FA CUP FIFTH ROUND DRAW: Man United and Newcastle each face residence ties towards Premier League rivals, whereas Liverpool’s conquerors Plymouth journey to Man City
- 16 teams will remain in the FA Cup following the completion of the fourth round
- The draw for the fifth round took place on BBC’s The One Show on Monday
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The FA Cup fifth round draw threw up some tasty ties, including a daunting trip to Manchester city‘s Etihad Stadium for Plymouth after their shock victory over Liverpool on Sunday.
The Championship’s bottom club pulled off one of the great cup upsets as Ryan Hardie’s second half penalty secured a famous 1-0 win over the Premier League leaders.
A number of all Premier League ties will also take place with Man United hosting Fulham and Brighton visiting Newcastle.
Elsewhere, Wolves will travel to Bournemouth while Aston Villa welcome Cardiff City.
The winner of Doncaster vs Crystal Palace will meet Millwall while Ipswich will host whoever comes out on top in the game between Exeter and Nottingham Forest.
The draw took place on BBC‘s The One show on Monday evening with former Arsenal and England stars Theo Walcott and Alex Scott picking out the balls.
The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup took place on Monday evening on BBC One
Plymouth knocked out Liverpool courtesy of a second half penalty from Ryan Hardie
Man City came from behind to beat Leyton Orient to seal their place in the fifth round
A number of big clubs have already exited the competition with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham all eliminated over the weekend.
Brighton came from behind to knock out the Blues at the Amex while Spurs were deservedly beaten by Aston Villa at Villa Park
Arsenal were dispatched in the third round by United, who secured their place in the last-16 with a last-gasp win over Leicester on Friday night.
A 93rd minute header from Harry Maguire completed a 2-1 comeback at Old Trafford for the holders, who haven’t had much to celebrate at Old Trafford this season.
United beat City 2-1 in last year’s final and the two could be headed on a path for a rematch at Wembley.
There was no VAR in operation during the fourth-round ties over the weekend, but the technology will come into play from the next round onwards.
There will also be an all-Championship tie in the north-west with Preston due to host Burnley.
All of the match will be played over the first weekend in March.
