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Newcastle or Birmingham drawn against Oxford United
Written by Dan King
Newcastle United or Birmingham City will play away to Oxford United in the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup.
The draw was made on Monday evening by former Magpies striker Michael Owen and ex-England defender Martin Keown - who, incidentally, was born in Oxford.
And ball number 12 came out against the League One outfit, who Newcastle have never faced before in the FA Cup but did come up against over two legs in the League Cup in 1983/84.
The U's won 3-2 on aggregate, drawing 1-1 on Tyneside and triumphing 2-1 at the old Manor Ground. They also beat Newcastle 3-1 in the same competition in 1985/86.
Managed by Michael Appleton, the Yellows now play at the Kassam Stadium and were promoted from League Two last season.
United and Birmingham drew 1-1 at St. Andrew's on Saturday and the replay will take place on Wednesday, 18th January at St. James' Park (kick-off 7.45pm).
Fourth round ties will take place across the weekend of Friday 27th and Monday 30th January 2017.
The full fourth round draw is:
Tottenham Hotspur v Wycombe Wanderers
Derby County v Leicester City
Oxford United v Newcastle United or Birmingham City
AFC Wimbledon or Sutton United v Cambridge United or Leeds United
Plymouth Argyle or Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton or Norwich City v Arsenal
Lincoln City or Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea v Brentford
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic
Millwall v Watford
Rochdale v Huddersfield Town
Burnley or Sunderland v Fleetwood Town or Bristol City
Blackburn Rovers v Barnsley or Blackpool
Fulham v Hull City
Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley
Crystal Palace or Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City