FA Cup Round 5 Draw: Another Away Game for Manchester United

The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup was made on Sunday. Manchester United were handed a third consecutive away match, while Man City will face Luton.

Robert Summerscales | Jan 28, 2024

FA Cup Round 5 Draw: Another Away Game for Manchester United /

Holders Manchester City will travel to Luton Town in the fifth round of the 2023/24 FA Cup.

Pep Guardiola's side won 1-0 at Tottenham on Friday night, before Luton beat Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park later in the weekend.

The draw for round 5 was made on Sunday afternoon at half-time during Liverpool's 5-2 win over Norwich.

Liverpool will host either Watford or Southampton in the last 16.

The FA Cup trophy pictured before a first round match between AFC Sudbury and Colchester United in 2021 — The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup was made on Sunday afternoon :: IMAGO/Zac Goodwin

Brighton will visit Wolves, while Bournemouth and Leicester will face off at the Vitality Stadium.

Five of the eight round 5 fixtures are yet to be confirmed, with four dependent on the results of fourth round replays.

Manchester United - who won 4-2 at Newport County on Sunday - will be away in the fifth round at either Bristol City or Nottingham Forest.

That will be United's third consecutive away game in this season's FA Cup.

Conversely, United reached Wembley after a run of four straight home matches in the FA Cup last season.

2023/24 FA Cup Round 5 Draw

Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham vs Newcastle United
Chelsea or Aston Villa vs Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle
Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Liverpool vs Watford or Southampton
Bristol City or Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City vs Maidstone United
Luton Town vs Manchester City

Kobbie Mainoo pictured jumping and punching the air after scoring the first goal of his Manchester United career in a 4-2 win at Newport County in January 2024 — Manchester United will play away at Bristol City or Nottingham Forest after winning 4-2 at Newport :: IMAGO/News Images/Craig Thomas

Published Jan 28, 2024

ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.