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      When is FA Cup 5th round draw? Date, start time, live stream FREE, TV channel, ball numbers

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      THE FA Cup is rolling on at pace this season.And we’re nearly ready for the big fifth round draw!
      All eyes will be on the fifth round drawCredit: Getty
      Eight ties are being drawnCredit: Getty
      And remember, the FA Cup fifth round takes place across the midweek again this season.
      But first the fourth round is amongst us – with Manchester City vs Arsenal the marquee tie.
      While Manchester United host former star Paul Ince’s Reading.
      Here is all the information you need for the FA Cup fifth round draw…
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      When is the FA Cup 5th round draw?
      The FA Cup fifth round draw will take place on Monday, January 30.
      The draw will commence during the One Show on BBC 1 from 7pm.
      Eight ties will be drawn.
      What live stream and TV channel is the FA Cup 5th round draw on?
      The FA Cup fifth round draw will be broadcast on BBC1 on TV.
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      And it will be live streamed on the official Emirates FA Cup Twitter and Facebook channels.
      What are the FA Cup 5th round draw ball numbers?
      1 Preston North End or Tottenham Hotspur2 Southampton or Blackpool3 Wrexham or Sheffield United4 Ipswich Town or Burnley5 Manchester United or Reading6 Luton Town or Grimsby Town7 Derby County or West Ham United8 Stoke City or Stevenage9 Blackburn Rovers or Birmingham City10 Walsall or Leicester City11 Sheffield Wednesday or Fleetwood Town12 Manchester City or Arsenal13 Bristol City or West Bromwich Albion14 Brighton & Hove Albion or Liverpool15 Fulham or Sunderland16 Accrington Stanley or Leeds United More

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      Man City vs Arsenal: Premier League title chase takes back seat as giants collide in FA Cup – TV, live stream info, odds

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      PREMIER LEAGUE title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal will clash for the first time this season with the FA Cup taking centre stage this weekend.These two giants kick off the Fourth Round action in a Friday night match-up at City’s Etihad stadium.
      Man City boss Pep Guardiola will be desperate to beat their Prem title rivals in the FA CupCredit: Getty
      Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta could well believe victory will boost their Prem ambitionsCredit: Getty
      And any bragging rights will surely breed confidence in the victor that they can win the Premier League.
      Both sides are likely to shuffle their pack, with the title race hotting up and both still involved in European competition.
      City smashed Chelsea 4-0 in the third round of this famous old competition.
      Riyad Mahrez scored twice with Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden also netting.
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      Arsenal, meanwhile, justified obvious favouritism as they saw off League One Oxford 3-0 away.
      But the bookies were worried with Arteta’s side held 0-0 at half-time.
      Mohamed Elneny opened the scoring on 63 minutes before two goals from red-hot Eddie Nketiah wrapped it up.
      Here, SunSport previews the mouthwatering clash at the Etihad.
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      How is their form?
      City have won three of their last five games in all competitions, losing two.
      Those defeats came in the EFL Cup quarter-final against Southampton, 2-0, and of course their dramatic 2-1 defeat in the Manchester derby to United.
      Arsenal are in stunning form – unbeaten in their last five games with four wins and a draw.
      Fellow high-fliers Newcastle are the only side to put a slight dent on their run, bagging a point in a 0-0 draw at the Emirates.
      What is the team news and any injuries to worry about?
      Man City have injury doubts over Phil Foden, who is struggling with a foot injury and is expected to miss the game.
      Boss Guardiola is sure to use the clash to give some of the fringe players a chance to impress.
      Gabriel Jesus, Reiss Nelson and Mohamed Elneny will all miss the FA Cup game through injury.
      Like his opposite number, Gunners boss Arteta could rotate his XI, with the likes of Vieira, Holding, Tierney and Trossard given a chance to impress.
      Who will be the star men?
      Man City could well give Erling Haaland a breather, which could mean a start up top for Julian Alvarez.
      The Argentine World Cup winner has not let anyone down when called upon, and could enhance his stock yet further.
      Arsenal will surely shuffle the pack – and new-boy Leandro Trossard has an instant chance to shine.
      He played 12 minutes of the 3-2 win against Man Utd, and showed glimpses of his talent.
      Julain Alvarez has looked sharp this season for CityCredit: AFP
      Arsenal snapped up Leandro Trossard after missing out on Mykhailo MudrykCredit: Getty
      What have the managers said?
      Speaking after beating Wolves 3-0 in their Premier League clash last time out, Guardiola said: “The way we played [vs Wolves] was quite similar to the first-half when we were losing 2-0 to Spurs.
      “Our game, football was really good… Today we improved, but just today.
      “We’ll see what happens in the next game.”
      After Arsenal’s stunning last-gasp 3-2 win against Man Utd at the weekend, Arteta said: “It was a beautiful moment at the end to win a game of this stature.
      “The way we’ve done it with our people and the atmosphere that created… It doesn’t get much better than that – it was great.
      “We move on to tomorrow, review the match, train well and start to think about Man City.”
      What are the odds?
      Man City 7-10
      Arsenal 17-5
      Draw 3-1
      Odds courtesy of Betfair
      When is Man City vs Arsenal?
      Man City will host Arsenal on Friday, January 27 with an 8pm kick-off.
      Is the match on TV and what channel is it on?
      The match IS on TV – with ITV having broadcast rights for the clash.
      How can I live stream it
      You can follow ALL the action as the big two lock horns with SunSport’s minute-by-minute live blog.
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      How much this has a bearing on the Premier League title race is anyone’s guess.
      Both managers could make a raft of changes to keep the squad fresh.
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      City’s fringe players have already proved their worth this season, and this leads us to think they could sneak a win.
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      Man City boss Pep Guardiola reveals Mikel Arteta NEVER celebrated against Arsenal during his time at Etihad

