Bolton lie in wait for Leeds or Spurs

AN away trip to Bolton will be the reward for Leeds United if they can beat Spurs in their FA Cup 4th round replay.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Jan 2010, 18:10 BST
Updated 24th Jan 2010, 22:47 BST

Leeds drew 2-2 at White Hart Lane on Saturday thanks to a late Jermaine Beckford penalty.

Bolton beat Sheffield United 2-0 in their 4th round tie at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday.

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Stoke City were rewarded for Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round win over Arsenal by being drawn against Barclays Premier League multi-millionaires Manchester City.

Tony Pulis's side pulled off the shock of the round by beating Arsene Wenger's side 3-1 at the Britannia Stadium.

They will next visit Carling Cup semi-finalists Manchester City, who beat Championship Scunthorpe on Sunday, at Eastlands while the other big tie of the round sees Portsmouth travel to bitter south coast rivals Southampton.

2008 winners Portsmouth who came from behind to beat Sunderland on Saturday, will have to beat their neighbours at

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St Mary's if they are to make it through to the last eight of the competition.

Holders Chelsea will be confident of securing a place in the last eight after they were handed a home draw against Coca-Cola Championship side Cardiff.

Aston Villa will play Wolves at Molineux in a Midlands derby but only if Mick McCarthy's side can overcome Crystal Palace in a replay at Selhurst Park after the two sides drew 2-2 on Saturday.

League Two Notts County – who led Premier League Wigan by two goals on Saturday only to be taken to a replay – will face Fulham if they can overcome the odds and beat Wigan away in their fourth-round replay.

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Birmingham, who beat last season's runners-up Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, will travel to Derby County, single-goal conquerors of Doncaster.

There will be at least one Championship side in the last eight of the competition after Reading were rewarded for their fine win over Burnley with a home tie against West Brom.

All fifth-round ties will be played over the weekend of February 13 and 14.

FA Cup fifth round draw

Wolves or Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

Manchester City v Stoke

Derby v Birmingham

Bolton v Tottenham or Leeds

Chelsea v Cardiff

Fulham v Notts County or Wigan

Reading v West Brom

Southampton v Portsmouth

Ties to be played on the weekend of February 13 and 14.

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