The FA Cup had its fourth round over the last few days, and the official draw for the next matches was made.
The FA Cup's stage provided essential results decided which sides' bid was to keep going.
Among the matches, Manchester City got a 2-0 win against Salford, Brentford put an end to Macclesfield, Liverpool defeated Brighton 3-0, and Newcastle were on form in their meeting with Aston Villa to get a 3-1 victory.
The draw for the next stage of the contest was made on Monday, prior to the Macclesfield vs Brentford game, and some very big games were announced.
City’s efforts against Salford prevented them from having to figure out how to deal with a dangerous scenario. They did enough to keep their opposition out, and two-half goals gained the victory.
For Man City, the FA Cup is another chance in their attempt to gain an honour this campaign. While they are competing in the Premier League alongside current leaders Arsenal and have Aston Villa nearby, it will be a big task for them to take over, but with only six points, they are in this race. City also booked themselves into the final of the Carabao Cup. And also, the Champions League is a prospect for them, and they will be looking to build on their positive start, in which they ended within the top eight for automatic qualification.
Overall, the Cityzens are in good placements in multiple leagues. So, they’ll be looking to go far in this FA Cup, especially with their performances proving that they're capable of doing so. And they now know who they'll have to subdue to take it a step closer to the end.
Let’s take a look at the full fixtures drawn for round five.
The FA Cup matches
Fulham vs Southampton
Port Vale or Bristol City vs Sunderland
Newcastle vs Manchester City
Leeds vs Norwich
Mansfield vs Arsenal
Wolves vs Liverpool
Wrexham vs Chelsea
West ham vs Brentford
There will be a few all-Premier League encounters, with in-trouble Wolves meeting Liverpool, West ham and Brentford, and then a massive game featuring Newcastle vs Manchester City.
Before this, City will have met Newcastle four times: in the Carabao Cup, where they claimed a massive 5-1 aggregate scoreline, 2-0 and then 3-1, then in the PL, a 2-1 defeat and then whatever the result will be this weekend coming up.
The dates for these matches will be on the 7th and 8th of March; however, the details for each one will be here shortly.