Updated January 9th, 2022 at 23:13 IST
6th-tier Kidderminster gets West Ham in FA Cup 4th round
6th-tier Kidderminster gets West Ham in FA Cup 4th round
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LONDON (AP) — Sixth-tier Kidderminster's reward for reaching the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 35 years is a home match against Premier League team West Ham.
Kidderminster rallied to beat Reading 2-1 on Saturday.
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The other non-league team to make it to the last 32 — fifth-tier Boreham Wood — also was handed a tough match when the draw was made Sunday, a trip to Championship leader Bournemouth.
Third-tier Cambridge, which won away to Newcastle in the biggest shock of the third round , was drawn at home to second-tier Luton.
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There were three guaranteed all-Premier League matchups — Everton vs. Brentford, Tottenham vs. Brighton and Wolverhampton vs. Norwich — while the favorites for the competition got home draws against lower-league opposition.
Defending Premier League champion Manchester City will host Fulham, Liverpool will play Cardiff and Chelsea was drawn with Plymouth.
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Leicester, the defending champion, will play away to either Nottingham Forest or Arsenal, who were meeting later Sunday.
The fourth round will take place early next month.
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Fourth-round draw:
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Crystal Palace vs. Hartlepool
Bournemouth vs. Boreham Wood
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Huddersfield vs. Barnsley
Peterborough vs. Queens Park Rangers
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Cambridge United vs. Luton Town
Southampton vs. Coventry
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Chelsea vs. Plymouth
Everton vs. Brentford
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Kidderminster vs. West Ham
Manchester United or Aston Villa vs. Middlesbrough
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Tottenham vs. Brighton
Liverpool vs. Cardiff
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Stoke vs. Wigan
Nottingham Forest or Arsenal vs. Leicester
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Manchester City vs. Fulham
Wolverhampton vs. Norwich
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Published January 9th, 2022 at 23:13 IST