The pick of the FA Cup quarter-final draw could well be Manchester United’s home tie against Arsenal, but the Gunners will have to see off Leyton Orient first after the in-form League One outfit secured a draw in Sunday’s fifth round match at Brisbane Road (Manchester United 12/5f to win the FA Cup).
Tomas Rosicky put Arsenal ahead early in the second half but Orient managed to earn a replay at the Emirates after substitute Jonathan Tehoue grabbed an 89th-minute equaliser.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger made a number of changes to the side that beat Barcelona on Wednesday and the Gunners could not manage to break Orient’s resistance, with Nicklas Bendtner and Marouane Chamakh in particular guilty of wasting some decent chances. Despite being held by the minnows, the Gunners should be too strong for the League One side in the replay at the Emirates and a huge Sixth Round game at Old Trafford still surely beckons (Arsenal 18/5 to win the FA Cup).
Manchester City destroyed League One side Notts County 5-0 in their fourth round replay and will now take on Aston Villa in the fifth round. The winner of City and Villa will face either Everton, who knocked holders Chelsea out of the competition on penalties on Saturday, or Championship side Reading.
Stoke booked their spot in the quarter-finals with a straightforward 3-0 victory over Brighton at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday. The Potters will face either West Ham or Burnley, who face each other in the fifth round on Monday night (match betting – West Ham 10/11, draw 5/2, Burnley 3/1).
Bolton grabbed a 1-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday, after seeing off Wigan 1-0 in the fourth round in midweek, and Ivan Klasnic was the Wanderers hero yet again with a first-half strike. Klasnic has seen his opportunities limited this season with Johan Elmander and Kevin Davies ahead of him in the pecking order, while the arrival of Daniel Sturridge on loan from Chelsea has hampered his chances of Premier League football.
However, the Croatian has now grabbed two goals in two games and will have given boss Owen Coyle food for thought ahead of next weekend’s trip to Newcastle. The Wanderers will travel to Birmingham in the quarter-finals after the Blues proved too strong for League One strugglers Sheffield Wednesday at St Andrew’s on Saturday, securing a 3-0 win over the Owls.
Full Quarter-Final Draw (all odds – FA Cup outright):
Stoke City (11/1) V West Ham United (28/1) or Burnley (80/1)
Manchester City (7/2) or Aston Villa (18/1) V Everton (7/1) or Reading (150/1)
Birmingham City (11/1) V Bolton Wanderers (14/1)
Manchester United V Leyton Orient (750/1) or Arsenal.
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