FA Cup quarter-final draw: Man City face Liverpool, Chelsea vs Port Vale and Arsenal take on Southampton | Football News


Manchester City have been drawn against Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Chelsea will host League One side Port Vale after they knocked out Sunderland in the fifth round.

City’s Premier League title rivals Arsenal go to Southampton, currently eighth in the Championship, with Leeds United facing the winner of Monday night’s tie beween West Ham and Brentford.

The FA Cup quarter-final ties will be played on the weekend of April 4/5.

It is another favourable draw for record 14-time winners Arsenal, who are yet to play Premier League opposition in this season’s FA Cup.

They knocked out Mansfield and Wigan, who are both in League One, after beating struggling Championship side Portsmouth in the third round.

Arsenal’s cup draws this season

  • FA Cup: Portsmouth (A), Wigan (H), Mansfield (A), Southampton (A)
  • Carabao Cup: Port Vale (A), Brighton (H), Crystal Palace (H), Chelsea (A and H)
  • Champions League: Athletic Bilbao (A), Olympiakos (H), Atletico Madrid (H), Slavia Prague (A), Bayern Munich (H), Club Brugge (A), Inter Milan (A), Kairat Almaty (H), Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting CP or Bodo/Glimt*
  • *Should they progress to Champions League quarter-finals

Meanwhile, there is no let up for City, who trail Premier League leaders Arsenal by seven points with a game in hand, after they won at Newcastle in the previous round.

Port Vale were the giantkillers of the fifth round, eliminating Premier League side Sunderland in a 1-0 win, and have been rewarded with an even tougher game – a trip to Club World Cup champions Chelsea.

FA Cup quarter-final draw in full

Ties to take place across the weekend of April 4/5

  • Southampton vs Arsenal
  • Chelsea vs Port Vale
  • Man City vs Liverpool
  • West Ham or Brentford vs Leeds

Key dates for the 2025/26 FA Cup

Quarter-finals: Saturday/Sunday April 4/5

Semi-finals: Saturday April 25

Final: Saturday May 16

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