Cardiff in the FA Cup

[BlueLion. 21,491]

FA Cup holders Chelsea have been drawn at home in the Fifth Round of the competition, against Dave Jones' Cardiff City.

The Bluebirds came from behind to beat Leicester City 4-2, whilst Chelsea comfortably dispatched Preston North End 2-0 thanks to goals from Nicolas Anelka and Danny Sturridge.

The stand-out draw of the tie, however, is to be the South Coast derby between Southampton and Portsmouth, with the Saints the only League One team definitely into the final sixteen of the competition.

Leeds United could have another potential Premier League scalp should they beat Tottenham in their replay at Eland Road, and there could also be a Birmingham derby should Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Crystal Palace.

In-form Birmingham City have been rewarded with a trip to Championship side Derby County in what should be an interesting clash between Midlands opposition, and Stoke's 3-1 win over Arsenal sees them face Roberto Mancini's Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium for a place in the Quarter Finals.

The full draw is:

Southampton v Portsmouth

Reading v West Bromwich Albion

Fulham v Notts County or Wigan Athletic

Chelsea v Cardiff City

Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur or Leeds United

Derby County v Birmingham City

Manchester City v Stoke City

Wolverhampton Wanderers or Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

[Laylabelle 9,304]

The full draw:

Southampton v Portsmouth

Reading v West Bromwich Albion

Fulham v Notts County or Wigan Athletic

Chelsea v Cardiff City

Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur or Leeds United

Derby County v Birmingham City

Manchester City v Stoke City

Wolverhampton Wanderers or Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

[Laylabelle 9,304]

Thank you

Pompy Southampton defintly intresting tie!

Edited January 24, 2010 by Laylabelle

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Merged them together Layla

[Laylabelle 9,304]

Yeh was gana say ahh delete lol but the magic of buttons

And the moaning starts..from BBC live text page:

From Jez on the M62, via text: "Luck of the draw but Chelsea are getting an easy route to the final compared to other Premier League sides."

Bog off!!

Edited January 24, 2010 by Laylabelle

[zinctek 403]

wont be an easy game for us. but lets see us go in to the 1/4 finals!

[misschief 24]

That'll do us. Well excited about the possibility of retaining it this year. :blue scalf:

[CFCwehatetottenham 2]

yeeeees what a draw. Never been this up for a cup home draw since yids in 2007!

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Great draw for us, in my opinion. We've earned the luck of the draw alright!

[Laylabelle 9,304]

Great draw for us, in my opinion. We've earned the luck of the draw alright!

Dont jynx it

[NattyBlue 44]

This is gonna be a good game for the fans right? Fans on the shed are really up for it

[Shane 2,275]

Another easy win.

Wembley, Wembley......

[Blueboy 14]

We should win this one. We are getting closer to winning it again ^^.

[Toft 7]

Great!

[Laylabelle 9,304]

Intresting tie to be honest.It should be easy but then again seeing how some of the results have gone so far.And that time we thought Barnsley was gana be easyish and we lost...if we can put a similar performance in like we did against Preson and Watford should all be good..but still seems a bit eeek

[Ray. 217]

Hopefully a win for us.

Que sera, sera,

Whatever will be, will be,

We're going to Wembley,

Que sera sera...

[millzy_chelsea_fan 4]

do you think i will be able to get tickets for this on general sale or will they sell out to quickly?

plz reply

Edited January 24, 2010 by millzy_chelsea_fan

[CCFCSHEEP 0]

Never underestimate the welsh, we will come and outsing you, Give your prima donna's a pasting and take our place in the quarter final...........

BlOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBIRDS!!!!!!!