FA Cup fourth round draw: Arsenal to face Manchester United, Palace drawn against Tottenham
The fourth round matches will take place on the final weekend of January
The FA Cup is edging towards its climax in May and it has already started to cut away some of the Premier League sides.
Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, all safely made their way through to the fourth round without a hitch.
However, Fulham were knocked out by League Two Oldham Athletic while Sheffield United were the scalp of non-league Barnet at Bramall Lane.
Without a host of blockbuster ties in the third-round, the next stage, made up of 32 teams, could see some larger clashes in addition to the usual upsets and shocks.
Replays between Sheffield Wednesday and Luton, Newcastle and Blackburn, Shrewsbury and Stoke will take place on Tuesday 15 January or Wednesday 16 January.
When is the draw?
The fourth round draw will take place following Wolves vs Liverpool, so around 10:00pm GMT.
Where can I watch it?
BBC One are showing live coverage of the final third round tie and will be hosting the draw.
The Independent will be live blogging the entire draw if watching it on the television is not your thing.
Who is conducting the draw?
Former Republic of Ireland forward Robbie Keane is joined by retired Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme to draw the ties.
When are the games being played?
The matches will played on the final weekend of January: Friday 25 – Monday 28.
What are the ball numbers?
1 Bolton Wanderers
2 Millwall
3 Gillingham
4 Brentford
5 Sheffield Wednesday or Luton
6 Manchester United
7 Everton
8 Tottenham Hotspur
9 Doncaster Rovers
10 Newcastle United or Blackburn Rovers
11 Chelsea
12 Crystal Palace
13 Southampton
14 Accrington Stanley
15 Bristol City
16 Newport County
17 Oldham Athletic
18 Shrewsbury Town or Stoke City
19 Arsenal
20 Manchester City
21 Brighton & Hove Albion
22 West Ham United
23 Watford
24 Burnley
25 Queens Park Rangers
26 Barnet
27 Portsmouth
28 AFC Wimbledon
29 West Bromwich Albion
30 Middlesbrough
31 Wolverhampton Wanderers or Liverpool
32 Swansea City
Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the FA Cup fourth round draw!
Wolves beat Liverpool 2-1 tonight and they'll be in the hat!
Mark Chapman will lead the draw, with Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme picking those all important balls!
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