For the second round in a row, the draw for the next round of the FA Cup has served up a mouth-watering tie, with Tottenham and Manchester City, alongside Chelsea and Aston Villa, drawn together in the fourth round.
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Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs sit 5th in the table at time of the draw, with Manchester City recently moving back into 3rd and still with a game in hand on leaders Liverpool. In between them you’ll find 2nd-place Aston Villa, who will head to west London to take on Mauricio Pochettino’s Blues in the other premier tie of the fourth round.
As for Manchester United, they face a tricky trip away to either Eastleigh or Newport County in the fourth round as Erik ten Hag will be on upset alert.
Below is the full draw for the fourth round of the 2023-24 FA Cup, still pending plenty of third-round replays…
FA Cup fourth round draw results & fixtures
Watford vs Southampton
Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham
Bournemouth vs Swansea City
West Brom vs Brentford/Wolves
West Ham/Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest/Blackpool
Leicester vs Hull City/Birmingham City
Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Ipswich Town vs Maidstone United
Liverpool/Norwich vs Bristol Rovers
Tottenham vs Manchester City
Leeds vs Plymouth Argyle
Crystal Palace/Everton vs Luton Town/Bolton
Newport County/Eastleigh vs Manchester United
Sheffield United vs Brighton
Fulham vs Newcastle
Wrexham make another run to FA Cup fourth round
For the second straight season, Wrexham, now in League Two following back-to-back promotions, are in the FA Cup fourth round, thanks to a 1-0 victory away to Shrewsbury Town on Sunday. The fourth-division club, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, currently sits 3rd in League Two, just two points off 1st with a game in hand, and 21 games left in the league season.
Non-league Eastleigh could host Manchester United
Fifth-tier Eastleigh from the National League know that if they win their third round replay at home to fourth-tier Newport County they will host Manchester United at the Silverlake Stadium. What a carrot that is dangling in front of the team which are based on the outskirts of Southampton. The Spitfires are challenging for a playoff spot in the National League and have been resurgent in recent years after former owner Stewart Donald returned to the club after he left to own Sunderland. All eyes will be on Eastleigh if they do make it through to the fourth round and United will be very wary of an almighty upset.
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