Town will face Exeter City or Nottingham Forest away in round five of the FA Cup.

The Grecians host the Tricky Trees in their fourth round tie at St James Park on Tuesday evening (KO 8pm).

Exeter are 18th in League One, while Forest are third in the Premier League having beaten Town 1-0 in the league in November.

Town’s only FA Cup meeting with the Devon side was at Portman Road in the second round in December 1951 when the Blues won 4-0.

The Blues and Forest first faced one another in the competition in 1980/81 in the quarter-finals, the first tie at the City Ground ending 3-3 before Town won the replay at Portman Road 1-0.

They’ve met twice since then in third round ties at the City Ground in 1989 and 1997, the Midlanders winning both games 3-0.

The Blues, who were the last team out of the hat, secured their place in the last 16 for the first time since 2007 by beating Championship Coventry City 4-1 at the CBS Arena on Saturday.

Town were most recently in the fifth round in February 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.

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

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

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trevski_s added 19:21 - Feb 10 COME ON EXETER. Although last time we did play well against Forest
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itfcskayman added 19:22 - Feb 10 Can’t imagine Forest losing against Exeter but you never know. Would love to see us take the shackles off a bit and enjoy it, we don’t have many cup runs!
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BrandonsBlues added 19:25 - Feb 10 We are going to win 3.2 trust me
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Gforce added 19:30 - Feb 10 Hopefully Forest will still have champions league aspirations, so with any luck will rest a few ! Could be Forest B v Ipswich B,so anything could happen.
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Yppswyche added 19:31 - Feb 10 Not sure which of those would be worse tbh
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blueboy1981 added 19:34 - Feb 10 Forest are some Team now - at least we got to the Next Round, lets give it all in this one, because our Prem’ League stay looks to be short lived and over. With it all to do again !
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londontractorboy57 added 19:50 - Feb 10 How much Humble pie you going to eat when we stay up Bluebore?
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cressi added 19:51 - Feb 10 Was there for the 3-3 draw the last time we met we won the replay 1-0 with Arnie scoring a beauty.
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Paulc added 19:56 - Feb 10 blueboy1981 WTF is the matter with you? Let's hope the players (and I know they will) have a more positive attitude than you do. Always moaning, you'll make a good wife one day!
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peckam added 20:06 - Feb 10 Underwhelming draw. We have a chance but Forest are bullying teams this season. COYB!!
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Mark added 20:08 - Feb 10 Forest will understandably have a real focus on the league given their position, so we will have a chance (and Exeter an outside chance) against them. COYB.
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dirtydingusmagee added 20:15 - Feb 10 we could pull off a Plymouth . Just saying !
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runningout added 20:16 - Feb 10 going to be tricky whether Exeter or Forest
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terryf added 20:22 - Feb 10 Plymouth beat Liverpool, Leyton Orient could have been 2-2 at full time.So for me it's Exeter to beat Forest and us to win 4-1 i and book a place in the quarter-finals. Stranger things have happened in the FA Cup. We were out and out underdogs in 1978 and went out to completely outclass Arsenal on the day! COYB's
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blueboy1981 added 20:35 - Feb 10 Londontractorboy57 - how much are you going to eat if / when we don’t ?? Or will we not see a word from you ?
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WashbrookBlue added 20:37 - Feb 10 Cressi - can still see that Arnie volley so so clearly 33 years on….what a tie, sandwiched around dismantling St Etienne….
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WashbrookBlue added 20:41 - Feb 10 Make that 43 years…!! Cripes.
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Cadiar added 20:46 - Feb 10 Come on blueboar, about time you need to say KM has been found out & needs replacing isn't it. Cmon Exeter, long trip I'd they manage the impossible.
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baldman added 21:09 - Feb 10 I was there to cressi looking over the top and another special train came in and they had to open up another segment for us all
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baldman added 21:09 - Feb 10 I was there to cressi looking over the top and another special train came in and they had to open up another segment for us all
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ArnieM added 21:13 - Feb 10 I doubt Forest will play their reserves against us, but unfortunately we will against them .
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bluebullet29l added 21:36 - Feb 10 Awful draw... excitement nil
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Dissboyitfc added 22:01 - Feb 10 Not the draw i was hoping for. i remember going to Exeter for a cup game early on in Paul hursts reign, i also remember going to forest in the 3rd of the fa cup in 1989 both miserable results. THing is blueboy if we stay up it would be an incredible achievement, if we dont manage to stay up there will be no egg on the faces of those who like in the past 2 seasons chose to get behind KM and the team. You have on more than one occasion referred to yourself as someone with a winners mentality, Winners dont give up when there is still the prize to be won! All still to play for! The last 2 seasons we have kicked on in February.

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Sefton_Blue added 22:02 - Feb 10 George O’Callaghan, that brings back memories! Wasn’t George Robbie Williams’ mate?
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RIPbobby added 05:07 - Feb 11 I remember being at one of the 3-0s. If my memory serves me correct they had Pearce as manager and were bottom of the league. We were flying high in the second flight and we duly got battered.
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