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Kaya Kaynak

Date and time announced for Arsenal's fourth round FA Cup tie away to Southampton or Shrewsbury

Arsenal have been told when they will take on either Southampton or Shrewsbury in the FA Cup fourth round.

The Gunners beat needed extra time goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to get past Newcastle in the previous stage.

Their opponents are as of yet unclear, as the fixture between League One Shrewsbury and Ralph Hassenhutl's Saints side had to be postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Shrews camp. That game is now set to take place on Tuesday 19th January at 20:00.

However, they do now know when they will be continuing the defence of the winner of that match.

Mikel Arteta's side have been selected for the early slot on Saturday January 23rd. The away tie will be televised live on BT Sport 1 and kick's off at 12:15 GMT.

Should Arsenal progress they will then travel to face the winner of Wolves vs Chorley.

They will already know which of those two they are facing by the time they kick off as non-league Chorley are scheduled to host Nuno Espirito Santo's men on Friday January 22nd at 19:45 GMT.

Should Chorley get through it will be the third time that Arsenal have faced non-league opposition in recent history after they faced Sutton United and Lincoln City on their way to winning the 2017 FA Cup.

In order to get to that stage though they will have to overcome tricky opposition no matter who they face.

Southampton have been impressive this season and currently sit seventh in the Premier League table.

Shrewbury on the other hand have recent giant killing pedigree after taking Liverpool to a replay last season.

football.london will have live coverage of both matches with Arsenal reporter's Kaya Kaynak and Chris Wheatley.

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