FA Cup fifth-round draw LIVE: Liverpool, Manchester United, Man City, Chelsea and more discover fate
Bournemouth will host Leicester and Wolves will take on Brighton in the FA Cup fifth round
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Your support makes all the difference.Holders Manchester City will visit Luton Town in the fifth round of the FA Cup in an all-Premier League clash, while sixth-tier Maidstone United, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, will travel to either Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry.
The fifth round will be played on or around 28 February, with the final set for May 25 at Wembley.
The draw was delayed until half-time of Liverpool’s home tie against Norwich City after Wolverhampton’s 2-0 win at West Bromwich Albion earlier was interrupted by crowd trouble.
Fifth round:
Blackburn/Wrexham v Newcastle
Chelsea/Aston Villa v Leeds/Plymouth
Bournemouth v Leicester
Liverpool/Norwich City v Watford/Southampton
Bristol City/Nottingham Forest v Newport County/Manchester United
Wolverhampton v Brighton & Hove Albion
Sheffield Wednesday/Coventry v Maidstone United
Luton Town v Manchester City
FA Cup fifth round draw
Chelsea or Aston Villa vs Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle
FA Cup fifth round draw
First up is...
Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham v Newcastle
Draw coming up shortly
The half-time whistle goes at Anfield, with Liverpool still leading 2-1 and the delayed fifth-round draw should be coming up shortly.
FA Cup draw - ball numbers
A reminder at the ball numbers for today’s draw coming up in the half-time interval between Liverpool vs Norwich:
1 Watford or Southampton
2 Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham
3 AFC Bournemouth
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 Bristol City or Nottingham Forest
6 Leicester City
7 Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City
8 Chelsea or Aston Villa
9 Maidstone United
10 Liverpool or Norwich City
11 Manchester City
12 Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle
13 Luton Town
14 Newport County or Manchester United
15 Brighton & Hove Albion
16 Newcastle United
FA Cup fifth round draw
At Anfield, Liverpool are back in front again through Darwin Nunez. The Reds had led through Curtis Jones before Ben Gibson’s header briefly pulled Norwich level.
That’s an uphill battle for the Championship side now.
Maidstone goalkeeper Lucas Covolan eyes Championship move after FA Cup heroics
Maidstone goalkeeper Lucas Covolan is eyeing a move to the Sky Bet Championship after a “normal day at the office” in the club’s historic 2-1 win at Ipswich.
National League South club Maidstone produced one of the FA Cup’s greatest upsets on Saturday after goals from Lamar Reynolds and Sam Corne in Suffolk.
Covolan also starred at Portman Road as Maidstone lost the shot count 38-2, but had their former Brazil Under-20 goalkeeper to thank following a string of excellent saves.
It helped Maidstone become only the 11th non-league club to reach the fifth round in what was their seventh tie in this season’s competition.
“It’s a normal day at the office isn’t it,” Covolan told BBC One. “I had a great game and I am so happy I could help my team-mates. Here we go, we’re in the hat again and I am so proud of the team.
“Hopefully I can get a move now to the Championship as well!”
Maidstone goalkeeper Lucas Covolan eyes Championship move after FA Cup heroics
Former Brazil Under-20 goalkeeper Covolan produced a string of saves to inspire a huge FA Cup upset
FA Cup results so far
Here’s a reminder of the results so far in the fourth round.
Bournemouth 5-0 Swansea
Bristol City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Coventry
Tottenham 0-1 Manchester City
Ipswich 1-2 Maidstone United
Everton 1-2 Luton Town
Leeds United 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
Leicester 3-0 Birmingham
Sheffield United 2-5 Brighton
Fulham 0-2 Newcastle
West Brom 0-2 Wolves
Fifth-round draw delayed
The draw was set to take place before Liverpool’s game with Norwich but it will now take place during half-time of that game.
Play suspended after trouble in stands during West Brom v Wolves FA Cup tie
Play was suspended after trouble broke out in the stands during West Brom’s FA Cup derby against Wolves at The Hawthorns.
The stoppage came shortly after Matheus Cunha had struck to give Wolves a 2-0 lead over their Black Country rivals in the 78th minute.
Police and security needed to rush to a corner of the ground supposedly holding home fans as the disturbance developed, while the players were ushered off the pitch.
Play suspended after trouble in stands during West Brom v Wolves FA Cup tie
Both sets of players were taken off the pitch late in the second half while Police looked to control the situation.
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