FA Cup fourth round draw: Arsenal host Man Utd, Palace vs Tottenham and Barnet play Brentford 

Replica FA Cup trophy seen on the pitch prior to the FA Cup Third Round match between Gillingham and Cardiff City 
Arsenal vs Manchester United was the pick of the fourth round draw Credit: Getty Images

Arsenal will face Manchester United in the FA Cup fourth round in their first meeting in the competition since March 2015. 

Unai Emery’s clash with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the standout tie of the round as the two Premier League giants prepare to face each other again.

The two clubs met nearly four years ago at Old Trafford, with Arsenal emerging as 2-1 winners with the crucial strike from former United forward Danny Welbeck.

Newport, the giantkillers of the third round after beating former Premier League champions Leicester, were given a tough away game at Middlesbrough.

Michael Flynn, the Newport manager, said: “It’s a long journey and will be a tough game. Tony Pulis is a Newport man and it’s a game we will look forward to.  

“Tony is a great man and very helpful to young managers. They are a big club and if they take their eye off the ball and we have a good day, it could be interesting.”

Gillingham, the conquerors of Neil Warnock’s Cardiff on Saturday, were rewarded with a trip to Swansea City.

Everton’s Marco Silva was given a potentially awkward tie with a trip to the New Den to face Championship side Millwall.

Chelsea, the FA Cup holders, will play the winners of the replay between Sheffield Wednesday and Luton Town.

West Ham will face another game with former coach Wally Downes at AFC Wimbledon, after meeting in the Carabao Cup earlier this season. Manuel Pellegrini’s team defeated the Dons 3-1 in that tie.  

Wolves are set for a Midlands derby in the next round after beating Liverpool, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s side facing the winners of the replay between Stoke and Shrewsbury.

Barnet, the lowest-ranked club left in the competition, have a home tie against Championship club Brentford.

FA Cup fourth round draw in full

  • Swansea City vs Gillingham
  • AFC Wimbledon vs West Ham
  • Shrewsbury or Stoke vs Wolves
  • Millwall vs Everton
  • Brighton vs West Brom
  • Bristol City vs Bolton
  • Accrington vs Derby or Southampton
  • Doncaster Rovers vs Oldham 
  • Chelsea vs Sheffield Weds or Luton
  • Newcastle or Blackburn vs Watford
  • Middlesbrough vs Newport
  • Man City vs Burnley
  • Barnet vs Brentford 
  • Portsmouth vs QPR
  • Arsenal vs Man Utd
  • Crystal Palace vs Tottenham

                                                                                                    

Final reminder that ties will be played...

Across the weekend of Jan 25-28

'I feel sorry for the lower clubs'

Stephen Warnock summing up the feeling of most football fans across nation over on BBC 5 Live Sport

'You really wanted one of them to get a big team, not being disrespectful to the teams that are in it.'

But flip it on its head and Oldham, slayers of Premier League Fulham, for example might just fancy themselves against Doncaster Rovers.

Bees derby

It's The Bees vs The Bees at the Hive!

Non-league Barnet would arguably have been hoping for a bit more of a glamour tie (ie a Premier League side) but instead they will play host to Brentford. 

FA Cup fourth round draw in full

Swansea City vs Gillingham

AFC Wimbledon vs West Ham

Shrewsbury or Stoke vs Wolves

Millwall vs Everton

Brighton vs West Brom

Bristol City vs Bolton

Accrington vs Derby or Southampton

Doncaster Rovers vs Oldham 

Chelsea vs Sheffield Weds or Luton

Newcastle or Blackburn vs Watford

Middlesbrough vs Newport

Man City vs Burnley

Barnet vs Brentford 

Portsmouth vs QPR

Arsenal vs Man Utd

Crystal Palace vs Tottenham

Well....

What do you think of that then? I'd say it only really got interesting towards the end there with Arsenal vs Man Utd the standout tie. Perhaps a few disappointed lower league teams in there too.

Fourth round to be played...

