A tie-by-tie look at facts and stats from our Emirates FA Cup fourth round fixtures

Wednesday 05 Feb 2025
Doncaster Rovers overcame Hull City to reach the fourth round
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The Emirates FA Cup fourth round kicks-off this week, with 16 ties to be played between Friday 7 February and Tuesday 11 February 2025.

Here, we take a look at a standout statistic from each of the upcoming ties ahead of this weekend's action.

Manchester United v Leicester City

This is the fourth FA Cup meeting between Manchester United and Leicester City – the Red Devils won the first two (3-1 in the 1962-63 final, 2-1 in the 1975-76 fifth round) while the Foxes won 3-1 in the most recent game in the 2020-21 quarter-final on their way to lifting the trophy.

Manchester United beat Premier League rivals Arsenal in the third round

Leeds United v Millwall

Leeds could reach the FA Cup fifth round for the third consecutive campaign, which would be as many times as they’d reached this stage of the competition in the previous 22 seasons.

Leyton Orient v Manchester City

This is Leyton Orient’s first meeting with Manchester City since a 2-2 draw in the second tier in May 1966, while it’s the first time they’re facing the reigning English champions since March 1972 (a 0-1 loss to Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-final.

Coventry City v Ipswich Town

Ipswich are looking to reach the FA Cup fifth round for just the second time in the 21st century, previously doing so in 2006-07. They were eliminated at this stage of the competition last season by non-League Maidstone United.

Everton v Bournemouth

Bournemouth have won both Premier League meetings with Everton this season – the last side they beat three times in the same campaign in all competitions was Carlisle United in 2012-13.

Preston North End v Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe Wanderers have reached the FA Cup fourth round for just the fourth time, also doing so in 2000-01, 2016-17 and 2020-21. Only in 2000-01 have they gone beyond this stage, eventually reaching the semi-final before losing to eventual winners Liverpool.

Southampton v Burnley

The two previous FA Cup ties between Southampton and Burnley were in 1908 and 2014 and both were won by the Saints, winning 2-1 away in the first round in 1907-08 and 4-3 at home in the third round in 2013-14.

Stoke City v Cardiff City

Cardiff have faced Stoke in the FA Cup in three previous tie and have been eliminated in all three ties, in 1967-68 (third round), 1986-87 (fourth round) and 2010-11 (third round).

Wigan Athletic v Fulham

Fulham have progressed from 14 of their last 16 FA Cup ties against sides from a lower division, doing so in each of their last five in a row since a 2-1 home defeat to Oldham Athletic in January 2019.

Birmingham City v Newcastle United

Birmingham are looking to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2019-20. However, the Blues are winless in their last 10 meetings with Premier League sides in the competition (D2 L8).

Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea

Since their promotion to the Premier League in 2017, Brighton have won five of their six FA Cup fourth round ties, with the exception being a 3-1 loss at Spurs in 2021-22.

A 4-0 win over Norwich City saw Brighton & Hove Albion through to the fourth round

Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

This will be the first meeting between Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup since the 1960 final, which Wolves won 3-0; that is the most recent final of the competition either side reached.

Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool

The team starting the day top of the Premier League has only been eliminated from the FA Cup on three occasions previously by a side from outside the top-flight – Leeds against Cardiff in 2001-02, Chelsea against Bradford in 2014-15 and Man City against Wigan in 2017-18.

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

Aston Villa are looking to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2014-15, when they eventually reached the final before losing 4-0 to Arsenal.

Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace

Doncaster are looking to reach the FA Cup fifth round for just the second time in the last 68 years, previously doing so in 2018-19 before eventually losing to Crystal Palace.

Exeter City v Nottingham Forest

Exeter are looking to reach the FA Cup fifth round for just the fourth time in their history, previously doing so in 1930-31, 1936-37 and 1980-81.

By Holly Hunt Content Editor