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FA Cup fourth round draw: Arsenal to face Manchester United, Palace drawn against Tottenham

The FA Cup is edging towards its climax in May and it has already started to cut away some of the Premier League sides.

Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, all safely made their way through to the fourth round without a hitch.

However, Fulham were knocked out by League Two Oldham Athletic while Sheffield United were the scalp of non-league Barnet at Bramall Lane.

Without a host of blockbuster ties in the third-round, the next stage, made up of 32 teams, could see some larger clashes in addition to the usual upsets and shocks.

Replays between Sheffield Wednesday and Luton, Newcastle and Blackburn, Shrewsbury and Stoke will take place on Tuesday 15 January or Wednesday 16 January.

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the FA Cup fourth round draw!
 
Wolves beat Liverpool 2-1 tonight and they'll be in the hat!
 
Mark Chapman will lead the draw, with Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme picking those all important balls!
 
We're all set to go!
SWANSEA CITY VS GILLINGHAM
AFC WIMBLEDON vs WEST HAM UNITED
SHREWSBURY or STOKE vs WOLVES
MILLWALL vs EVERTON
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION vs WEST BROMWICH ALBION
BRISTOL CITY vs BOLTON WANDERERS
ACCRINGTON STANLEY vs DERBY COUNTY or SOUTHAMPTON
DONCASTER ROVERS vs OLDHAM
CHELSEA vs SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY or LUTON
NEWCASTLE UNITED or BLACKBURN ROVERS vs WATFORD
MIDDLESBROUGH vs NEWPORT COUNTY
MANCHESTER CITY vs BURNLEY
BARNET vs BRENTFORD
PORTSMOUTH vs QPR
ARSENAL vs MANCHESTER UNITED
CRYSTAL PALACE vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Those ties will be played January 25th - 28th.
The standout match has to be Arsenal vs Manchester United.
 
The last non-league club Barnet are at home to Brentford, and Newport County (who beat Leicester City) will travel up north to Middlesbrough.
 
 

When is the draw?

The fourth round draw will take place following Wolves vs Liverpool, so around 10:00pm GMT.

Where can I watch it?

BBC One are showing live coverage of the final third round tie and will be hosting the draw.

The Independent will be live blogging the entire draw if watching it on the television is not your thing. 

Who is conducting the draw?

Former Republic of Ireland forward Robbie Keane is joined by retired Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme to draw the ties.

When are the games being played?

The matches will played on the final weekend of January: Friday 25 – Monday 28.

What are the ball numbers?

1 Bolton Wanderers

2 Millwall

3 Gillingham

4 Brentford

5 Sheffield Wednesday or Luton

6 Manchester United

7 Everton

8 Tottenham Hotspur

9 Doncaster Rovers

10 Newcastle United or Blackburn Rovers

11 Chelsea

12 Crystal Palace

13 Southampton

14 Accrington Stanley

15 Bristol City

16 Newport County

17 Oldham Athletic

18 Shrewsbury Town or Stoke City

19 Arsenal

20 Manchester City

21 Brighton & Hove Albion

22 West Ham United

23 Watford

24 Burnley

25 Queens Park Rangers

26 Barnet

27 Portsmouth

28 AFC Wimbledon

29 West Bromwich Albion

30 Middlesbrough

31 Wolverhampton Wanderers or Liverpool

32 Swansea City

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