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John Brewin

FA Cup fourth round draw: Manchester City await Oxford or Arsenal – as it happened

Former Manchester United player Paul Ince (left) returns to Old Trafford with his Reading side.
Former Manchester United player Paul Ince (left) returns to Old Trafford with his Reading side. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Ok, that concludes the live coverage of the draw, as Manchester City and Chelsea take to the field for the prize of facing Oxford or Arsenal. Liverpool meanwhile, seem on a loop of facing Wolves and Brighton

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Big tie for Preston, too.

Full fourth-round draw

  • Preston North End v Tottenham

  • Southampton v Blackpool

  • Wrexham v Sheffield United

  • Ipswich Town v Burnley

  • Manchester United v Reading

  • Luton or Wigan v Grimsby Town

  • Derby County v West Ham United

  • Stoke City v Stevenage

  • Blackburn Rovers v Forest Green or Birmingham

  • Walsall v Leicester City

  • Sheffield Wednesday v Fleetwood Town

  • Manchester City v Oxford or Arsenal

  • Bristol City or Swansea v Chesterfield or West Brom

  • Brighton v Liverpool or Wolves

  • Fulham v Sunderland

  • Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley v Cardiff or Leeds

  • All ties will take place between 27-30 January, dates and kick-off times TBC.

Updated

So, that concludes the draw, with the big ties looking like that very possible match between Manchester City or Chelsea v Oxford or Arsenal. The lower division clubs, including Wrexham, did not manage to pull the plum Premier League tie they wanted. Wrexham got a home tie with Sheffield United.

Boreham Wood or Accrington v Cardiff v Leeds

Fulham v Sunderland

Brighton v Liverpool or Wolves

Bristol City or Swansea v Chesterfield or West Brom

Manchester City or Chelsea v Oxford or Arsenal – plum draw

Sheffield Wednesday v Fleetwood

Walsall v Leicester

Blackburn v Forest Green Rovers or Birmingham

Stoke v Aston Villa or Stevenage

Derby v West Ham

Luton or Wigan v Grimsby

Manchester United v Reading – Paul Ince returns.

Ipswich v Burnley

Wrexham – home draw – with Sheffield United

Southampton v Blackpool

Preston v Tottenham

Updated

Ok, the balls are in the bowl and away we go…

Here’s Chappers, Emile Heskey and Karen Bardsley to pull these 16 ties, as we run through both former players’ roll of FA Cup honour

Revised balls after today’s games so far

  • 1. Preston North End

  • 2. Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 3. Chesterfield or West Bromwich Albion

  • 4. Manchester City or Chelsea

  • 5. Walsall

  • 6. Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley

  • 7. Tottenham Hotspur

  • 8. Derby County

  • 9. Cardiff City or Leeds United

  • 10. West Ham United

  • 11. Burnley

  • 12. Wrexham

  • 13. Blackburn Rovers

  • 14. Aston Villa or Stevenage

  • 15. Luton Town or Wigan Athletic

  • 16. Oxford United or Arsenal

  • 17. Fleetwood Town

  • 18. Liverpool or Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • 19. Grimsby Town

  • 20. Blackpool

  • 21. Leicester City

  • 22. Forest Green Rovers or Birmingham City

  • 23. Bristol City or Swansea City

  • 24. Stoke City

  • 25. Fulham

  • 26. Southampton

  • 27. Sheffield United

  • 28. Sunderland

  • 29. Sheffield Wednesday

  • 30. Manchester United

  • 31. Reading

  • 32. Ipswich Town

Updated

And Sonny Perkins’ late equaliser, the teenager coming off the bench, means that Leeds are another team in the draw and needing a replay. Cardiff were denied, having been 2-0 up at half-time. Another exciting tie.

Should Wolves be fully in the draw? Their manager certainly thinks they wuz robbed.

Three non-league teams in the draw. Wrexham are through, after winning at Coventry, while Boreham Wood and Chesterfield need to win their third-round replays to join them in the fourth round. Will Wrexham pull a big enough team for their owners to board a Lear Jet and come over? We await such news.

Preamble

It’s been quite an FA Cup third round weekend, with a couple of shocks paired with some high-scoring intrigue and some decent fare all round. Now perhaps you remember why these knockout competitions are such fun, right? And there’s still more to come, with City facing Chelsea right after this, but first, the fourth round draw, taken from the One Show slot, meaning we are denied the sight of Tracey Ullman pulling the balls from the bag with Romesh Ranganathan.

Instead, Mark “Mark Chapman” Chapman will do the draw with Emile Heskey and Karen Bardsley, both former FA Cup winners.

Here’s your teams and their numbered balls

  • 1. Preston North End

  • 2. Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 3. Chesterfield or West Bromwich Albion

  • 4. Manchester City or Chelsea

  • 5. Stockport County or Walsall

  • 6. Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley

  • 7. Tottenham Hotspur

  • 8. Derby County or Barnsley

  • 9. Cardiff City or Leeds United

  • 10. West Ham United

  • 11. Burnley

  • 12. Wrexham

  • 13. Norwich City or Blackburn Rovers

  • 14. Aston Villa or Stevenage

  • 15. Luton Town or Wigan Athletic

  • 16. Oxford United or Arsenal

  • 17. Fleetwood Town

  • 18. Liverpool or Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • 19. Grimsby Town

  • 20. Blackpool

  • 21. Leicester City

  • 22. Forest Green Rovers or Birmingham City

  • 23. Bristol City or Swansea City

  • 24. Hartlepool United or Stoke City

  • 25. Fulham

  • 26. Southampton

  • 27. Sheffield United

  • 28. Sunderland

  • 29. Sheffield Wednesday

  • 30. Manchester United

  • 31. Reading

  • 32. Ipswich Town

The 16 ties will take place between 27-30 January.

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