FA Cup fifth round draw details after Plymouth Argyle knock out Liverpool
Plymouth Argyle's players and staff, as well as the Green Army, are this morning still coming to terms with their stunning 1-0 Emirates FA Cup fourth round win against Premier League leaders Liverpool at Home Park yesterday afternoon.
Ryan Hardie's 54th minute penalty, awarded after handball by Harvey Elliott, saw the Pilgrims, bottom of the Championship, take the scalp of a much-changed but still extremely talented Liverpool side. Argyle have now beaten back-to-back Premier League opposition to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup, following their third round win away to Brentford last month.
They have won £235,000 in prize money as a result but it is the prestige of beating Brentford and especially Liverpool, more than the financial rewards, which will mean so much to Argyle.
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The hope will be that the confidence the Pilgrims' players take from it will help them in their fight for Championship survival, which continues on Wednesday night when Millwall will be the next visitors to the Theatre of Greens.
Before then, though, the FA Cup fifth round draw takes place tonight at around 7.10pm. It will be broadcast on BBC One during 'The One Show', which starts at 7pm, and it can also be watched on the BBC Sport website, with a live stream on the BBC Sport iPlayer.
Argyle will be ball number 10. With Arsenal and Chelsea also out of the competition, along with Liverpool, the likes of Aston Villa, Manchester City and Newcastle United will now be two of the favourites to lift the trophy at Wembley in May.
Manchester City, who came from behind to win 2-1 at Leyton Orient in round four, will be ball number 14 while Newcastle, who were 3-2 victors in a thrilling tie away to Birmingham City, are number 9. Villa won 2-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur last night and will be ball number 12.
There are still two more round ties matches still to be played, with Doncaster Rovers hosting Crystal Palace this evening while Exeter City will be at home to high-flying Premier League side Nottingham Forest tomorrow night.
The FA Cup fifth round ties will be played across the weekend of March 1-2. That means Argyle's scheduled Championship away game against Hull City on that Saturday will have to be rearranged for a new date.
Emirates FA Cup fifth round draw ball numbers
1 - Manchester United
2 - Millwall
3 - Brighton and Hove Albion
4 - Preston North End
5 - Exeter City or Nottingham Forest
6 - Ipswich Town
7 - Wolves
8 - Fulham
9 - Newcastle United
10 - Plymouth Argyle
11 - Bournemouth
12 - Aston Villa
13 - Burnley
14 - Manchester City
15 - Doncaster Rovers or Crystal Palace
16 - Cardiff City
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