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      Chelsea 3-2 Leeds LIVE RESULT – FA Cup fifth round: Gallagher’s last-gasp strike fires Blues into quarter-final

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      CHELSEA are into the FA Cup quarter-final courtesy of a last-gasp strike from English star Conor Gallagher.Mateo Joseph initially put Leeds ahead before Nicolas Jackson levelled the scoring.Mykhailo Mudryk then flipped the tie on its head until Joseph scored once again.But out of nowhere, Gallagher’s sublime stoppage-time strike has put Chelsea through and they will now face Leicester in the quarter-finals.
      RESULT: Chelsea 3-2 Leeds
      Live stream: ITV X
      TV channel: ITV 4
      Chelsea starting lineup: Sanchez, Gilchrist, Disasi, Chalobah, Gusto, Madueke, Caicedo, Fernandez, Mudryk, Sterling Jackson.
      Leeds starting lineup: Meslier, Roberts, Firpo, Rodon, Cooper, Ampadu, Gray, Anthony, James, Piroe, Joseph.
      PADDY POWER WELCOME OFFER – get £40 in free bet builder betsBlues progress to quarter-finals in cup
      Chelsea will now play Leicester City in the quarter-finals at Stamford Bridge.
      Mauricio Pohcettino will be keen to make his way to Wembley once again after Sunday’s disappointment, this time with a different outcome.
      Chelsea will go into the game as favourites against The Foxes who sit top of the Championship.
      There were concerns at Stamford Bridge this evening for one of the away fans who fell from the top tier.
      Read the full story here.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea needing to find some consistency
      As attention diverts to the Premier League, The Blues will be needing to put a string of results together to propel themselves up the table.
      With three home games coming up in the league in quick succession, Pochettino will be looking for wins.
      The table is so tight that a run of good form can change the whole outlook on your season.

      Copy linkCopiedPochettino relief with home win
      While Chelsea went into this game as firm favourites to progress, they made hard work of it going a goal behind.
      Just when they thought they had addressed that thanks to goals from Jackson and Mudryk, the visitors then pegged them back once again.
      Gallagher’s late strike settled the contest and the manager seemed relieved on the final whistle.
      Credit: AP
      Copy linkCopiedFT: Chelsea 3-2 Leeds
      A last-gasp goal from Chelsea has booked their place in the enxt round.
      Pochettino brought Gallagher off the bench late on and boy did he deliver.
      It was not an impressive performance by the ‘billion pound bottle jobs’ as Gary Neville put it, but they got the job done.

