Big guns bag favorable ties

Holder Manchester United and Premier League leader Chelsea were handed favorable home draws on Monday against second-tier opposition in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

United hosts nearby Wigan Athletic, the 2012-13 FA Cup winner, at Old Trafford while Chelsea is also a strong favorite to progress when it plays Brentford at Stamford Bridge in a west London derby.

Wigan, which was promoted from League One last term, is one place off the bottom of the Championship, while Brentford is in the middle of the standings.

If Plymouth Argyle can pull off a shock in its home replay with Liverpool its reward will be a home tie with Wolverhampton Wanderers, also of the Championship.

Manchester City travels to either Bolton or Crystal Palace and local pride will be at stake when Derby hosts Premier League champion and rival Leicester City.

Tottenham Hotspur will expect to beat fourth-tier Wycombe Wanderers at White Hart Lane, but Arsenal faces a potentially tricky away trip to either Southampton or Norwich City.

The lowest-ranked team left in the competition, Sutton United, is at home to Cambridge United or Leeds if it wins its replay against thirdtier AFC Wimbledon.

Ties will be played Jan 27-30. Other match-ups: Oxford United v Birmingham or Newcastle

Ipswich Town or Lincoln v Brighton Millwall v Watford Rochdale v Huddersfield Sunderland or Burnley v Bristol City or Fleetwood

Blackburn v Barnsley or Blackpool Fulham v Hull Middlesbrough vs Accrington Stanley