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United and Chelsea get Championship opponents in FA Cup

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Sunday 25 January 2009 20:29 GMT
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Manchester United and Chelsea have drawn League Championship opponents in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Premier League leaders United will play at either Derby or Nottingham Forest, while Chelsea travels to Watford.

The draw for the last 16 of football's oldest and most famous domestic cup competition was made Sunday. The matches will be played on the weekend of Feb. 14-15.

Liverpool and Everton drew 1-1 Sunday and a Feb. 4 replay will decide which of the Merseyside rivals host Aston Villa or Doncaster, who played out a scoreless draw Saturday.

If Arsenal gets past a replay with Cardiff after a 0-0 draw Sunday, Arsene Wenger's side will face either West Bromwich Albion or Burnley.

After ousting defending champion Portsmouth, second-tier Swansea has a home fixture with Fulham.

West Ham and Middlesbrough will contest the only guaranteed all-Premier League fixture.

League Championship side Coventry will play topflight opposition, with either Sunderland or Blackburn hosting Chris Coleman's side. Hull, in its first ever season in the topflight, travels to Sheffield United.

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