Here Comes the Fourth Round of the FA Cup!
As the third round of the FA Cup comes to an end, we’re all set for the draw for Round Four. After the final FA Cup third round tie, Wolves vs Liverpool, the draw will take place for the fourth round. If you’re watching the Wolves vs Liverpool game on BBC One or on BBC iPlayer, you can watch the draw live straight after the match, estimated time 10pm.
The fourth round matches will take place on 26th and 27th of January, and as we’ve seen with round three, it’s likely there’ll be Friday and Monday night fixtures too.
Want to know the rest of the dates? No problem…
The Fifth round takes place on February 16th and 17th, then we’re on to the Quarter finals which are held on March 16th and 17th. The semi finals of course follow and they’ll be taking place on April 6th and 7th, and the FA Cup Final event will then be held on Saturday March 18th.
How much do the winning teams receive?
Every winning team of round four will receive a cash prize of £180,000. The team that goes on to be the overall champions will win a cool £3.8 million!
Know your ball numbers
The matches for round four are picked in a draw, with each team being allocated a ball number. Grab a glance of the ball as it’s being picked and if you know your ball numbers, you’ll have the info a second or two before everyone else! It may be a bit geeky, but if you want to learn the numbers before the draw, here they are…
1 Bolton Wanderers
2 Millwall
3 Gillingham
4 Brentford
5 Sheffield Wednesday or Luton Town
6 Manchester United
7 Everton
8. Tottenham Hotspur
9. Doncaster Rovers
10. Newcastle United or Blackburn Rovers
11. Chelsea
12. Crystal Palace
13. Derby County or Southampton
14. Accrington Stanley
15. Bristol City
16. Newport County
17. Oldham Athletic
18. Shrewsbury Town or Stoke City
19. Arsenal
20. Manchester City
21. Brighton & Hove Albion
22. West Ham United
23. Watford
24. Burnley
25. Queens Park Rangers
26. Barnet
27. Portsmouth
28. AFC Wimbledon
29. West Bromwich Albion
30. Middlesbrough
31. Wolverhampton Wanderers or Liverpool
32. Swansea City
