FA Cup giant-killers Plymouth draw Manchester City in fifth round

Plymouth stunned Liverpool to win 1-0 at Home Park on Sunday

Plymouth's Ryan Hardie scores a penalty against Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher during their FA Cup fourth round match at Home Park, Plymouth. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA
Plymouth's Ryan Hardie scores a penalty against Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher during their FA Cup fourth round match at Home Park, Plymouth. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

FA Cup giant-killers Plymouth Argyle have drawn Premier League champions Manchester City as the second-tier side’s fifth round reward for a shock win over Liverpool on Sunday.

Holders Manchester United will host Fulham at Old Trafford in one of at least three all-Premier League clashes, with League Cup finalists Newcastle United at home to top tier rivals Brighton.

Bournemouth will host Wolverhampton Wanderers in another all top flight encounter.

Struggling Plymouth caused one of the great upsets of the FA Cup on Sunday when they beat a second-string Liverpool 1-0, ending the Premier League leaders' hopes of a quartet of trophies this season.

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The Pilgrims are bottom of the Championship but City, who reached the fifth round with a 2-1 win at third tier Leyton Orient on Saturday after going behind early on, have been misfiring this season.

There will be a fourth all-Premier League clash if Nottingham Forest avoid trouble at League One (third tier) Exeter City on Tuesday, with Ipswich Town awaiting the winners.

Aston Villa, who ended Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes on Sunday, host second tier Cardiff City.

The fifth round matches will be played on the weekend of March 1st and 2nd.

Last 16 draw:
  • Preston North End v Burnley
  • Aston Villa v Cardiff City
  • Crystal Palace v Millwall
  • Manchester United v Fulham
  • Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Manchester City v Plymouth Argyle
  • Exeter City or Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town