FA Cup quarterfinal draw: Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City kept apart

Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester City could all reach the FA Cup semifinals after they were kept apart in Thursday's draw for the final eight teams in the competition.

Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town face each other on Monday to determine who will take on Liverpool in the quarterfinals. Middlesbrough, who beat Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur over the previous two rounds, will host last season's beaten FA Cup finalists Chelsea, while Manchester City travel to Southampton.

Crystal Palace will welcome Everton to Selhurst Park after the Toffees beat fifth-tier Boreham Wood 2-0 on Thursday.

Quarterfinal draw:

• Crystal Palace vs. Everton
• Nottingham Forest or Huddersfield Town vs. Liverpool
• Middlesbrough vs. Chelsea
• Southampton vs. Manchester City

The matches will be contested around the weekend of March 19-20.