By Mike Collett
LONDON, Jan 4 - Liverpool will host Merseyside
neighbours Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup following
the draw made on Sunday.
The two sides have met 20 times in the competition including
the finals of 1986 and 1989, both of which Liverpool won.
Manchester United, who were playing Southampton in a third
round tie on Sunday, will face Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford
for the second successive season if they win on the south coast.
United, who have won the FA Cup a record 11 times, beat
Spurs, who have won the competition eight times, 3-1 at the same
stage last term. United and Spurs are both in the semi-finals of
the League Cup and could meet in the final of that competition
at Wembley Stadium on March 1.
FA Cup holders Portsmouth, who were held to a goalless draw
by Championship (second division) Bristol City on Saturday, will
face either minor league Histon or Swansea City of the
Championship if they win the replay at Ashton Gate.
Cardiff City, last season's beaten finalists, were drawn to
play Arsenal, the club they beat in the final in 1927.
Chelsea, held to a surprise 1-1 draw by Southend United on
Saturday, were drawn at home against Championship side Ipswich
Town, if they win their replay.
Hartlepool United were rewarded for knocking out Premier
League Stoke City on Saturday with another home tie against
Premier League opposition, this time West Ham United.
Nottingham Forest, who scored the upset of the day when they
knocked out Manchester City on Saturday, were drawn against
local rivals Derby County, whose former manager Billy Davies
officially takes over at Forest on Monday.
There is also likely to be an all-Premier League tie between
Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers, who meet minor league Blyth
Spartans on Monday.
The two minor League sides definitely through to the fourth
round were both handed home ties with Torquay United playing
Coventry City and Kettering Town hosting Premier League Fulham.
The ties are due to be played on the weekend of Jan 24-25
with the final at Wembley on May 30.