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      PEP GUARDIOLA has revealed Mikel Arteta didn’t celebrate goals against Arsenal during his days as Manchester City assistant.The Gunners boss was No2 to Guardiola at the Etihad from 2016-19.
      Pep Guardiola has revealed Mikel Arteta never celebrated goals against Arsenal during his time at Manchester City.Credit: Reuters
      During that time the pair won two Premier League titles together, and celebrated countless goals.
      But Arteta was always reluctant to celebrate against the Gunners, a team he played for and captained.
      After leaving Guardiola and City to become Arsenal boss, Arteta has guided the club to the top of the Prem table this season.
      But before two crunch meetings in the league, the two Spaniards go head-to-head on Friday in a huge FA Cup fourth round clash.
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      And Guardiola always knew Arsenal held a special place in Arteta’s heart.
      The City manager said: “Everyone has dreams and I know he went to his club, the team he dreams of.
      “He is a supporter of Arsenal, from the fact he played there, he was a captain there.
      “He loves the club.
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      “I remember when we were together here when we score goals he jumps a lot and celebrates, except [against] one team.
      “One team every time we score a goal, I jump, look back, and he was sitting there. It was Arsenal.
      “It was that moment I said ‘that guy likes Arsenal’.”
      Arteta won two FA Cups as a player with Arsenal, before lifting the trophy as a manager with the Gunners in 2020.
      Friday’s encounter against City in the same competition is the first of three blockbuster meetings in three months between the two title rivals.
      The Gunners are currently five points clear of City, with a game in hand on the Etihad outfit. More

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      Liverpool Treble winner unrecognisable with bald head and heavy stubble now going by name DJ Bavaria