Across the weekend of 25-28 January

FA Cup fourth round

Crystal Palace vs Tottenham

FA Cup fourth round

Arsenal vs Man Utd

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Portsmouth vs QPR

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Barnet vs Brentford 

FA Cup fourth round

Man City vs Burnley

FA Cup fourth round

Middlesbrough vs Newport

FA Cup fourth round

Newcastle or Blackburn vs Watford

FA Cup fourth round

Chelsea vs Sheffield Weds or Luton

FA Cup fourth round

Doncaster Rovers vs Oldham 

FA Cup fourth round

Accrington vs Derby or Southampton

FA Cup fourth round

Bristol City vs Bolton

FA Cup fourth round

Brighton vs West Brom

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Millwall vs Everton

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Shrewsbury or Stoke vs Wolves

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AFC Wimbledon vs West Ham 

First tie...

Swansea City vs Gillingham

Draw time

It's the usual introductions to the draw makers for Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme. Those two, with their Wolves connections, trying to hide their smiles

Five minute countdown

Match of the day host Gary Lineker has just said 'about five minutes' until the draw. So there you are, not long to go now.

Liverpool out of the FA Cup

It's Wolves' night tonight as they dump Liverpool out of the FA Cup 2-1.

Guess Liverpool fans will say it's all about Premier League/Champions League glory anyway...

Wolves booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup Credit: PA

Man of the moment

Robbie Keane booted goals in for fun. And now his playing days are behind him, he's making a trade out of partaking in draws.

It was the UEFA Euro 2020 draw last year and now tonight it's the FA Cup draw.

Former Republic of Ireland international Robbie Keane draws out the name of Wales during the UEFA Euro 2020 Draw Credit: Getty Images

Or manufactured magic?

It was a special weekend for some clubs but not for others. Telegraph Sport writer Adam Hurrey has been examining exactly what 'the magic of the Cup' means across the country. Click here to take a gander of that one.

Magic of the cup....

Liverpool facing early exit? 

It was seventh heaven for Man City and Tottenham as they fired in the goals against lower league opposition. 

More of a hellish evening for Premier League leaders Liverpool who are heading out as it stands. Wolves lead 2-1 with 15 minutes remaining. 

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Ruben Neves celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game Credit: PA

Numbers to look out for 

  1. Bolton Wanderers
  2. Millwall
  3. Gillingham
  4. Brentford
  5. Luton Town
  6. Manchester United
  7. Everton
  8. Tottenham Hotspur
  9. Doncaster Rovers
  10. Newcastle United or Blackburn Rovers
  11. Chelsea
  12. Crystal Palace
  13. Derby County or Southampton
  14. Accrington Stanley
  15. Bristol City 
  16. Newport County
  17. Oldham Athletic
  18. Shrewsbury Town or Stoke City
  19. Arsenal
  20. Manchester City
  21. Brighton & Hove Albion
  22. West Ham United
  23. Watford
  24. Burnley
  25. Queens Park Rangers
  26. Barnet
  27. Portsmouth
  28. AFC Wimbledon
  29. West Bromwich Albion
  30. Middlesbrough
  31. Wolverhampton Wanderers or Liverpool
  32. Swansea City 

FA Cup third round summed up in podcast form

There was plenty to chew over from the FA Cup this weekend and that's exactly what our Telegraph team did earlier. Go on, give it a quick listen before the draw at around 21:45pm 

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32 teams await their fate

This season's FA Cup third round weekend has felt like something of a marathon stretched across four days. But we're nearly at an end (my colleague Alan Tyers is providing live updates of Wolves vs Liverpool), which means time for the fourth round draw.

Alas, six Premier League teams fell at the first hurdle in Fulham, Huddersfield, Leicester, Cardiff, Bournemouth and one of Wolves/Liverpool.

But there was plenty of FA Cup magic for teams from the lower reaches, not least non-league Barnet who shocked Sheffield United while the likes of Oldham, Gillingham, AFC Wimbledon, Newport County and Accrington Stanley all enjoyed bumper pay days with wins over the weekend.

The draw will be live on the BBC, with Mark Chapman given hosting duties and former Wolves and Tottenham forward Robbie Keane and ex-Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme trusted with pulling those balls safely out of the bag. Stay tuned! 

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