FA Cup fourth round draw: West Brom boss Slaven Bilic set for West Ham return, holders Man City entertain

FA Cup fourth round draw: West Brom boss Slaven Bilic set for West Ham return, holders Man City entertain
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Slaven Bilic will return to his former side West Ham with Championship promotion chasers West Brom in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Bilic, who was in charge of the Hammers from June 2015 to July 2017, has made a great start to life as Baggies boss.

The FA Cup fourth round draw will take place on Monday, January 6

The FA Cup fourth round draw will take place on Monday, January 6

Meanwhile, the holders Manchester City entertain Scott Parker’s Fulham.

The Championship side’s reward for knocking out Aston Villa on Saturday is a daunting trip to the Etihad Stadium.

High-flying Brentford entertain Leicester in one of the stand-out ties from the draw, while it could also be tenant against landlord at St Andrew’s in round four.

Coventry will take on Birmingham City if they get the better of Bristol Rovers in their replay on January 14.

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND DRAW

Watford/Tranmere vs Wolves/Manchester United

Hull City vs Chelsea

Southampton vs Middlesbrough/Tottenham

QPR vs Sheffield Wednesday

Bournemouth vs Arsenal/Leeds

Northampton vs Derby

Brentford vs Leicester

Millwall vs Sheffield United

Reading/Blackpool vs Cardiff/Carlisle

West Ham vs West Brom

Burnley vs Norwich

Bristol Rovers/Coventry vs Birmingham City

Manchester City vs Fulham

Rochdale/Newcastle vs Oxford United

Portsmouth vs Barnsley

Bristol City/Shrewsbury vs Liverpool

Liverpool will face lower-division opposition in the form of either Bristol City or Shrewsbury.

Should League One Tranmere get past Watford, having come from 3-0 down to draw at the weekend, they will host either Manchester United or Wolves.

Chelsea head to Hull, and London rivals Tottenham, should they win their replay against Middlesbrough, will be away at Southampton.

Arsenal or Leeds will travel to Bournemouth while an all-Premier League showdown sees Norwich head to Burnley.

Man City won the FA Cup last season by beating Watford 6-0 in the final

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Man City won the FA Cup last season by beating Watford 6-0 in the final

Sheffield will migrate to London for the weekend after United were drawn at Millwall while Wednesday will meet QPR.

Northampton, the lowest ranked side left in the competition, host Derby – who now have Wayne Rooney among their ranks.

The fourth round ties will take place over the weekend of January 24th to 27th.