FA Cup fifth round draw: How to watch, ball numbers, fixture dates
From the official Chelsea FC website:
The FA Cup fifth round draw takes place on Monday evening, and Chelsea will discover our next opponents in this season’s competition after Friday’s 4-0 victory over Hull City.
A hat-trick from Pedro Neto and a goal from Estevao secured a victory over the Tigers and guaranteed the Blues will be in the hat for the fifth round, with eight ties set to be drawn.
The Blues have won the famous competition eight times and we will discover the next obstacle on our path to trying to make it nine on Monday evening.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the FA Cup fifth round draw…
The Blues last lifted the FA Cup in 2018
The Blues last lifted the FA Cup in 2018
When is the FA Cup fifth round draw?
The FA Cup fifth round draw will take place at Moss Rose on Monday 16 February, ahead of the fourth-round tie between Macclesfield and Brentford.
The FA Cup draw will begin at approximately 6.35pm UK time.
How to watch the FA Cup fifth round draw?
Supporters in the UK can watch the FA Cup fifth-round draw live from Macclesfield on TNT Sports 1, Discovery+, and on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
The draw will be presented by Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist, and former Chelsea duo Joe Cole and Karen Carney are set to pull out the numbers.
Joe Cole will conduct the draw alongside fellow ex-Chelsea star Karen Carney
Joe Cole will conduct the draw alongside fellow ex-Chelsea star Karen Carney
How does the FA Cup fifth round draw work?
The 16 teams who progressed from their fourth-round ties will be in the fifth round, although when it takes place, we won’t know the winner of Macclesfield vs Brentford, who will play later in the evening.
FA Cup Fifth Round Draw Ball Numbers
Chelsea’s FA Cup fifth-round draw ball number is 7.
Here are the FA Cup ball numbers for the fifth round draw:
1. Liverpool or Brighton & Hove Albion
2. Stoke City or Fulham
3. Oxford United or Sunderland
4. Southampton or Leicester City
5. Wrexham
6. Arsenal or Wigan Athletic
8. Burton Albion or West Ham United
9. Burnley or Mansfield Town
10. Norwich City or West Bromwich Albion
11. Port Vale or Bristol City
12. Grimsby Town or Wolverhampton Wanderers
13. Aston Villa or Newcastle United
14. Manchester City or Salford City
15. Macclesfield or Brentford
16. Birmingham City or Leeds United
When will the FA Cup fifth round fixtures be played?
The FA Cup fifth round fixtures will be played around the weekend of Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March.
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