FA Cup 2023-24, fifth round draw: as it happened

We'll wrap up our coverage of today's delayed FA Cup fifth round draw and appreciate you popping by.

A final reminder of the games with the ties set to be played in the week commencing 26 February.

Blackburn or Wrexham v Newcastle
Chelsea or Aston Villa v Leeds or Plymouth
Bournemouth v Leicester
Liverpool v Watford or Southampton
Bristol City or Nottingham Forest v Newport or Manchester United
Wolves v Brighton
Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry v Maidstone
Luton v Manchester City

United double their lead

Kobbie Mainoo opened his account for Man United as the Premier League side doubled their lead against Newport County in the FA Cup 4th round clash.

Maidstone react

Non league Maidstone will play Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry in the fifth round of the FA Cup after missing out on a clash with a Premier League club which is what many members and fans of the Kent based club were hoping for.

The National League South club from Kent pulled off one of the great upsets in FA Cup history by winning 2-1 at Ipswich on Saturday. 

Midweek action for next installment of the FA Cup

Fifth Round - Wednesday 28 February 2024
Quarter-final - Saturday 16 March 2024
Semi-final - Saturday 20 April 2024
Final - Saturday 25 May 2024

United take an early lead

Bruno Fernandes puts United in front in the seventh minute.

Should Man United progress to the fifth round, they will travel to play either Bristol City or Nottingham Forest.

Newport host United

The last of the Sunday games and the penultimate of the fourth round has just commenced as Newport County face Manchester United. 

Blackburn-Wrexham wraps up the final game on Monday night at Ewood Park.

When are the FA Cup fourth round replay dates?

The FA Cup fourth round replays for the will take place week commencing Monday, 5 February with the exact kick-off times yet to be established.

It's anticipated that these dates and times will be confirmed within the next 48 hours.

The Reds advance

On an emotional Anfield day, Jurgen Klopp's men advance and will now host the winners of Watford/Southampton in the fifth round.

Cherries to host the Foxes

AFC Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium will be the stage for one of the more intriguing games of the FA Cup fifth round as Championship topping Leicester City. 

Iraola's side could be the surprise package in this season's competition.

Another game set to go to a replay

A late Armstrong goal for the Saints ensured another game will be resolved by a replay as Watford and Southampton played out a 1-1 draw in the fourth round clash at Vicarage Road.

An away trip to Anfield lies in wait for the winners with Liverpool currently 4-2 ahead of Norwich with just 15 mins. left on the clock.

Luton host Man City

With their win away at Spurs on Friday night, Man City consolidated their place as favourites to lift the FA Cup trophy at Wembley in May.

Luton will be no easy pushover in this all Premier League tie with the recent Premier League ending in a narrow 1-2 win for the Mancunian side.

Just two of the eight fifth round ties have defined fixtures for the next stage with those being the home games for Bournemouth and Luton.

The picture will be a little clearer no doubt after the final fourth round game on Monday night when Wrexham travel to Blackburn.

Klopp's reaction to YNWA

The German coach was clearly moved by today's rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone prior to the FA Cup 4th round game against Norwich City.

Luton will also be looking to avenge their recent 1-2 home defeat to Man City as Guardiola's men are set to visit the compact Kenilworth Road ground at the end of the month for the fifth round tie.

Bournemouth are very much a dark horse for the FA Cup with Andoni Iraola's men now finding their groove under the Basque coach and will be favourites in the home tie against Championship table toppers Leicester City.

What a draw for Maidstone as the men from Kent will head to Sheffield or Coventry.

Wolves vs Brighton is a game that catches the eye and one of the ties that doesn't  feature a replay or a game yet to be played.

so, short and sweet given the time constraints ...

the draw has been completed...

games to be played on and around Weds 28 Feb.

Finally...

Luton Town vs Man City

Sheff Weds-Coventry will face Maidstone Utd.

Wolves will take on Brighton

Bristol City-Forest vs Newport-Man United

Liverpool-Norwich will host Watford-S'hampton

Bournemouth will take on Leicester City

Next out.... Chelsea-Villa will face Leeds-Plymouth

No 2 Blackburn-Wrexham will face Newcastle United

No messing around... Glen pops the 16 balls into the urn.

