FA Cup draw: Manchester City to host Newcastle in quarter-finals

28.02.2024 - 20:45 rte.ie

Holders Manchester City will host Newcastle in the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Liverpool and Manchester United are also in line to meet if they both reach the last-eight.Coventry, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, will look to cause an upset when they travel to the winners of Wolves v Brighton, while Championship leaders Leicester will face either Chelsea or Leeds away.Liverpool's quest for more domestic silverware following Sunday's Carabao Cup victory will continue if they secure a fifth-round victory over Southampton, with the winners of that meeting making the trip to either Nottingham Forest or Man United.Quarter-final ties will be played on St Patrick's weekend, 16-17 March. Quarter-final draw: Wolverhampton/Brighton V Coventry CityNottingham Forest/Manchester United V Liverpool/SouthamptonChelsea/Leeds United V Leicester CityManchester City V Newcastle United Watch Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland on Friday from 7.35pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app We need your consent to load this YouTube content We use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

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