FA Cup Wins leads to a rescheduling of Premier League games

Manchester United will play Derby County on Thursday to know their fate

FA Cup Wins leads to a rescheduling of Premier League games
Norwich celebrate at Spurs stadium after win in FA Cup

Victories in the FA Cup for Norwich and Leicester City have brought about a rescheduling in two Premier League games.

The advanced into the quarterfinals of the FA cup since 1992 after defeating Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspurs on penalties.

The Canaries were due to take Everton on Saturday 21 March, while Leicester, who beat Birmingham City 1-0, were set to play Brighton & Hove Albion a day later yet due to the sixth round of the FA Cup which will be held on the same weekend those matches will now be rearranged.

 

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Additional FA cup wins for Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Arsenal will lead to rescheduling of their league games against Aston Villa, Manchester United.

The FA Cup quarterfinal draw has also been made, with Sheffield United hosting Arsenal, Man City traveling to Newcastle, Norwich taking on Derby or Man United and Leicester playing Chelsea.

The Red Devils will complete the fifth-round schedule when they take on Derby County on Thursday.

 

FA Cup fifth-round results and fixture

 

Monday 2 March
Portsmouth 0-2 Arsenal

Tuesday 3 March
Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool
Reading 1-2 (aet) Sheff Utd
West Brom 2-3 Newcastle United

Wednesday 4 March
Leicester City 1-0 Birmingham City
Sheff Wed 0-1 Man City
Spurs 1-1 (aet) Norwich (Norwich win 3-2 on pens)

Thursday 5 March
Derby County v Man Utd

Matchweek 31 fixtures

Friday 20 March
Spurs v West Ham

Saturday 21 March
Burnley v Watford
Liverpool v Crystal Palace

Sunday 22 March
Wolves v AFC Bournemouth

Postponed MW31 fixtures

Chelsea v Man City
Leicester v Brighton
Man Utd v Sheff Utd
Newcastle v Aston Villa
Norwich v Everton
Southampton v Arsenal