Draw time is here !!!!

Former Liverpool, Chelsea and England right-back Glen Johnson has the task of plucking the teams out of the pots with Seema Jaswal presenting the event.

Half time at Anfield and that means draw time looms closer.

Liverpool lead 2-1 at the break.

Five minutes remain at Anfield and the Reds are still very much in control and lead 2-1.

Don't forget that the interval will see the staging of the delayed FA Cup fifth round draw.

FA Cup: key dates

Midweek action for next installment of the FA Cup

Fifth Round - Wednesday 28 February 2024
Quarter-final - Saturday 16 March 2024
Semi-final - Saturday 20 April 2024
Final - Saturday 25 May 2024

FA Cup: Fifth round balls-teams

5th round draw ball numbers

1 Watford or Southampton
2 Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham
3 AFC Bournemouth
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 Bristol City or Nottingham Forest
6 Leicester City
7 Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City
8 Chelsea or Aston Villa
9 Maidstone United
10 Liverpool or Norwich City
11 Manchester City
12 Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle
13 Luton Town
14 Newport County or Manchester United
15 Brighton & Hove Albion
16 Newcastle United

Darwin puts the Reds back in charge

The Norwich joy didn't last for long as Uruguayan striker Darwin Nuñez fires Liverpool back in front with the goal coming on the half hour mark.

30 minutes gone at Anfield which means we're just 15 minutes away (more or less) from the eagerly awaited FA Cup 5th round draw.

Norwich draw level

A shock at Anfield as the visitors bag an equaliser with Gibson putting the Canaries back on term. 

Favourites for the cup this season

Man City are the leading favourites for the FA Cup and are followed by Liverpool, Man United and Chelsea.

Reds go ahead at Anfield

Curtis Jones nods Liverpool ahead in the 16th minute and Klopp's men are very much in the driving seat against a Norwich City side toiling to get a foothold in the action.

Maidstone flying the flag for non-league football

Seven Premier League sides have guaranteed a place in the fifth round with six outright winners having progressed along with the winner of the Chelsea-Villa tie.

Maidstone United are the lowest ranked side with the Kent based outfit playing in National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system.

This will be the 152nd edition of the FA Cup - the first final was played on 16 March 1872 at Kensington Oval in London with Wanderers becoming the first team to lift the trophy after beating Royal Engineers 1-0.

Underway at Anfield

That also means we're just 45 minutes (approx) away from the interval and the delayed draw for the fifth round of this season's FA Cup.

Emotional Klopp ahead of FA Cup clash

Jurgen Klopp admitted ahead of the Norwich game his drive to Anfield felt no different despite the news which rocked football earlier this week that the German coach will stand down at the Premier League side at the end of the season.

The German coach was moved during the rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. 

Liverpool are still in with a chance to secure four titles this season and have already made it to the Carabao Cup final with the FA Cup, Europa League and Premier League also on the cards for the Reds.

Watford are 1-0 up against Southampton and Liverpool are poised to take on Norwich in a matter of minutes.

We'll keep you posted with the latest FA Cup news and, of course the delayed draw in approximately 45 minutes.

FA Cup fifth round draw delayed

Trouble at the West Brom-Wolves game that saw the tie delayed for roughly 30 minutes has impacted on the staging of the fifth round draw.

The incidents have had a knock-on effect on the draw with it being confirmed that the fifth round draw will take place during the interval of the Liverpool-Norwich tie as opposed to pre game which was the original plan.

That will be approximately 3:15 pm GMT - 10:15 am ET.

We've just been informed that the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup will take place at the half-time break in the game between Liverpool and Norwich at Anfield.

That's in approximately one hour with 15 minutes before the game in Liverpool commences.

Wolves progress

A 0-2 win for the Premier League side at the Hawthorns.

The WBA-Wolves game is in added time so we're just a matter of minutes away from the draw commencing.

