Arsenal Draws League One Mansfield at Home, Newcastle Welcomes Man City for FA Cup Fifth Round
In the FA Cup fifth round draw held on Monday, League One outfit Mansfield secured a home fixture versus Premier League frontrunners Arsenal, while Newcastle will entertain Manchester City.
Mansfield created the most memorable upset in the fourth round so far, overturning a deficit to secure a 2-1 victory away at Premier League side Burnley on Saturday.
Arsenal dismantled third tier rivals on Sunday, scoring four times before the break to triumph 4-0 over Wigan at the Emirates Stadium.
Mikel Artetas squad stays in contention for a historic quadruple, much like Manchester City, although Pep Guardiolas charges confront a significantly more challenging opponent in this rounds draw.
Manchester City ousted Newcastle from the League Cup earlier this month, and the clubs are set to collide for the fifth occasion this season in the competitions last 16.
Chelsea has been paired with a journey to Hollywood supported Wrexham, a team that already claimed a Premier League victim this season by defeating Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool ought to feel optimistic about advancing, regardless of drawing an away game against the Premier Leagues lowest ranked side, Wolves.
Sixth tier Macclesfield, responsible for halting Crystal Palaces title defence in the third round, seeks to engineer yet another substantial upset by welcoming Brentford on Monday.
The successful side from that matchup will head to West Ham for the fifth round encounter.
Complete draw:
Fulham v Southampton
Port Vale or Bristol City v Sunderland
Newcastle v Manchester City
Leeds v Norwich
Mansfield v Arsenal
Wolves v Liverpool
Wrexham v Chelsea
West Ham v Macclesfield or Brentford
Matches scheduled for March 6-9.