FA Cup Fifth Round draw: Mersey paradise for Oldham heroes who get Everton after dumping out Liverpool
Full details of Sunday's FA Cup draw
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Your support makes all the difference.Oldham Athletic were rewarded for their victory over Liverpool with another home tie against Merseyside opposition after being paired with Everton in today's fifth-round draw. Paul Dickov's side are in the last 16 for the first time since reaching the semi-finals in 1994.
Holders Chelsea will again face lower-league opposition should they overcome Brentford in a replay, Tony Mowbray's Middlesbrough waiting to welcome the victors. Owing to international matches next week, that replay will not take place until the designated fifth-round weekend, meaning the Riverside match will have to be played at a later date.
Heavyweights Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal were all handed home ties. Roberto Mancini's Premier League champions will host giantkillers Leeds, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 yesterday. The last-16 meeting of the pair will be the club's first game in nine years since Stephen McPhail and Mark Viduka gave Leeds a 2-1 victory. Arsenal, without a trophy since winning the competition in 2005, welcome Championship side Blackburn to the Emirates. The tie is a repeat of the 2007 competition, which saw Mark Hughes's side triumph in a replay at Ewood Park after a goalless first match.
Favourites Manchester United will also be at home next month, against a Reading side who have won five of their last six matches.
Wigan Athletic await the winners of Huddersfield's all-Championship replay with Leicester City, which will take place on 12 February.
Non-league Luton's reward for Saturday's win at Norwich is a home tie with Millwall, while Barnsley will travel to Milton Keynes Dons.
Fifth-round draw
Huddersfield/Leicester v Wigan
MK Dons v Barnsley
Oldham v Everton
Luton v Millwall
Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City v Leeds United
Manchester United v Reading
Middlesbro' v Brentford/Chelsea
* Ties will take place 16-17 February, except for the Middlesbrough tie
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