The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup did not disappoint with a couple of potential all-Premier League ties served up.
Manchester City will play Arsenal as the top two Premier League teams also go head-to-head in the domestic cup competition.
After Liverpool overcame Wolves in their third-round replay, a visit to high-flying Brighton awaits them in the next stage.
Elsewhere, Manchester United will host Reading, managed by former Red Devil Paul Ince, and Tottenham travel north to play Preston North End.
Here’s all you need to know about the fourth round of FA Cup action.
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FA Cup fourth round draw fixtures
There are only two final places left to be determined in the Fourth Round and both will be determined on Wednesday, January 18 with the Leeds United vs Cardiff City and Accrington Stanley vs. Boreham Wood replays.
Premier League teams in bold
| Date | Match | Time (GMT/ET) |
Result |
| TBC | Preston North End vs Tottenham Hotspur | TBC | — |
| TBC | Southampton vs Blackpool | TBC | — |
| TBC | Wrexham vs Sheffield United | TBC | — |
| TBC | Ipswich Town vs Burnley | TBC | — |
| TBC | Manchester United vs Reading | TBC | — |
| TBC | Luton Town vs Grimsby Town | TBC | — |
| TBC | Derby County vs West Ham | TBC | — |
| TBC | Stoke City vs Stevenage | TBC | — |
| TBC | Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City | TBC | — |
| TBC | Walsall vs Leicester City | TBC | — |
| TBC | Sheffield Wednesday vs Fleetwood Town | TBC | — |
| TBC | Manchester City vs Arsenal | TBC | — |
| TBC | Bristol City vs West Brom | TBC | — |
| TBC | Brighton vs Liverpool | TBC | — |
| TBC | Fulham vs Sunderland | TBC | — |
| TBC | Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley vs Cardiff City or Leeds | TBC | — |
When is the FA Cup 4th Round played?
The FA announced at the start of the season that the 2022/23 FA Cup 4th Round would commence on the weekend of January 28, 2023.
The 28th is a Saturday which is when the bulk of the matches will be played, though with both the BBC and ITV holding the rights to televise matches, expect a number of the 4th Round ties to be moved to various other days that weekend for live coverage.
Last season, the FA Cup 4th Round saw one match played on the Friday night, the majority played on the Saturday and some moved to the Sunday to be televised live for both channels.
Are there replays in the FA Cup 4th Round?
Yes, there are replays in the FA Cup 4th round if the original match between two sides finishes in a draw after 90 minutes.
Following last season, when replays were cancelled by the FA due to the COVID-19 outbreak, England’s football governing body reinstated replays for the 2022/23 competition.
In a statement, the FA announced, “replays will be mandatory in all rounds of the qualifying competition and the competition proper from the first round proper up to and including the fourth round proper.”
As seen from the above statement, the 4th Round is the last round that will be settled using replays, with ties in subsequent rounds going straight to extra-time and a penalty shoot-out if needed.
