THE draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup has been made – and fans are not happy.
The iconic tournament lived up to expectations during the previous round with plenty of drama.
Chelsea and Tottenham both suffered early exits to Aston Villa and Brighton.
Plymouth Argyle pulled off the shock result of the round as they dumped out eight-time winners Liverpool at Home Park on Sunday.
Ahead of the fourth round clash between Crystal Palace and Doncaster Rovers, the draw for the next round was made.
Holders Manchester United were handed the tricky tie of hosting Fulham at Old Trafford.
Plymouth, however, were handed another tough task as they will travel to the Etihad to take on Manchester City in the next round.
And fans were left fuming on social media as they claimed the draw was “rigged”.
One posted: “Absolute fix these FA Cup Draws. City get a nice easy draw at home.”
A second wrote: “City getting Plymouth? oh the FA Cup is RIGGED.”
A third commented: “Fix For City.”
A fourth said: “City at home to Plymouth is the most rigged draw.”
FA Cup fifth round draw in full
Here are all the games from the next round in the FA Cup…
- Preston North End vs Burnley
- Aston Villa vs Cardiff City
- Doncaster/Crystal Palace vs Millwall
- Manchester United vs Fulham
- Newcastle vs Brighton and Hove Albion
- Bournemouth vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Manchester City vs Plymouth
- Exeter City/Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town
A fifth claimed: “Of course city have Plymouth…rigged.”
Another added: “CITY VS PLYMOUTH THIS DRAW IS RIGGED.”
Other key ties from the next round include a Lancashire derby between Preston North End and Burnley.
The Seagulls will follow up their win over Chelsea with a long trip up north to take on Newcastle United.
Despite the draw being completed, Exeter City and Nottingham Forest don’t meet until tomorrow night.
Trophy droughts
Here’s the time without silverware for the remaining clubs in the FA Cup…
- Manchester United: One year
- Manchester City: One year
- Aston Villa: 29 years
- Nottingham Forest: 35 years
- Ipswich: 44 years
- Wolves: 45 years
- Burnley: 65 years
- Newcastle: 70 years
- Preston: 87 years
- Cardiff City: 98 years
- Millwall: N/A
- Brighton: N/A
- Exeter: N/A
- Fulham: N/A
- Plymouth: N/A
- Bournemouth: N/A
- Doncaster: N/A
- Crystal Palace: N/A
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