Women's FA Cup fifth round draw live - Chelsea, Arsenal, Man Utd learn opponents

Fairytale journeys will continue

We are guarenteed at least two non-WSL clubs in the last eight of the FA Cup.

This is thanks to the all-Championship clash between Charlton v Birmingham and the Lewes v Cardiff City tie.

Chelsea v Arsenal again

These two sides met in the 2021, 2018 and 2016 finals.

Arsenal won in 2016 thanks to a Danielle Carter goal, but the Blues won the other two meetings.

What a draw

Chelsea v Arsenal will steal the headlines, but there are some great ties throughout the draw.

One of either Lewes or Cardiff City will be in the last eight of the FA Cup.

Here is the full story

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Draw recap

In full, here is the fifth-round draw for the Women's FA Cup;

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Charlton v Birmingham

Man United v Durham

West Ham v Aston Villa

Lewes v Cardiff City

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

Chelsea v Arsenal

Brighton v Coventry

Bristol City v Man City

The final tie

Man City will travel to Bristol City for the second time this season.

That concludes the draw!

Chelsea v Arsenal

What a tie that is. Chelsea will host Arsenal in round five of the FA Cup.

Lewes v Cardiff City

A great chance for Cardiff City to keep their run going!

West Ham Utd v Aston Villa

An all-WSL clash there.

Man United v Durham

What a tie for Durham. A trip to the WSL leaders!

First tie is out

Charlton will host Birmingham City in the first tie of the round.

Numbers reminder

Karen Bardsley is handling the draw

The former England keeper will be drawing the teams this evening.

Here we go!

The draw is coming up in a few moments...

What did last year's finalists do in the fifth-round?

How crucial is tonight's draw in the road to Wembley?

Last year's finalists - Chelsea and Man City - were handed contrasting ties at this stage 12 months ago.

Eventual winners Chelsea were given a home tie against Leicester, winning 7-0. City were handed a tricky looking Manchester derby away to rivals United, but managed to win 4-1.

Transfer news...

Away from the excitment of tonight's FA Women's Cup draw, we have some breaking transfer news to bring you.

The Athletic are reporting that Arsenal have made a world-record offer to sign Alessia Russo from Man United. Russo's contract expires at the end of the season.

We'll bring you any further updates here.

The numbers to look out for

The lowest ranked team left in the Cup are fourth tier Cardiff City Ladies.

They stunned third tier Burnley on their own patch, with a magnificent 4-1 win in round four, and are number 11 in the hat tonight.

Championship side Lewes are 14, while league rivals Durham are number four and Coventry United are number two.

When is the draw?

Just a reminder the draw should take place just after 6.30pm this evening.

We'll bring you the ties as they happen right here.

VIDEO: Goal of the round?

While we are waiting for tonight's draw, check this out from Wimbledon's Ashlee Hincks scoring in their 5-1 defeat against Charlton yesterday.

Sadly for Hincks she and Wimbledon won't be in the hat tonight - but surely the goal of round four is some consolation?

An incredible strike!

What happened on Sunday?

Missed any of the action from the fourth-round?

• Megan Feringa has taken a look at which Lionesses players stood out here.

• And here are five key talking points from an exciting day of cup football across the women's game.

Tonight's numbers

Here are the all important ball numbers for tonight's fifth-round draw.

• 1 - Man City
• 2 - Coventry United
• 3 - Arsenal
• 4 - Brighton
• 5 - Durham
• 6 - Manchester United
• 7 - Reading
• 8 - Chelsea
• 9 - Charlton
• 10 - Bristol City
• 11 - Cardiff City Ladies
• 12 - Birmingham
• 13 - Aston Villa
• 14 - Lewes
• 15 - West Ham Utd
• 16 - Tottenham

Hello and welcome!

Join us from 6:30pm for live updates of the Vitality Women's FA Cup fifth-round draw as the final 16 clubs are set to discover their opponents for the fifth round of the competition.

The draw will be broadcast live on the BBC News channel and iPlayer, or you can follow along right here on our live blog!