Bristol or Shrewsbury for Reds
PREMIER League leaders Liverpool, who fielded a virtual youth side and still beat Everton in the FA Cup third round on Sunday, will visit either Championship side Bristol City or League One Shrewsbury Town in the fourth round.
Bristol City, who drew 1-1 at home to Shrewsbury on Saturday, pulled off one of the great FA Cup shocks last time they faced Liverpool, winning a third-round replay 1-0 at Anfield in 1994 as a second-tier side – a result that led to the resignation of the Anfield club’s boss Graeme Souness.
Shrewsbury had less luck in their only meeting with Liverpool, losing 4-0 at home in the fourth round in 1996.
The Merseysiders, currently world and European champions, last won the FA Cup in 2006.
Holders Manchester City host Fulham, who knocked out Premier League Aston Villa on Saturday, while Manchester United or Wolverhampton Wanderers, who drew 0-0 at Molineux on Sunday, will play last year’s runners-up Watford or Tranmere Rovers, who came from 3-0 down to draw their third-round game 3-3.
Arsenal, who have won the world’s oldest cup competition a record 13 times, are away to Bournemouth after beating Championship leaders Leeds United 1-0 on Monday night.
Burnley-Norwich City is the only other guaranteed all-Premier League match-up in the fourth round.
Championship side Birmingham City have been drawn away at either Bristol Rovers or Coventry City but could play on their own ground if Coventry win the replay between the third-tier sides since the Sky Blues currently share St Andrew’s. | Reuters
DRAW: Watford/Tranmere v Wolves / Man Utd; Hull v Chelsea; Southampton v Middlesbrough/Tottenham; QPR v Sheffield Wed, Bournemouth v Arsenal/ Leeds; Northampton v Derby; Brentford v Leicester; Millwall v Sheffield Utd; Reading/ Blackpool v Cardiff/Carlisle; West Ham v West Brom; Burnley v Norwich; Bristol Rovers/Coventry v Birmingham; Man City v Fulham; Rochdale/Newcastle v Oxford; Portsmouth v Barnsley; Bristol City/ Shrewsbury v Liverpool Matches to be played Jan 24-27