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David Byrom & Chris Watson

FA Cup fourth and fifth round draw details confirmed for Liverpool and Everton

The fourth and fifth round draws of the FA Cup are due to take place on Monday.

Liverpool will be in the hat after they beat Aston Villa 4-1 in their third round tie at Villa Park on Friday night and Everton will be in the mix too after their 2-1 extra-time win over Rotherham on Saturday.

Two more Merseyside clubs are set to be in action over the weekend, with Tranmere Rovers playing Barnsley and non-league Marine hosting Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

The FA has confirmed that the fourth round draw will be held at 7.10pm on Monday, before Stockport County take on West Ham United, and it will be immediately followed by the draw for the fifth round.

The double draw marks a change in the traditional approach but has been done to allow clubs a better understanding of their fixture schedule during a condensed season in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

It follows a similar approach in the EFL Cup earlier in the season.

The fourth round ties will take place on the weekend of January 23, with a short turnaround before the fifth round on Wednesday, February 10.

FA Cup replays have already been scrapped for this season, meaning that any draws in the competition will be settled on the day, firstly through extra-time and then via a penalty shootout if necessary.

Extra-time was scrapped in the EFL Cup earlier this season, with the competition’s semi-finals also being played over one leg instead of two.

Every FA Cup third round tie will be shown live in the UK this weekend in, with the majority of ties being split between the BBC and BT Sport, where they will either be shown on TV or digitally.

Eight matches will also be shown exclusively on the FA’s own FA Player platform.

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