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FA CUP FIFTH ROUND DRAW: Man United and Newcastle both face home ties against Premier League rivals, while Liverpool’s conquerors Plymouth travel to Man City

  • 16 teams will remain in the FA Cup following the completion of the fourth round 
  • The draw for the fifth round took place on BBC’s The One Show on Monday  
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The FA Cup fifth round draw threw up some tasty ties, including a daunting trip to Manchester city’s Etihad Stadium for Plymouth after their shock victory over Liverpool on Sunday.

A number of all Premier League ties will take place with Man United hosting Fulham and Brighton visiting Newcastle. 

Elsewhere, Wolves will travel to Bournemouth while Aston Villa welcome Cardiff City.  

The draw took place on BBC’s The One show on Monday evening with former Arsenal and England stars Theo Walcott and Alex Scott picking out the balls.  

A number of big clubs had already exited the competition with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham all eliminated over the weekend.

Arsenal were beaten in the third round by United, who secured their place in the last-16 with a last-gasp win over Leicester on Friday night.

The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup took place on Monday evening on BBC One

Plymouth knocked out Liverpool courtesy of a second half penalty from Ryan Hardie

Plymouth knocked out Liverpool courtesy of a second half penalty from Ryan Hardie

Man City came from behind to beat Leyton Orient to seal their place in the fifth round

Man City came from behind to beat Leyton Orient to seal their place in the fifth round 

FA CUP FIFTH ROUND DRAW

Preston vs Burnley

Aston Villa vs Cardiff

Doncaster or Crystal Palace vs Millwall

Manchester United vs Fulham

Newcastle vs Brighton

Bournemouth vs Wolves

Man City vs Plymouth

Exeter or Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich 

Ties to be played February 28 – March 3 

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