Liverpool vs Everton in the FA Cup

The fourth round of the FA Cup will feature a Merseyside derby after Liverpool and Everton were the first two balls drawn out of the hat. With the games being played over the weekend of January 24-25, Liverpool and Everton will now meet twice in six days at Anfield.  

The two clubs last met in the 1991 competition when it took three games to decide the tie in Everton’s favour, a 0–0 draw at Anfield being followed by the 4–4 draw at Goodison which prompted Kenny Dalglish’s resignation before Everton won 1–0 at Anfield.

Another bitter derby match will feature Nottingham Forest, who hammered Manchester City and their east Midlands rivals Derby County. It is a tie that will see Billy Davies, who takes over as Nottingham Forest manager today, come up against the club that sacked him 14 months ago. “It’s a fantastic game for the fans, a fantastic game for the club and I’m very much looking forward to it,” Davies said.

Romantics will have noted the potential for a top-flight club to be humbled by non-league opposition after Kettering Town were handed an enticing home tie against Fulham. Torquay, another Blue Square Premier side in the draw, were left a little underwhelmed after being paired with the 1987 winners, Coventry City, although Histon, whose third-round tie with Swansea was postponed, could meet Portsmouth for a place in the last 16 if the holders prevail at Bristol City in a replay.

Also, Arsenal will have to negotiate their way past last season’s runners up, Cardiff City, at Ninian Park – a re-run of the 1927 final, which the Welsh club won – while Hartlepool’s reward for eliminating Stoke City is a visit from another Premier League side, West Ham United.

FA Cup Fourth Round Draw

Birmingham/Wolves v Middlesbrough
Cardiff v Arsenal - 
Chelsea/Southend v Ipswich
Cheltenham/Doncaster v Aston Villa
Derby v Nottm Forest - 
Hartlepool v West Ham
Hull/Newcastle v Millwall/Crewe
Kettering v Fulham
Leyton Orient/Sheff Utd v Charlton/Norwich
Liverpool v Everton - 
Portsmouth/Bristol City v Histon/Swansea
Manchester United v Tottenham -
Sunderland v Blackburn
Torquay v Coventry
Watford v Leicester/Crystal Palace
West Brom/Peterborough v QPR/Burnley

• Matches to be played over the weekend of January 24-25.