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FA Cup fifth round draw in full as Wigan face Man City; Man Utd and City learn their fate
THE FA Cup draw for the fifth round has been made and offered up some decent clashes.
The One Show reveal draws for fifth round of the FA Cup
The draw for the FA Cup fifth round takes place this evening on The One Show and Express Sport will bring you live coverage
FA Cup draw LIVE updates: Follow it all here
FA Cup draw
Wigan vs Manchester City - a repeat of the 2013 final - is provably the tie of the round although Millwall vs Tottenham would be tasty if we get that after the replays.
TV times and dates are to announced at a later date but if we were in the guessing game we’d say Chelsea vs Hull, Manchester United, Tottenham and Wigan vs City will be picked up for live broadcast.
Done and dusted
So there it is. One certain all Premier League tie with West Brom vs Southampton.
Although we could see Huddersfield vs Manchester United.
The games are to be played on the weekend of the 17th February.
FA Cup fifth round fixtures
Sheffield Wednesday vs Notts County/ Swansea
West Brom vs Southampton
Chelsea vs Hull
Leicester vs Sheffield United
Huddersfield/Birmingham vs Manchester United
Millwall/Rochdale vs Newport/Tottenham
Brighton vs Coventry
Wigan vs Man City
Draw time…
The lads are here to do the draw.
It’s Robbie Savage and Ruud Gullit alongside the One Show presenters.
Nearly time for the balls...
FA Cup draw live: Find out who plays who in the fifth round
Balls, balls, balls
Selected numbers for you to look over
5 Manchester United
7 Manchester City
14 Newport County or Tottenham Hotspur
15 Chelsea
Draw rehearsal
So these draws actually get rehearsed? Apparently so.
And in the the practice round Chelsea were handed a home tie against Leicester.
Manchester City would have faced Brighton at the Etihad while Manchester United would take on Coventry at Old Trafford.
Newport or Tottenham would welcome Hull
Facts and figures
Manchester City are the highest-placed side in the draw, as they top the Premier League while Newport are the lowest.
The Welsh side held Tottenham to a 1-1 draw on Saturday and will head to Wembley for their replay before the fifth round ties.
Newport are joined Coventry from League Two after their win over MK Dons so I’m sure they’ll be keeping an eye on tonight’s draw.
Mauricio Pochettino was left frustrated by Newport on Saturday
Fourth round highlights
Manchester United saw off Yeovil Town on Friday with Alexis Sanchez making his debut.
Liverpool were the biggest team dumped out as they were beaten by West Brom - with a hand from VAR.
Chelsea moved into the fifth round with a win over Newcastle.
Manchester City beat Cardiff on Sunday while Tottenham were held by Newport and face a Wembley replay on the road to, arm, Wembley…
Kevin de Bruyne helped Manchester City into the fifth round
The FA Cup draw for the fifth round ties starts at 7.20 and Express Sport will bring you updates.
Who to look out for in the draw?
1 West Bromwich Albion
2 Leicester City
3 Huddersfield Town or Birmingham City
4 Notts County or Swansea City
5 Manchester United
6 Sheffield Wednesday
7 Manchester City
8 Coventry City
9 Millwall or Rochdale
10 Southampton
11 Brighton and Hove Albion
12 Wigan Athletic
13 Hull City
14 Newport County or Tottenham Hotspur
15 Chelsea
16 Sheffield United
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