Merseyside derby highlight of FA Cup draw
Liverpool will host Merseyside neighbours Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup following the draw made today. The two sides have met 20 times in the competition including the finals of 1986 and 1989, both of which Liverpool won. Manchester United,...
Liverpool will host Merseyside neighbours Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup following the draw made today.
The two sides have met 20 times in the competition including the finals of 1986 and 1989, both of which Liverpool won.
Manchester United, who were playing Southampton in a third round tie today, will face Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford for the second successive season if they win on the south coast.
United, who have won the FA Cup a record 11 times, beat Spurs, who have won the competition eight times, 3-1 at the same stage last term. United and Spurs are both in the semi-finals of the League Cup and could meet in the final of that competition at Wembley Stadium on March 1.
FA Cup holders Portsmouth, who were held to a goalless draw by Championship (second division) Bristol City on Saturday, will face either minor league Histon or Swansea City of the Championship if they win the replay at Ashton Gate.
Cardiff City, last season's beaten finalists, were drawn to play Arsenal, the club they beat in the final in 1927.
Chelsea, held to a surprise 1-1 draw by Southend United yesterday, were drawn at home against Championship side Ipswich Town, if they win their replay.
Hartlepool United were rewarded for knocking out Premier League Stoke City yesterday with another home tie against Premier League opposition, this time West Ham United.
Nottingham Forest, who scored the upset of the day when they knocked out Manchester City yesterday, were drawn against local rivals Derby County, whose former manager Billy Davies officially takes over at Forest tomorrow.
There is also likely to be an all-Premier League tie between Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers, who meet minor league Blyth Spartans tomorrow.
The two minor League sides definitely through to the fourth round were both handed home ties with Torquay United playing Coventry City and Kettering Town hosting Premier League Fulham.
The ties are due to be played on the weekend of January 24-25 with the final at Wembley on May 30.