The next round of the FA Cup has been drawn, and any fan of the bigger teams in the Premier League have to feel good about the draws they got, though the result of the draw means that there’s a lack of a huge, “headline” match for the round.
FA Cup 5th-round draw results: Biggest EPL teams get easy road draws
The biggest teams in the Premier League still in the FA Cup will be happy with the results of the fifth-round draw.
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Still, there’s plenty of intriguing matchups to be had, like non-league side Lincoln City traveling to Burnley, and the possibility of an interesting clash between Millwall and Derby City, provided they can advance past Leicester City in their replay match still to be decided.
The likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur all avoided each other, though, and in point of fact none of them are even playing another EPL side. None of them are playing at home, though, which should add some intrigue to their ties — but there’s also not a lot of reason to think that any of them will fail to advance onward.
The FA Cup fifth-round matches are set to be played between Feb. 17 and 20.
FA Cup fifth round ties
Burnley vs. Lincoln City
Fulham vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester United
Sutton United vs. Arsenal
Middlesbrough United vs. Oxford United
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Chelsea
Huddersfield Town vs. Manchester City
Millwall vs. Derby City or Leicester City (pending replay)
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