The remaining teams in the 2024-25 FA Cup can almost taste Wembley, with just one more win required for them to reach the semi-finals at the national stadium.
It has been an open competition this season, with a number of big hitters falling by the wayside in the third and fourth rounds. Arsenal suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat to Manchester United and Liverpool were stunned by Championship side Plymouth, while Chelsea and Tottenham both fell to fellow Premier League sides.
Plymouth almost caused another shock in the fifth round, taking the lead against 2023 winners Manchester City before losing 3-1. Other winners on Friday and Saturday's matches include Premier League clubs Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Bournemouth, with Preston the only remaining side from outside the top tier.
Today's draw is set to begin shortly after the last of Sunday's matches, which sees Manchester United take on Fulham at Old Trafford. We'll have everything you need right here, so stay with Mirror Football for all the lead-up before the draw gets underway a little after 6.30pm.
A reminder of the draw
Fulham vs Crystal Palace
Preston North End vs Aston Villa
Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest or Ipswich Town
That's all folks
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Leno sets out Wembley ambition
Fulham hero Bernd Leno has set out his side's ambition to reach the semi-finals after saving two penalties in the shootout win over Manchester United.
"Unbelievable. I think we deserved to win after 90 minutes. Of course, penalties, it is sometimes a lottery and luckily we won.
"The goalie coach told me couple of information, but my feeling is more important. I went the wrong way three times, but credit to our penalty takers - it is not easy. Brilliant job from all of us."
"Two-years ago we lost in the quarter final [against Manchester United] and we're in the quarter final again. We want to go to Wembley 100%."
FA Cup open to an underdog
Former Manchester City star Micah Richards believes the FA Cup is now open to an underdog win, with Pep Guardiola's side now the favourites.
He told BBC Sport: "It's very open now, what a chance for a team to go and win it.
"All the big teams are out, Manchester City are obviously the strongest team left in there. But this is what we wanted, teams to get a chance."
Windfall at stake
The winning clubs in the quarter-finals will take home £450,000 from the competition prize fund, along with a place in the semi-finals.
Tie dates Draw in full
Fulham vs Crystal Palace
Preston North End vs Aston Villa
Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest or Ipswich Town
Final tie
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest or Ipswich
Third tie
Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Next up
Preston North End vs Aston Villa
First out
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Draw underway
Right then here we go, the draw is underway.
Former Liverpool star Danny Murphy and Manchester United icon Dennis Irwin will conduct the draw.
The numbers are:
1. Preston North End
2. Aston Villa
3. Crystal Palace
4. Fulham
5. Brighton & Hove Albion
6. AFC Bournemouth
7. Manchester City
8. Nottingham Forest or Ipswich Town
Defending champions go
United were the defending champions but will not retain their title.
Meanwhile, Fulham had not beaten the Red Devils in the FA Cup since 1908.
Man Utd OUT
Manchester United have crashed out of the FA Cup on penalties.
Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee both missed their spot-kicks to hand Fulham a 4-3 win.
Howe rues Newcastle exit
Eddie Howe rued his side's failure to progress past Brighton in the FA Cup, hitting out at Anthony Taylor's decision to send off Anthony Gordon.
“There’s a lot to unpack but it’s desperately disappointing to go out. The red card looked harsh, but we will have to analyse it properly," Howe said.
"I have not seen a replay of it so I am going on my original view - I thought it looked harsh. The mood will be flat but you can’t change that in the short term - you have to let the emotions run out and then you have to start work and get back to it.”
Brighton beat Newcastle
Brighton have made it through to the quarter-finals thanks to Danny Welbeck's extra-time winner against Newcastle.
Seagulls boss Fabian Hurzeler hailed his side for pushing through to the end. He told Match of the Day: "It was a very emotional game. Lots of ups and downs. The key was we stayed together, we stayed calm, we tried to find solutions.
"We can only win something if we stay together and that's what we must focus on. It is important to stay grounded and keep doing the basic things. They [fans] can dream, and we can work."
Bournemouth survive penalty drama
Bournemouth lost to Wolves in the Premier League in February, but came out on top in the cup.
After Evanilson and Matheus Cunha exchanged goals during regulation time, the match went to penalties.
Matt Doherty had a chance to win it for Vitor Pereira's side but sent his spot-kick wide, and Luis Sinisterra converted the winning effort in a sudden-death situation.
Palace through after tough London derby
Crystal Palace were handed a tricky tie against Millwall, but an early red card for visiting keeper Liam Roberts made their task easier.
Roberts was dismissed for a foul on Jean-Philippe Mateta which left the Palace star in hospital, and Palace went in 2-1 ahead at the break.
It wasn't until the final few minutes that Eddie Nketiah made sure of victory, but Palace are in with a chance of making the final for the first time since 2016.
Manchester City still in the running
For the second round in succession, Manchester City survived a scare against lower-league opposition before grinding out a win.
In round four, Leyton Orient almost caused a huge upset, only for Abdukodir Khusanov to score a fortunate equaliser before Kevin De Bruyne pounced to win them the game.
It was Plymouth who threatened to spoil the party in the round of 16 when Maxi Talovierov headed them in front, but two goals from Nico O'Reilly and a late third from De Bruyne saw Pep Guardiola's men progress.
Preston the lowest-ranked team left
Preston North End and Burnley met on Saturday lunchtime, with both knowing they could end the weekend as the only remaining second-tier club.
Promotion-chasing Burnley rested a number of players and paid the penalty, with Robbie Brady opening the scoring against his former club.
Milutin Osmajic and Will Keane also found the net, sending Preston through and leaving heir rivals to focus on the league.
Villa the first to make it through
Friday night brought the weekend's first cup tie, and it was Aston Villa who prevailed.
Championship side Cardiff City kept Unai Emery's men at bay for more than an hour, only for Marco Asensio to break the deadlock.
Asensio was on target again late on, with Villa progressing after beating West Ham and Spurs in earlier rounds.
Good afternoon!
Hello and welcome to Mirror Football's coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final draw.
The draw itself will follow this afternoon's late kick-off - so expect it some time between 6.30pm and 6.45pm - but we'll have all the build-up you need before then.
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