The FA Cup Fourth Round got off to a cracking start with Premier League champions Manchester City knocking out Premier League leaders Arsenal in the first match of the Round of 32.
A goal by Nathan Ake decided the FA Cup showdown, with City gaining the upper hand ahead of their two potential title-deciding matchups on Feb. 15 (at the Emirates) and April 26 (at the Etihad).
FA Cup holders Liverpool were dumped out to Brighton on Sunday as they conceded a late goal in a 2-1 defeat on the south coast.
Here’s all you need to know about the fourth round of FA Cup action.
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FA Cup 4th Round fixtures
The FA Cup Fourth Round will be played over four days between Friday, January 27 and Monday, January 30. The match between Derby County and West Ham closes out the round.
There are five of the 16 Fourth Round matchups that will require a replay to take place on Tuesday, February 7 or Wednesday, February 8.
Date
Match
Time (GMT/ET)
Jan 27
Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal
Highlights
Jan 28
Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds
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Jan 28
Walsall 0-1 Leicester City
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Jan 28
Southampton 2-1 Blackpool
Highlights
Jan 28
Ipswich Town 0-0 Burnley
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Jan 28
Luton Town 2-2 Grimsby Town
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Jan 28
Blackburn 2-2 Birmingham City
Highlights
Jan 28
Sheff. Wednesday 1-1 Fleetwood
Highlights
Jan 28
Bristol City 3-0 West Brom
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Jan 28
Fulham 1-1 Sunderland
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Jan 28
Preston 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
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Jan 28
Manchester United 3-1 Reading
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Jan 29
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
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Jan 29
Stoke City 3-1 Stevenage
Highlights to come
Jan 29
Wrexham vs Sheffield United
16:30 / 11:30
Jan 30
Derby County vs West Ham
19:45 / 14:45
When is the FA Cup 4th Round played?
The FA announced at the start of the season that the 2022/23 FA Cup Fourth Round would commence on the weekend of January 28, 2023.
The 28th is a Saturday which is when the bulk of the matches are being played, though with both the BBC and ITV holding the rights to televise matches, with three Fourth Round matches moved to Sunday, January 29 and one to Monday, January 30.
Are there replays in the FA Cup 4th Round?
Yes, there are replays in the FA Cup Fourth Round if the original match between two sides finishes in a draw after 90 minutes. Five of the 16 matchups will require replays thus far.
Following last season, when replays were cancelled by the FA due to the COVID-19 outbreak, England’s football governing body reinstated replays for the 2022/23 competition.
In a statement, the FA announced, “replays will be mandatory in all rounds of the qualifying competition and the competition proper from the first round proper up to and including the fourth round proper.”
As seen from the above statement, the Fourth Round is the last round that will be settled using replays, with ties in subsequent rounds going straight to extra-time and a penalty shoot-out if needed.
