FA Cup fourth-round draw: Kidderminster to host West Ham, Liverpool face Cardiff, Plymouth travel to Chelsea

Kidderminster, the lowest-ranked side left in the FA Cup, will host Premier League West Ham in the FA Cup fourth round; holders Leicester to face Nottingham Forest; Liverpool to play Cardiff while Chelsea will welcome League One Plymouth

By Joe Shread

Kidderminster owner Richard Lane says players are 'buzzing' after being drawn against West Ham in FA Cup

Non-League Kidderminster have been handed an FA Cup fourth-round tie at home to West Ham, while Liverpool will host Cardiff and League One side Plymouth will travel to Chelsea.

Kidderminster - who are five divisions below West Ham and the lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup - knocked out Championship side Reading in the third round and have been rewarded with a home tie against Premier League opposition.

Fellow non-Leaguers Boreham Wood face a trip to Championship leaders Bournemouth after beating AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.

Cambridge - who secured a famous victory at St James' Park to eliminate Newcastle in the third round - have been rewarded with a home game against Luton.

Non-League Kidderminster were understandably delighted after knocking Championship club Reading out of the FA Cup

The winner of Monday night's third-round match between Manchester United and Aston Villa will host Middlesbrough in the next round, while Nottingham Forest will play holders Leicester after knocking out 14-time winners Arsenal on Sunday.

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Manchester City will take on Fulham at the Etihad Stadium, while Hartlepool - who overcame Blackpool in the previous round - have been handed a tie against Crystal Palace.

Several all-Premier League ties were drawn out of the hat; Everton will host Brentford, Tottenham play Brighton and Norwich will travel to Wolves.

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Southampton's reward for their extra-time victory over Swansea on Saturday is a home tie against another Championship opponent in Coventry.

Huddersfield will play host to Barnsley, Peterborough will take on QPR and Wigan face a trip to Stoke.

The fourth-round matches will be played on the opening weekend of February.

Boreham Wood enjoyed a dressing room singalong after knocking AFC Wimbledon out of the FA Cup

FA Cup fourth-round draw in full

  • Crystal Palace vs Hartlepool
  • Bournemouth vs Boreham Wood
  • Huddersfield vs Barnsley
  • Peterborough vs QPR
  • Cambridge vs Luton
  • Southampton vs Coventry
  • Chelsea vs Plymouth
  • Everton vs Brentford
  • Kidderminster vs West Ham
  • Manchester United vs Middlesbrough
  • Tottenham vs Brighton
  • Liverpool vs Cardiff
  • Stoke vs Wigan
  • Nottingham Forest or Arsenal vs Leicester
  • Manchester City vs Fulham
  • Wolves vs Norwich

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