FA Cup quarter-final draw in full: Arsenal, Chelsea get tricky tests as huge all-Premier League tie confirmed

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·9. März 2026

FA Cup quarter-final draw in full: Arsenal, Chelsea get tricky tests as huge all-Premier League tie confirmed

Manchester City and Liverpool to face off at Etihad in headline fixture

Eyes on the prize: FA Cup trophy

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Manchester City will face Liverpool in the headline tie of the FA Cup quarter-finals.

City eased past Newcastle and Liverpool past Wolves in the fifth round to reach this stage of the competition, but will face one another at the Etihad with a semi-final spot on the line.

Arsenal, meanwhile, get another sympathetic tie. They survived a scare as they visited Mansfield Town in the fifth round, where the match was level at 1-1 with 50 minutes played, but an Eberechi Eze rocket ensured their progression.

They will visit Southampton in the next stage of the competition.

Chelsea also subjected their supporters to a nervous watch at the weekend as they allowed Wrexham to take them to extra-time at the Racecourse Ground.

They denied the Welsh outfit and their Hollywood owners the dream finish they were in the market for, though, as George Dobson was sent off in second-half injury time, allowing the Blues to put the tie to bed with goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Joao Pedro.

Liam Rosenior will hope for a more routine outing as he hosts League One strugglers Port Vale, the lowest-ranked side still in the competition.

There will be another all Premier League tie completing the order as Leeds, who got the better of Norwich last time out, visit either West Ham or Brentford.

Quarter-final fixtures are scheduled to be played over the weekend of April 4/5, 2026.