While the exact dates of fourth round fixtures will be formalised at a later date and once the draw is complete, matches will be played across the weekend of the 8/9 February. There will be 16 fixtures taking place up and down the country across the fourth round as clubs edge closer to the final on Saturday 17 May.

Clubs up and down the country discovered their FA Cup fate as the draw for the fourth round was made in the immediate aftermath of Manchester United’s stunning penalty-shootout win over Arsenal. The third round lived up to its billing as one of the highlights of the English football calendar,