Sunday, January 25, 2009

Swansea hope for plum FA Cup draw

FA Cup

Championship side Swansea will learn their reward for knocking out FA Cup holders Portsmouth when the draw for the fifth round takes place on Sunday.

Swansea were the biggest winners of the fourth round, achieving a stunning 2-0 win at Fratton Park on Saturday.

Fellow Championship sides Doncaster and Burnley are also in the hat after holding Premier League sides Aston Villa and West Brom respectively.

You can follow the draw, to be held at about 1815 GMT, live on this website.


Numbers of the teams involved in the fifth-round draw:

1 - Liverpool or Everton
2 - Manchester United
3 - Hull City FC
4 - Sunderland or Blackburn Rovers
5 - West Ham United
6 - Sheffield United
7 - Cardiff City or Arsenal
8 - Swansea City
9 - Chelsea
10 - Doncaster Rovers or Aston Villa
11 - West Bromwich Albion or Burnley
12 - Coventry
13 - Fulham
14 - Watford
15 - Derby or Nottingham Forest
16 - Middlesbrough

Fifth-round ties to be played on the weekend of 14 February

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