FA Cup fourth-round draw: Man City go to Tottenham, Chelsea host Aston Villa and non-League Maidstone face Ipswich
The lowest-ranked side left in the competition, Maidstone United, travels to Championship high-flyers Ipswich; non-league Eastleigh might host Manchester United; Chelsea vs Aston Villa; and Fulham vs Newcastle; the FA Cup fourth-round matches will take place on the weekend of January 27-28.
Eastleigh and Manchester United might meet in a non-league vs Premier League match if the fifth-tier club wins their home third-round replay against League Two Newport and United beats Wigan on Monday night.
There are potentially six all-Premier League ties with Chelsea hosting Aston Villa, and Newcastle going to Fulham.
Maidstone boss: It’s a terrific draw for us
Maidstone manager George Elokobi is relishing the trip to Ipswich.
“It is a terrific draw for us. It is a fantastic location geographically, it is reachable for our Maidstone United community,” Elokobi said on Sky Sports News.
“It is important we enjoy this draw. Ipswich are a Premier League club in the making, they are flying high in the Championship, so it is a great draw for us.
“I said if we didn’t draw a Premier League club, then the next best thing was a Championship club.
“To pick out Ipswich, who have a great support behind them, is going to be a great occasion for our club, for our community and our owners.
“It is a fantastic opportunity for our players to go out, express themselves and enjoy the day with our fanbase.”
Liverpool, who beat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, will be at home against either Norwich or Bristol Rovers.
The draw has also raised the possibility of a Black Country derby between West Brom and Wolves, with the Premier League side needing to win their replay against Brentford to set up a fourth-round tie at the Hawthorns.
The fourth-round matches will be played across the weekend of January 27.
FA Cup fourth-round draw in full
Blackburn vs Wrexham
Bournemouth vs Swansea
West Brom vs Brentford or Wolves
West Ham or Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest or Blackpool
Leicester vs Hull or Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry
Chelsea vs Aston Villa
Ipswich vs Maidstone United
Liverpool vs Norwich or Bristol Rovers
Tottenham vs Manchester City
Leeds vs Plymouth
Crystal Palace or Everton vs Luton or Bolton
Newport or Eastleigh vs Wigan or Manchester United
Sheffield United vs Brighton
Fulham vs Newcastle
