 "Plymouth Argyle, who beat Liverpool, will face Manchester City in the fifth round of FA Cup. AP")
After stunning Premier League leaders Liverpool, EFL Championship side Plymouth Argyle will take on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup as the draw was announced on Monday. Defending champions Manchester United will lock horns against Fulham at Old Trafford, whereas Newcastle United will host Brighton and Hove Albion. In another contest between two Premier League sides, Bournemouth will welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Struggling Plymouth caused one of the great upsets of the FA Cup on Sunday when they beat a second-string Liverpool 1-0, ending the Premier League leaders’ hopes of a quartet of trophies this season.
The Pilgrims are bottom of the Championship but City, who reached the fifth round with a 2-1 win at third tier Leyton Orient on Saturday after going behind early on, have been misfiring this season. There will be a fourth all-Premier League clash if Nottingham Forest avoid trouble at League One (third tier) Exeter City on Tuesday, with Ipswich Town awaiting the winners.
Aston Villa, who ended Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes on Sunday, host second tier Cardiff City. The fifth round matches will be played on the weekend of 1 and 2 March.
FA Cup Last 16 draw:
Preston North End v Burnley
Aston Villa v Cardiff City
Crystal Palace v Millwall
Manchester United v Fulham
Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City v Plymouth Argyle
Exeter City or Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town
With inputs from Reuters