Everton or Crystal Palace will play the winner of the tie between Luton and Bolton if they get through to the FA Cup 4th Round following this evening's draw.
The Trotters and the Hatters will replay their Third Round tie on 16 January while the Toffees will take on the Eagles the following night after the goalless draw at Selhurst Park last Thursday.
The full Fourth Round draw:
Fulham v Newcastle United

Sheffield United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Newport County or Eastleigh v Wigan Athletic or Manchester United

Crystal Palace or Everton v Luton Town or Bolton Wanderers

Leeds United v Plymouth Argyle

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

Liverpool v Norwich City or Bristol Rovers

Ipswich Town v Maidstone United

Chelsea v Aston Villa

Leicester City v Hull City or Birmingham City

Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City
West Ham or Bristol City v Nottingham Forest or Blackpool

West Brom v Brentford or Wolves

Bournemouth v Swansea City

Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham

Watford v Southampton
Ties to be played the weekend of 27 January
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2 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:00:27
COYB
3 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:04:58
4 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:07:31
5 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:08:47
6 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:11:09
7 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:15:52
8 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:23:04
9 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:32:34
Anyone else question the integrity of the draw.
Other than that I feel we are due at least a semi-final place.
10 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:34:49
You're right we did beat Luton in 1986 too, I think we were losing two nil on that plastic pitch and Heath certainly scored at their place with perhaps Sharpy getting the other.
In the replay at Goodison, Lineker scored a goal that lives in my memory – a ball over the top, for him to race onto and he smashed it into the Gwladys Street net.
11 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:38:17
A few years ago, we all had Millwall waiting in the semi-final, and we know what Wigan did to spoil the party.
12 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:38:31
13 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:40:53
Our home form isn't exactly great in recent times, so although it's better for most sides to be drawn at home, in Everton's case it's not a given, that we'll progress in either tie, but we have to live in hope don't we?
14 Posted 08/01/2024 at 20:47:29
15 Posted 08/01/2024 at 21:06:45
I don't want anymore hard luck stories.
A chance at home to another winnable tie, take it Blues!
16 Posted 08/01/2024 at 21:27:47
Good result for us if we can get by Palace.
17 Posted 09/01/2024 at 07:50:06
18 Posted 09/01/2024 at 08:15:15
Jay's comment on integrity of the draw had me thinking the same thought. But with corruption apparently rife now in every corner of football – referees, VARs, cheating players, fixtures, transfers, FFP, PSR, etc – can we be so sure a few of the balls weren't discretely warmed up first?
Although, if I was Man City or Aston Villa, I think I'd be a little annoyed about whoever was doing the warming!
19 Posted 09/01/2024 at 08:30:02
If the balls were placed in the "hat" first and then the numbers were generated by computer on live TV, we would be sure of no jiggery-pokery.
20 Posted 09/01/2024 at 09:06:06
21 Posted 09/01/2024 at 10:14:20
So that's a very good reason to try and win the replay and the ensuing home tie and then hope for a favourable draw in the 5th Round. Quarter finals before you know it!
And we owe Luton one following that ridiculous league defeat earlier this season.
No point planning any travel for the 4th Round weekend yet, even if you're feeling optimistic about the replay. With the other local team at home team too, our match could be any time between Thursday evening and Monday night, I guess?
22 Posted 09/01/2024 at 10:44:54
Not sure if he is everybody's cup of tea, but, in addition to his success with British Cycling and Team Sky/Ineos, he has made a good job of improving the teams performance at Nice, also owned by Ratcliffe.
I would have relished seeing him at Everton, given his record at improving high-level performance athletes, and fostering good team ethics.
23 Posted 09/01/2024 at 17:31:42
24 Posted 10/01/2024 at 09:06:22
Barkley's and Townsend's return to Goodison in the FA Cup with Luton would give an added edge.
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