Chelsea host Palace in Women’s FA Cup fourth round

Chelsea host Palace in Women’s FA Cup fourth round

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Teams from the Women’s Super League enter the Women’s FA Cup in the fourth round

Holders Chelsea have been handed a home tie against second-tier Crystal Palace in the draw for the fourth round of the Women’s FA Cup.

Six-time winners Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-0 in last season’s final to secure a domestic treble, while Palace were relegated from the Women’s Super League (WSL).

League leaders Manchester City travel to third-tier leaders Bournemouth, while 14-time winners Arsenal host fellow WSL side Aston Villa.

Arsenal’s north London rivals Tottenham also play an all-WSL tie at home to Leicester City, while Manchester United face third-tier Burnley.

London City Lionesses face a trip to WSL 2 side Sunderland, while Brighton host second-tier Nottingham Forest.

The fourth-round ties will take place on the weekend of Saturday, 17 January, with the date of each tie yet to be confirmed.

Full Women’s FA Cup draw

Charlton Athletic v Swindon Town

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester City

Ipswich Town v Sheffield United

Oxford United v Middlesbrough

Chatham Town v York City

Arsenal v Aston Villa

Manchester United v Burnley

Southampton v Bristol City

London Bees v Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

Newcastle United v West Ham United

Sunderland v London City Lionesses

West Bromwich Albion v Everton

Hull City v Birmingham City

Ben Haines, Ellen White and Jen Beattie are back for another season of the Women’s Football Weekly podcast. New episodes drop every Tuesday on BBC Sounds, plus find interviews and extra content from the Women’s Super League and beyond on the Women’s Football Weekly feed

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