      Copy linkCopiedFT: Chelsea 3-2 Leeds
      The referee brings the game to a close.
      Chelsea progress to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
      Mauricio Pochettino can breath a sigh of relief now.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 3-2 Leeds
      90+4. The whistles come from the crowd who want to see the end of the game now.
      Chelsea’s fan are making themselves heard now.
      Gallagher’s goal seems to have won this tie.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 3-2 Leeds
      90+2. Jackson receives the ball in the corner of the pitch and looks to run the clock down.
      He loses the ball and Leeds look to break at pace.
      Mudryk comes off for Tauriainen for Chelsea.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 3-2 Leeds
      90. The ball is played through the middle to Gallagher on the edge of the box.
      He turns well to lose his marker and slots the ball past the keeper as he comes out.
      What a time to score, that is surely game over for Leeds.
      We are going to have four additional minutes added.
      Copy linkCopiedGoal – Conor Gallagher (Chelsea)
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      88. Half chance for Chelsea as the ball is flicked across goal.
      It comes to Colwill, he tries to control it when he needed to get a first-time shot away.
      Chelsea seem to be trying to walk it into the net at the moment.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      86. Chilwell finds Mudryk down the left wing.
      He spots the run of Fernandez but the midfielder gets to the byline and can only win a corner.
      You feel he needed to pull the trigger straight away to test the Leeds’ keeper then.
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      84. Caicedo runs through the middle and gets dispossessed and the ball almost runs through to Jackson.
      The Leeds’ defence is alert and manage to clear their lines.
      This game is finely poised at the moment, it really could go either way.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      82. Leeds try a speculative effort from outside the box but he cannot keep the shot down.
      For a brief moment it opened up but as he looked to bend it in the top corner, he got it all wrong.
      At the moment Leeds are looking the most likely to score.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      80. The Blues’ fans will want to see more attacking threat from their side in the remainder of the game.
      Once again it has been somewhat of a pedestrian performance from Pochettino’s side.
      They need to have more urgency in the final third.
      Credit: Getty
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      78. Mudryk gets down the wing before clipping a cross into the box from the byline.
      Jackson gets up to meet it at the far post but heads it more up in the air than he does towards goal.
      The striker stays down but neither the referee nor VAR saw any wrong doing with that challenge.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      76. Chelsea should have more attacking threat in the final third with Cole Palmer on the pitch now.
      That said, he hasn’t been amongst the goals of late.
      We are into the final quarter of an hour now, the next goal could be the one that decides this game.
      Copy linkCopiedView from SunSport’s Isabelle Barker at Stamford Bridge
      Mateo Joseph is a youngster oozing confidence in front of a very boisterous away end here at Stamford Bridge.
      He hadn’t scored a senior goal before tonight and now he has two.
      The Spanish 20-year-old has been redhot all evening, but so has Jaidon Anthony for Leeds who whipped an inch-perfect cross on Joseph’s plate for 2-1. 
      Chelsea were once again to blame for shoddy defending. They seem to still lack identity, shape and structure in what they do. How the tables have turned. 
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      74. Colwill and Palmer come on for Sterling and Gilchrist.
      Pochettino has seen enough and has sent on aruguably Chelsea’s player of the season.
      The need to find another goal if they want to progress to the quarter-finals.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      72. Leeds force a corner, which Dan James comes to take.
      He whips the ball towards the back post but it is too deep for anyone to get on the end of it.
      Leeds recycle the ball and James whips another cross in and the ball drops to Jospeh as Chalobah fails to head it.
      The striker seemed to not be expecting it and could not react quickly enough to get a shot off.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      70. Junior Firpo is booked for a clumsy challenge on Raheem Sterling.
      It gives Chelsea the chance to come forward but once again they pass the ball around at the back.
      Mudryk breaks free but his first touch is poor and the ball runs through to Meslier in the Leeds’ goal.
      Credit: AP
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      68. Chelsea seem lacklustre in this half, whatever the manager said at the interval seems to have had the opposite effect.
      Leeds are looking like the Premier League team as they knock the ball about with confidence.
      The Blues are just chasing shadows most of the time.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      66. Fernandez wins the ball on the halfway line and looks to play the ball forward.
      His pass is wayward and gifts possession back to the visitors.
      This game is end to end stuff at the moment.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      64. Chilwell has slotted into the left back slot for Pochettino’s side.
      Gilchrist has gone to right back in place of Gusto who came off.
      Madueke was the other player to make way for the substitutions.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      62. Chelsea should have more quality in the middle of the park now.
      Gallagher has been in good form for The Blues of late.
      Leeds are dominating possession so far since the interval.
      Copy linkCopiedChelsea 2-2 Leeds
      60. Gallagher and Chilwell come on for Chelsea.
      Pochettino is looking to add some quality to this game.
      Leeds are growing in confidence as James cuts in from the right and looks to shoot but it is deflected wide for a corner.
      Credit: AP
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      Chelsea 3 Leeds 2: Gallagher nets last-gasp winner ease pressure on Pochettino as Blues edge out brave Whites in FA Cup

