FA Cup draw LIVE: Man City, Aston Villa and Preston learn quarter-final fate after Man Utd face Fulham
Crystal Palace and Bournemouth are also through and will find out their opponents in the last eight of the competition
The draw for the quarter-final of the FA Cup takes place tonight following the conclusion of Manchester United’s fifth-round tie against Fulham.
Ruben Amorim’s side hope to earn a place in the last eight and continue their defence of the trophy they surprisingly won last season under Erik ten Hag.
Already through to the next round of the competition are Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth while Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City look to win some silverware following a 3-1 victory over Championship club Plymouth Argyle on Saturday. Also in the quarter-finals are Preston North End who defeated Burnley yesterday meaning their will be a representative from the second division in the last eight.
Following today’s two matches, there is one more tie to take place tomorrow, when Nottingham Forest welcome Ipswich Town to the City Ground.
The quarter-final ties will take place across the weekend of 26 March, before Wembley will host the semi-finals on 26 and 27 April and the competition concludes with the final on 17 May.
Follow all the latest updates from the draw below:
Jean-Philippe Mateta speaks out after suffering ‘serious’ injury in Millwall keeper’s horror challenge
Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has said he will come back “stronger than ever” after being hospitalised in a horror clash with Millwall’s goalkeeper at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Mateta was injured after the challenge by Millwall’s Liam Roberts, in which the goalkeeper rushed off his line and kicked the striker in the head while clearing the ball.
Roberts was sent off after a VAR review, while Mateta received lengthy treatment on the pitch, being administered oxygen before he was stretchered off and into an ambulance.
Jean-Philippe Mateta speaks out after suffering ‘serious’ injury in horror challenge
Bournemouth earn shootout joy vs Wolves
Bournemouth progressed to the quarter-finals for only the third time in their history after a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Wolves.
The fifth-round tie at Vitality Stadium was full of drama with Evanilson’s 30th-minute opener followed by VAR controversy as Milos Kerkez had a second ruled out for offside after an eight-minute check.
Matheus Cunha levelled for Wolves with a second-half stunner to force extra-time, but later lost his head in a moment of madness as referee Sam Barrott sent him off for violent conduct.
Further punishment could come Cunha’s way after he repeatedly clashed with Kerkez before penalties followed and after Matt Doherty missed when he had the chance to send Wolves through, Boubacar Traore hit the crossbar and Luis Sinisterra won it for Bournemouth.
When will the FA Cup quarter-final ties take place?
According to the FA’s official website, the quarter-final ties are scheduled to take place over the weekend of Saturday, 29 March.
The semi-finals are then booked in for Wembley across the weekend of 26 April, with the final taking place on Saturday, 17 May.
Who has qualified for the FA Cup quarter-finals?
Ahead of the quarter-final draw, there are seven ties taking place in the fifth round across this weekend with a final eighth tie between Nottingham Forest and Ipswich being played on Monday.
The sides already in the quarter-final hat are:
- Aston Villa
- Crystal Palace
- Preston North End
- Bournemouth
- Manchester City
- Brighton
- Manchester United or Fulham
- Nottingham Forest or Ipswich
How to watch the FA Cup draw
The draw will take place live as part of BBC One’s broadcast of the match between Manchester United and Fulham.
It will also stream live on the BBC iPlayer.
When is the draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals?
The FA Cup draw will take place after the conclusion of the match between Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford on Sunday, 2 March.
It is expected to start after 6.30pm GMT.
FA Cup fifth round so far
The road to the FA Cup final continues this weekend as 16 sides bid to book a place in the quarter-finals.
Manchester United and Newcastle are among the top-flight sides vying for a place in the last eight today.
Aston Villa beat Cardiff on Friday night to book their spot while Preston defeated fellow Championship side Burnley on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals.
Crystal Palace saw off south London neighbours Millwall, before Bournemouth edged Wolves in a dramatic penalty shootout.
Giant-killers Plymouth couldn’t repeat the trick against Manchester City, having beaten Liverpool in round four, while Man Utd are trying to salvage something from an embarrassing season as they face Fulham this afternoon.
Brighton through after Newcastle victory
Brighton have earned their spot in the quarter-finals after a victory over Newcastle earlier today.
A penalty for Alexander Isak sent the Magpies into the lead before Yankuba Minteh equalised just before the break.
Anthony Gordon and Tariq Lamptey were both shown red cards before the end of the 90 minutes and Danny Welbeck ended up as the hero with an extra-time strike.
FA Cup quarter-final draw LIVE
Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s FA Cup quarter-final draw.
The draw begins shortly after the conclusion of Manchester United’s match against Fulham today.
Teams including Man City, Aston Villa and Preston have already earned a place in the last eight, with either Nottingham Forest or Ipswich hoping to join them when they face off tomorrow.
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