National League North’s Kidderminster Harriers drew West Ham in the headline tie of Fourth Round draw for 2021-22 FA Cup.
Kidderminster came from behind to eliminate Reading in the Third Round and will now host West Ham at Aggborough in the stand-out tie of the Fourth Round.
Reigning FA Cup champions, Leicester City will visit Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in a Midlands derby clash, after Forest dumped out the Foxes’ FA Cup title predecessors – Arsenal in a shock cupset in the Third Round.
Hartlepool’s reward for knocking out Blackpool to reach this stage for the first time since 2008-09 season is an away trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Elsewhere, the winner of Manchester United’s tie against Aston Villa will host Chris Wilder’s Middlesbrough in a tricky clash.
Tottenham and Everton face all Premier League ties as both teams host Brighton and Brentford respectively at home.
Six-time winners, Manchester City will host Fulham at the Etihad Stadium at this stage of the competition for the second time in three seasons, having emerged 4-0 winners over the Cottagers in 2019-20 tournament en route to their semi-final exit.
National League’s Boreham Wood face a tricky trip to Bournemouth as Luke Garrard’s Wood seek to extend their longest-ever FA Cup run, yet face a tricky encounter against Scott Parker’s Cherries.
Fourth Round ties are scheduled to be played across the weekend of 4-7 February 2022, upon resumption of domestic footballing action following a catch-up international break which doesn’t involve countries participating in UEFA competitions.
The winning teams of this round will be awarded £90,000 each in prize money, whilst the losing teams will exit with no further prize money than the total amount already amassed during their runs in this competition this season.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Crystal Palace | v | Hartlepool United |
| Bournemouth | v | Boreham Wood |
| Huddersfield Town | v | Barnsley |
| Peterborough United | v | QPR |
| Cambridge United | v | Luton Town |
| Southampton | v | Coventry City |
| Chelsea | v | Plymouth Argyle |
| Everton | v | Brentford |
| Kidderminster Harriers | v | West Ham |
| Manchester United | v | Middlesbrough |
| Tottenham Hotspur | v | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Liverpool | v | Cardiff City |
| Stoke City | v | Wigan Athletic |
| Nottingham Forest | v | Leicester City |
| Manchester City | v | Fulham |
| Wolves | v | Norwich |

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