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Town Ball Six in FA Cup Draw - Ipswich Town News

Town are ball number six in the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup, which takes place on Monday evening.

The Blues, who defeated Coventry City 4-1 at the CBS Arena yesterday, have reached round five for the first time since 2007 when they were beaten 1-0 at Watford in controversial circumstances, midfielder George O’Callaghan having been red-carded just before half-time, a dismissal which was subsequently overturned.

The draw is being shown live on BBC One’s The One Show from 7.10pm presented by Kelly Somers with Alex Scott and Theo Walcott selecting the ties.

Fifth round ties will take place over the weekend of Saturday 1st March.

FA Cup Fifth Round
1. Manchester United
2. Millwall
3. Brighton & Hove Albion
4. Preston North End 
5. Exeter City or Nottingham Forest
6. Ipswich Town
7. Wolverhampton Wanderers
8. Fulham
9. Newcastle United
10. Plymouth Argyle
11. AFC Bournemouth
12. Aston Villa
13. Burnley
14. Manchester City
15. Doncaster Rovers or Crystal Palace
16. Cardiff City

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