FA Cup draw: Newcastle United will discover who they will face in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup this evening.
Goals from Sandro Tonali and Nick Woltemade ensured that the Magpies left Villa Park with their place in the hat for the next round of the FA Cup confirmed. That was only half the story of a chaotic night in the midlands, though, as a plethora of refereeing decisions left many scratching their heads.
Chris Kavanagh and his assistants failed to spot that Tammy Abraham was offside as he scored the opening goal of the night, before Lucas Digne was fortunate not to be shown a red card for catching Jacob Murphy with his studs.
Although Kavanagh’s decision to send off Marco Bizot for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity was correct, the 6,000 strong travelling contingent were again left baffled as he failed to award the Magpies a penalty for a handball by Digne in the penalty box, instead giving Newcastle United just a free-kick.
Tonali’s goal from the resulting free-kick ensured that Newcastle United would not go on to rue those game-changing errors as they secured a third-successive FA Cup Fifth Round appearance.
When is the FA Cup Fifth Round draw?
Tonight’s FA Cup Fifth Round draw will take place at around 6:40pm. The draw will be conducted at Macclesfield Town’s Leasing.com Stadium ahead of their clash with Brentford.
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The draw will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and on You Tube. TNT Sports’ coverage of tonight’s game begins at 6:30pm and it is anticipated that, after an introduction to the show, that the draw will take place soon after that.
Newcastle United have been drawn against, and subsequently beaten, two Premier League opponents to reach this stage so far this season. They are the only club to have beaten two top-flight opponents in this season’s FA Cup, with Macclesfield the only other side that can match that feat if they defeat the Bees tonight.
FA Cup Fifth Round ball numbers
Liverpool
Sunderland
Southampton
Wrexham
Arsenal
Chelsea
West Ham United
Mansfield Town
Norwich City
Port Vale or Bristol City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13) Newcastle United
Manchester City
Macclesfield or Brentford
Leeds United
When is the FA Cup Fifth Round?
The FA Cup Fifth Round will take place on the weekend of 7 and 8 March. Newcastle United face Manchester United in the Premier League on Wednesday 4 March (8:15pm kick-off), meaning their Fifth Round match will be played on the weekend and cannot be moved forward to the Friday night.
Eddie Howe’s side could also play a Champions League Round of 16 match in the midweek following their FA Cup Fifth Round game if they defeat Qarabag over two-legs in the play-off round.
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