FA Cup fourth round draw LIVE: Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Wrexham and more learn fate
Pep Guardiola’s cup winners are in the next round but who will they face?
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FA Cup holders Manchester City face a tricky trip to Tottenham Hotspur, while in-form Aston Villa have been drawn to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the fourth round. Third-placed champions City are a point above Spurs with a game in hand in the Premier League table, while Villa are flying high in second spot with Chelsea languishing 10th.
Twelve-time FA Cup winners Manchester United face a fourth-round match at either Newport County or Eastleigh after their 2-0 win at Wigan Athletic on Monday. Fulham welcome Newcastle United and Sheffield United host Brighton & Hove Albion in other all-Premier League ties, with matches scheduled to be played over the Jan. 27-28 weekend.
League leaders Liverpool, who knocked Arsenal out in the third round, received a more favourable draw on Monday. Juergen Klopp’s team will host the winners of the replay between Norwich City and Bristol Rovers. Sixth-tier Maidstone United, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, travel to second-tier Ipswich Town.
The winners of the replay between Crystal Palace and Everton will host either Luton Town or Bolton Wanderers. League Two side Wrexham A.F.C., owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and who reached the fourth round last season, will visit Blackburn Rovers.
Relive the draw live below plus get the latest odds and tips for Wigan vs Man Utd right here:
FA Cup fourth round draw in full
Watford vs Southampton.
Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham.
Bournemouth vs Swansea.
West Brom vs Brentford or Wolves.
West Ham or Bristol City vsNottingham Forest or Blackpool.
Leicester vs Hull City or Birmingham City.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry City.
Chelsea vs Aston Villa.
Ipswich Town vs Maidstone United.
Liverpool vs Norwich or Bristol Rovers.
Tottenham vs Manchester City.
Leeds United vs Plymouth Argyle.
Crystal Palace or Everton vs Luton or Bolton.
Newport County or Eastleigh vs Wigan Athletic or Manchester United.
Sheffield United vs Brighton.
Fulham vs Newcastle.
Ten Hag hints at strengthening Manchester United squad in January window
Erik ten Hag has not ruled out using the transfer market to strengthen his squad as injuries and illness continue to hit Manchester United hard.
The number of absentees reached double figures for Monday’s 2-0 FA Cup win away to League Two Wigan, with Christian Eriksen out due to illness and Antony injured.
Although Ten Hag is optimistic a number of players could return in time for Sunday’s Premier League match at home to Tottenham, a United bench made up almost entirely of youngsters at the DW Stadium pointed to the stretched resources.
“We consider everything,” Ten Hag said when asked about the January window. “So what is in the best interests of the players and also the best interests for us, the team, for Manchester United. So we’ll see how we progress during the window.”
Ten Hag admitted it has been frustrating to lose so many players in recent weeks, but the Dutchman did not want that to be an excuse for some poor results last month, when United lost six of their nine games.
“I don’t want to be frustrated because I can do nothing for it, it will not help to support the team,” he said. “So we have to get the best performance and best results with the players available and that’s what we’re trying to do...
“I think there will be some players that are hopeful they can be back for the weekend.”
Dalot rues Manchester United’s missed chances despite FA Cup victory
Diogo Dalot feels Manchester United produced a controlled performance to book their place in the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win at Wigan.
Dalot put the visitors in front after 22 minutes, with Bruno Fernandes later converting a second-half penalty.
United dominated against the Sky Bet League One side, making 33 attempts on goal, which Dalot accepted they should have made more from.
“We created a lot of chances and what would have made the difference today was putting the ball in the net a bit more with the occasions which we had,” Dalot said on ITV1.
“They had one or two counter-attacks but overall we controlled the game and had some good moments.”
On his goal, the Portuguese full-back added: “It gave a little more comfort to the team. We needed a goal so we could be a little more calm and not rushing to score another one.
“We created a lot of chances and could have scored even more, overall that is what we missed today.”
FA Cup ties to watch: Newport or Eastleigh v Manchester United
National League side Eastleigh kept alive their hopes of landing a dream fourth-round tie after a 1-1 draw at Newport to earn a replay.
Chris Maguire hit a late penalty after George Langston had been sent off late in the first half, leaving the Spitfires to battle on with 10 men.
United were confirmed as fourth-round visitors to either Silverlake Stadium or Rodney Parade after they won 2-0 at Wigan on Monday night.
