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Olivier Giroud and Pedro celebrate
Olivier Giroud and Pedro celebrate

FA Cup quarter-final draw: Chelsea get trip to Leicester City

Football
Sat February 17, 2018 · 8y ago

The highest-ranked teams remaining in the FA Cup all avoided each other in the draw for the quarter-finals.

FA Cup quarter-final draw

  • Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea v Rochdale or Tottenham
  • Manchester United v Brighton
  • Leicester v Chelsea
  • Wigan or Manchester City v Southampton

Ties to be played over the weekend of March 16-19.

Sky Bet's FA Cup outright odds

Odds correct at 2125 GMT on 17/02/18.

Manchester United were drawn at home to Brighton in the draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Jose Mourinho's men learned they would face the Seagulls shortly after sealing their place in the last eight with a 2-0 fifth-round win at Huddersfield.

Romelu Lukaku and his Manchester United team-mates celebrate

Wigan or Manchester City, who meet on Monday night, will host Southampton, while Chelsea visit Leicester and the winners of Sunday's Rochdale-Tottenham tie will travel to Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea.

Chelsea and Leicester advanced on Friday night, with respective 4-0 and 1-0 victories over Hull and Sheffield United.

Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea face a replay after their fifth-round clash at Hillsborough ended goalless on Saturday lunchtime.

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