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Alex Milne

FA Cup draw ball numbers confirmed for fifth round including Man Utd and Chelsea

It was another fascinating weekend of FA Cup action, with the teams who safely navigated their way through to the fifth round now just two wins away from Wembley.

Manchester United took a bit of pressure off their manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday with a 6-0 thrashing of Tranmere, while their cross-city rivals Manchester City had an equally comfortable afternoon with a 4-0 win over Fulham.

Liverpool, however, were surprisingly held 2-2 by Shrewsbury, while Newcastle were unable to break down Oxford United in a 0-0 draw.

Southampton and Spurs will also have to do it all over again following a 1-1 draw at St. Mary's, and there were also draws between Northampton and Derby, Coventry and Birmingham and Reading and Cardiff.

Manchester United easily beat Tranmere in the fourth round (AFP via Getty Images)

Sheffield Wednesday will be in the draw after defeating QPR, and they could face their bitter rivals Sheffield United, who beat Millwall.

Elsewhere there were wins for Premier League teams Leicester, Norwich and Chelsea, while Portsmouth and West Brom also made it through.

And Bournemouth face Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium tonight to make up the draw.

All eyes will turn towards the draw for the fifth round tonight, with former FA Cup winners Teddy Sheringham and Glen Johnson picking out the names from the hat on BBC One's The One Show at 7.19pm.

Fikayo Tomori celebrates scoring against Hull (Getty Images)

Here is a full list of the numbers to look out for this evening:

Ball numbers

1 Manchester United

2 Chelsea

3 Southampton or Tottenham Hotspur

4 Sheffield Wednesday

5 AFC Bournemouth or Arsenal

6 Northampton Town or Derby County

7 Leicester City

8 Sheffield United

9 Reading or Cardiff City

10 West Bromwich Albion

11 Norwich City

12 Coventry City or Birmingham City

13 Manchester City

14 Newcastle United or Oxford United

15 Portsmouth

16 Shrewsbury Town or Liverpool

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