The Swansea City winger will come face to face with Simon Davies – a former team mate and friend from their Tottenham days.<\/p>\n
Davies could line up for Fulham as the Swans look to secure a second Premiership scalp of the cup run following the victory over Portsmouth in the last round.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Western Mail, Gower said \u201cI spoke to him after the Wigan game and, although he\u2019s having treatment on his hamstring, I know he\u2019s hopeful of playing and \u2013 in his own words \u2013 hoping to smash me<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd, although I\u2019ve been rested for the last couple of cup games, I\u2019m hoping we will be up against each other at some stage of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause with him on the right and me on the left it should be fun \u2013 I don\u2019t know how serious it will actually get.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve never played each other before, but football chucks these things up and neither of us can wait.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve even had to get his mates tickets for the game because they all want to be in the Swansea end!<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we\u2019ve already been on the phone speaking about it and I was asking all about Fulham, making sure he told me all about them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know he felt they should have all three points against Wigan last Saturday<\/p>\n
\u201cHe speaks very highly of Roy Hodgson and says they\u2019re a well-oiled unit where everybody knows their jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey play with almost a back six with two boys in front of the defence who will be looking to stop the supply to Jason Scotland and hit us on the break. They\u2019ve got that quality and pace up front, so I\u2019m sure that\u2019s what they\u2019ll be aiming to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s one of those players who you know will give 100 per cent every single week, he\u2019s never let anyone down and has that quality and ability to play at the top level as he has done for a number of years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be a nice occasion for me personally if we go up against each other,\u201d said Gower, who plays off a score of 12 at gold compared to Davies\u2019 two.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s a great opportunity for us as a team, first and foremost, because it is a game we can enjoy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve done well in the league recently so we know the next few games will be really pressurised. This one is a game we can enjoy because, even if we lose, then we know we\u2019ve had a good run.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a chance for the quarter-finals which would have been unthinkable for this club just a few years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we\u2019ve deserved the chance, we knocked out the holders on merit and we know the place will be rocking.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I do score it will probably be on the front page<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll probably get people saying I still haven\u2019t scored in the league even if I do manage one on Saturday, but I\u2019ll take anything I can get on the scoresheet at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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