Manchester City will play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup fifth round. The two clubs meet again having been drawn together in 2013 and 2014, with City knocking Chelsea out of the competition on both occasions.
Chelsea beat MK Dons 5-1 shortly before the draw to seal their place and after the game the club captain, John Terry, announced that his one-season contract would not be renewed at Stamford Bridge.
Shrewsbury Town, currently 20th in League One, have been handed their first ever meeting with Manchester United and would match their best run in the competition should they knock out the 11-times winners. Their fellow third-tier side Peterborough will meet Reading if they can survive a fourth-round replay with West Brom.
The holders, Arsenal, face Hull City at the Emirates, the club they beat in the 2014 final at Wembley and the current Championship leaders. The two other all-Premier League ties are Tottenham’s meeting with Crystal Palace and Everton’s trip to Bournemouth.
The fifth-round matches will take place between 19 and 22 February.
FA Cup fifth-round draw
Chelsea v Manchester City
Reading v West Brom/Peterborough
Watford v Leeds United
Shrewsbury Town v Manchester United
Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool/West Ham United
Tottenham v Crystal Palace
Arsenal v Hull City
Bournemouth v Everton
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