January 5, 2010

FA Cup 4th Round Draw

The draw for the English FA Cup 4th Round has taken place at Wembley Stadium, London on Sunday evening and here are the final results of the draw.

There has only been one major shock in the 3rd Round, with Manchester United losing 1-0 to League One side Leeds United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, with Leeds United progressing to the 4th Round to face Tottenham Hotspur.

Also in the 3rd Round, Reading managed to seal a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in their match at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday to earn a replay at Anfield, while Arsenal came from 1-0 behind to beat West Ham United 1-2 in their match at The Boleyn Ground on Sunday evening.

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The final draw has brought up some interesting ties for the 4th Round.

The winner of the Liverpool v Reading tie faces Burnley in the 4th Round at Turf Moor, while Stoke City face Arsenal in their tie at The Brittania Stadium later in the month.

Scunthorpe United host Manchester City, Everton face either Nottingham Forest or Birmingham City, Bolton face either Sheffield United or Queens Park Rangers, Aston Villa host Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea travel to Preston North End in some of the other ties involving Premier League sides.

Here are the fixtures for the FA Cup 4th Round - To be played 23/24 January 2010:

Southampton v Ipswich Town
Liverpool/Reading v Burnley
Millwall/Derby County v Brentford/Doncaster
Bristol City/Cardiff City v Leicester City
Stoke City v Arsenal
Notts County/Forest Green Rovers v Wigan Athletic
Scunthorpe Utd v Manchester City
West Brom v Plymouth Argyle/Newcastle Utd
Everton v Nottingham Forest/Birmingham City
Accrington Stanley/Gillingham v Fulham
Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Utd/QPR
Portsmouth/Coventry City v Sunderland
Preston NE v Chelsea
Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion
Tranmere/Wolves v Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds Utd

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