FA Cup 5th-round draw: Sutton hosts Arsenal
Abracadabra.
On Monday, a beauty of a draw unfolded for the FA Cup's fifth round, as the Premier League's big six avoided each other and were assigned to take on the clubs which reignited the tournament's magic over the weekend.
Most notably, Sutton United, the non-league club that produced something of a giant-killing in the fourth round by slaying Leeds United, will welcome Arsenal at Gander Green Lane. While Arsene Wenger struggles to zip up his jacket at a 5,013-capacity stadium in southern London, Lincoln City, which manufactured a shock of its own by overcoming Brighton & Hove Albion, will travel to Burnley.
Elsewhere, Oxford United, whose fairy-tale run would have been the talk of the fifth round any other year, will test Middlesbrough, while Millwall will host the winner of the replay between Derby County and Leicester City.
Here's the draw in full:
Burnley vs. Lincoln City
Fulham vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester United
Sutton United vs. Arsenal
Middlesbrough vs. Oxford United
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Chelsea
Huddersfield Town vs. Manchester City
Millwall vs. Derby County or Leicester City
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