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      MAYBE no bottle but at least there is still one cup for Chelsea.But only just as Conor Gallagher fired them into the quarter finals with just eight seconds of normal time remaining.Conor Gallagher came off the bench to net a late winner for Chelsea against LeedsCredit: ReutersThe ace’s goal set up an FA Cup quarter-final tie against LeicesterCredit: GettyThe 3-2 win over Leeds helped ease the pain of the Carabao Cup defeat to LiverpoolCredit: GettyA nervous Chelsea had been pegged back and put under the cosh by Championship Leeds and appeared to be heading for extra time for the second time in 72 hours.And with their recent record of tossing everything away, it was odds on that they would end up on the wrong end of another half hour or even penalties.But Gallagher came off the bench and rescued his team with a cracking drive right at the death and set up a sixth round tie against Leicester City.It doesn’t completely make up for the glaring miss in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat but will go some way to easing the long-serving midfielder’s tortured mind following his Wembley error.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLIt could mean so much more to his beleaguered manager Mauricio Pochettino, who needed a win by any means to get over the heartache of last weekend and to save his job.Gallagher’s goal could well go down in history as Poch’s ‘Mark Robins’ moment. A fabled account of how Sir Alex Ferguson was facing the bullet at Manchester United only for Robins to keep him in post with the winner in an FA Cup tie in 1990.Pochettino certainly owes his undervalued one-time academy kid one whether or not he would have been sacked had he lost.Chelsea were in the driving seat then made it much harder for themselves when it should have been game over.Most read in FA CupHOW TO GET FREE BETS ON FOOTBALLPochettino’s team were labelled ‘£1 billion bottle jobs’ by pundit Gary Neville in the wake of their Carabao Cup Final defeat to Liverpool at the weekend. And he had a point.While they showed great character to fight back from a goal down against a team which has not lost since December, there is a fragility in this team.A look at Chelsea’s forgotten wonderkidsFrom the unforced error in the eighth minute when a cock up between Axel Disasi and Moises Caicedo allowed Mateo Joseph to pick their pockets and score the first of his two on the night – with broadcasters ITV missing the goal as they were showing a replay at the time.With heavy legs and sagging morale what Chelsea needed most was an easy passage into the game. Which is precisely what they didn’t get.Trying to play the ball out of their box, Disasis and Caicedo got in a muddle and ended up conceding a ridiculous goal that only heightened the tension inside Stamford Bridge.They had only just survived a scare moments earlier when Leeds winger Dan James mugged Alfie Gilchrist, playing as the most right-footed left back in English football, to hook a shot dangerously close.Mateo Joseph fired Leeds ahead after just eight minutesCredit: GettyNicolas Jackson made it 1-1 moments laterCredit: GettyThe sense of dread and imminent implosion seeped into Chelsea stomachs and it was nervy stuff until Jackson’s timely intervention seven minutes later.Caicedo made up for his earlier blunder by feeding a ball through to the striker who rode a challenge and rolled a shot across the face of goal for the equaliser.Finding the net relaxed the mood and it was pretty much all going Chelsea’s way when Mudryk capped a cracking first half performance with his first ever FA Cup goal.Raheem Sterling and Malo Gusto combined on the right flank, with the former then cutting the ball back inside the box for Mudryk to divert a shot into the opposite corner.Mykhailo Mudryk put Chelsea ahead before the breakCredit: GettyJoseph netted his second of the game with half an hour leftCredit: GettyIt should have been plain sailing then against a good team but one with promotion back to the Premiership upper most in their minds.Why Pochettino chose to position Gilchrist on the opposite side of the pitch to where he normally plays must have been to rest Ben Chilwell’s legs as his first choice left back recovers from long term hamstring issues.From way out on the Leeds’ left, Anthony delivered a deep cross to where Gilchrist should have been, to find Joseph who was left in clear space to head in, score his second, make it 2-2 and set the game up for a fractious last half an hour.Pochettino turned to his bench and brought on Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher to try to get momentum going forwards with pace and experience.READ MORE SUN STORIESIt worked – sort of – when Gallagher was positioned perfectly inside the box to bury a shot just as the board went up displaying four minutes of injury time.They rode out the final few minutes and Pochettino and Chelsea breathed a huge sigh of relief when the final whistle blew.Gallagher slammed home a timely effort with seconds remaining on the clockCredit: GettyChelsea will be dreaming of another Wembley fixture this seasonCredit: Getty More

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      Fan treated by medics after ‘falling from upper tier of Stamford Bridge stands’ during Chelsea’s FA Cup clash with Leeds

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      A LEEDS fan was treated by medics during their FA Cup clash with Chelsea.According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, the supporter suffered a fall from the upper tier at the corner of the away end at Stamford Bridge.A Leeds fan received treatment after falling from the upper tier at Stamford BridgeCredit: APThe incident occurred during Wednesday’s FA Cup fifth round tie between Chelsea and Leeds.Medical staff and police quickly gathered around the fan after the fell celebrating a goal for Leeds.Play continued whilst the supporter was treated by medics in the stand.They were then taken away by medical staff and police as supporters looked on in the stands.READ MORE ON CHELSEAFans were quick to wish the supporter well on X, with one writing: “Speedy recovery fella.”Another added: “Some things are more important than football.”Leeds later released a statement on the incident, which read: “Leeds United can confirm an incident involving a Leeds United supporter occurred in the Shed End of Stamford Bridge during the first-half of tonight’s FA Cup game.”The incident is being investigated and is in the hands of the emergency services.Most read in FA CupMedical staff and police later took the fan away after they had received treatmentCredit: AFP”We will be making no further comment at this time.”Daniel Farke’s side had taken an early lead through youngster Mateo Joseph, who opened the scoring after just eight minutes.Shocking moment Chelsea and Liverpool fans fight at BoxPark as men punch each other and throw drinks across tablesHowever, goals from Nicolas Jackson and Mykhailo Mudryk turned the match on its head before half-time.Joseph levelled for the Championship side after the break, though, scoring his second just before the hour mark.Extra-time and penalties will follow if a winner cannot be found inside 90 minutes.A home clash against Leicester awaits the winning side in the quarter-finals. More