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      A LIVERPOOL treble winner looks completely different after doing a full U-turn on his look.The former defender played for Liverpool for four years, helping the club to lift an FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup treble in 2001.
      The former Liverpool star swapped now has a shaven head with heavy stubbleCredit: Getty
      He moved into coaching after retirement in 2007Credit: Getty
      But since then, he has swapped a clean cut face and head of hair for a stubble beard and shaven head.
      And in retirement he has not stopped pursuing another of his passions.
      The 50-year-old now goes by the DJ name of “DJ Bavaria,” in reference to his homeland of Germany.
      The German starred alongside a host of Anfield legends in his time at the club in the early 2000s.
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      Among them were Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen, Emile Heskey and Jamie Carragher.
      Standing at 6ft 2″, the defender arrived at Anfield in 2000 after starring for Bayern Munich for almost a full decade prior.
      His time at the Reds was short but sweet, collecting an assortment of seven trophies including the 2001 treble in 73 appearances before leaving in 2004 to return to Germany to finish his career with VfB Stuttgart in 2007.
      But in 2003 the 51-cap German also went on loan to Blackburn Rovers, where he made 28 appearances.
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      Have you managed to figure out who it is?
      Well if not then the answer to your question is: Markus Babbel.
      Babbel managed 60 appearances during the 2000/01 season as Liverpool lifted the treble and came third in the Premier League.
      The defender then came down with the rare Guillain-barre syndrome just one month into the following season, seeing him not play again in the Prem until November 2002 before being sidelined again.
      Eventually, Babbel made a full recovery from the condition, but having fallen out of favour at Liverpool he then moved to Blackburn in the final year of his career in England.
      Following retirement, Babbel moved into coaching.
      He managed Stuttgart, Hertha Berlin, Hoffenheim and FC Luzern before his most recent job at Western Sydney from 2018 until 2020.
      Markus Babbel helped Liverpool win the treble in 2001Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      But during his playing days Babbel’s Liverpool career was stunted by rare conditionCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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      Arsenal fined £40k for player conduct during FA Cup tie at Oxford… days after identical fine for Newcastle clash

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      ARSENAL have been fined for their players’ conduct during the FA Cup clash at Oxford.This comes shortly after the Premier League leaders were handed a similar punishment against Newcastle this month.
      Arsenal have been fined for their players’ conduct in the FA Cup against OxfordCredit: Dan Weir / MatchDay Images Limited
      The Gunners have been slapped with a £40,000 penalty by the FA after their 3-0 win in their third-round tie at the Kassam Stadium.
      The North Londoners were charged last week for failing to ensure their players acted in an orderly manner during the first half against the League One outfit.
      Mikel Arteta’s players surrounded the referee as they appealed for a penalty after Albert Sambi Lokonga’s shot appeared to be blocked by an Oxford hand.
      A statement from the FA claims Arsenal denied the allegation and requested a hearing.
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      It read: “Arsenal FC has been fined £40,000 after its players surrounded a match official during the FA Cup tie against Oxford United FC on Monday 9 January 2023.
      “Arsenal FC denied an allegation from The FA that the club had failed to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the 34th minute, and the club also requested a hearing.
      “An independent Regulatory Commission subsequently upheld the allegation and imposed the club’s fine. Its written reasons for these decisions will be published in due course.”
      Arsenal were also fined £40,000 after a goalless draw with Newcastle at the beginning of the month.
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      On that occasion, the Gunners accepted the charge for failing to ensure their players acted in an orderly manner in the fifth minute of stoppage time at the Emirates.
      The North Londoners are currently eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table with Manchester City second.
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      Leeds 5 Cardiff 2: Willy Gnonto enhances reputation yet further with worldie as Marsch’s side reach FA Cup fourth round

