FA Cup draw as Man Utd and Liverpool learn potential fifth round opponents

Maidstone boss disappointed by draw

Maidstone United manager George Elokobi admitted that he was disappointed after the non-league outfit failed to land a plum FA Cup fifth round tie.

The Stones boss has masterminded a dream run in the competition for the Kent-based side, who play in the sixth-tier of English football. Maidstone had already beaten Barrow and Stevenage from the EFL before stunning Championship high-fliers Ipswich Town on Saturday to reach the fifth round of the cup for the first time in their history.

Maidstone were hoping to draw one of the Premier League big boys in the next round - but Elokobi and co will instead have to make do with another Championship away day in the former of either Coventry City or Sheffield Wednesday.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the draw, Elokobi, formerly of Wolves, admitted he wanted to draw his former club after they beat West Brom in the Black Country Derby earlier on Sunday afternoon.

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George Elokobi (Sky Sports)

Antony frustrates team-mates

Antony was back amongst the goals and bagged an assist for Manchester United against Newport County.

But his exploits in the fourth round tie did little to mask his failings at Rodney Parade, which saw him frustrated two United team-mates with his actions.

Antony had failed to score or assist in 22 previous games this season and the £86million winger's presence on the scoresheet in Wales will be a welcome boost for Erik ten Hag.

But our reporter David McDonnell feels Ten Hag may have bigger concerns to contend with...

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NEWPORT, WALES - JANUARY 28: Antony of Manchester United in action during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Newport County and Manchester United at Rodney Parade on January 28, 2024 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Shearer tears into Rashford

Alan Shearer has torn into Marcus Rashford and accused the Manchester United striker of "wasting his talent" after missing the trip to Newport due to illness.

Reports revealed that he had been in Belfast in midweek to visit a nightclub shortly before the United squad travelled to south Wales.

Speaking to BBC, Shearer said: "If it’s an internal matter, you’d think something is up. There’s a huge talent in there with Marcus Rashford. We’ve seen him be disciplined last season when he was late to a meeting before a game but something is clearly wrong - either at home or in his relationship with the football club.

"He can’t keep doing this, he can’t keep wasting his talent because it’s not right. He needs strong management, someone to get hold of him and tell him there’ll be huge regrets come the end of his career if he continues doing this."

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Antony receives brutal dig

Manchester United star Antony was on the receiving end of a brutal dig by BBC commentator Guy Mowbray who suggested the winger's right foot was "practically not there."

He came up with a first-half assist to allow Bruno Fernandes to score early on. Then, with the game in the balance at 2-2, Antony reacted quickest to the ball rebounding off the post to tap home with 20 minutes to go.

But Antony still couldn't escape criticism as commentator Mowbray observed how one dimensional he is due to his desire to use his favoured left foot. "If Antony got on a bike he'd just cycle around in circles wouldn't he?" Mowbray quipped. "Because his left leg is brilliant and his right leg is practically not there."

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Newport 2-4 Man Utd

Newport 1-2 Man Utd

Half-time at Rodney Parade...

United lead at the break thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo.

However, Bryn Morris' long-range strike before the interval has given Newport hope.

Van Dijk on Anfield atmopshere

Virgil van Dijk has praised the Anfield atmosphere after Liverpool played their first game since Jurgen Klopp confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the season.

Van Dijk told ITV: "It was the first time since the announcement that the manager was back in the stadium seeing all of the fans. It was always going to be a bit different. Within the squad, nothing has changed. It was very emotional on the day.

"As a squad, we have a lot of targets to achieve. Let's give it everything we have. The manager is her until the summer. We have to deal with the noise. It's my job as captain to make sure it doesn't reach our players."

Jones on "perfect" afternoon

Curtis Jones has reflected on a "perfect" afternoon for Liverpool as they romped to a 5-2 win over Norwich in the FA Cup to book a fifth round tie against Watford or Southampton.

He told ITV: "It was a perfect game. There were loads of goals scored and we didn't have any injuries."

Liverpool 5-2 Norwich

Liverpool will face either Watford or Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round after they secured a 5-2 victory over Norwich at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

Goals from Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch helped Liverpool on their way, with Ben Gibson and Borja Sainz netting for Norwich.

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Another Championship away day for Maidstone

After beating Ipswich in the fourth round, sixth-tier Maidstone face a trip to either Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Goals from Lamar Reynolds and Sam Corne earned the Stones victory at Portman Road and their reward will now be a trip to Hillsborough or the CBS Arena.