FA Cup ties to watch: Tottenham v Manchester City
Holders Manchester City swept past Huddersfield 5-0 on Sunday, when Kevin De Bruyne made a return to action during the second half from a hamstring injury which had kept the Belgian out since August.
Spurs, meanwhile, had booked their place in the fourth round with a 1-0 win over Burnley on Friday night with a fine late goal from Pedro Porro.
Fans will be hoping the FA Cup tie proves as entertaining as when the two sides met in the Premier League in early December at the Etihad Stadium.
Son Heung-min scored at both ends and Dejan Kulusevski struck a late equaliser to earn Spurs a 3-3 draw following a frantic finish - after which Erling Haaland took to social media to complain about referee Simon Hooper for not playing advantage as City broke during the closing moments.
FA Cup ties to watch: Blackburn v Wrexham
Wrexham booked their place in the fourth round for the second straight season with a 1-0 win over cross-border derby rivals Shrewsbury.
With Hollywood A-listers following their progress from across the Pond, the now League Two club will be hoping that run can continue when they head to Championship side Blackburn.
Rovers coasted past Cambridge 5-2 after a first career hat-trick for Sammie Szmodics.
FA Cup ties to watch: Ipswich v Maidstone
Vanarama National League South side Maidstone, who beat Stevenage 1-0 in the third round on Saturday, are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition.
Ipswich sit second in the Championship table and were 3-1 third-round winners at AFC Wimbledon.
Stones boss George Elokobi helped Wolves get promoted to the Premier League under Mick McCarthy, who enjoyed a reunion with his old defender at the Gallagher Stadium.
With the Tractor Boys on a roll under Kieran McKenna as the Suffolk club seek a long-awaited return to the top flight themselves, Elokobi might just be picking McCarthy’s brains on how to get a result at Portman Road - where the former Republic of Ireland manager spent six seasons in charge.
FA Cup ties to watch: Chelsea v Aston Villa
The Blues swept past Championship side Preston 4-0 on Saturday as Mauricio Pochettino’s side continued their good cup form, having also reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, where they will face Middlesbrough.
Villa edged past Boro 1-0 with a late goal from Matty Cash to win a first FA Cup tie since 2016.
Having waited so long to get into the fourth round again, Villa boss Unai Emery might have been hoping to avoid one of their Premier League rivals.
That said, the Spaniard has already masterminded a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge in September - and on current league form, with Villa second in the table, he would probably fancy the chances of a repeat.
Manchester United were wasteful, admits Erik ten Hag
Erik ten Hag admitted his Manchester United side should have scored more goals after they eased into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over League One Wigan.
United had 33 attempts at goal, 14 of them on target, but in the end only managed to beat Latics’ impressive young goalkeeper Sam Tickle twice, first with Diogo Dalot’s 22nd-minute curling shot and then with a 74th-minute penalty from Bruno Fernandes.
Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho both hit the crossbar while Marcus Rashford brought some fine saves out of Tickle, but this was the 18th out of 23 domestic games in which United’s forwards failed to find the net.
“It’s all about the win but first half, the way we played, the performance, how we worked the ball, how we made our runs, the investment in the final third, we created a lot of chances and that was pleasing to see,” Ten Hag said.
“I think we should have scored more but the good thing is we created the chances.”
Man Utd’s wasteful win over Wigan shows just how much they still need to improve
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Manchester United: Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes found the target as Red Devils reached the fourth round
FA Cup fourth-round draw
FA Cup holders Manchester City face a tricky trip to Tottenham Hotspur, while in-form Aston Villa have been drawn to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the fourth round. Third-placed champions City are a point above Spurs with a game in hand in the Premier League table, while Villa are flying high in second spot with Chelsea languishing 10th.
Twelve-time FA Cup winners Manchester United face a fourth-round match at either Newport County or Eastleigh after their 2-0 win at Wigan Athletic on Monday. Fulham welcome Newcastle United and Sheffield United host Brighton & Hove Albion in other all-Premier League ties, with matches scheduled to be played over the Jan. 27-28 weekend.
League leaders Liverpool, who knocked Arsenal out in the third round, received a more favourable draw on Monday. Juergen Klopp’s team will host the winners of the replay between Norwich City and Bristol Rovers. Sixth-tier Maidstone United, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, travel to second-tier Ipswich Town.
The winners of the replay between Crystal Palace and Everton will host either Luton Town or Bolton Wanderers. League Two side Wrexham A.F.C., owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and who reached the fourth round last season, will visit Blackburn Rovers.
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