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      WILFRIED Gnonto conjured up a carbon-copy of Paolo Di Canio to help Leeds scratch a seven-year itch.The teenage sensation added to his growing reputation by scoring twice – the first a stunning scissor-volley inside 30 seconds, a dead-ringer for fellow Italian Di Canio’s celebrated strike for West Ham against Wimbledon 22 years ago.
      Wilfried Gnonto fired Leeds into the lead with an effort similar to Paolo Di CanioCredit: Rex
      After setting up the opener Rodrigo bagged a goal of his ownCredit: PA
      Gnonto’s heroics put the Premier League strugglers on the way to round four, and meant the long wait since their last FA Cup tie at Elland Road in 2016 was more than worth it.
      Gnonto’s venomous volley eased the pressure on boss Jesse Marsch – who celebrated just a third win in 18 games.
      The livewire 19-year-old could have had a first-half hat-trick on a night of chasing shadows for the managerless Bluebirds – who racked up a 10th winless game.
      Leeds made a long-awaited cup return to Elland Road for the first time since beating Yorkshire rivals Rotherham 2-0 seven years ago.
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      They joined Stockport as the second club in cup history to be handed 10 consecutive away ties when they were paired with City last month.
      Two late goals in South Wales secured this third round replay by the skin of their teeth but Marsch’s men were soon in cruise control on the way to a first win since early November.
      Gnonto got them off to a dream start with his second goal since a £3.8million move from FC Zurich in September.
      Cardiff’s hopes of keeping it tight were left in tatters as Rodrigo swung in a cross from the right which dropped invitingly over defender Tom Sang.
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      Gnonto did the rest with a memorable right-foot scissor-kick into the roof of the net from a tight angle at the far post.
      The Championship strugglers couldn’t handle Gnonto, who blazed over from Sam Greenwood’s cross six yards out.
      It took a great save from Jak Alnwick to deny Leeds’ man of the moment after he used his pace to sprint through on goal.
      Greenwood’s effort was hacked off the line by Joel Bagan after Gnonto turned provider but it wasn’t long until Leeds stretched their lead with two goals in the space of as many minutes to underline their dominance.
      Rodrigo raced onto Jack Harrison’s 34th-minute through ball to round Alnwick and fire into the bottom corner.
      Before Cardiff could recover, Gnonto cut in from the left to beat Alnwick at the keeper’s near post with a powerful angled drive, Harrison again the provider.
      City thought they’d pulled one back on the stroke of half-time, but skipper Cutis Nelson’s close-range header from a corner was ruled out for offside by VAR.
      Gnonto came within inches of his third with a shot into the side-netting before he was taken off to a standing ovation.
      Patrick Bamford came off the bench to calmly slot home twice inside five minutes to book an 11th straight cup trip to Accrington or Boreham Wood before substitute Callum Robinson headed one back and stroked home an injury-time second from the spot.
      Patrick Bamford came off the bench to net a braceCredit: Alamy More

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      Gary Lineker laughs off Match of the Day ‘porn noise’ scandal & enjoyed half-time analysis with sex-filled innuendo

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      GARY Lineker yesterday laughed off the Match of the Day “porn noise” scandal — and said he took great pleasure filling his half-time analysis with sex-filled innuendo.The presenter said the BBC has had to look at its security measures following YouTuber Daniel “Jarvo” Jarvis’s stunt.
      Gary Lineker laughed off the MOTD ‘porn noise’ scandalCredit: BBC/UNPIXS
      The presenter said he enjoyed his half-time analysis with sex-filled innuendo – pictured The Sun’s coverage of the story
      But Gary, 62, who memorably had an on-pitch “accident” during England’s 1990 World Cup opener, joked: “If you told me yesterday morning that I’d be on the front page of The Sun, involved with a porn ­scandal, I’d have s*** myself — again!”
      Gary added: “I thought it was funny, and the YouTube prankster has shown his work.
      “It was that loud that I couldn’t really hear myself think, or what the other guys were saying, and realised people could probably hear it at home so I knew I had to both keep it together, whilst also addressing the matter.
      “In these situations, you have to keep your head.
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      “Yes, it’s funny but you can’t overwhelm the show — you can’t ignore it.
      “But, and after the studio manager had located the strap-on phone, I started to have a bit of fun with it all.
      “So at half-time every question I asked about the analysis, my comments were some kind of reference to it.
      “Things like ‘Wolves huffed and puffed’ or ‘the only goal was a screamer — and not the only screamer we had’, and ‘Liverpool pressed really hard in trying to get behind them’ — all that kind of thing.
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      “It was daft but it really did amuse me. And once I realised it was a prank, I knew that if I started laughing I probably wouldn’t have stopped.
      “It was the most surreal and one of the strangest things I’ve ever encountered in broadcasting.”
      Prankster Jarvo, a serial pitch invader, had broken into the studio and activated a sexy sounds ring tone on a mobile phone, which he hid on the set.
      He then called the phone during Gary’s studio segments at the Wolves v Liverpool FA Cup replay at Molineux on Tuesday.
      The BBC later issued a po-faced apology.
      But Gary questioned that decision.
      He said: “I’m not sure why the BBC apologised because it’s not our fault obviously.
      “It’s a security issue, and there is a serious side to it; if someone can do that, they can do something else with something that could be more dangerous.
      “But, in this instance, I felt that universally people were finding it really funny.
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      “And actually I have to agree with them, even if it was at our expense.
      “It was enjoyed, I think . . . much like those people on that phone!” More

