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Arsenal vs. Man United Headlines FA Cup Fourth-Round Draw

The fourth-round draw took place immediately following Wolves' ouster of Liverpool and yielded a clear headlining matchup.
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The draw for the FA Cup fourth round has taken place, as Ole Gunnar Solskjær's Manchester United face a trip to Arsenal in the round's headline tie. 

Elsewhere Tottenham face a trip across London to face Crystal Palace, while Manchester City host Burnley. 

The draw featured the 32 teams who advanced from the third round, as six Premier League sides bowed out, including leading-leader Liverpool, while Southampton and Newcastle face replays before their fate can be decided. 

The draw can be seen in full below: 

Swansea City

vs

Gillingham

AFC Wimbledon

vs

West Ham United

Shrewsbury or Stoke

vs

Wolves

Milwall

vs

Everton

Brighton

vs

West Brom

Bristol City

vs

Bolton Wanderers

Accrington Stanley

vs

Derby County or Southampton

Doncaster Rovers

vs

Oldham Athletic

Chelsea

vs

Sheffield Wednesday or Luton

Newcastle or Blackburn

vs

Watford

Middlesbrough

vs

Newport County

Manchester City

vs

Burnley

Barnet

vs

Brentford

Portsmouth

vs

QPR

Arsenal

vs

Manchester United

Crystal Palace

vs

Tottenham Hotspur

If round three was anything to go by, then we can expect to see some shocks. The romance of the cup saw Newport County, Gillingham and Oldham all surprise the football world with wins against top tier opposition, and they will look forward to the opportunities to keep the dream alive and advance to the last 16.

Ties will take place between Friday 25th and Monday 28th January.