Giant Slayers Plymouth Will Take On Manchester City In The FA Cup Fifth Round

The Plymouth FA Cup draw has pitted the Liverpool giant slayers against Manchester City in round five of the 2024/25 competition. 

Plymouth FA Cup Draw Sees Greens Take On Man City

After beating the Reds in one of the most famous upsets in recent times, the Pilgrims will now tackle another European powerhouse for a place in the quarter-final.

Miron Muslic’s side became just the fourth lower league side in history to beat the current Premier League leaders in the FA Cup. Ryan Hardie scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the second-half.

Now, the Greens can look forward to a trip to the Etihad to take on Pep Guardiola’s side on the weekend of Saturday 1 March. As it stands, the best football betting sites in the UK price the Cityzens at 5/2 to go all the way.

From Plymouth’s perspective, their task doesn’t get any easier as they will go toe-to-toe with the 2023 winners. However, their reward for beating the Merseysiders will provide another great day out for ers.

Elsewhere, current champions Manchester United welcome Fulham to Old Trafford. The Reds needed a hugely controversial stoppage-time winner from Harry Maguire to beat Leicester on Friday night.

There will be a local derby as EFL Championship sides Preston and Burnley face off at Deepdale. Cardiff City travel to the Midlands to take on Aston Villa whereas Bournemouth take on Wolves.

Another top-flight affair is pencilled in as Newcastle’s reward for beating Birmingham is a home tie against Brighton. The Seagulls came from behind to beat Chelsea.

The winner of Doncaster vs Crystal Palace will be at home to Millwall. Lastly, Exeter or Nottingham Forest will face Ipswich Town. Also on home soil.

FA Cup Fifth Round Draw In Full

• Preston vs Burnley
• Aston Villa vs Cardiff
• Doncaster/Crystal Palace vs Millwall
• Man Utd vs Fulham
• Newcastle vs Brighton
• Bournemouth vs Wolves
• Man City vs Plymouth
• Exeter/Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich