FA Cup fourth round draw LIVE: Plymouth to host Liverpool as Van Nistelrooy’s Leicester visit Man Utd
The draw for the fourth round has been made, with fixtures to be played on the weekend of 8 February
Manchester United will face an immediate reunion with Ruud van Nistelrooy, as the holders host Leicester City after knocking out Arsenal on penalties to reach the fourth round.
United legend Van Nistelrooy was an assistant to Erik ten Hag and served as interim boss, overseeing two wins over Leicester before Ruben Amorim took charge, and then taking the top job with the Foxes.
Elsewhere in the fourth round, Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle’s reward for knocking out Brentford will be a home match against Liverpool. Aston Villa host Tottenham, Brighton meet Chelsea and David Moyes’ Everton play Bournemouth in all-Premier League ties.
League One leaders Birmingham will welcome Newcastle United, Exeter City play Nottingham Forest and Manchester City will visit Leyton Orient or Derby Country, who meet in a rescheduled tie on Tuesday night.
Doncaster Rovers, who are the lowest ranked team left in the competition, will play Crystal Palace. The fixtures will be played on the weekend of 8 February Follow all the latest updates from the draw below:
FA Cup draw
The FA Cup fourth round draw is about to begin. No hanging around from the BBC!
FA Cup draw
Ten-man Manchester United knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup on penalties after holding their nerve to reach the fourth round. United were down to 10 for over an hour but wasted chances cost Arsenal, as Kai Havertz missed in the shoot-out.
After a subdued first half, Bruno Fernandes sparked the tie into life with a brilliant first-time finish on the counter-attack, but United’s advantage was short lived as Diogo Dalot was sent off for a second yellow card.
Dalot’s error was punished by an immediate Arsenal equaliser when Gabriel slammed in, but the Gunners then missed the chance to take the lead as Martin Odegaard saw a penalty saved by goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.
There was a touch of justice about the save, as Kai Havertz appeared to make the most of minimal contact in the box, and there was a chaotic melee between the players which resulted in several yellow cards.
From there, Arsenal missed several chances to win in normal time, with Bayindir making key saves and Havertz spurning a glorious opportunity from close range Matthijs de Ligt then made a spectacular clearance in the first half of extra time.
Joshua Zirkzee could have nicked it when his deflected shot was pushed onto the post by David Raya, but in the penalty shoot-out Bayindir saved another spot-kick, this time from Havertz, as the holders advanced to reach the fourth round draw.
FA Cup draw to follow Arsenal vs Man Utd penalty shoot-out
Arsenal or Manchester United? We’re off to penalties.
It’s been backs the wall for United after playing for over an hour with 10 men, after Diogo Dalot’s red card.
Ten-man Man Utd take Arsenal to penalties in FA Cup - follow live
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Eberechi Eze’s early effort made the difference as Crystal Palace beat League One Stockport 1-0 in their third-round FA Cup clash at Selhurst Park.
Oliver Glasner made five changes to the Palace side that drew with Chelsea on January 4th, but still fielded a strong starting 11, including the England international.
Eze fired Palace in front in the fourth minute and the hosts dominated possession, though both sides had their chances to make a difference to the scoreline.
The visitors remained in it and indeed manufactured more shots on target than their Premier League opponents, who held on to secure a victory perhaps less comfortable than they would have envisioned.
FA Cup draw
Kalvin Phillips scored his first goal since December 2023 as Ipswich beat Bristol Rovers 3-0 in the third round of the FA Cup at Portman Road.
The defensive midfielder showed signs of his best as his curled finish put Kieran McKenna’s men on track to overcome their League One visitors with further goals coming courtesy of Jack Clarke and Jack Taylor before half-time.
FA Cup draw
Anthony Gordon and Bruno Guimaraes came off the bench to ease Newcastle into the FA Cup fourth round after Eddie Howe was forced to turn to his big guns to see off League Two Bromley.
Head coach Howe made nine changes to the side which beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg in midweek as he attempted to rest key men, but saw his understudies fail to impress in a first half during which Cameron Congreve fired the visitors into an eighth-minute lead in front of a crowd of 52,088 at St James’ Park.
Lewis Miley levelled before half-time, but such was Howe’s displeasure that he sent on Gordon and Guimaraes after the restart and saw the England international convert a 49th-minute penalty before 21-year-old striker Will Osula wrapped up a 3-1 win and an eighth on the trot for the first time since 2016 with his first goal for the club.
FA Cup draw
EXTRA TIME! What a cup tie at the Emirates between Arsenal and Manchester United. It’s finished 1-1 in normal time, but that’s just the start of it. It’s been a classic second half. There will be 30 minutes more to play, which means the FA Cup fourth round draw is unlikely to take place until around 5:45pm tonight.
You can get all the updates from extra time, here, with the FA Cup draw following that.
Arsenal and Man Utd clash in chaotic FA Cup tie - follow live
Tottenham survive extra time, ‘torpedo’ long throws and Tamworth heroics in FA Cup thriller
Tottenham ensured that they will be in the hat this evening, though my oh my did Ange Postecoglou’s side have to work for their win over non-league Tamworth. Pete Hall was at The Lamb Ground for an extra time thriller:
Tottenham survive extra time, ‘torpedo’ long throws and Tamworth heroics
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Pep Guardiola has revealed that club captain Kyle Walker has asked to leave Manchester City this month and explore the option of playing abroad as his career starts to wind down.
Walker, 34, still has 18 months left on his contract having signed a new three-year deal in the summer of 2023 when he was wanted by Bayern Munich but the German side were unable to agree a deal with City.
The right-back has fallen out of favour in recent weeks, having not started a game since the 2-1 defeat in the Manchester derby on 15 December, and he wasn’t even selected for the much-rotated side that thrashed League Two Salford City 8-0 in the FA Cup on Saturday evening with Matheus Nunes deputising in defence instead.
Kyle Walker wants to leave Man City this month, says Pep Guardiola
FA Cup draw
James McAtee plundered a hat-trick as Manchester City romped to an 8-0 victory over Salford on a day when most of the Premier League sides in action safely negotiated their way through the FA Cup third round.
Jeremy Doku, Divin Mubama and Nico O’Reilly had a much-changed Man City 3-0 ahead at half-time against their League Two neighbours, but the fireworks came after the break as penalties from Jack Grealish and Doku as well as 22-year-old McAtee’s 19-minute treble put a smile on Pep Guardiola’s face.
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