FA Cup giant-killers Plymouth draw Man Metropolis in fifth spherical

Plymouth Argyle’s Victor Palsson celebrates with Plymouth Argyle’s Malachi Boateng after the English FA Cup fourth-round match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at House Park stadium
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FA Cup giant-killers Plymouth Argyle drew Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis on Monday (February 10, 2025) because the second tier aspect’s fifth spherical reward for a shock defeat of Liverpool on the weekend.

Holders Manchester United will host Fulham at Outdated Trafford in considered one of no less than three all-Premier League clashes, with League Cup finalists Newcastle United at residence to high tier rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.

Bournemouth will host Wolverhampton Wanderers in one other all high flight encounter.

Struggling Plymouth triggered one of many nice upsets of the FA Cup on Sunday after they beat a second-string Liverpool 1-0, ending the Premier League leaders’ hopes of a quartet of trophies this season.

The Pilgrims are backside of the Championship however Metropolis, who reached the fifth spherical with a 2-1 win at third tier Leyton Orient on Saturday after going behind early on, have been misfiring this season.

There can be a fourth all-Premier League conflict if Nottingham Forest keep away from bother at League One (third tier) Exeter Metropolis on Tuesday, with Ipswich City awaiting the winners.

Aston Villa, who ended Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes on Sunday, host second tier Cardiff Metropolis. The fifth spherical matches can be performed on the weekend of March 1 and a pair of.

FA Cup Final 16 draw

Preston North Finish v Burnley

Aston Villa v Cardiff Metropolis

Doncaster Rovers or Crystal Palace v Millwall

Manchester United v Fulham

Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manchester Metropolis v Plymouth Argyle

Exeter Metropolis or Nottingham Forest v Ipswich City