Over the weekend, the 142 nd edition of the FA Cup continued. This was the Third round of the competition. A total of seven premier league teams made it successfully to the next round. Three Premier League teams are looking to make it to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
One of the three teams which have unfinished business in the third round of the FA Cup is none other than Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. The Gunners are actually going to pay a visit to Oxford in a Monday night fixture. The winner of this tie will face Manchester City in the Fourth round of the FA Cup.
Manchester City will host Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round if the Gunners overcome Oxford
This tie between City and Arsenal is an anticipated one. The premier League rivalry between both teams as they seek to win the EPL trophy will be automatically shifted into the F.A Cup. It is almost certain that Arsenal will overcome Oxford and set up a blockbuster encounter with Manchester City.
Liverpool, the defending champions of the FA Cup are set to face Wolverhampton Wanderers in a replay after a 2-2 goal thriller. In fact, the Wolves had netted a late winner only to be canceled by VAR. Though Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp later ruled that it should have been counted. The winner of these two will pay a visit to Brighton and Hove Albion for their fourth-round tie.
Liverpool has a replay with Wolves in order to make it to FA Cup fourth round
Lastly, after a dramatic game that saw Cardiff city receive a red card while leading Leeds United, the latter equalized in stoppage time to set up a replay. The game ended 2-2. Leeds United will be confident of a positive result. This would then set them up with either Boreham Wood / Accrington in the FA Cup fourth round.
7 Premier League Teams that have already qualified for the FA Cup fourth round
Fulham Vs Sunderland
Walsall Vs Leicester
Derby County Vs West Ham
Manchester United Vs Reading
Ipswich Vs Burnley
Southampton Vs Blackpool
Preston Vs Tottenham Hotspur
Full FA Cup fourth-round fixtures
Boreham Wood/Accrington vs Cardiff/Leeds
Fulham vs Sunderland
Brighton vs Liverpool/Wolves
Bristol City/Swansea vs Chesterfield/West Brom
Manchester City vs Oxford/Arsenal
Sheffield Wednesday vs Fleetwood
Walsall vs Leicester
Blackburn vs Forest Green Rovers/Birmingham
Stoke City vs Stevenage
Derby vs West Ham
Luton/Wigan vs Grimsby
Manchester United vs Reading
Ipswich vs Burnley
Wrexham vs Sheffield United
Southampton vs Blackpool
Preston vs Tottenham