5th round draw ball numbers

1 Watford or Southampton
2 Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham
3 AFC Bournemouth
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 Bristol City or Nottingham Forest
6 Leicester City
7 Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City
8 Chelsea or Aston Villa
9 Maidstone United
10 Liverpool or Norwich City
11 Manchester City
12 Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle
13 Luton Town
14 Newport County or Manchester United
15 Brighton & Hove Albion
16 Newcastle United

BREAKING:

FA Cup 5th round draw now at 2.15pm (GMT) - 9:15 am (ET)

Plenty of fans tuning in now and wondering why the draw for the fifth round hasn't taken place.

The reason is due to disturbances at The Hawthorns where West Brom face Wolves in a a local derby with trouble breaking out after Wolves bagged their second goal.

The players were withdrawn as police and stewards attempted to deal with the incident with the delay, in total lasting for approximately 25/30 minutes.

The WBA-Wolves game is back on with the referee indicating that the action will resume with 13 minutes left on the clock.

Upon its conclusion, we should then have the draw for the 5th round, just before the action takes place at Anfield as Liverpool face Norwich City.

Players from both sides are back on the pitch at The Hawthorns but the game has yet to resume.

Still a question mark or two surrounding the final eight minutes of this clash with a high police presence and stewards still concentrated at the area where the trouble between rival fans occured.

We're now being informed that the FA Cup 5th round draw will happen before the Liverpool vs Norwich game. That implies that it will be a little later than the previously reported 2pm (GMT) which is 09:00 am ET. 

Stat of the 4th round.

Maidstone managed two shots on goal at Portman Road yesterday in the game with the home side managing 28.

FT score Ipswich 1-2 Maidstone

As for the remaining eight minutes of the game at the Hawthorns, a decision will be taken in the next ten minutes to decide if it's safe to resume the final minutes of action.

Boss Klopp

Wolves incidentally lead that game by 0-2 scoreline and look like a solid bet to be in the draw with ball No. 4 associated with the black and gold.

The West Brom v Wolves game is temporarily suspended due to crowd trouble with the players leaving the game with roughly ten minutes left.

This may impact on the draw as the coverage and subsequent draw was due to start upon the conclusion of this match.

As for the all time winners, Arsenal (14 FA Cup triumphs) were eliminated in the 3rd round by Liverpool.

As for the remaining sides in the competition, Man United have lifted the trophy 12 times, Chelsea and Liverpool seven with City and Villa looking to draw level with seven wins a piece.

Wrexham v Blackburn wraps up 4th round

The Fourth Round reaches its conclusion on Monday night when Blackburn Rovers play host to Wrexham at Ewood Park.

Magic of the cup !

Maidstone United of the National League South produced one of the all-time great FA Cup shocks by beating Championship high-flyers Ipswich 1-2 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

The Non-League side are 98 places and four divisions below Ipswich in the English football pyramid.

Fifth round dates

The Fifth Round ties will be played during the week starting Monday 26 February 2024. The quarter finals will take place on the weekend of 16 March.

With a series of games ending in draws and still a few games to be played, the picture for the fifth round may not be crystal clear.

Everything points to FA Cup replays set to be a thing of the past as the fixture list gets busier for every top team.

2024 FA Cup Fifth Round Draw team numbers

1 Watford or Southampton
2 Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham
3 AFC Bournemouth
4 West Bromwich Albion or Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 Bristol City or Nottingham Forest
6 Leicester City
7 Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City
8 Chelsea or Aston Villa
9 Maidstone United
10 Liverpool or Norwich City
11 Manchester City
12 Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle
13 Luton Town
14 Newport County or Manchester United
15 Brighton & Hove Albion
16 Newcastle United

Klopp's last ever FA Cup season

Former Liverpool, Chelsea and England right-back Glen Johnson has the task of plucking the teams out of the pots with Seema Jaswal presenting the event.

The draw for the Fifth Round of the FA Cup (Round of 16) will take place on Sunday 28 January 2024 at 2 p.m. local time (GMT) - 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT, ahead of the Liverpool-Norwich City tie at Anfield (kick-off at 2:30 p.m.).

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the fifth round draw of the 2023-24 FA Cup.