MANCHESTER UNITED, CHELSEA AND Tottenham Hotspur have avoided Premier League opposition in the FA Cup fourth-round draw.
Defending champions United thumped Reading 4-0 to earn a place in the hat and they will entertain Championship side and 2012-13 winners Wigan Athletic.
It is a tie that gives former United reserves manager Warren Joyce a return to Old Trafford.
Chelsea will play host in a local derby against Brentford, while Liverpool will face Wolves at Anfield if they overcome Plymouth Argyle in a third-round replay at Home Park on January 18.
Tottenham will entertain League Two side Wycombe Wanderers, and Premier League champions Leicester City travel to Derby County.
Arsenal could also avoid top-flight opposition as they take on the winner of Southampton’s match against Norwich City, while Manchester City have been drawn an away trip to either Bolton Wanderers or Crystal Palace.
The fixtures will all take place between 27-30 January.
FA Cup draw: Chelsea, Spurs and Man United handed favourable fourth-round ties
MANCHESTER UNITED, CHELSEA AND Tottenham Hotspur have avoided Premier League opposition in the FA Cup fourth-round draw.
Defending champions United thumped Reading 4-0 to earn a place in the hat and they will entertain Championship side and 2012-13 winners Wigan Athletic.
It is a tie that gives former United reserves manager Warren Joyce a return to Old Trafford.
Chelsea will play host in a local derby against Brentford, while Liverpool will face Wolves at Anfield if they overcome Plymouth Argyle in a third-round replay at Home Park on January 18.
Tottenham will entertain League Two side Wycombe Wanderers, and Premier League champions Leicester City travel to Derby County.
Arsenal could also avoid top-flight opposition as they take on the winner of Southampton’s match against Norwich City, while Manchester City have been drawn an away trip to either Bolton Wanderers or Crystal Palace.
The fixtures will all take place between 27-30 January.
Fourth-round draw
Tottenham v Wycombe
Derby v Leicester
Oxford v Birmingham/Newcastle
Sutton/AFC Wimbledon v Cambridge or Leeds
Liverpool/Plymouth v Wolves
Southampton/Norwich v Arsenal
Ipswich/Lincoln v Brighton
Chelsea v Brentford
Manchester United v Wigan
Millwall v Watford
Rochdale v Huddersfield
Sunderland/Burnley v Bristol City/Fleetwood
Blackburn v Barnsley/Blackpool
Fulham v Hull
Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley
Bolton/Crystal Palace v Manchester City
– © AFP 2017
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