With the FA Cup third round underway, things are starting to heat up in England’s longest-running football competition.
The 2023/24 FA Cup has already thrown up some interesting results, with attention now beginning to turn to the fourth round. After all, for the big Premier League sides, lifting that trophy come the end of the season is all that matters.
But for the smaller clubs in the English Football League and below, the journey is the most important thing. And so, a glamorous fourth-round tie could be sensational for the lower-ranked clubs left in the competition, with the draw for the next stage hopefully setting up some intriguing clashes.
Here are all the details regarding the FA Cup fourth round draw.
The FA Cup fourth-round draw will take place on Monday 8 January at approximately 19:50 GMT. The draw will occur just before Wigan Athletic vs Manchester United, the final game of the third round bar replays.
With the FA Cup draw taking place just before kick-off in the game between Wigan and Man Utd, it will be shown live on ITV1 – as will the third-round clash between the League One side and last year’s runners-up.
The draw will take place roughly 20 minutes after coverage of the game begins at 19:30 GMT, while it can also be streamed on ITVX.
If you can’t tune into the draw, it will be free to listen to on Talksport Radio.
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Number |
Team(s) |
|---|---|
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1 |
Luton Town or Bolton Wanderers |
|
2 |
Shrewsbury Town or Wrexham |
|
3 |
Arsenal or Liverpool |
|
4 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
|
5 |
Norwich City or Bristol Rovers |
|
6 |
West Ham United or Bristol City |
|
7 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
8 |
Fulham |
|
9 |
West Bromwich Albion or Aldershot Town |
|
10 |
Southampton |
|
11 |
Ipswich Town |
|
12 |
Peterborough United or Leeds United |
|
13 |
Leicester City |
|
14 |
Watford |
|
15 |
Newcastle United |
|
16 |
Sheffield Wednesday or Cardiff City |
|
17 |
Everton or Crystal Palace |
|
18 |
Middlesbrough or Aston Villa |
|
19 |
Nottingham Forest or Blackpool |
|
20 |
Wigan Athletic or Manchester United |
|
21 |
Manchester City or Huddersfield Town |
|
22 |
Blackburn Rovers |
|
23 |
Sheffield United |
|
24 |
Swansea City or Morecambe |
|
25 |
Chelsea or Preston North End |
|
26 |
Bournemouth |
|
27 |
Coventry City |
|
28 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers or Brentford |
|
29 |
Plymouth Argyle |
|
30 |
Maidstone United |
|
31 |
Newport County or Eastleigh |
|
32 |
Hull City or Birmingham City |
This year’s FA Cup fourth round will take place across the weekend of Saturday 27 January, with the 16 successful teams progressing to the fifth round of the competition.
Clubs that have been forced into an FA Cup third-round replay will play their games during the week of Monday 15 January. Despite pressure from the Premier League elite, replays will also be employed if a fourth-round match ends in a draw. It is not until the fifth round that ties will be decided on the night.
