Full story on the FA Cup fifth round draw
That’s it from the FA Cup fifth round draw. If you’d like to catch up on how Everton knocked out Carlisle earlier today you can do so here. And Dominic Fifield’s match report from Chelsea’s big win against MK Dons has just landed too:
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1 - Shrewsbury Town have never met Manchester United in a competitive game before. Introduction.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 31, 2016
4 - Manchester City have won four of their previous five FA Cup games v Chelsea, knocking them out in 2013 and 2014. Glamour.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 31, 2016
Now then. Man City’s trip to Stamford Bridge is the standout tie with two Premier League big hitters going toe-to-toe. Arsenal, the holders, play the Championship leaders Hull City, who met in the 2014 final. Shrewsbury have a day to look forward to when Wayne Rooney and company come to town while Tottenham against Palace is another to get excited about, two teams playing good football in the Premier League this season.
The ties will take place between 19-22 February.
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FA Cup fifth round draw
Chelsea v Manchester City
Reading v West Brom/Peterborough
Watford v Leeds United
Shrewsbury Town v Manchester United
Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool/West Ham United
Tottenham v Crystal Palace
Arsenal v Hull City
Bournemouth v Everton
Bournemouth v Everton
Arsenal v Hull City – again!
Tottenham v Crystal Palace
Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool/West Ham United
Shrewsbury Town v Manchester United
Watford v Leeds United
Reading v West Brom/Peterborough
Chelsea v Manchester City
A reminder of our teams:
1 West Bromwich Albion or Peterborough United
2 Leeds United
3 Arsenal
4 Manchester United
5 Reading
6 Liverpool or West Ham United
7 Manchester City
8 Shrewsbury Town
9 Watford
10 Everton
11 Crystal Palace
12 Blackburn Rovers
13 AFC Bournemouth
14 Tottenham Hotspur
15 Hull City
16 Chelsea
Right then. The FA Cup fifth round draw is about to get under way, live from Stadium MK. Who are our ballmen, you ask? Ruud Gullit and Mark Lawrenson. Lovely stuff.
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Never has a photo and a caption been at greater loggerheads.
Very professional performance from the boys today. Looking forward to the next round draw! #COYB 🔵 pic.twitter.com/xEvLH5MdOf
— Gerard Deulofeu (@gerardeulofeu) January 31, 2016
Peterborough United, also in the third tier, will have to get past a fourth-round replay with West Brom before they can start dreaming of bigger things.
“I’ll be keeping an eye on Leeds United,” emails Ezra Finkelstein. “Hopefully we can get a top premier league team, to make it a David vs Goliath clash.” Leeds hosting Man Utd is always good fun. There are plenty of potential derbies in that list too – Merseyside, Manchester, and most corners of London.
Everton and Chelsea were too good for their respective lower-league opposition today, which makes the fifth round draw read like a list of Premier League clubs new and old. Shrewsbury Town, currently 20th in League One, are the obvious outliers looking for a big away trip having knocked out Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday with a dramatic late winner.
Hello there, FA Cup fans. Which balls have you got your eye on?
Lawrence will be here shortly with live coverage of the fifth round draw. In the meantime, catch up on MK Dons v Chelsea here
While here are the teams in the hat (and their numbers) for the fifth round:
1 West Bromwich Albion or Peterborough United
2 Leeds United
3 Arsenal
4 Manchester United
5 Reading
6 Liverpool or West Ham United
7 Manchester City
8 Shrewsbury Town
9 Watford
10 Everton
11 Crystal Palace
12 Blackburn Rovers
13 AFC Bournemouth
14 Tottenham Hotspur
15 Hull City
16 Chelsea
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