Merseyside derby and United-Spurs highlight fourth round draw

Premier League leaders Liverpool will host Merseyside neighbours Everton while Manchester United will face Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in the fourth round of the FA Cup following the draw made yesterday.

Liverpool and Everton have met 20 times in the competition including the finals of 1986 and 1989, both of which Liverpool won.

Manchester United, who beat Southampton 3-0 in yesterday's late match, will face Spurs at Old Trafford at the fourth-round stage for the second successive season.

United, who have won the FA Cup a record 11 times, beat Spurs, who have won it eight times, 3-1 there a year ago.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp, though, was responsible for United's FA Cup exit last season when he guided his former team Portsmouth to a 1-0 win at Old Trafford in the quarter-finals.

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.

Portsmouth, who went on to win the FA Cup last season, were held to a goalless draw by Championship (second division) Bristol City on Saturday and 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 at home to Arsenal, the club they beat in the final in 1927 when they won the FA Cup for the only time.

Chelsea, held to a surprise 1-1 draw by Southend on Saturday, were drawn at home against Championship side Ipswich, if they win their replay.

Hartlepool United were rewarded for knocking out Premier League Stoke City on Saturday with another home tie against Premier League opposition, this time West Ham United.

Nottingham Forest, who scored the upset of the day when they beat Premier League side Manchester City 3-0 on Saturday, were drawn against local rivals Derby County, whose former manager Billy Davies officially takes over at Forest today.

There is also likely to be another all-Premier League tie between Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers, who meet minor league Blyth Spartans tonight.

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 Jan. 24-25 with the final at Wembley on May 30.

The draw

Liverpool vs Everton

Man. Utd vs Tottenham

Hull City/Newcastle vs Millwall (III)/Crewe (III)

Sunderland vs Blyth Spartans(ML)/Blackburn Rovers

Hartlepool (III) vs West Ham

Leyton Orient (III)/Sheff.United (II) vs Charlton Ath. (II)/Norwich (II)

Cardiff City (II) vs Arsenal

Portsmouth/Bristol City (II) vs Histon (ML)/Swansea City (II)

Chelsea/Southend United (III) vs Ipswich Town (II)

Cheltenham (III)/Doncaster Rovers (II) vs Aston Villa

West Bromwich Albion/Peterborough United (III) vs QPR (II)/Burnley (II)

Torquay United (ML) vs Coventry City (II)

Kettering Town (ML) vs Fulham

Watford (II) vs Leicester City (III)/Crystal Palace (II)

Derby County (II) vs Nottingham Forest (II)

Birmingham City (II)/Wolves (II) vs Middlesbrough

Note: Premier League unless stated, numerals denote division, ML denotes minor league.