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FA Cup 2023-24 fifth round draw

Here's the full draw for the fifth round of this season's FA Cup.

as.comPosted at: 10:33EST28/01/2024

Newport host United

The last of the Sunday games and the penultimate of the fourth round has just commenced as Newport County face Manchester United. 

Blackburn-Wrexham wraps up the final game on Monday night at Ewood Park.

When are the FA Cup fourth round replay dates?

The FA Cup fourth round replays for the will take place week commencing Monday, 5 February with the exact kick-off times yet to be established.

It's anticipated that these dates and times will be confirmed within the next 48 hours.

The Reds advance

On an emotional Anfield day, Jurgen Klopp's men advance and will now host the winners of Watford/Southampton in the fifth round.

Cherries to host the Foxes

AFC Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium will be the stage for one of the more intriguing games of the FA Cup fifth round as Championship topping Leicester City. 

Iraola's side could be the surprise package in this season's competition.

Another game set to go to a replay

A late Armstrong goal for the Saints ensured another game will be resolved by a replay as Watford and Southampton played out a 1-1 draw in the fourth round clash at Vicarage Road.

An away trip to Anfield lies in wait for the winners with Liverpool currently 4-2 ahead of Norwich with just 15 mins. left on the clock.

Luton host Man City

With their win away at Spurs on Friday night, Man City consolidated their place as favourites to lift the FA Cup trophy at Wembley in May.

Luton will be no easy pushover in this all Premier League tie with the recent Premier League ending in a narrow 1-2 win for the Mancunian side.

Just two of the eight fifth round ties have defined fixtures for the next stage with those being the home games for Bournemouth and Luton.

The picture will be a little clearer no doubt after the final fourth round game on Monday night when Wrexham travel to Blackburn.

Klopp's reaction to YNWA

The German coach was clearly moved by today's rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone prior to the FA Cup 4th round game against Norwich City.

so, short and sweet given the time constraints ...

the draw has been completed...

games to be played on and around Weds 28 Feb.

Finally...

Luton Town vs Man City

Half time at Anfield and that means draw time looms closer.

Liverpool lead 2-1 at the break.

Five minutes remain at Anfield and the Reds are still very much in control and lead 2-1.

Don't forget that the interval will see the staging of the delayed FA Cup fifth round draw.

FA Cup: key dates

Midweek action for next installment of the FA Cup

Fifth Round - Wednesday 28 February 2024 Quarter-final - Saturday 16 March 2024 Semi-final - Saturday 20 April 2024 Final - Saturday 25 May 2024

FA Cup: Fifth round balls-teams

5th round draw ball numbers

1 Watford or Southampton 2 Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham 3 AFC Bournemouth 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 Bristol City or Nottingham Forest 6 Leicester City 7 Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City 8 Chelsea or Aston Villa 9 Maidstone United 10 Liverpool or Norwich City 11 Manchester City 12 Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle 13 Luton Town 14 Newport County or Manchester United 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 Newcastle United

Darwin puts the Reds back in charge

The Norwich joy didn't last for long as Uruguayan striker Darwin Nuñez fires Liverpool back in front with the goal coming on the half hour mark.

Norwich draw level

A shock at Anfield as the visitors bag an equaliser with Gibson putting the Canaries back on term. 

Favourites for the cup this season

Man City are the leading favourites for the FA Cup and are followed by Liverpool, Man United and Chelsea.

Reds go ahead at Anfield

Curtis Jones nods Liverpool ahead in the 16th minute and Klopp's men are very much in the driving seat against a Norwich City side toiling to get a foothold in the action.

Maidstone flying the flag for non-league football

Seven Premier League sides have guaranteed a place in the fifth round with six outright winners having progressed along with the winner of the Chelsea-Villa tie.

Maidstone United are the lowest ranked side with the Kent based outfit playing in National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system.

Underway at Anfield

That also means we're just 45 minutes (approx) away from the interval and the delayed draw for the fifth round of this season's FA Cup.

