FA Cup 2020 /21

[Judio1999]

1. Burnley v Bournemouth/Crawley
2. Man Utd v West Ham
3. Sheff Utd v Bristol City
4. Wolves v Southampton
5. Barnsley v Chelsea
6. Everton v Tottenham
7. Swansea v Man City
8. Leicester v Brighton

 

[Judio1999]

• Third round proper: Saturday 9 January 2021
• Fourth round proper: Saturday 23 January 2021
• Fifth round proper: Wednesday 10 February 2021
• Quarter-finals: Saturday 20 March 2021

 

[Judio1999]

Only 2 week gap rather than three to Round 4
PL play midweek fixtures in between

 

[SpiderBee]

Southampton v Shrewsbury is OFF

 

[SpiderBee]

All this weekend's FA Cup games live - Live FA Cup On TV Schedule 2020/21 UK

 

[Banana]

Telegraph report

FA will draw R4 AND R 5 on Monday

So if you are not involved with a team still in Europe in R4 or R 5 you can delay your R3 match and not get expelled for covid cases

I don't follow this, what do you mean exactly?

 

[ladbroke]

I don't follow this, what do you mean exactly?

I agree.

Surely that could mean derby could have delayed their game until Tuesday if they haven't a league game and therefore if they've not drawn a club in Europe could have delayed it further until all their players are back. Or have I misread it?
All but about 2 or 3 round 3 games will have been played when this draw is done.

Surely they could make it simpler by drawing round 4 and saying round 5 is 1v2 3v4 etc.

 

[Banana]

I agree.

Surely that could mean derby could have delayed their game until Tuesday if they haven't a league game and therefore if they've not drawn a club in Europe could have delayed it further until all their players are back. Or have I misread it?
All but about 2 or 3 round 3 games will have been played when this draw is done.

Surely they could make it simpler by drawing round 4 and saying round 5 is 1v2 3v4 etc.

What? Are Derby playing in Europe? Are clubs from Europe in the FA Cup? This is all going over my head!

 

[ladbroke]

What? Are Derby playing in Europe? Are clubs from Europe in the FA Cup? This is all going over my head!

Thought they said any team that would be playing against in round 4 that were in Europe, for example if they drew Liverpool it would have to be played immediately but if they drew Brentford it could be delayed.

 

[Judio1999]

That is correct

If you look at schedule there is no room for delayed matches if a club involved in UEFA matches on Feb 18th to play R 3 4 and 5 by then

But if the draw meant the R5 match had none of these clubs
Then R3 could be played on R4
R4 on R5 midweek

And R5 in a UEFA midweek later in Feb

 

[Judio1999]

• Third round proper: Saturday 9 January 2021
• Fourth round proper: Saturday 23 January 2021
• Fifth round proper: Wednesday 10 February 2021
• Quarter-finals: Saturday 20 March 2021

Dates posted here

All midweeks before the 10th are full with PL matches

 

[Judio1999]

What? Are Derby playing in Europe? Are clubs from Europe in the FA Cup? This is all going over my head!

Derby players would still be isolating this midweek so delaying three days was not an option

 

[Judio1999]

Fourth round ball numbers posted lower down now

 

[Aussie Bee]

Would like a fairly decent draw and play the reserves again as a reward for getting pass Boro - another rest for the A squad and harmony for the fringe boys - Wolves would be nice

 

[badgerbee]

'Easy' club at home for both rounds please......chance for more minutes for our fringe players to keep them fresh/get them up to speed for the run in, before we draw a 'plum' QF game at home......

 

[SpiderBee]

Chorley at home please.

 

[Judio1999]

Number 19 at home now

 

[Judio1999]

At the moment only

Chorley
Crawley Cheltenham
Blackpool Plymouth Doncaster are through from clubs from lower than the Championship

 

[Judio1999]

Tottenham at home
So we can play the second leg

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Draws both on bbc tomorrow 7pm. Will only watch the round 4 draw at this juncture. Chorley or Man U at home please.

