Tom Davies 

Southampton land prized FA Cup tie against Manchester United

FA Cup draw: League One promotion challengers Southampton will host Manchester United in round four, while Stevenage face Reading
  
  

Southampton v Blackpool
Southampton's reward for beating Blackpool is a home tie with Manchester United. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

Southampton have been rewarded for their FA Cup victory over Blackpool yesterday with a home draw against Manchester United in the fourth round. Nigel Adkins' side, who are third in League One, will host a tie that will stir memories of the 1976 final, when Southampton, then in the old Second Division, won 1-0 at Wembley.

Chelsea will travel to Everton, while Tottenham Hotspur, 3-0 winners over Charlton this afternoon, have been drawn away to Fulham.

Stevenage, who caused the biggest of several upsets in the third round yesterday when they beat Newcastle 3-1, were given another home tie, against Reading of the Championship. The remaining non-league side, Crawley, will travel to Torquay if they beat Derby County tomorrow.

Arsenal, who needed a late penalty against Leeds to stay in the competition, will host Huddersfield Town if they win their replay at Elland Road. Notts County, who beat Sunderland yesterday, will be at home to the winners of the tie between Leicester City and Manchester City. Should Leicester cause a shock in the replay at Eastlands their manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will return to the club where he was director of football for six turbulent months last season.

In the other two all-Premier League meetings, Aston Villa face Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers are at home to Wigan Athletic.

The ties will be played on the weekend of 29-30 January

FA Cup fourth-round draw

Torquay v Crawley or Derby

Watford v Brighton

Bolton v Wigan

Arsenal or Leeds v Huddersfield

Fulham v Tottenham

Everton v Chelsea

Southampton v Manchester United

Swansea v Leyton Orient

Burnley v Burton

Birmingham v Coventry

Doncaster or Wolves v Stoke or Cardiff

Notts County v Leicester or Manchester City

Stevenage v Reading

Aston Villa v Blackburn

West Ham v Nottingham Forest

Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe or Hereford

 

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