When is the FA Cup quarter-final draw? How to watch it and ball numbers

Manchester City will reach the quarter-final stage of the FA Cup for the fourth season in a row if they can avoid a slip-up against Peterborough United tonight.

Pep Guardiola 's side takes on a Peterborough side struggling to adapt to life in the Championship this season and are rooted to the bottom of the second tier standings. The Posh recently appointed Grant McCann as manager after the resignation of Darren Ferguson but his first game in charge ended in a 3-0 home defeat to Hull City.

There will be a different name on the trophy to last season after Nottingham Forest knocked out Leicester City, whilst 14-time champions Arsenal also fell victim at the hands of the Midlands side. City's arch-rivals Manchester United were another Premier League side to be knocked out by a lower-ranked side, meaning Guardiola will be fully aware of the threat lesser-placed teams can pose despite his side's 43 place difference over Peterborough.

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Chelsea, Liverpool, City and Tottenham Hotspur all currently remain in the competition and will be hoping to make it to Wembley Stadium and to ultimately lift the historic trophy.

Here is all you need to know about the draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals, including the all-important ball numbers, how to follow along and when matches will be played.

Just 16 teams remain in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, with seven of the eight ties taking place between Tuesday-Thursday this week.

There are nine Premier League teams left in the competition, including tournament favourites Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City, while the remaining six are made up of Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Southampton, West Ham United,