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FA Cup: Fifth round draw sees Man Utd travel to Preston and Bradford host Sunderland

Bradford City's Irish midfielder Mark Yeates (C) drops to his knees as he celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal against Chelsea
Image: Mark Yeates celebrates after scoring Bradford's fourth goal against Chelsea

Bradford's reward for knocking Chelsea out of the FA Cup is a fifth-round showdown with Sunderland.

The League One side battled back from two goals down to secure a famous 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge and they will have home advantage against the Black Cats who saw off Fulham in a fourth-round replay.

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Bradford co-chairman Mark Lawn gives his thoughts on the Bantams fifth round draw

Manchester United eased past Cambridge in Tuesday's replay and will travel to Preston who put an end to Sheffield United's cup exploits with a 3-1 at Bramall Lane.

Holders Arsenal host Middlesbrough - the Sky Bet Championship high-fliers who won at Manchester City.

Liverpool's replay win over Bolton will see them go to Crystal Palace in a repeat of the 1990 FA Cup semi-final which saw current Palace manager Alan Pardew score the Eagles memorable winner at Villa Park.

Leicester and Aston Villa meet in a Midlands derby. West Brom face West Ham at home, while Stoke will travel to Blackburn after defeating Rochdale 4-1 in Monday's tie.

Derby play host to Reading in an all-Championship affair to round off the draw, but it is the enduring appeal of Bradford that is likely to hold the headlines.

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League Cup finalists two years ago, they are making further waves this year and their stunning win at Chelsea will be spoken of for years to come.

The last time they faced Sunderland saw them lose 3-0 in December 2003.

Draw for FA Cup fifth round

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

Arsenal v Middlesbrough

Aston Villa v Leicester

West Brom v West Ham

Bradford v Sunderland

Blackburn v Stoke

Derby v Reading

Preston v Man Utd

Ties to be played across the weekend of February 14 and 15.

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