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FA Cup 5th round draw simulator: Man City face giant killers as Liverpool learn fate

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Published 10:53 16 Feb 2026 GMT

FA Cup 5th round draw simulator: Man City face giant killers as Liverpool learn fate

The fifth round draw will be made on Monday night, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City learning their opponents.

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The draw for the FA Cup fifth round has been simulated ahead of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City learning their opponents.

The fourth round of the iconic English cup competition concludes on Monday night when high-flying Brentford travel to giant killers Macclesfield, who delivered the biggest upset in history last time out.

Macclesfield, who play in the National League North, knocked out holders Crystal Palace with goals from Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts to set up another Premier League clash at the Leasing.com Stadium.

The action kicked off on Friday when Chelsea made easy work of manager Liam Rosenior's former side Hull City and Wrexham beat fellow Championship side Ipswich at the Racecourse Ground.

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Wrexham are in the hat for the fifth round. Image: Getty
Wrexham are in the hat for the fifth round. Image: Getty

League One side Mansfield knocked out Premier League Burnley away from home after beating Sheffield United in the previous round, while Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City all secured passage to the fifth round in routine fashion with wins over Wigan Athletic, Brighton and Salford City respectively.

Port Vale's visit of Bristol City was postponed due to the weather and has been swiftly rescheduled for 3 March.

But ahead of the fifth round draw, SPORTbible have decided to simulate proceedings and a number of exciting ties were created.

Wrexham will continue their FA Cup adventure with a home tie against Chelsea, while Mansfield are rewarded with a mouthwatering clash with Man City at Field Mill.

Mansfield Town beat Premier League Burnley away from home. Image: Getty
Mansfield Town beat Premier League Burnley away from home. Image: Getty

Sunderland vs Fulham meet in an all Premier League affair, while Macclesfield will play a third top flight side in a row if they can get past Brentford.

Simulated FA Cup fourth round draw in full:

Liverpool vs Norwich

Wrexham vs Chelsea

Port Vale or Bristol City vs Newcastle

Mansfield vs Man City

Arsenal vs Leeds

Sunderland vs Wolves

Southampton vs Fulham

Macclesfield or Brentford vs West Ham

The actual, real-life draw will be hosted on TNT Sports prior to Macclesfield vs Brentford, with Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist hosting proceedings.

Former England pair Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole will conduct the draw and pick out the 16 balls, with ties March slated to take place across the weekend beginning the 7 March.


Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: FA Cup

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Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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