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SirStanleyBowles- 01-07-2008
Giant-killers braced for Cup draw
Giant-killers Oldham and Huddersfield will discover their FA Cup fourth-round opponents when the draw takes place live on the BBC at 1330 GMT today. League One club Oldham produced the biggest third round shock on Saturday, beating Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park. Huddersfield, who also play in League One, dumped top-flight Birmingham out of the world's oldest cup competition. Two other League One sides - Luton and Bristol Rovers - earned deserved draws against Liverpool and Fulham on Sunday. Havant & Waterlooville are the only non-league side left in the hat after holding Swansea in a feisty 1-1 draw. Bolton and Blackburn also paid the price for resting first-team regulars after being beaten by mid-table Championship clubs Sheffield United and Coventry respectively. But it was not only Premier League sides who rotated their squads with Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock selecting five 17-year-olds for their 2-0 defeat at Watford. In the last 12 years the FA Cup has been won by just four clubs - Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. Manchester United, with 11 wins, hold the record for the most FA Cup final victories. No fewer than 12 replays need to be decided before the round of the last 32 takes place on 26 and 27 January. Teams in the hat for the FA Cup fourth round: 1 Preston North End 2 Cardiff City 3 Peterborough United 4 Sheffield United 5 Coventry City 6 Mansfield Town 7 Walsall or Millwall 8 Charlton Athletic or West Bromwich Albion 9 Watford 10 Luton Town or Liverpool 11 Plymouth Argyle 12 Manchester United 13 Tranmere Rovers or Hereford United 14 Tottenham Hotspur or Reading 15 Arsenal 16 Middlesbrough 17 Fulham or Bristol Rovers 18 Huddersfield Town 19 Swansea City or Havant & Waterlooville 20 Wigan Athletic 21 Southend United 22 Oldham Athletic 23 Derby County or Sheffield Wednesday 24 Southampton 25 West Ham United or Manchester City 26 Portsmouth 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 Barnsley 29 Chelsea 30 Stoke City or Newcastle United 31 Swindon Town or Barnet 32 Norwich City or Bury FA Cup third-round replay dates Tuesday 15 January West Brom v Charlton Bury v Norwich Barnet v Swindon Reading v Tottenham Millwall v Walsall Bristol Rovers v Fulham Sheffield Wednesday v Derby Liverpool v Luton Wednesday 16 January Man City v West Ham Havant & Waterlooville v Swansea Newcastle v Stoke Hereford v Tranmere

SirStanleyBowles- 01-07-2008
FA Cup fourth-round draw details
Full draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup Arsenal v Stoke City/Newcastle Coventry v Walsall/Millwall Oldham v Huddersfield Town Swindon/ Barnet v Fulham/ Bristol Rovers Wigan v Chelsea Luton/Liverpool v Swansea/Havant & Waterlooville Southend v Barnsley Southampton v Norwich/Bury Man Utd v Tottenham/Reading Portsmouth v Plymouth Derby/Sheff Wed v Preston Watford vWolves Peterboroughv Charlton/West Brom Sheff Utdv West Ham/Man City Mansfield v Middlesbrough Tranmere/Hereford v Cardiff Ties to be played on 26 & 27 January FA Cup third-round replay dates Tuesday 15 January West Brom v Charlton Bury v Norwich Barnet v Swindon Reading v Tottenham Millwall v Walsall Bristol Rovers v Fulham Sheffield Wednesday v Derby Liverpool v Luton Wednesday 16 January Man City v West Ham Havant & Waterlooville v Swansea Newcastle v Stoke Hereford v Tranmere