THE FA CUP | Early Fifth Round Draw Information

Ahead of this weekend's Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round schedule, here are the current numbers for Sunday evening's Fifth Round draw.

Ahead of this weekend's Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round schedule, here are the current numbers for Sunday evening's Fifth Round draw.

Sean O'Driscoll's Walsall, who take on Sky Bet Championship side Reading on Saturday afternoon, will be ball number 5 if they can continue to defy the odds and remain in the competition.

The draw will be staged following the BBC's broadcast of Sunday afternoon's Fourth Round clash between Championship side Milton Keynes Dons, and Barclays Premier League strugglers Chelsea, with the draw expected to begin at around 6:15pm, direct from Stadium:MK.

Games in the fifth round proper will take place across the weekend of 19th and 22nd February 2016, with winning clubs receiving £180,000 from the prize fund.

THE EMIRATES FA CUP | FIFTH ROUND DRAW NUMBERS

  1 | West Bromwich Albion or Peterborough United
  2 | Bolton Wanderers or Leeds United
  3 | Arsenal or Burnley
  4 | Derby County or Manchester United
  5 | Reading or Walsall
  6 | Liverpool or West Ham United
  7 | Aston Villa or Manchester City
  8 | Shrewsbury Town or Sheffield Wednesday
  9 | Nottingham Forest or Watford
10 | Carlisle United or Everton
11 | Crystal Palace or Stoke City
12 | Oxford United or Blackburn Rovers
13 | Portsmouth or AFC Bournemouth
14 | Colchester United or Tottenham Hotspur
15 | Bury or Hull City
16 | Milton Keynes Dons or Chelsea

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By Bescot Banter at 4:00 pm on Thursday, 28 January 2016