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      Unimpressed Man Utd legend Roy Keane says ‘good luck with that’ in blunt chat with ITV host ahead of FA Cup clash

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      ROY KEANE was unimpressed with Russell Martin’s approach at Anfield on Wednesday.The Southampton boss took his side to Merseyside for their FA Cup fifth round clash with Liverpool.Roy Keane was unimpressed with Southampton’s planned approach against LiverpoolCredit: ITV SportAhead of the match, he said his side would continue to play out from the back as they have in the Championship.Martin also admitted it would be “his fault” if the approach backfired.Discussing his comments with ITV presenter Mark Pougatch, Keane quipped: “Good luck with that.”Good luck with that. I’ll keep saying it. You get away with this obviously in the Championship if you lose it and it’s well and good playing out but you’ve got to do it at the right time.READ MORE ON MAN UTD”If they do it too often and get caught, they’ll be punished.”The Saints stuck to their bold game plan at Anfield, though, scoring in the opening minute, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.Kamaldeen Sulemana later struck the post during an end-to-end opening half.However, the visitors trailed at the break after Reds debutant Lewis Koumas scored on the stroke of half-time.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSSouthampton’s style of play has seen them score 65 goals in 34 Championship matches this season.Martin’s side are currently fourth in the table as they chase an immediate return to the Premier League.Fans switch over from BBC to ITV to watch ‘dream team’ presenting Luton vs Man City in FA CupVictory over Liverpool will see them progress to the last eight of the FA Cup for the second time in three seasons.A trip to either Nottingham Forest or Manchester United awaits the winner following the quarter-final draw earlier in the evening. More

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      Fans all fume at ITV after MISSING FA Cup goal during live coverage of Chelsea vs Leeds

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      FANS were left fuming at ITV for MISSING Leeds’ opening goal in their FA Cup clash at Chelsea.Viewers could not believe their eyes when the broadcaster cut away from the match to show a replay.ITV managed to miss Leeds’ opening goal at Chelsea, showing a replay as it went inCredit: RexThis is the moment the camera cut back to the ball hitting the back of the netAt the same time, Mateo Joseph fired the ball past Robert Sanchez to give Leeds the lead over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.The striker needed just eight minutes to put the visitors ahead.However, nobody at home was able to see his slick finish.ITV decided to cut away to a replay of Sanchez fumbling the ball.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAnd as soon as the match camera returned, the ball was already in the back of Chelsea’s net.Joseph’s goal was then followed up with a now-deleted Twitter gaffe.Featuring a video of Joseph celebrating, a caption read: “chelsea goal concede by joseph scores.”Fans certainly couldn’t believe their eyes after ITV missed the goal.Most read in FootballHOW TO GET FREE BETS ON FOOTBALLOne said: “Darwin Nunez in TV directing duties.”Another declared: “ITV missed Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon because they were showing a replay of a bloke eating a sandwich at Cape Canaveral.”A look at Chelsea’s forgotten wonderkidsThe missed goal was followed up by a now-deleted tweetOne noted: “Embarrassing broadcasting from ITV.”Another added: “ITV stop showing pointless replays when there’s live action going on, totally missed that Leeds goal.”ITV cameras were on the mark though when Chelsea equalised seven minutes after Leeds’ opener.Nicolas Jackson fired home with a clever finish to level the tie. More

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      Fuming fans claim FA Cup quarter-final draw is ‘RIGGED’ after yet another horror clash for Premier League giants

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      NEWCASTLE fans are convinced the FA Cup quarter-final draw was “rigged” after being handed a horror tie.Eddie Howe’s side have been drawn away to defending champions Manchester City in the last eight.Newcastle have been drawn away to Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finalsCredit: EPAThe two sides previously met in the third round of the Carabao Cup earlier this season.Reacting to the draw on X, one fan fumed: “People want to believe cup draws aren’t rigged but how have we had Chelsea, Man City twice, PSG, Dortmund, Milan and a derby all in one season man.”Another added: “It’s proper f***ing rigged man.”A third supporter also wrote: “Rigged as f***ing usual.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLMeanwhile, one more commented: “City again hahaha rigged draw.”As well as their third round clash with City, Newcastle also faced Manchester United and Chelsea on their way to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.The Magpies have also already faced bitter rivals Sunderland in a Tyne-Wear derby earlier in their FA Cup campaign.Meanwhile, their return to the Champions League saw them drawn in a “group of death” alongside Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSNewcastle booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals by beating Blackburn on penalties in the fifth round on Tuesday.The Toon Army will be looking to reach a first semi-final since 2005 when they meet next month.’I’ve never seen that before’, says ITV commentator after spotting what Pep Guardiola did on touchline during FA Cup tieElsewhere in the draw, Wolves or Brighton host Coventry, Leicester visit either Chelsea or Leeds and Nottingham Forest or Manchester United face Liverpool or Southampton.The quarter-finals will be played across the weekend of March 16 and 17. More

