David Moyes will not risk Sunderland's Premier League status in pursuit of FA Cup glory.
The Black Cats head for Burnley on Tuesday evening for a third-round replay with either Fleetwood or Bristol City awaiting the winners in the next round.
They will do so having surrendered in alarming fashion to Stoke at the Stadium of Light on Saturday in a 3-1 defeat which saw them slip to within one place of the foot of the league table.
A battle-weary Moyes faces the task of lifting a depleted squad for a game he could really do without, and while he will send out a side he believes can win on the night, he has no doubt about his priority for the season.