Draw complete

Blackburn or Wrexham vs Newcastle

Chelsea or Aston Villa vs Leeds or Plymouth

Bournemouth vs Leicester

Liverpool/Norwich vs Watford/Southampton

Bristol City/Nottingham Forest vs Newport/Manchester United

Wolves vs Brighton

Sheff Wed/Coventry vs Maidstone

Luton vs Manchester City

Tie 8

Luton vs Manchester City

Tie 7

Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry vs Maidstone

Tie 6

Wolves vs Brighton

Tie 5

Bristol City or Nottingham Forest vs Newport or Manchester United

Tie 4

Liverpool or Norwich vs Watford or Southampton

Tie 3

Bournemouth vs Leicester

Tie 2

Chelsea or Aston Villa vs Leeds or Plymouth

Tie 1

Blackburn or Wrexham vs Newcastle

Draw imminent

The FA Cup draw will take place in a matter of moments...

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Liverpool 2-1 Norwich

It's half-time at Anfield and Liverpool narrowly lead thanks to goals from Curtis Jones and Darwin Nunez.

This does mean, however, that the FA Cup fifth round draw is fast approaching and will take place in a couple of minutes...

Wallace on crowd trouble

West Brom midfielder Jed Wallace has issued his verdict on the crowd trouble against Wolves after the Black Country derby was suspended by over 30 minutes.

He told ITV: "You focus on the game and then it's kicking off. A lot of the players were distressed because that's where their families sit. They were worried about their children, that's why you could see some of them running over."

O'Neil on West Brom vs Wolves chaos

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil has issued his verdict on the chaos which struck during the second-half of their 2-0 win over West Brom.

The game was suspended for 35 minutes after trouble struck in a number of areas at the Hawthorns.

O'Neil told ITV: "Really disappointing, up until that point it was a good tie with good atmosphere. Not really sure what happened, the ref advised us to leave the pitch.

"We don't know exactly what happened, how people behave at football is really important and we need to look at that, make sure everyone is safe. When we came back out the atmosphere had gone, it was really sad to see.

"I couldn't really see what was going on, I know that the West Brom players' families were in that area which is a concern.

"I really hope everyone's OK, I'm not really sure what stoked it. We got the fixture played without any more trouble happening."

Liverpool vs Norwich underway

The second game of the day is now underway...

It's Liverpool vs Norwich and the first Reds game since Jurgen Klopp announced he will leave the club at the end of the season.

Bartley rescued kids in crowd

The Black Country derby was suspended after fighting caused the referee to take the two teams off the pitch.

Matheus Cunha had just scored a 78th minute second goal for Wolves who looked to have wrapped up their FA Cup Fourth Round tie against rivals West Brom when trouble flared. Two Baggies’ players ran over to the corner of the Halfords Lane and Brummie Road End of the ground where their families are believed to be housed.

As stewards battled to keep the situation under control, police ran from the Smethwick End to join in. But they were soon facing a battle on two fronts as a melee erupted in the East Stand next to the Smethwick End which housed 4,000 travelling Wolves’ fans.

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West Brom defender Kyle Bartley took his children out of the stands (Neal Simpson/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)

Draw PUSHED BACK

It has now been confirmed that the FA Cup fifth round draw has been pushed back to half-time of Liverpool's game against Norwich, which is set to kick-off at 2:30pm.

The draw was set to take place before the game at Anfield, but due to unsavoury scenes during West Brom's game against Wolves at the Hawthorns, it has been pushed back.

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FULL-TIME: West Brom 0-2 Wolves

That's it at the Hawthorns...

Wolves are through to the FA Cup fifth round after overcoming arch rivals West Brom in the Black Country derby amid a delay of over 30 minutes due to crowd trouble.

Watford 1-0 Southampton

Amid the chaos at the Hawthorns, there is one FA Cup game which started at 2pm - and that's at Vicarage oad between Watford and Southampton.

It's the Hornets who have taken an early lead thanks to Matheus Martins' fifth-minute strike.

West Brom vs Wolves back underway

The Black Country derby is back underway - over 30 minutes after the match was stopped due to appalling scenes.

Wolves currently have a two-goal buffer heading into the final 13 minutes thanks to goals from Pedro Neto and Matheus Cunha.

Draw DELAYED

The FA Cup fifth round draw has been delayed due to the concerning scenes at the Black Country derby.

Play has been halted after trouble inside the Hawthorns after Wolves made it 2-0 against arch rivals West Brom.

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