ROUND five of the FA Cup gets underway TONIGHT – and there are some blockbuster ties in the offing.
Championship outfit Bristol City will hope to pull off the shock of the round by beating Premier League champions Manchester City.
Leicester City are all set to entertain Blackburn Rovers at the King Power Stadium.
And fans will be treated to an English top-flight affair when Fulham take on Leeds United.
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Stoke's first XI to play Brighton
Bonham, Sterling, Wilmot, Tuanzebe, Hoever, Thompson, Baker, Laurent, Brown, Tymon, Campbell
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Brighton's starting XI to face Stoke
Steele, Lamptey, Dunk, Mac Allister, Gross, Sarmiento, Mitoma, Caicedo, Ferguson, Van Hecke, Buonanotte
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FA Cup ball numbers
Below are the allocated ball numbers for each tie:
1 Southampton or Grimsby Town
2 Leicester City or Blackburn Rovers
3 Stoke City or Brighton & Hove Albion
4 Sheffield United or Tottenham Hotspur
5 Fulham or Leeds United
6 Bristol City or Manchester City
7 Manchester United or West Ham United
8 Burnley or Fleetwood TownAnd the quarter-final encounters will be played across the weekend of Saturday, March 18.
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When is the quarter-final draw?
The draw for the FA Cup quarter-final will take place on Wednesday, March 1.
It is scheduled to start after the conclusion of Sheffield United's mouth-watering tie against Tottenham.
The FA Cup quarter-final draw will be broadcast LIVE on BBC One in the UK.
However, the official Emirates FA Cup social media channels are set to stream the entire action.
Alternatively, fans can follow the draw through SunSport's live blog.
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Tie of the round
Manchester United's huge clash with West Ham has been considered the tie of the round and Red Devils supporters will be hoping that their side can build on the Carabao Cup win.
Casemiro and Marcus Rashford's first-half strikes were enough to see United end their six-year trophy drought against Newcastle.
And they are the favourites to progress to the next round of the FA Cup with West Ham having a torrid season.
However, the Hammers will be oozing with confidence as they go in to this game fresh from a 4-0 pummelling on Nottingham Forest.
So this tie is set up to be fascinating with both teams pulling off big wins.
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The entire fifth round fixture list
Here is a list of the whole FA Cup fifth round.
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Welcome to the FA Cup fifth round
FA Cup action is back and SunSport is here to provide football fans with a rundown on EVERY blockbuster encounter happening tonight.
Premier League champions Manchester City face a tricky test when they travel to Championship outfit Bristol City.
And Leicester have their hands full too as they entertain English giants Blackburn at the King Power Stadium.
Stoke are all set to take on Europe-dreaming Brighton who will be raring to go having not played in ten days.
But the tie of the tonight is a top-flight English affair between Fulham and Leeds at Craven Cottage.
Don't go anywhere as we'll be covering the build-up to all the matches and alerting fans as each goal goes in up and down the country.
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