 

[Old B]

QPR at home, oh sorry, not possible!

 

[Judio1999]

It is has been a good effort to make sure all games (bar one) have been played as scheduled

The EFL rules however are obviously open to abuse......

 

[Judio1999]

They are going to draw 16 balls out for Round 5 just numbered 1 to 16

It will be a separate draw done about 725 after the Round 4 draw at 710pm

 

[nick logan]

They are going to draw 16 balls out for Round 5 just numbered 1 to 16

It will be a separate draw done about 725 after the Round 4 draw at 710pm

is it true that this is on BT sport ?

 

[badgerbee]

is it true that this is on BT sport ?

BBC2 19:00

 

[nick logan]

BBC2 19:00

Nice one

 

[teesbee]

At home to Chelsea please.

 

[jlove]

As ever, we need one of the lowest possible ranked clubs at home and process to the next round... Crawley Town, Chorley or Cheltenham Town but not Chelsea, has a nice ring to it.

 

[Judio1999]

Draw is on both BBC 2 and BT Sport from 710 pm

The second draw will follow at 725

 

[Judio1999]

Fourth round ball numbers
1 Plymouth Argyle
2 Southampton or Shrewsbury Town
3 Chorley
4 Tottenham
5 Wolves
6 Stockport County or West Ham
7 AFC Bournemouth
8 Manchester United
9 Swansea City
10 Everton
11 Nottingham Forest
12 Arsenal
13 Barnsley
14 Sheffield United
15 Millwall
16 Doncaster Rovers
17 Leicester City
18 Wycombe Wanderers
19 Crawley Town
20 Burnley
21 Bristol City
22 Fulham
23 Liverpool
24 Brentford
25 Manchester City
26 Luton Town
27 Chelsea
28 Sheffield Wednesday
29 Norwich City
30 Blackpool
31 Brighton
32 Cheltenham Town


The first tie drawn out in the FA Cup 4th Round Draw will be Ball Number 1 in Round 5 draw etc etc

There will be a separate draw to pick the 16 Balls out randomly rather than say 1 play 2 , 3 plays 4

 

[Nada Bee]

Come on West Ham. Pleaseeeeeeee

 

[JANORAK]

We’ll be home to Leicester again, same as last year, but with a better result!

 

[yquem56]

Crawley Town; Just to show Leeds how it should be done

 

[Fat Bee Slim]

For the first time since meeting my Liverpool-supporting wife-to-be 19 years ago, I'm pleading for the Cup Draw Gods not to draw us against Liverpool until we're able to be there in person.

 

[Banana]

Get on with it!

 

[Untouchable]

Man Utd v Liverpool!!

 

[SmiffyBee]

Come on West Ham. Pleaseeeeeeee

No thanks.
I require a big club

 

[Untouchable]

Home to Leicester

 

[badgerbee]

Again...

 

[BlueJayBee]

Deja vu.

 

[Untouchable]

We’ll be home to Leicester again, same as last year, but with a better result!

Cheat

 

[badgerbee]

We’ll be home to Leicester again, same as last year, but with a better result!

First part right......no pressure......

 

[SmiffyBee]

Reds v Leicester

Cheesy draw

 

[Nada Bee]

No thanks.
I require a big club

it was so close!!!!

 

[stevil]

We’ll be home to Leicester again, same as last year, but with a better result!

 

[AB]

Meh. At least we'll get to see whether this year's second string is better than last year's.

 

[RAF_Patto]

Really happy with that draw, I don't know why, but I think its a follow on from TH. I love the idea of testing ourselves against Premiership opposition, I really hope it drives the lads on to want to play them week in week out, its brilliant.

 

[Nada Bee]

If we win we play

Brighton or Blackpool at home in round 5

 

[Untouchable]

5th round:

Home to Brighton or Blackpool

 

[shephaa]

5th round:

Home to Brighton or Blackpool

Both Winnable ties