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The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup has been made as the remaining 16 sides discovered their fate as the competition intensifies.
Plymouth Argyle’s reward for their giant-killing of Liverpool is a meeting with another of the Premier League’s biggest clubs with a last-16 trip to face Manchester City. Holders Manchester United, meanwhile, are handed a home tie against Fulham as they look to make the quarter-finals.
Preston North End and Burnley collide in an all-Lancashire clash of Championship clubs, with second-tier Cardiff City travelling to Aston Villa. Crystal Palace will face Millwall in a south London derby if they progress past Doncaster Rovers, with Ipswich awaiting the winner of Exeter vs Nottingham Forest. Finally, there are two all-Premier League encounters: Newcastle United vs Brighton and Hove Albion and Bournemouth vs Wolves.
Find out every tie from the FA Cup fifth round draw with our live blog below:
FA Cup fifth round draw
Those eight ties will be played over the weekend of Saturday 1 March.
Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2025 19:24
FA Cup fifth round draw
Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle
Exeter City or Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town
Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2025 19:17
FA Cup fifth round draw
Newcastle United vs Brighton and Hove Albion
Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2025 19:17
FA Cup fifth round draw
Doncaster Rovers or Crystal Palace vs Millwall
Manchester United vs Fulham
Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2025 19:16
FA Cup fifth round draw
Preston North End vs Burnley
Aston Villa vs Cardiff City
Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2025 19:16
FA Cup fifth round draw
In go the balls. Let’s get going…
Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2025 19:15
FA Cup fifth round draw
“I’ve never done this, I’ve always wanted to do this,” Theo Walcott positively beams, the former forward like an excited puppy eyeing a bowl of kibble. The magic of the cup.
Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2025 19:14
FA Cup fifth round draw
Right, with a slightly tedious item on a BBC radio presenter launching a(nother) podcast with her best mate out of the way, it’s time for equally important business – Kelly Somers and Theo Walcott are stood in vague proximity to a bag of balls, soon to be joined by Alex Scott. Eight ties to be drawn…
Harry Latham-Coyle10 February 2025 19:10
