The Blues will discover who our opponents will be in the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup this evening (Monday 8 January).

The fourth-round draw is set to take place at approximately 7.50pm UK time. It will be shown live on ITV1 ahead of their coverage of the third-round tie between Wigan Athletic and Manchester United.

Chelsea will be represented by ball number 25 in the draw after we secured our place in the fourth round with a 4-0 victory over Preston North End at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

2023/24 Emirates FA Cup fourth round draw ball numbers


1. Luton Town or Bolton Wanderers
2. Wrexham
3. Liverpool
4. Brighton & Hove Albion
5. Norwich City or Bristol Rovers
6. West Ham United or Bristol City
7. Tottenham Hotspur
8. Fulham
9. West Bromwich Albion
10. Southampton
11. Ipswich Town
12. Leeds United
13. Leicester City
14. Watford
15. Newcastle United
16. Sheffield Wednesday
17. Crystal Palace or Everton
18. Aston Villa
19. Nottingham Forest or Blackpool
20. Wigan Athletic or Manchester United
21. Manchester City
22. Blackburn Rovers
23. Sheffield United
24. Swansea City
25. Chelsea
26. AFC Bournemouth
27. Coventry City
28. Brentford or Wolverhampton Wanderers
29. Plymouth Argyle
30. Maidstone United
31. Newport County or Eastleigh
32. Hull City or Birmingham City

Fourth-round ties will take place across the weekend of Saturday 27 January. Fixture and ticket information will follow in due course.