Mansfield Town FA Cup draw ball number revealed as boss Nigel Clough says we will play anyone now
Mansfield Town boss Nigel Clough admitted he wasn't bothered who the Stags drew in tonight's FA Cup fifth round draw as his side continue their big adventure in this year's competition.
Saturday's historic 2-1 win at Burnley was the first time Stags have ever beaten Premier League opposition in the competition and know the quality of the other sides in the last 16 is massive.
It is only the fifth time in club history they have reached this stage.
Tonight they will be ball number nine in the draw live on TNT and Clough said: “Whoever we get tonight, I really couldn't care less.
“We will take what comes now and I couldn't even tell you what would constitute a good draw.
“Liverpool or Arsenal away? I don't know. A little lad said afterwards would we want Manchester City away and I said no we really don't!
“Someone else said they'd had a dream it was Wrexham and I said that would be a nightmare going there at the moment.
“They are playing extremely well and you can just see Davis Keillor-Dunn popping up with a goal or two against us as well.
“I hope we avoid those two.”
Arsenal have joined Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in the hat, reaching this stage of the competition for the first time since 2020 thanks for a 4-0 win over Wigan on Sunday.
That performance capped a fine day for top-flight teams, with Premier League sides Fulham, Sunderland, Wolves and Leeds having all earlier confirmed their spot in the draw.
Chelsea booked a spot in the fifth round when they beat Hull on Friday, while Liverpool saw off Brighton and Manchester City beat Salford on Saturday.
West Ham and Newcastle are also into the fifth round, and the fourth-round ties conclude with Brentford away at Macclesfield on Monday.
The draw will be held ahead of the fourth-round meeting between Macclesfield and Brentford.
TNT Sports 1 coverage of the game gets underway at 6.30pm, ahead of a 7.30pm kick-off, with the draw scheduled to begin around 6.35pm.
Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist will host the draw, with Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole in charge of picking the balls.
FA Cup fifth-round matches are scheduled to be held across the weekend of 7th-8th March.
FA Cup fifth round ball numbers
1. Liverpool
2. Fulham
3. Sunderland
4. Southampton
5. Wrexham
6. Arsenal
7. Chelsea
8. West Ham
9. Mansfield
10. Norwich
11. Port Vale or Bristol City
12. Wolves
13. Newcastle
14. Man City
15. Macclesfield or Brentford
16. Leeds