FA Cup 2024/25: Fourth Round Draw, Outright Betting & Preview

Tue, Feb 18, 2025
by CapperTek

The FA Cup third round delivered plenty of drama, intriguing surprises and talking points.

The highlight of round three was at the Emirates Stadium, where FA Cup holders Manchester United eliminated Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after playing out a 1-1 draw.

Fans will no doubt ask for more of the same drama in the fourth round and could get their wish with a number of eye-catching fixtures lined up.

FA Cup 2024/25 - Fourth Round Draw

Man United will continue their defence of the FA Cup at home to Leicester City in one of four all-Premier League fourth-round contests.

The others will see Everton and Bournemouth square off, Tottenham Hotspur visit Aston Villa, and Chelsea travel to the south coast for a tricky test against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Liverpool head south to face Championship club Plymouth Argyle, while last season’s runners-up Manchester City visit League One side Leyton Orient.

Here’s the full FA Cup fourth-round draw:

·         Manchester United vs Leicester City

·         Leeds United vs Millwall

·         Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

·         Exeter City vs Nottingham Forest

·         Preston North End vs Wycombe Wanderers

·         Coventry City vs Ipswich Town

·         Blackburn Rovers vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

·         Mansfield Town vs Fulham

·         Birmingham City vs Newcastle United

·         Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool

·         Everton vs Bournemouth

·         Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur

·         Leyton Orient vs Manchester City

·         Southampton vs Burnley

·         Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace

·         Stoke City vs Cardiff City

FA Cup 2024/25 - Outright Betting Odds

Man City are the bookmakers’ favourites to win the FA Cup, and they will certainly be keen to avenge last season’s gut-wrenching defeat against United in the final at Wembley Stadium.

Liverpool also have a score to settle with the Red Devils after succumbing to defeat in a seven-goal thriller at the quarter-final stage last term. The latest outright odds are as follows:

·         Manchester City - 4.50

·         Liverpool - 5.50

·         Chelsea - 8.00

·         Newcastle United - 9.00

·         Manchester United - 9.00

·         Tottenham Hotspur - 10.00

·         Aston Villa - 17.00

·         Brighton & Hove Albion - 17.00

·         Crystal Palace - 21.00

·         Fulham - 21.00

·         Nottingham Forest - 26.00

·         Bournemouth - 34.00

·         Ipswich Town - 41.00

·         Southampton - 41.00

·         Wolverhampton Wanderers - 41.00

·         Everton - 51.00

·         Leeds United - 67.00

·         Blackburn Rovers - 101.00

·         Burnley - 101.00

·         Leicester City - 101.00

·         Coventry City - 101.00

·         Stoke City - 101.00

·         Preston North End - 151.00

·         Millwall - 151.00

·         Birmingham City - 151.00

·         Wycombe Wanderers - 201.00

·         Cardiff City - 201.00

·         Plymouth Argyle - 251.00

·         Leyton Orient - 251.00

·         Exeter City - 501.00

·         Doncaster Rovers - 501.00

FA Cup 2024/25 - Fourth Round Preview

One of the standout ties from the FA Cup fourth-round draw sees Villa host an inconsistent Tottenham side with a place in the last-16 up for grabs.

Villa overturned a 1-0 deficit against West Ham United to win 2-1 and book their spot in round four courtesy of a quickfire double from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers.

Coming up against Spurs will hardly send shivers down their spine even though Ange Postecoglou’s side have humiliated them over the last two meetings, winning by a combined scoreline of 8-1.

The first of that sequence came at Villa Park, and Unai Emery will need to come up with a different formula to stop Spurs when both sides meet in Birmingham for the fourth round.

Ange Postecoglou will be keen to make it three wins in a row against Villa, and the Australian’s massive fan base in his homeland will bet on him to achieve the feat.

Spurs fans have repeatedly let down their fans and sports bettors in recent years, but the game against Villa will still generate plenty of interest on Australian betting sites.

Villa will head into the game as the slight favourites with the bookmakers, but Spurs will hope to upset the odds to deliver a winning return to loyal Aussie punters.

Elsewhere, Chelsea face a tricky trip to Brighton, although they emerged from their last visit to the Amex Stadium with a 2-1 victory despite going down to ten men.

Both sides have already locked horns in the Premier League this season, with Cole Palmer netting four goals in the first half to steer Chelsea to a 4-2 victory.

The Blues will head to the south coast as favourites, but Brighton have a knack for slaying giants. Enzo Maresca’s side must be wary of complacency against the dangerous Seagulls.

A potential shock could be on the cards at Ewood Park as Championship promotion chasers Blackburn Rovers welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to Lancashire.