FA Cup fourth round draw made

The draw for the FA Cup fourth round has been made today.

The draw for the FA Cup fourth round has been made today.

Nottingham Forest have been drawn away at Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

The League One side will meet Jose Mourinho‘s millionaires at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal and Bolton, the Premiership’s fourth and fifth-placed sides, will meet at the Emirates Stadium. Both sides are tied on points in the league.

Arsenal have already overcome Premiership opposition in the competition, knocking out holders Liverpool with a 3-1 third-round victory.

Premiership leaders Manchester United have a home tie against Harry Redknapp’s sixth-placed Portsmouth.

Both sides were involved in all-Premiership clashes at the weekend, with Portsmouth beating Wigan 2-1 at Fratton Park and United beating Aston Villa 2-1 with an injury-time winner.

Premiership strugglers West Ham and Watford, both in the relegation zone, will meet at Upton Park in a distraction from league affairs.

Both enjoyed handsome wins in the third round with the Hammers scoring three goals against Brighton and Watford coming from a goal behind to beat Stockport 4-1.

The draw also raised the possibility of Newcastle hosting Reading but both sides must first ensure their place in the fourth round.

United face a replay against Championship leaders Birmingham, who held them to a 2-2 draw in their first encounter, while Reading play Burnley on Tuesday after the original match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

League One promotion hopefuls Swansea, who recorded one of the finest results of this season’s competition with 3-0 victory over top-flight Sheffield United, have been rewarded with a visit to Ipswich or the lowest-placed side left in the draw – Chester.

West Brom could be making the visit to Wolves in the next round.

Tony Mowbray’s Championship promotion-chasers West Brom beat Leeds 3-1 to book their place in the draw but Wolves will have to overcome a replay against League One Oldham to make the tie a reality.

Bristol Rovers – the lowest-ranked side to have already booked their place in the next round – travel to Pride Park to play a Derby side who brushed aside League Two Wrexham 3-1 at the weekend.

Middlesbrough will play at Bristol City or Coventry if they can beat Championship Hull at the second attempt, while Blackburn’s reward for demolishing Everton will be a trip to Luton or QPR.

Leicester or Fulham will host Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday or Manchester City will play Southampton and Tottenham replay against Cardiff for the right to stage a fourth-round tie against Southend or Barnsley.

Blackpool against Norwich, Crystal Palace versus Preston and Barnet or Colchester against Peterborough or Plymouth complete the draw.

FA Cup fourth round draw:

Arsenal v Bolton

West Ham v Watford

Bristol City or Coventry v Hull or Middlesbrough

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest

Chester or Ipswich v Swansea

Cardiff or Tottenham v Southend or Barnsley

Barnet or Colchester v Peterborough or Plymouth

Birmingham or Newcastle v Reading or Burnley

Derby v Bristol Rovers

Sheffield Wednesday or Manchester City v Southampton

Crystal Palace v Preston

Manchester United v Portsmouth

Blackpool v Norwich

QPR or Luton v Blackburn

Wolves or Oldham v WBA

Leicester or Fulham v Stoke

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