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City to face Newcastle United in FA Cup Fifth Round

By Ric Turner, Tue 17 February 2026 15:47

City to face Newcastle United in FA Cup Fifth RoundTie at St James Park will be fifth meeting between the two sides this season

City will face Newcastle United away in the fifth-round of the FA Cup, following the draw on Monday evening.

It will be the fifth meeting between the two sides this season, after they were paired together in the two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final.

The Blues booked their place at Wembley with a 5-1 aggregate win, but lost at St James Park in the league in November. The teams meet again at The tihad on Saturday evening in the reverse fixture.

City qualified for the fifth-round courtesy of a 2-0 win against Salford City, whilst Newcastle knocked out Aston Villa at Villa Park.

The match will be played across the weekend of 7th-8th March.

FA Cup fifth-round draw in full

Fulham v Southampton

Port Vale or Bristol City v Sunderland

Newcastle v Manchester City

Leeds United v Norwich City

Mansfield Town v Arsenal

Wolves v Liverpool

Wrexham v Chelsea

West Ham v Brentford

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