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Watford are 1-0 up against Southampton and Liverpool are poised to take on Norwich in a matter of minutes.

We'll keep you posted with the latest FA Cup news and, of course the delayed draw in approximately 45 minutes.

FA Cup fifth round draw delayed

Trouble at the West Brom-Wolves game that saw the tie delayed for roughly 30 minutes has impacted on the staging of the fifth round draw.

The incidents have had a knock-on effect on the draw with it being confirmed that the fifth round draw will take place during the interval of the Liverpool-Norwich tie as opposed to pre game which was the original plan.

That will be approximately 3:15 pm GMT - 10:15 am ET.

We've just been informed that the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup will take place at the half-time break in the game between Liverpool and Norwich at Anfield.

That's in approximately one hour with 15 minutes before the game in Liverpool commences.

Wolves progress

A 0-2 win for the Premier League side at the Hawthorns.

5th round draw ball numbers

1 Watford or Southampton 2 Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham 3 AFC Bournemouth 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 Bristol City or Nottingham Forest 6 Leicester City 7 Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City 8 Chelsea or Aston Villa 9 Maidstone United 10 Liverpool or Norwich City 11 Manchester City 12 Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle 13 Luton Town 14 Newport County or Manchester United 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 Newcastle United

BREAKING:

FA Cup 5th round draw now at 2.15pm (GMT) - 9:15 am (ET)

Plenty of fans tuning in now and wondering why the draw for the fifth round hasn't taken place.

The reason is due to disturbances at The Hawthorns where West Brom face Wolves in a a local derby with trouble breaking out after Wolves bagged their second goal.

The players were withdrawn as police and stewards attempted to deal with the incident with the delay, in total lasting for approximately 25/30 minutes.

The WBA-Wolves game is back on with the referee indicating that the action will resume with 13 minutes left on the clock.

Upon its conclusion, we should then have the draw for the 5th round, just before the action takes place at Anfield as Liverpool face Norwich City.

Players from both sides are back on the pitch at The Hawthorns but the game has yet to resume.

Still a question mark or two surrounding the final eight minutes of this clash with a high police presence and stewards still concentrated at the area where the trouble between rival fans occured.

Stat of the 4th round.

Maidstone managed two shots on goal at Portman Road yesterday in the game with the home side managing 28.

FT score Ipswich 1-2 Maidstone

The West Brom v Wolves game is temporarily suspended due to crowd trouble with the players leaving the game with roughly ten minutes left.

This may impact on the draw as the coverage and subsequent draw was due to start upon the conclusion of this match.

As for the all time winners, Arsenal (14 FA Cup triumphs) were eliminated in the 3rd round by Liverpool.

As for the remaining sides in the competition, Man United have lifted the trophy 12 times, Chelsea and Liverpool seven with City and Villa looking to draw level with seven wins a piece.

Wrexham v Blackburn wraps up 4th round

The Fourth Round reaches its conclusion on Monday night when Blackburn Rovers play host to Wrexham at Ewood Park.

Magic of the cup !

Maidstone United of the National League South produced one of the all-time great FA Cup shocks by beating Championship high-flyers Ipswich 1-2 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

The Non-League side are 98 places and four divisions below Ipswich in the English football pyramid.

Fifth round dates

The Fifth Round ties will be played during the week starting Monday 26 February 2024. The quarter finals will take place on the weekend of 16 March.

With a series of games ending in draws and still a few games to be played, the picture for the fifth round may not be crystal clear.

Everything points to FA Cup replays set to be a thing of the past as the fixture list gets busier for every top team.

2024 FA Cup Fifth Round Draw team numbers

1 Watford or Southampton 2 Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham 3 AFC Bournemouth 4 West Bromwich Albion or Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 Bristol City or Nottingham Forest 6 Leicester City 7 Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City 8 Chelsea or Aston Villa 9 Maidstone United 10 Liverpool or Norwich City 11 Manchester City 12 Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle 13 Luton Town 14 Newport County or Manchester United 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 Newcastle United