The English FA Cup, football's oldest knockout competition worldwide, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
After this weekend there will be just 16 teams left in the running to hoist the prestigious trophy on May 14 in London's Wembley Stadium.
Fans are always eager to see a Cinderella run, but the last time a club from outside the top division won the competition was West Ham in the 1979-80 competition, and the last time a team from a lower division made the final was Cardiff City in 2007-08. There are only Premier League and Championship clubs that have advanced to the Round of 16 so far, so an upset from the second tier is still possible.
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The complete schedule, results and highlights for the fourth round follows below, with the winners set for a spot in the Round of 16. Here's what the calendar looks like up until the final on May 14:
- Fourth round: Friday-Monday, Feb. 4-6
- Round of 16 (fifth round): Wednesday, March 2
- Quarterfinals: Saturday-Sunday, March 19-20
- Semifinals: Saturday, April 16
- Final: Saturday, May 14
With the match calendar congested by league postponements due to COVID-19, traditional FA Cup replays (rematches) have been scrapped by the English Football Association for the rest of this season's tournament. Extra time and penalty kicks are used to determine a winner, removing the need for another match.
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— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) January 1, 2022
FA Cup 4th Round (Feb. 4-7, 2022)
This was the breakdown of teams participating in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup:
- Premier League (first tier): 14 clubs
- Championship (second tier): 12 clubs
- League One (third tier): 3 clubs
- League Two (fourth tier): 1 club (Hartlepool United)
- National League (fifth tier): 1 club (Boreham Wood)
- National League North (sixth tier): 1 club (Kidderminster)
Home teams are listed first. Lower-division teams are noted in parentheses: CH = Championship (second tier); L1 = League One (third tier); L2 = League Two (fourth tier); NL = National League (fifth tier), NLNS = National League North/South (sixth tier).
| Date | Match | Time (ET) | Streaming |
| Fri, Feb. 4 | Man United 1, Middlesbrough (CH) 1 (7-8 PKs) | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Crystal Palace 2, Hartlepool United (L2) 0 | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Huddersfield Town (CH) 1, vs. Barnsley (CH) 0 | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Peterborough (CH) 2, QPR (CH) 0 | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Cambridge United (L1) 0, Luton Town (CH) 3 | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Southampton 2, Coventry City (CH) 1 | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Chelsea 2, Plymouth Argyle (L1) 1 (a.e.t.) | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Everton 4, Brentford 1 | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Kidderminster Harriers (NLNS) 1, West Ham 2 (a.e.t.) | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Tottenham Hotspur 3, Brighton & Hove Albion 1 | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Stoke City (CH) 2, vs. Wigan Athletic (L1) 0 | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Manchester City 4, Fulham (CH) 1 | Highlights | |
| Sat, Feb. 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Norwich City 1 | Highlights | |
| Sun, Feb. 6 | Liverpool vs. Cardiff City (CH) | 7:00 a.m. | ESPN+ |
| Sun, Feb. 6 | Nottingham Forest (CH) vs. Leicester City | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN+ |
| Sun, Feb. 6 | AFC Bournemouth vs. Boreham Wood (NL) | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |