Town will play Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in round five of the FA Cup, the Premier League’s third-placed side having beaten League One Exeter City on penalties in their fourth-round tie this evening.

The Grecians battled to a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes despite having been reduced to 10 men on 87 following Ed Turns’s dismissal with 22 minutes subsequently added on for an injury to Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi.

The Devon side kept the scoreline the same during extra-time but were beaten 4-2 on penalties to set up a second meeting between Town and Forest at the City Ground this season, the home side having won the Premier League match 1-0 in November.

The Blues and Forest first faced one another in the FA Cup 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 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. 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. Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town

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fifeblue added 23:15 - Feb 11 Town can beat Forest. Town WILL beat Forest.
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trevski_s added 23:15 - Feb 11 Exeter played really well and should be proud of that performance. We got this, we played well against Forest last time and only lost on a penalty and hopefully come March Forest will be focusing more on the league
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MickMillsTash added 23:16 - Feb 11 we will take 5000 Im not sure they will go full strength We were not miles off in the league game I think we've got a great chance
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Somersetractor added 23:25 - Feb 11 It's either 3 points or next leg ! we'll get one of them. I know which one I'd take :)
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Gforce added 23:33 - Feb 11 Forest made 10 changes tonight, similar to us on Saturday ,not so sure they'll make that many against us,but there is a good chance they will rest 5/6,so we'll still have good opportunity to progress to the quarter finals,fingers crossed!
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bobble added 00:44 - Feb 12 Damn i was hoping for wimbledon...
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mathiemagic added 07:41 - Feb 12 Win or lose, just hope for no injuries - I would certainly take staying up in the prem over an FA Cup run/win.
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Edmundo added 07:42 - Feb 12 When is the game day/time likely to be finalised? 5k tickets and a 3pm Saturday ko will mean a lot more demand than if it's 8pm Monday.
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Skip73 added 08:28 - Feb 12 All 8 games will be televised as they were last year so I doubt t will be 3pm Saturday.
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IpswichT62OldBoy added 09:41 - Feb 12 Should be a good game, we were close to getting a result, Forest have certainly pushed on so were we to win it, it would do a lot for morale and belief.
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Linkboy13 added 10:22 - Feb 12 Will be interesting to see what team McKenna puts out will probably depend on our league situation at the time.
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ImAbeliever added 11:08 - Feb 12 In the net Bobble, love all.
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blueboy1981 added 11:11 - Feb 12 Delusionist’s and Realist’s - again I guess ! The former already out to play, but the latter will know it is a tall order to progress further than this. However, Hope is Eternal - and we need that.
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TimmyH added 12:04 - Feb 12 Don't think Forest were that fantastic when we played them, hopefully we'll learn from that game and give them far more problems. Would be great to get to the QF's.
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Alphawhiskey added 12:19 - Feb 12 Shame its away, but we are more than capable of beating them. COYB
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Karlosfandangal added 13:36 - Feb 12 Wonder how Town will cope with the pitch….very wet and muddy last night
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ruds added 13:43 - Feb 12 Karlosfandangal you know the game was in Exeter last night bro! I'd take 1/2 Wembley visits this year for a guaranteed relegation (please note that this is a personal view & I'm not after likes)
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Gazelle added 13:46 - Feb 12 If Forest play their second string I fancy us to beat them on last nights performance.
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terryf added 16:10 - Feb 12 Will probably be to our advantage playing on a decent pitch. The Exeter pitch looked well worn and probably not suited to our style of play. Fancy a win against Forest!
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oldelsworthyfan added 18:03 - Feb 12 I really fancy our chances if it's Notts Forest A v Ipswich Town A.
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runningout added 18:27 - Feb 12 great to still be in FA Cup tbh. Makes a blooming change :-)
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Robert_Garrett added 18:55 - Feb 12 We are pitted against the best team left in the competition so you have to be prepared to beat anybody to get anything from the Big TV Final and European qualification?
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