February 16, (THEWILL) — The FA Cup fifth round will see League One side, Mansfield Town, host English Premier League leaders, Arsenal, after their comeback victory over Burnley. The club overturned a deficit to win 2-1 at Turf Moor on Saturday, with Louis Reed’s spectacular free-kick 10 minutes from time securing their progression to the next stage.
Nigel Clough will meet Arsenal in a managerial capacity for the first time. His father, Brian Clough, faced the Gunners in his final FA Cup match in February 1993, a game in which Nigel featured for Nottingham Forest.
Manchester City will travel to St James’ Park for a fifth-round meeting with Newcastle United, reprising their recent EFL Cup semi-final encounter. Chelsea face a challenging away trip to Hollywood-backed Wrexham, whilst Liverpool head to Molineux to take on struggling top-flight side, Wolves.
Leeds United welcome Philippe Clement’s Norwich City to Elland Road. Port Vale or Bristol City, whose fourth-round match was postponed, will entertain Sunderland, while non-league Macclesfield could face a third consecutive top-flight opponent when they or Brentford visit West Ham.
The fifth-round fixtures take place over the weekend of March 7-8. Fulham host Southampton, whilst the complete draw pairs Newcastle with Manchester City, Leeds with Norwich, Mansfield with Arsenal, Wolves with Liverpool, Wrexham with Chelsea, and West Ham with either Macclesfield or Brentford.
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