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      FA Cup quarter-final draw in full as Man Utd face horror clash if they progress but Chelsea avoid Premier League rivals

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      Manchester United will host Liverpool in a blockbuster FA Cup quarter-final after the draw was made on Wednesday evening.The Red Devils claimed a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest thanks to a late Casemiro header, while Liverpool sealed a comfortable 3-0 victory against Southampton.Defending champions Manchester City will host NewcastleCredit: GettyManchester United will welcome Liverpool to Old TraffordCredit: PAArsenal icon David Seaman, right, conducted the drawIn another massive all Premier League tie, Newcastle will travel to defending champions Manchester City.Chelsea’s 3-2 win over Leeds has set up another home tie against Championship leaders Leicester.And Coventry, who beat non-league Maidstone to reach this stage, will travel to Wolves after Gary O’Neil’s men edged past Brighton.The ties will take place across the weekend of Saturday, March 16.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThe draw was conducted by Arsenal legend David Seaman – whose former club were eliminated in the third round by Liverpool.Man City booked their spot in the quarter-finals with a comprehensive 6-2 win away at Luton on Tuesday night as Erling Haaland bagged five goals.Newcastle scraped past second-tier Blackburn on penalties, only to be rewarded with a trip to the Treble winners.Leicester produced the scalp of the round, claiming a 1-0 win away at Premier League side Bournemouth.Most read in FA CupCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSBoth Coventry and Leicester are looking to become the first teams outside the top flight to reach an FA Cup final since Cardiff lost to Portsmouth at Wembley in 2008.A second-tier side has not won the FA Cup since West Ham beat Arsenal to lift the trophy in 1980.’I’ve never seen that before’, says ITV commentator after spotting what Pep Guardiola did on touchline during FA Cup tieThe 2024 FA Cup final is scheduled to take place on May 25.The FA Cup quarter-final draw in full More

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      FA Cup final could be hit by scheduling chaos with Championship sides set to cause major headache

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      THE FA CUP final could be hit with major scheduling chaos due to the date of the Championship play-off final.That is because the FA Cup final scheduled for May 25 – just one day before the Championship play-off final on May 26.The FA Cup final faces a schedule clash with the Championship playoff finalCredit: GettyPromotion-hunting Leicester or Leeds could see a play-off final date clash with the FA Cup finalCredit: GettyAs it stands, four Championship teams remain in the FA Cup; Coventry, Leicester, Leeds and Southampton, with the latter two in action tonight against Chelsea and Liverpool respectively.Each of these teams is in the hunt for promotion, which may lead them to the Wembley play-off final.Leicester lead the second tier but could be clawed back by the likes of Ipswich and Leeds, who are level on points with the final automatic promotion spot up for grabs.Southampton are close behind them and sit fourth in the table and firmly in the play-off spots.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLMeanwhile, Coventry are just five points outside the top six.The magic of the FA Cup means any of these four could make the Wembley final.However, with the showpiece so close to the playoff final it could cause a real headache for event organisers. Since the play-offs were introduced in 1987, such an event has never occurred, with second-tier sides who have made the FA Cup final not appearing in the play-off final.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSThere is no plan for it happening, either.SunSport understands that in the event this does occur, the Championship game would be moved to facilitate the FA Cup, with the EFL making a final decision on a prospective new date.’I’m telling you how it is’ – Shearer instantly shakes head after Lineker question live on BBC for FA Cup coverageBut before all of that, there are FA Cup quarter and semi-finals to contend with, not to mention the rest of the Championship season.SunSport has simulated the draw for the last eight, with a tasty Manchester derby on offer if injury-stricken Manchester United can beat Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. There is also the chance for an all-Championship tie between Leicester and Southampton if the Saints can overcome Carabao Cup winners Liverpool.The real draw commences tonight at 7pm. You can keep up with the draw with SunSport’s live blog. Simulated FA Cup quarter-final draw in full
      Newcastle vs Coventry
      Man City vs Forest/Man Utd
      Southampton/Liverpool vs Leicester
      Brighton/Wolves vs Chelsea/Leeds More