THE FA Cup fourth round draw is taking place RIGHT NOW!
Then following the draw, it’s a clash of the titans as Chelsea travel to Manchester City, just days after playing them in the Premier League.
The third round of the competition got underway on Friday night as Manchester United beat Everton 3-1 at Old Trafford.
And Tottenham, Sheffield Wednesday, Wrexham and Brighton join them in the next round
The final game of the round will be played between Arsenal and Oxford on Monday.
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Follow ALL of the latest updates from the draw below…
Here we go
The FA Cup draw is about to begin…
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21. Leicester City
22. Forest Green Rovers or Birmingham City
23. Bristol City or Swansea City
24. Stoke City
25. Fulham
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16. Oxford United or Arsenal
17. Fleetwood Town
18. Liverpool or Wolverhampton Wanderers
19. Grimsby Town
20. Blackpool
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11. Burnley
12. Wrexham
13. Blackburn Rovers
14. Aston Villa or Stevenage
15. Luton Town or Wigan Athletic
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6. Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley
7. Tottenham Hotspur
8. Derby County
9. Cardiff City or Leeds United
10. West Ham United
Here are the ball numbers for each team
1. Preston North End
2. Brighton & Hove Albion
3. Chesterfield or West Bromwich Albion
4. Manchester City or Chelsea
5. Walsall
Today’s latest results
Cardiff City 2 Leeds United 2
Stockport 1 Walsall 2
Hartlepool 0 Stoke City 3
Norwich City 0 Blackburn Rovers 1
Stockport 1 Walsall 2
Drama at the death as Walsall’s Andy Williams nets from the spot.
And with that Stockport have been knocked out of the FA Cup and Walsall will go into the hat for the fourth round.
Cardiff City 2 Leeds 2
OH WOW!
Leeds have equalised in added-time and it’s young star Sonny Perkins with the goal.
Perkins left the West Ham academy for Elland Road in the summer and was highly rated in East London.
Both teams will be in the draw.
Cardiff City 2 Leeds 1
Rodrigo has pulled a goal back for Leeds and has also had a penalty saved!
Joel Bagan has also received his marching orders for the home side.
Nervy end to the game for Cardiff.
FA Cup top scorer
Wrexham’s Paul Mullin is the FA Cup’s top scorer so far.
His last game came in the third round 4-3 win over Coventry.
Wrexham – owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney – are ball No12.
Today’s scores
- FT: Derby 3 Barnsley 0
- FT: Bristol City 1 Swansea 1
- 64′ Cardiff City 2 Leeds 0
- 64′ Stockport 0 Walsall 0
- 64′ Hartlepool 0 Stoke City 3
- 64′ Norwich City 0 Blackburn Rovers 1
There’s three third round fixtures yet to be played.
Two get underway at 4.30pm on Sunday, with the last taking place on Monday.
- 4.30pm: Man City vs Chelsea
- 4.30pm: Aston villa vs Stevenage
- Monday: Oxford United vs Arsenal
Cup holders in the draw… JUST
FA Cup holders Liverpool ARE in the draw, but aren’t guaranteed a spot in the fourth round.
The Reds were held to a 2-2 draw at Anfield by Wolves, and the game will go to a third round replay.
However, Wolves believed they had snatched it late on with Toti Gomes flicking home.
The defender ripped his shirt off and wheeled away in celebration, pulling off a Thierry Henry-like kneeslide before being mobbed by his Wolves team-mates.
But after a lengthy VAR check, in which no camera angle showed a hint of an offside, the decision stood and the goal was chalked off.
VAR wasn’t the only thing that left fans furious.
Gomes somehow escaped a booking despite his “unsporting” celebration.
Credit: Getty When will the FA Cup fourth round take place?
The FA Cup fourth round will take place between January 27-30.
This is after the replays have been played.
Arsenal in third round action
Premier League leaders Arsenal complete the FA Cup third round (before replays) tomorrow night when they travel to League One Oxford United.
The Gunners were knocked out at the third round stage last year, losing 1-0 to then-Championship Nottingham Forest.
Will lightning strike twice?
Cardiff stunning Leeds
On team who looks to be in the hat is Cardiff City.
The Championship side are currently beating Premier League Leeds 2-0.
The match kicked off at 2pm.
Credit: Getty How many teams are in the hat?
There will be 32 teams in the hat for the FA Cup fourth round draw.
Some teams will have to wait a little longer to find out their true fourth round fate, however, because of potential replays.
Replays, in the event of a draw, are back this season up until, and including, the fourth round.
Credit: Getty Ball numbers continued
21 Leicester City
22 Forest Green Rovers or Birmingham City
23 Bristol City or Swansea City
24 Hartlepool United or Stoke City
25 Fulham
26 Southampton
27 Sheffield United
28 Sunderland
29 Sheffield Wednesday
30 Manchester United
31 Reading
32 Ipswich Town
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11 Burnley
12 Wrexham
13 Norwich City or Blackburn Rovers
14 Aston Villa or Stevenage
15 Luton Town or Wigan Athletic
16 Oxford United or Arsenal
17 Fleetwood Town
18 Liverpool or Wolverhampton Wanderers
19 Grimsby Town
20 Blackpool
What are the ball numbers?
Here are those all-important ball numbers for the fourth round.
1 Preston North End
2 Brighton & Hove Albion
3 Chesterfield or West Bromwich Albion
4 Manchester City or Chelsea
5 Stockport County or Walsall
6 Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley
7 Tottenham Hotspur
8 Derby County
9 Cardiff City or Leeds United
10 West Ham United
FA Cup fourth round draw is here
Hello and welcome to coverage of the FA Cup fourth round draw!
The huge draw is taking place right before Manchester City host Chelsea in the third round, and is expected to get under way from around 4.05pm.
Manchester United booked their place in the draw with a 2-1 win over Everton on Friday night.
Though fellow in-form Premier League side Newcastle won’t be joining them.
The Magpies lost 2-1 at Sheffield Wednesday and have exited at the third round.
Prem table toppers Arsenal – who were knocked out at the third round to Nottingham Forest last year – take on Oxford United in the final third round tie tomorrow night.
So sit back as we bring you all of the latest updates and reaction to the big draw. Here we go!
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
