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FA Cup quarter-final draw simulator: Arsenal get nightmare tie as Man City face giant killers

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Published 10:17 9 Mar 2026 GMT

FA Cup quarter-final draw simulator: Arsenal get nightmare tie as Man City face giant killers

The FA Cup quarter-final draw takes place on Monday night and a simulator threw up some tasty ties beforehand.

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The FA Cup quarter-final draw has been simulated ahead of the final eight being put together on Monday night.

West Ham and Brentford lock horns in the final fifth round fixture at the London Stadium, completing an eventful weekend of FA Cup action.

Liverpool got revenge on Wolves with a comfortable 3-1 win on Friday night, before Arsenal and Chelsea secured their spots in the last eight with hard-fought away wins over Mansfield and Wrexham.

Manchester City came from behind to knock Newcastle out of a second cup competition in 2026, with Omar Marmoush continuing his incredible run against the Magpies with a second-half brace in a 3-1 win at St James' Park.

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Sunday saw a pair of upsets as Southampton beat Fulham at Craven Cottage with a late Ross Stewart penalty and League One struggles Port Vale produced the biggest scalp of the round when they beat Sunderland 1-0 to make the quarter-finals.

Port Vale are the lowest-ranked side in the competition. Image: Getty
Port Vale are the lowest-ranked side in the competition. Image: Getty

Newcastle fan Ben Waine scored a second FA Cup winner in a week after his extra time heroics against Bristol City in the rearranged fourth round tie.

Leeds United ensured it wasn't a hat-trick of upsets as they saw off Norwich City at Elland Road.

There are bound to be some massive games in the quarter-finals and so SPORTbible decided to simulate proceedings.

Port Vale, who have bagged £238,500 for their latest result, were rewarded for their huge win over Sunderland with a home draw against City, who went 1-0 down against the Staffordshire outfit in a 2019/20 FA Cup meeting.

Southampton will welcome Chelsea to St Mary's, while Arsenal would have preferred to avoid Liverpool in the quarter-finals.

Leeds are poised to play the winner of West Ham vs Brentford in another all Premier League clash.

Simulated FA Cup quarter-final draw in full:

Southampton vs Chelsea

Arsenal vs Liverpool

West Ham or Brentford vs Leeds

Port Vale vs Manchester City

Meanwhile, the actual draw will take place at around 19:05 UK time on TNT Sports during pre-match coverage of West Ham's visit of Brentford.

Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist will once again present the draw, which will be made by former England goalkeeper Joe Hart.

All ties will take place around the Easter weekend of the 4 and 5 April.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: FA Cup

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Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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