Monday, January 28, 2008

FA Cup Fifth Round Draw Today, 28/01/2007

Premier League leaders Manchester United will play second placed Arsenal at Old Trafford in the stand-out tie of the fifth round of the FA Cup.

League One side Huddersfield Town will travel to Stamford Bridge to face last year's winners Chelsea.

Sheffield United manager Bryan Robson will take on former team Middlesbrough while Liverpool will play Championship opposition in Barnsley at Anfield.

League One strugglers Bristol Rovers face Championship side Southampton.

Portsmouth also have Championship opposition when they travel to Deepdale to play Preston, who beat Premier League bottom side Derby 4-1 at Pride Park on Saturday.

Fifth round fixtures:

Bristol Rovers v Southampton

Cardiff City v Wolves

Sheffield United v Middlesbrough

Liverpool v Barnsley

Manchester United v Arsenal

Preston v Portsmouth

Coventry City v West Brom

Chelsea v Huddersfield Town

The ties are scheduled to take place on 16 and 17 February.

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Teams in FA Cup fifth-round draw:

1. Arsenal
2. Coventry City
3. Huddersfield Town
4. Bristol Rovers
5. Chelsea
6. Liverpool
7. Barnsley
8. Southampton
9. Manchester United
10. Portsmouth
11. Preston
12. Wolves
13. West Bromwich Albion
14. Sheffield United
15. Middlesbrough
16. Cardiff

The draw will be made by FA Cup winners Jimmy Case and Ray Wilkins at Soho Square in London.

Only six of Premier League Teams are left in the competition.

For the first time since 1957, there are no fourth-round replays as every match was decided at the first time of asking.

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