Draw in the fourth and fifth rounds of the FA Cup: Man Utd faces Liverpool – as it happened | Soccer

The fourth round draw that really arises is not Manchester United against Liverpool – they faced each other in the league the week before, to begin with – but Chorley v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves fans of a certain vintage will remember the team outside the league eliminating the four-time winners in 1986-87, 3-1, after a few draws, so that moods will flow in one way or another. “I went to all three games,” writes Kevin Porter. “Do you know those recurring nightmares?” There are other telling draws: League Two Cheltenham is rewarded with a visit to Manchester City, there is a good chance that Southampton will host Arsenal, Everton and Sheffield Wednesday reestablish the 1966 final, and Chelsea will host Luton in a repeat of the 1994 semifinal.

As for the fifth round … well, let’s not be too quick. But it’s all there, for you to examine. Enjoy your dreams. Oh, and join me in the Stockport v West Ham game, which will decide who will host Doncaster Rovers in the fourth round and possibly travel to Old Trafford or Anfield in the fifth round.

The draws are scheduled for February 10.

Fulham or Burnley will play Bournemouth or Crawley
Manchester United or Liverpool v Stockport County or West Ham or Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield United or Plymouth Argyle v Millwall or Bristol City
Chorley or Wolves v Southampton or Shrewsbury Town or Arsenal
Barnsley or Norwich City v Chelsea or Luton Town
Everton or Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe Wanderers or Tottenham Hotspur
Swansea or Nottingham Forest v Cheltenham or Manchester City
Brentford or Leicester v Brighton or Blackpool

… and a reminder of the complete tie for the fourth round. The draws will be played over the weekend of January 23.

Cheltenham Town v Manchester City
Bournemouth vs Crawley Town
Swansea City vs Nottingham Forest
Manchester United v Liverpool
Southampton or Shrewsbury Town v Arsenal
Barnsley v Norwich City
Chorley v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Millwall v Bristol City
Brighton & Hove Albion x Blackpool
Wycombe Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham v Burnley
Sheffield United v Plymouth Argyle
Chelsea v Luton Town
Stockport County or West Ham United v Doncaster Rovers
Brentford v Leicester City
Everton v Sheffield Wednesday

Everton or Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe Wanderers or Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United or Liverpool v Stockport County or West Ham or Doncaster Rovers

Some matches breaking getting there. But there is no time to stop, because here comes the tie for the fifth round. The numbers of the balls, for what it’s worth, correspond to the order in which the draws were decided in the draw for the fourth round. Here we go … and the first to leave is 11: Fulham or Burnley will play Bournemouth or Crawley.

The draws will be played over the weekend of January 23.

Cheltenham Town v Manchester City
Bournemouth vs Crawley Town
Swansea City vs Nottingham Forest
Manchester United v Liverpool
Southampton or Shrewsbury Town v Arsenal
Barnsley v Norwich City
Chorley v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Millwall v Bristol City
Brighton & Hove Albion x Blackpool
Wycombe Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham v Burnley
Sheffield United v Plymouth Argyle
Chelsea v Luton Town
Stockport County or West Ham United v Doncaster Rovers
Brentford v Leicester City
Everton v Sheffield Wednesday

And finally, it’s a repeat of the 1966 final: Everton v Sheffield Wednesday.

Wycombe Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

“I think it could be their year,” suggests Crouch of Spurs.

Manchester United v Liverpool

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“Sorry about that,” says Crouch.

Peter Crouch, who won this competition for Liverpool in 2006, will make the draw. The first ball he pulls is 32: Cheltenham Town. They will play 25: Manchester City. What a draw for League Two!

It was the best third round of the FA Cup at a fair, wasn’t it? Crawley shocking Leeds. Chorley out of the league going by. Blackpool saying goodbye to Big Sam. Neil Kengni is inches away from giving the eighth division Marines a spectacular advantage against the Spurs. MK Dons midfielder Ben Gladwin almost recreated Ronnie Radford’s famous goal against Burnley. Louie Barry’s age-old, cold finish by Aston Villa U-12 against Liverpool. Late drama between Newport and Brighton. It was a great weekend.

Now, to see who plays whom in the fourth round … and breaking the tradition (although the cup has been sponsored by names like Littlewoods and Budweiser in the past, then we won’t be so precious) the fifth round too. This will help with programming during these strange and postponed times, you know? The clubs on the metaphorical velvet bag for the fourth round are listed below, along with their draw numbers. Once the fourth round draw is completed, a new set of 16 numbers will be generated for the fifth round draw and, before you know it, everyone will be aware of their way to the quarterfinals.

The fourth round draw will take place at 19:10 GMT, with the fifth round draw to follow, all going as planned, at 7:23 pm. It’s on!

1 Plymouth Argyle
two Southampton or Shrewsbury Town
3 Chorley
4 Tottenham Hotspur
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
6 Stockport County or West Ham United
7 AFC Bournemouth
8 Manchester United
9 Swansea City
10 Everton
11 Nottingham Forest
12 Arsenal
13 Barnsley
14 Sheffield United
15 Millwall
16 Doncaster Rovers
17 Leicester City
18 Wycombe Wanderers
19 Crawley Town
20 Burnley
21 Bristol City
22 Fulham
23 Liverpool
24 Brentford
25 Manchester City
26 Luton Town
27 Chelsea
28 Sheffield Wednesday
29 Norwich City
30 Blackpool
31 Brighton and Hove Albion
32 Cheltenham Town