grimsby win the shootout, just like they did against Manchester United.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-1 after extra-time, Grimsby to win on penalties.

Daffy: Grimthby eh? Thounds grim and deprething. I’ll go with the Wolves.

Porky: I think they’ll huff and puff and run out steam. At least I hope so.

Daffy’s prediction: 0-1

Porky’s prediction: 1-0

AI’s prediction: 0-2

Both of these teams got through the last round on penalties, with Oxford beating MK Dons and Sunderland overcoming Everton.

I don’t see Sunderland needing a shootout this time, though. Oxford are pretty woeful at the moment and have just been spanked by Norwich – they are not coming back from that.

Regis le Bris will make changes but the Black Cats will still be far too strong.

Sutton’s prediction: 0-2

Daffy, when told that Sunderland are nicknamed the Black Cats – so would not get on with Tweety Pie: Birdth of a feather mutht stick together against catth!

Porky: And Oxford is a place of higher ed-ed-edu-learning. So I think they’ll outsmart the opposition.

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 3-1

AI’s prediction: 1-2

Stoke’s boss is my old Norwich team-mate Mark Robins, who is an excellent manager – he clearly learnt a lot from me – but I fancy Fulham here.

I don’t know what Marco Silva’s situation is with Fulham and if he is leaving at the end of the season, but he will want to go out with a bang.

I really like the way Silva’s side play, and I wouldn’t rule out the Cottagers’ chances of going deep in the FA Cup this season.

Sutton’s prediction: 0-2

Daffy: I think I know which one Porky liketh here.

Porky: A f-f-f-full ham? You bet!

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 0-3

AI’s prediction: 1-2

This is the first meeting between these two clubs since the 2014 FA Cup semi-final, when Arsenal won on penalties and Mikel Arteta scored in a shootout. The Gunners went on to beat Hull in the final.

Things have changed a lot for Wigan since then, and not in a good way.

They have just sacked their manager Ryan Lowe after sliding into the League One relegation zone, and it’s hard to see them forcing a shootout this time, no matter how many changes Arteta makes.

Arsenal have not had much joy in the FA Cup since Arteta won it again as manager in 2019-20, a few months after taking charge.

They have not been past round four since, but they are going to make it to the last 16 this time, I’m sure of it.

In fact, they have got so much strength in depth now that, while for years Arteta has not been able to win anything at all, he could feasibly win four trophies this season.

Is the Quadruple on? That could be the question we are asking in the final few months of the season.

Sutton’s prediction: 3-0

Daffy: You thee, the problem with Arthenal is they just try to walk it in.

Porky: Yes, I heard that too.

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 0-1

AI’s prediction: 3-0

I am co-commentating on this game for 5 Live with Ali Bruce-Ball and I cannot wait.

Macclesfield boss John Rooney did an incredible job with his side’s historic win over Crystal Palace in round three.

I watched the game back as part of my prep and, while the Silkmen had less than 29% possession, they limited Palace to very few chances and they were deserved winners.

Knocking the holders out was rightly hailed as the biggest shock in the FA Cup’s illustrious history, and it would be another fantastic feat if they toppled Brentford too.

Only one non-league side has ever beaten two top-flight teams in the same FA Cup campaign – Millwall in 1913-14, who overcame Chelsea and Bradford City.

I’d love to think Macclesfield could do it too, and if they play like they did against Palace then they have a great chance, especially on their plastic pitch.

I think Brentford will be ready for them, though, and Keith Andrews’ side are having a tremendous season too.

Andrews will know he can’t make too many changes here, and maybe Brentford will go on an FA Cup run themselves – they have not reached the quarter-finals since 1989, so it it is long overdue.

This is going to be a tight game but I just have a feeling the Bees will edge it.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-2

Daffy: I don’t underthtand thith game at all – what is a Maccle? Why are there fields of them? And why do you altho call them the Thilkmen? Jutht for that, I’m going with Brentford!

Porky: B-b-Bees make honey, And honey is sweet… and so is my d-d-dear-d-d-arling Petunia.

Daffy & Porky’s prediction: 0-3

AI’s prediction: 0-3

Chris Sutton was speaking to BBC Sport’s Chris Bevan. Porky Pig and Daffy Duck’s answers are as told to Dan Berlinka.

The AI predictions were generated using Microsoft Copilot Chat. We asked the tool to predict the score of each tie.