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      ‘Sadly I’ve never heard that noise’ – Laura Woods and Ally McCoist in hysterics over BBC’S FA Cup porn prank

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      TALKSPORT pundits Ally McCoist and Laura Woods were left in stitches after the BBC was victim of a porn prank during their coverage of Wolves vs Liverpool.Viewers were left stunned as a bizarre “porn noise” interrupted their coverage of the Wolves vs Liverpool FA Cup clash.
      Gary Lineker had to contend with porn noises during the BBC’s pre-match coverage of Wolves vs LiverpoolCredit: BBC
      A strategically placed mobile phone was to blame for the noisesCredit: TWITTER@GARYLINEKER
      The incident left talkSPORT presenter All McCoist in stitchesCredit: TALKSPORT
      The sound of the moaning lady played in the background as Match of the Day host Gary Lineker and pundits Paul Ince, Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy tried their best to give in-depth analysis.
      The prank was set up by YouTuber Jarvo, who taped a mobile phone to the desk and set the porn noise as a ringtone and called it.
      And it prompted talkSPORT presenter Woods to conduct a thorough sweep of their studio before going on the airwaves on Wednesday morning.
      She said: “I brought a SWAT team in here this morning to double-check every single chair, everyone’s device, nothing is leaking in this studio in terms of audio, or hopefully anything else!”
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      McCoist said of the hilarious incident: “I thought for a minute, I wasn’t too happy because I’m watching it while I was actually at the Pink Floyd tribute concert.
      “But when I saw the highlights of it, I’m looking at Gary, and I know Danny Murphy is in the studio.
      “And I’m thinking to myself, ‘that’s unbelievable.’
      “On ITV we only get a cup of tea, they are having the time of there life there! Danny’s having the time of his life!’”
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      Woods jokingly asked: “Is that where all of our taxpayers’ money goes?”
      Former Rangers and Scotland hitman McCoist replied: “I think so!
      “At ITV we only get a cup of tea and maybe a sandwich, and they are getting added perks like that, that’s incredible.”
      But McCoist drew a huge laugh from Woods and listeners by saying: “Sadly I’ve never heard that!
      “I’ve never heard those kind of sounds in my life!
      “The only time I’ve heard that is on the phone!”
      Woods explained the prank that has got many a person in trouble by saying: “So basically it was the top of the show, the guys were in the studio, it was the FA Cup third round replay, Gary Lineker was hosting it.
      “It was Wolves against Liverpool, and Danny Murphy was just in mid flow with explaining just his thoughts on football really, and you know that thing when someone pranks you, you open your phone and turn it up really loud, and then it’s a woman enjoying herself, sexually.”
      McCoist interjected, saying: “Enjoying herself? She was having the time of her life!”
      Laura Woods saw the funny side of the prankCredit: TALKSPORT
      He added: “I’m going to say it, I’m going to put my cards on the table, guys have got to message us this morning, because I’ve got an admission to make, for the best part of 40 years I must been doing it wrong!
      “Because I’ve not heard that. I’ve been doing it wrong for 40 years!”
      McCoist loved the prank by Jarvo, which Lineker himself later laughed at.
      But the Scot then bizarrely asked listeners how to elicit a similar reaction in his personal life.
      He said: “I mean that is genius, they’ve thought about that.
      “Did they (BBC pundits) try and talk over it?
      “Because there was no talking over that lady. She was on a different planet.
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      “I know this probably isn’t the show for it, but what brings that on?
      “Is it a move that brings that on? Listeners, we want to know, is there a move that can bring that noise in real life.” More