Iwobi in Arsenal action
Four Nigerian international players ,Alex Iwobi, Isaac Success, Leon Balogun and Oghenekaro Etebo who plies their trades in England have been handed tricky ties in the fourth round of the FA Cup
Iwobi’s Arsenal have been drawn at home to Manchester United in the FA Cup fourth round. Iwobi scored his first goal in the competition for Arsenal in their 3-0 win away to Blackpool last Saturday and the 22 year old Nigerian will be looking forward to his 11th appearance in the competition.
The Gunners have won the competition a record 13 times, while United are 12-time winners.
Balogun who made his debut in the competition for Brighton Hove Albion in a third round clash against Bournemouth will look forward to his second start when Brighton host West Bromwich Albion.
Success on his part will be looking forward to another appearance in the competition with Watford when they travel to face the winner of Newcastle vs Blackburn replay tie.
FA Cup holders Chelsea will take on Sheffield Wednesday or Luton Town at Stamford Bridge with Moses expected to feature.
Non-league Barnet – the lowest-ranked club left in the competition – are at home to Championship side Brentford. League One Gillingham, who knocked out Premier League Cardiff in the third round, will face another Welsh side when they travel to Swansea City.
Premier League champions Manchester City are at home to relegation-battling Burnley, while another top-flight match-up sees Crystal Palace host Tottenham. Wolves, who knocked out Premier League leaders Liverpool on Monday, travel to Shrewsbury or Stoke.
Fourth-round ties will be played from January 25 to 28.
Bottom of Form
Fourth-round draw:
Swansea v Gillingham
Wimbledon v West Ham
Shrewsbury / Stoke v Wolves
Millwall v Everton
Brighton v West Brom
Bristol City v Bolton
Accrington v Derby or Southampton
Doncaster v Oldham
Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday or Luton
Newcastle or Blackburn v Watford
Middlesbrough v Newport
Manchester City v Burnley
Barnet v Brentford
Portsmouth v QPR
Arsenal v Manchester United
Crystal Palace v Tottenham
