FA Cup fourth round draw: Manchester United faces Leicester City, Aston Villa plays Tottenham, and Plymouth hosts Liverpool | Football news
Manchester United hosts defending champion Leicester City, while Aston Villa plays Tottenham in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
United qualified in the third round after a thrilling penalty shootout win over Arsenal, despite playing almost half the match with 10 men after Diogo Dalot was sent off.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, who won this competition as a player in 2004 and was United’s interim coach until Ruben Amorim’s appointment in November, led Leicester City to a 6-2 victory over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
Tottenham They also needed extra time in their third round match before beating non-league Tamworth 3-0 Aston Villa They came back from a goal down to beat West Ham 2-1 on Friday.
Championship fighters Plymouth The reward for Brentford’s elimination is a home draw against the Premier League leaders Liverpool.
There are two other Premier League ties, with winners eight times Chelsea Take on Brighton At the Amex Stadium, and Everton Facing Bournemouth At Goodison Park.
Exeter, In the fourth round for the first time since 1981, they faced a difficult draw at home Nottingham Forest and Newcastle He will play at the top of the league Birmingham. Pep Guardiola Manchester City Face a trip away to Leyton Orient or Derby.
Championship pace holders Leeds Face Millwall or Dagenham & Redbridge at Elland Road and Frank Lampard’s Coventrywho reached the semi-finals last season, will play in the first division Ipswich.
Premier League sides Wolverhampton, Crystal Palace and Fulham have away encounters with Blackburn and Mansfield or Wigan and Doncaster respectively, while Wycombe, hoping for promotion to League One, will face Preston or Charlton away from home.
The draw pitted Burnley against struggling Southampton in the English Premier League, which easily beat Swansea on Sunday evening, while Stoke City hosts Cardiff in a pure tournament match.
The fourth round matches are scheduled to be held on the weekend of February 8 and 9, with the Football Association confirming the full schedule in due course.
The full FA Cup fourth round draw
The matches will be played over the weekend of February 8th and 9th
Manchester United vs Leicester City
Leeds United vs. Millwall or Dagenham & Redbridge
Brighton vs Chelsea
Preston North End vs Wycombe Wanderers
Exeter City vs Nottingham Forest
Coventry City vs Ipswich Town
Blackburn Rovers vs Wolverhampton
Mansfield Town or Wigan vs Fulham
Birmingham City vs Newcastle United
Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool
Everton vs Bournemouth
Aston Villa vs Tottenham
Southampton vs Burnley
Leyton Orient or Derby County vs. Manchester City
Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace
Stoke City vs Cardiff City
