Liverpool will play at home to the winner of the second leg between Norwich City and Bristol Rovers, while Manchester United will travel to either Newport County or Eastleigh if they beat Wigan on Monday night.
Chelsea, who advanced to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup under manager Mauricio Pochettino, will face Aston Villa, who won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League last September. The match is scheduled to take place on the weekend of January 27, with TV selections to be confirmed shortly. Arsenal and Burnley are the only top-flight sides to have been knocked out in the third round so far, but some replays could see other big names ruled out.
Despite being in a dominant position at the Emirates Stadium, Liverpool edged past the Gunners through a Jakub Kivior own goal and Luis Diaz’s second, before beating the Clarets from distance thanks to a Pedro Foro strike Friday night.Man City are the reigning champions but need to complete a game at Tottenham Hotspur to progress to the fifth round. Spurs have not lost a home game against Pep Guardiola’s side at White Hart Lane since 2015.
Bottom-placed Maidstone United will avoid their Premier League rivals and beat Stevenage instead before traveling to bottom-placed Ipswich Town in the FA Cup. League Two side Wrexham take on promotion hopefuls Blackburn Rovers from the Championship.
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