Guide to Fifth Round Draw in 2023-24 FA Cup

Guide to the Fifth Round draw in the 2023-24 FA Cup as teams move one step closer towards the title.

With a cracking Fourth Round nearing its conclusion, attention will turn to the Fifth Round draw as teams discover who will await them in the last 16.

Defending champions, Manchester City will be in the pot alongside teams like Bournemouth, Luton and Leicester, whilst sixth-tier Maidstone United is the lowest-ranked club left in the competition as they look to extend their fairytale run.

Now, here is a guide to the Fifth Round draw of 2023-24 FA Cup.

 

When is the Fifth Round Draw?

The Fifth Round draw will take place at circa 2pm GMT on Sunday 28 January, live on ITV1 in the UK in-between the broadcaster’s coverage of West Brom and Liverpool’s home ties against Wolves and Norwich respectively.

 

How Many Teams will Feature in Fifth Round Draw?

With four ties still to be completed as the draw commences and four/five ties already having gone to a replay, there will be over 20 teams involved in the Fifth Round draw spread across ball numbers 1 to 16.

Here are the ball numbers and teams allocated to each ball number in full.

Ball Number	Team
1	Watford/Southampton
2	Blackburn Rovers/Wrexham
3	Bournemouth
4	West Brom/Wolves
5	Bristol City/Nottingham Forest
6	Leicester City
7	Sheffield Wednesday/Coventry City
8	Chelsea/Aston Villa
9	Maidstone United
10	Liverpool/Norwich City
11	Manchester City
12	Leeds United/Plymouth Argyle
13	Luton Town
14	Newport County/Manchester United
15	Brighton & Hove Albion
16	Newcastle United

 

When is the Fifth Round Taking Place?

The Fifth Round will take place in the week commencing 26 February live across BBC and ITV in the UK, with winners receiving £225,000 of prize money plus a place in the Quarter-Finals.

All eight ties are expected to be broadcast live in the UK as per recent seasons with six fixtures spread across BBC One, ITV1 and ITV4, with two other fixtures streamed live on BBC iPlayer.