When is the Women’s FA Cup fourth round draw?

City are aiming to be crowned champions for the fourth time in our history, most recently winning the competition in 2020.

Last season, we reached the quarter-final stage, losing to Aston Villa in extra time.

Find out how to follow the fourth round draw, ahead of our latest FA Cup pursuit, below…

When is the draw?

City will find out who we face on Tuesday 12 December at approximately 09:30 (UK), with the draw taking place live on the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Instagram channel.

It will be overseen by host, Flo Lloyd Hughes, and former Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham and Liverpool defender Gilly Flaherty.

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Who is included in the draw?

Gareth Taylor’s side enter the competition at this stage, alongside the other 11 Barclays Women’s Super League teams.

Overall, 32 clubs will enter the draw, with 16 ties taking place, though a handful of games will be replayed from the previous round.

When will the ties be played?

The fixtures will be played across the weekend of Saturday 14 January.

Should our match be selected for live TV coverage though, then the date could shift to the Friday, Sunday or Monday of that weekend.

Keep across mancity.com and the official Man City app for the latest fixture information, while those with push notifications enabled will also be alerted to any changes once they’re confirmed.

What ball number are City?

With each of the WSL sides placed alphabetically between balls one and twelve, City will be ball number nine in the draw.

A full list can be found below:

1 Arsenal
2 Aston Villa
3 Brighton & Hove Albion
4 Bristol City
5 Chelsea
6 Everton
7 Leicester City
8 Liverpool
9 Manchester City
10 Manchester United
11 Tottenham Hotspur
12 West Ham United
13 Sheffield United
14 Newcastle United
15 Burnley
16 Derby County
17 Sunderland
18 Birmingham City
19 Blackburn Rovers
20 Nottingham Forest
21 Durham
22 Hull City or Wolverhampton Wanderers
23 Crystal Palace
24 Watford
25 London City Lionesses
26 Reading
27 Luton Town or Keynsham Town
28 Southampton FC Women
29 Plymouth Argyle
30 Ipswich Town or Lewes
31 Moneyfields
32 Charlton Athletic