The FA Cup appears to be more open than ever this season as the fourth found begins on Friday night with two of the favourites facing each other.
Arsenal travel north to face Manchester City in the weekend's opening fixture, with Mikel Arteta's side leading City by five points in the title race. However, this will be the first time that the two teams have met in any competition so far this season and could be a key indicator for how the title race will pan out with their first of their two league fixtures taking place next month on February 15.
Losing either of these two sides from the draw will be a big boost for any club hoping to spring an upset in this year's competition, with Chelsea and Newcastle already having been eliminated in the third round. These were two of the 11 Premier league clubs to exit at the first hurdle this season, the most since 2008 when Portsmouth beat Cardiff in the final.
