The Chronicle

Newcastle will find out fourth round oppostitio­n today - that’s if they can get past tricky replay at Blackburn Rovers

- By SEAN MCCORMICK

IF Newcastle can negotiate their way past a tricky replay away at Blackburn, they will be potentiall­y three games away from a Wembley semi-final date in the FA Cup.

The Magpies limped their way to a 1-1 draw with Championsh­ip side Blackburn on Saturday as Matt Ritchie’s late penalty kick cancelled out Bradley Dack’s opener at St James’ Park. It means both sides are still in the hat for today’s fourth round draw and they will be hoping for a favourable tie to continue their quest for FA Cup glory.

Newcastle were beaten by Chelsea at the fourth round stage last season and are yet to enjoy a decent run in the competitio­n during the Mike Ashley era. United last won the competitio­n in 1955 and have won the FA Cup on six occasions.

More recently, they enjoyed backto-back runs to the final in 1998 and 1999 and were semi-finalists in 2000 and 2005. Here is all you need to know about today’s fourth round draw.

When is the FA Cup fourth round draw?

The FA Cup fourth round draw will take place at Molineux today, after Wolverhamp­ton Wanderers’ all-Premier League third round tie against Liverpool.

Is the FA Cup fourth round draw on TV?

The draw will be live on BBC One and will be conducted by former Wolves duo Carl Ikeme and Robbie Keane. You can also follow the draw on our dedicated live blog. We will be bringing you updates, reactions and analysis from Monday’s draw.

When will the fourth round fixtures take place?

The fourth round is scheduled to take place between Friday, January 25 and Monday, January 28.

How much money will Newcastle receive if they win in the fourth round?

Winning clubs will receive £180,000 after The FA doubled the prize at the beginning of the season.

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