FA Cup fifth round draw: What time does it start, where can I watch it, what are the ball numbers?
Everything you need to know about the FA Cup fifth round draw
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Your support makes all the difference.What time is the FA Cup fifth round draw?
The draw for the fifth round of this season’s FA Cup will take place at approximately 7.20pm on Monday 30 January.
Sutton United and Lincoln City are the two remaining non-League teams, and they will be hoping for plumb draws against the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.
Where can I watch it?
The draw will be shown live on BBC One during the broadcast of The One Show. You will also be able to watch it on the FA Cup’s official Facebook account.
Alternatively, you can follow The Independent’s live coverage of the draw on our live blog below.
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Ball numbers
1 Tottenham Hotspur
2 Derby County or Leicester City
3 Oxford United
4 Sutton United
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
6 Arsenal
7 Lincoln City
8 Chelsea
9 Manchester United
10 Millwall
11 Huddersfield Town
12 Burnley
13 Blackburn Rovers
14 Fulham
15 Middlesbrough
16 Manchester City
Who will be conducting the draw?
Gareth Southgate, the England manager, will be drawing the balls from the bowl.
When does the fifth round take place?
This year’s FA Cup fifth round is scheduled to take place between Friday 17 February and Monday 20 February.
A cracking set of draws there, but all the talk will surround Sutton United's draw against Arsenal. Not quite the away game they will have been hoping for but there's no doubt the Non-League side will be star attraction when the FA Cup fifth-round rolls into town. Their fairy-tale story continues...
"Craig Eastmond made his FA Cup debut in the fourth round in 2010, starting in an Arsenal team that included Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott and Francis Coquelin. He was a tenacious wiry 20-year-old midfielder who had impressed Arsene Wenger and fought his way into the first team. This was not even his first appearance for the first team but in fact his sixth. He was marked as being part of the next generation of Arsenal youngsters who would take the team on in the Emirates era..."
What a draw for Sutton United's Craig Eastmond who is set to face his former team. Jack Pitt-Brooke spoke at length with the player. Here's what he had to say...
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